[LJH01]

Hello All,
Long story short my wife said she would buy ear buds for our son's entire class (23+ kids).  I know this is not exactly the type of question we getrhere but I was wondering if anyone had any experience with really cheap ear buds (Not IEM's), not concerned with sound as much as durability.
 
Thanks.
 
Cheers,
Jim

 

[Danneq]

JVC Gumy?
 
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=gumy&_sop=15&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313&_nkw=jvc+gumy&_sacat=0

 

[Doc-holliday]

JVC SHE3580

 

[Danneq]

Quote:

JVC SHE3580

 
In the original post it says "not IEM's"...
 
Panasonic has also got cheap earbuds: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=panasonic+earbuds&_sop=15&_osacat=15052&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313&_nkw=panasonic+rp+hv&_sacat=15052
 
But I think that the JVC Gumy might have better fit for kid's ears...
 
You would probably get 25 pairs for around $150. If you go for cheaper than that, you can probably find something without a brand name in electronic stores. Since you live in the US, how about Radio Shack?

 

[soundstige]

If you don't mind waiting 3-6 weeks, ordering from China is always the way to go for cheap mass purchases. A good place to start is at DX.com , and read the reviews on earbuds. They're all unpaid user reviews, and anything well-rated is probably quite decent sounding, despite being unbranded or very cheap.