I have a set of $300 Bose Quiet Comfort 2 headphones and a set of $30 Yamaha RH3C headphones.

Like all things, the price increases exponentially to the quality. That is, the Bose headphones are far more awesome than the Yamaha headphones, but not quite ten times better. If you have the money, get them [i]for sure[/i]. If you don't, then you'll probably be fine with whatever you can afford. Then again, that advice generally works for everything in life.

Finally found this thread again.

Just got my 4th and 5th pair of these babies in the mail:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015AHRFK

Absolutely love 'em. Especially good for running and have surprisingly great sound quality. They're a great alternative to the behind-the-neck style I used to be so fond of.

[quote="Blank"]Finally found this thread again.

Just got my 4th and 5th pair of these babies in the mail:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015AHRFK

Absolutely love 'em. Especially good for running and have surprisingly great sound quality. They're a great alternative to the behind-the-neck style I used to be so fond of.[/quote]
Dude! I've got a pair of those too. They're one of the few styles of headphone I've been able to wear while exercising. They don't pop out of my ears while running like earbuds tend to do.

[quote="Lesser_Hamster"][quote="Blank"]Finally found this thread again.

Just got my 4th and 5th pair of these babies in the mail:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015AHRFK

Absolutely love 'em. Especially good for running and have surprisingly great sound quality. They're a great alternative to the behind-the-neck style I used to be so fond of.[/quote]
Dude! I've got a pair of those too. They're one of the few styles of headphone I've been able to wear while exercising. They don't pop out of my ears while running like earbuds tend to do.[/quote]

They're beast. Just be sure to get the sweat/earwax out of em. I use compressed air and/or toothpicks to clean out the earbud pores. Also: taping the part near the headphone jack increases headphone life since it prevents the wires from breaking/bending so easily.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/VSsn8.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/Qq5si.jpg[/img]

Get at me

[quote="GoldenRhino"]Get at me[/quote]
How often do you exercise with those, bro?

Rocking out doesn't count.

[quote="Blank"][quote="GoldenRhino"]Get at me[/quote]
How often do you exercise with those, bro?

Rocking out doesn't count.[/quote]

I use the earbuds on the left. Not ideal, but doable.

[quote="GoldenRhino"]Get at me[/quote]

Nice improvised holders, I use a banana stand that I cut down and sanded.

[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1244235/Headphone%20Stand/headphone.stand.2.png[/img]

[quote="Spike"][quote="GoldenRhino"]Get at me[/quote]

Nice improvised holders, I use a banana stand that I cut down and sanded.

[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1244235/Headphone%20Stand/headphone.stand.2.png[/img][/quote]
Not gonna lie, that's pretty sweet.

[quote="Lesser_Hamster"]Not gonna lie, that's pretty sweet.[/quote]

Good. Because if you had lied about how cool that headphone stand is, I think all of us here would be pretty offended.

[quote="GoldenRhino"][quote="Lesser_Hamster"]Not gonna lie, that's pretty sweet.[/quote]

Good. Because if you had lied about how cool that headphone stand is, I think all of us here would be pretty offended.[/quote]
Lol. There are certain subjects in life that require such honesty. I just happen to think that badass modified banana stands are one of them.

I have a pair of zune earbuds (but no zune, oddly enough) which have been through all kinds of shit and are still somehow in good shape.


Also I have some Skullcandy over-ears. Over-priced, but they sound really good.

Im looking for a good durable pair of IEMs with a balanced sound. If anyone is knowledgable on the topic,any help would be appreciated!

Jvc ha-txt90
Meelectronics a151 or a161p
hifihead re-400

[quote="little_norbert"]I have a pair of zune earbuds (but no zune, oddly enough) which have been through all kinds of shit and are still somehow in good shape.[/quote]
I was really bummed when mine finally gave out. For just being stock earbuds, they were surprisingly not that bad. Plus, yeah, they were also just surprisingly durable.

Somewhat off topic, but Zunes themselves are also hella durable. Mine got knocked out of my pocket when a person's arm flailing as they walked caught my headphone cable, falling into the tracks of an outdoor metro station. It sat in there for almost two weeks getting rained on about five or six times, and when I recovered it, it still worked perfectly.

For comparison, both iPods I got died for no good reason via battery and hard drive failure related purely to normal use.