[redbean]

My beloved MDR-EX650 is starting to have some cable issues and pauses my music player whenever the cable is bent near the 3.5mm jack.

Any recommendations for an upgrade that costs <$100?

I'm not familiar with all the audiophile terms, but I'll try my best to describe what I loved about the EX650s:

• Unrecessed mids
• Clean, detailed, musical sound that I can listen to for hours without fatigue
• Bass is present but not overly boomy
• Soundstage is alright but can be better

Currently the Sennheiser CX 5.00s and 1MORE Triple Driver has my attention.

I'm gonna visit an audio shop to test the CX5.00s out, but I don't think the Triple Driver will be available for testing.