[mellows]

I find my Sennheiser CX300 earphones quite lacking after listening to my B&W 602.5 speakers, so I want to find better earphones (or headphones) that won't disappoint me every time I switch from the loudspeakers...

I live in South Africa so it's not easy to get hold of that large a selection. I want to spend in the $200 equivalent area.

 

[mark2410]

IE7 are pretty good

 

[mellows]

Thanks. What about headphones? Which gives you more quality for your buck? I was thinking I could have headphones for when I'm just relaxing and keep the earphones for travelling and running and stuff.

 

[mellows]

Should this perhaps be in the headphone/IEM forum?

A headphone obviously won't provide the noise isolation me earphones but presumably you get better sound for what you pay. What about comfort and ear fatigue? I find my current earphones very comfortable - will big padded headphones be able to live up to that? Finally, it must be on par sound-wise with my speakers. That is, I don't want something too much better than my speakers either...