Wow those Klipsch headphones go for $130 at the J&R near me. Tiger direct is practically giving them away!

Amazon dropped their price to $25 also. Might pick up a pair myself.

Actuall, those Sennheiser CX300's sound like a better deal. I like bass.

IF you can find a pair on eBay (be wary of fakes), the Apple dual driver IEMs (referred to as ADDIEMs on head-fi) are one of the best that you can get for that price, for under $100 even.

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/418220/apple-iem-most-underrated-iem...

I have a pair of M-Audio IE-10's which are a re-branded pair of Ultimate Ear SuperFi 3's. They're pretty good headphones but I'm not sure about the fit, they can fit really well and then other times they're not very comfortables. I got them for under a hundred bucks CAD locally.

I also have a pair of Ultimate Ears MetroFi 170 which are really really comfortable and very reasonable price. There is also a 170 vi which has a microphone so it'd be good for using with an iphone. I got these for 50 from best buy, they might be something you're looking for. I think it's another 20 bucks for the pair with the mic.

Weird, they say they are in ear, and that's exactly what I had, but they really never seemed to fit in the ear canal and seal up for me like my other IEMs. I just always considered them ear buds+.

I think the IIs, but I wouldn't swear to it. They looked just like that pic. The cable wore out and I trashed them a few months ago.

Probably just my ears. What works for me might not work for you and vice versa, due to different sized ears.

I ended up just ordering some of the Logitech SuperFi 5vi headphones... long story short I had a $50 gift card on Dell's website so I ended up getting them for $30. They seemed like the best I could get on that website. I really didn't want to get Logitech headphones, but the reviews are okay and they only cost me $30.

I've had Shure headphones before that have made it to the point where they are irreparable. If money weren't an issue, I think I would go for some of the Shure or Klipsch in-ear headphones in the $100 range.

If I remember, I'll post my thoughts on these SuperFi 5vi headphones when I get them next week.

They're made by Ultimate Ears which have been making headphones for a long time. They make profession IE monitors that you can get custom fitted, so you'll probably be pretty happy with the quality of them if you can get a good fit.

You have to watch out for the Shures, they have these consumer level ones SE210's that they sell in all the big box shops and they're horrible. I bought a pair after my E2C's finally died (First pair of IE's and they were awesome, wore them out after 5 years) they were just horribly sh*tty. If you wanted a decent pair you'd have to get the SCL2's which are at the low end starting around a hundred bucks but they've discontinued them.

I am not an audiophile, but I bought the Sennheiser CX-300 IIs based on recommendations from an older thread floating in the ether here, and loved them so much I promptly bought a pair for my brother in law (who is a bit more of an audiophile than I am); both of us absolutely love them.

So I got the Klipsch headphones today and so far I am a bit underwhelmed. Maybe because they are very differerent than the usual in headphones I am used to. I am going to give it a couple days to feel them out more.

At one point I thought one ear wast working but it turned out that it was not pointed into my ear canal. The wrapping around the ear is a bit weird but lets see how they are over some time. The base is also not as vibrant as I expected. Maybe I am just using the wrong gel fitting.

In general, I've gotten to where I really like the wrap around cables on my Shures, and have started to wear my Etymotics that way. I mainly use my Sansa Clip+, and just drop the player down the back of my shirt and clip it to my front pocket to keep the cord totally out of my way.

Fit makes a big difference on IEMs. The wrong ear attachment can kill the sound (especially the bass). But since these are single driver, they just might not be that bassy.

Also, some say these things have to break in, others say it's a myth. So maybe in time it will improve.

I'm cheap. The most I've ever spent on in-ear headphones is about $25 on a pair from Wal Mart. Are these $100+ jobs really that jaw-droppingly amazing? I listen to my mp3 player constantly while exercising and I'm just afraid of spending that much on headphones that I may tear up in a few months. Pulling the cords, getting them snagged, etc.

They do sound much better and last longer. They still will get trashed eventually if you use them every day. Half the appeal for me is the noise-isolation. On a long bus ride, I don't want to hear the outside world. I'd certainly say they're worth it if you use them every day.

Used to use these all the time. Have some of the older style. One speaker is busted and I've been too lazy to take advantage of the warranty.

Wearing them for long ends up hurting my ears, though. Not sure if the new style improves that. And they still don't isolate like I like, hence the move to IEMs for me.

But a good buy for sure.

Well I found the bass. It took a lot of adjustment with the ear wrap and the gel size but its there. I was trying to twist it in the right spot and the headphone just fell in comfortably. Kinda feel like I have elf ears on though .