Need help finding moderately priced canal-phones for X-Mas gift

[elrod-tom]

OK, so my nephew wants some canal-phones for X-Mas. He's currently using his father's (eew!!

) Bose (

) canal-phones, and wants his own pair of something.

He uses them without amplification (I know...I've tried), straight out of his iPod. I'd like to spend a reasonable amount of money (say $30 or so) and get something decent. I know absolutely nothing about these things (I know, use the search engine

), as I don't use them at all and therefore don't read up on them. I also don't have ANY free time this time of year to research this at all. I was really hoping I could impose on my fellow Head-Fi'ers to make a high-value recommendation for me.

Thanks very much in advance.

 

[Shadowghost6]

Altec Lansing Upgrader UHP336 Stereo Earphone - UHP336 - Buy.com

Altec Lansing uhp336 - rebranded UE Super.Fi 3.

 

[Taikero]

There's the JBuds J2s at Amazon.com (BOGO Free offer as well, see the "I took the plunge!" thread on these for details). These are $25, or $12.50 with the BOGO free offer. They have 12 different color combinations.

If you want to go a bit higher, consider the Nuforce NE-7M or Nuforce NE-8 for $50-$60 (Also on Amazon.com). The NuForce NE-7M has had a great review from HeadphoneAddict claiming similar (not quite on par but close) quality to the Klipsch Image X10s (A $350 IEM). The Nuforce NE-8 is supposed to sound better, but hasn't been reviewed by anyone yet because it was just released.

 

[elrod-tom]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadowghost6 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Altec Lansing Upgrader UHP336 Stereo Earphone - UHP336 - Buy.com Altec Lansing uhp336 - rebranded UE Super.Fi 3.

Just scored some of these...thanks Head-Fi!!