sonny5cy 2 Report post Posted April 14, 2014 I listen to quite a bit of music at work, and I've been using a pair of Audio Technica ATH-M50 headphones with a portable amp. It has good sounds but it's a bit ostentatious and earphones are probably more suited for the office. I recently bought a pair of House of Marley Smile Jamaica earphones (around $40) but they simply don't cut it, good bass but mids and highs are muffled. Decided to raise the budget - any recommendations for good earphones around $120? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_ethrty-Andy_ 2132 Report post Posted April 14, 2014 They are over budget, but get Sennheiser or Bose. Some people can deal with cheap quality stuff and not know the difference, but you sound like you do, and you deserve quality. Might be a wee bit over your $120, $180 will be about right. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arma 134 Report post Posted April 14, 2014 What Andy said^ - many of the Sennheisers are very good. I'm a bit of an audiophile so I'm realllly picky with headphones, earphones etc. I've not tried Bose earphones before but I've owned their around-ear noise cancelling headphones (QC2) which were excellent. I'd say stick to Sennheiser or Bose with that budget, might need to stretch it slightly as Andy mentioned. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MoJoJoe 46 Report post Posted April 14, 2014 head over to head fi, also do you mind portable foldable on ear phones? I found them to be better alternative then in ear ones. I have heard some AKG ones and they are very nice. I wouldn't touch bose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aw-krazy 45 Report post Posted April 14, 2014 Try monster Lil Jamz I love them, bought them from duty free a year ago for $120 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonny5cy 2 Report post Posted April 15, 2014 Earphones are always a bit of an unknown cos you can't test them in stores. I would like to go with the the likes of Sennheiser and Bose, but I have never tried their in-ears and I have a feeling that they probably won't be as good value for money compared to lesser known standouts. I prefer the in-ears, the ones that have a rubber bud going all the way into the ear, as they could isolate outside noise and give you better sound without going loud. Took the advice above and did some reading on Head-Fi... picked out some potential earphones- Shure SE215 Klipsch Image S4 II Final Audio Design Heaven II Grado iGi Sennheiser CX300 II Anyone has experience with the above? I will go check out the Monster Lil Jamz at JB Hi-Fi on Thursday Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antil33t 90 Report post Posted April 17, 2014 I have some CX300-II's and really like them. There are some AKG's for around that mark. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lord_jagganath 421 Report post Posted April 17, 2014 Shure and Grado options are delicious, had them on so often that I felt naked without, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
handgrenade 189 Report post Posted April 17, 2014 I can +1 for shure. Just got to get used to the slightly non standard ear placement Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
