Stock earphones broke, now what?

[bearcats913]

I'm looking for some earphones that are similar to the ones that the ipod came with but more comfortable and better souding. The thing is I dont want to spend more than $25 so even a slight improvement to the stock buds would be fine. Any suggestions?

[Jackonicko]

For $25 you can get different, you won't get better.

The minimum cost upgrade is probably the JVC HA FX55. Usually $29

The minimum sensible upgrade is the Sennheiser CX300. Usually $50

If you have an iPod, why would you be so cheap that you wouldn't spend $50 to get good sound out of it?

[Interpol]

Do they have to be earbuds?

The Koss PortaPro and SportaPro are cheap (around $20) and sound great for the money. Lifetime warranty too.

[bearcats913]

thanks for the suggestions interpol but im looking more for earbuds because I have a nano and no sense in having it if im not going to be able to carry it(along with the earphones) in my pocket

[xxChrisxx]

i cant believe you want something like the apple earbuds, they are the cheapest things and are a waste of an ipod, buy the shure e3c's now for $175 and be happy. Good Day Sir!

[truckson]

I'll recommend the Philips SHE9500 which is only 20 bucks. They are a lot better than the stock earphones.

[ipodphoto30]

I heard about these two that are good

Griffin Ear thumps for about $20 which are a little stronger in bass.

Sony EX71's for about $40 bucks, I hear good things about them.

[bearcats913]

I just bought the sony ex51 off of amazon for $19.99. I got those over the ex71 because they were cheaper and didnt really have a difference. Somewhere on these forums I read they were longer than the ex71s also.

[Jackonicko]

Avoid the Sony EX51/71 at all costs - they are muddy, with horrible hissy, sibilant highs.

The Earthumps are pretty nasty, too.

You can do much better without breaking the bank

[trevor1189]

How about some V-Moda Remixes. If you look on ebay, right now there are some on their for <$25 (I had these on my wishlist and got them right before I recieved my free set from ilounge I won, so the pair I got as a gift are on ebay, but there are also other selling them for cheaper than me too.) These are very good headphones and definately beat the apple stockers

[mnhnhyouh]

What to do after the stock buds die?

CELEBRATE and spend some money on good headphones/earbuds.

Spend as much as you can afford. It takes a while before the extra money cant be heard.

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[feh1325]

ya seriously
rejoyce! the ibuds have been vanquished!

the next step is buying a really nice pair of headphones then realizing that yer not getting the most out of em cuz yer music files aren't imported at a high enough bitrate
and then while u rerip your entired music collection at >192kbps, you stumble upon a website called headfi.org...starting your wallets diet and weight loss