I've heard things about Beats (By Dr. Dre). Some people say they're good and some people say that it's not worth the money or it doesn't work. I do agree that the price is very high but I don't know if the quality of the audio is good or not because I don't own any Beats. I have a mod on my phone for it but I still want to know if it is good on the "real" one.
What do you guys think about Beats?
I could just hear the quality short on a friends phone. I would say the sound is great, but in my opinion its not that great for the prize.
I haven't used beats, however i heard they were great in quality.
Just the price of the product is a let down, in NZ their about $400+ for the REAL headphones
great in quality but not so good when comes to price
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I did'nt buy it, it was built into the custom ROM I installed. It gives a nice bass response and the clarity is nice, but there are times I find myself moving through the sound enhancer options for a different sound effect, like for movies or videos. But, for most of the general time I am listening to just audio, whether using earbuds or plugged into a system, it works rather well.
Quality is fairly good compared to standard headphones but they are definitely not worth the price they're being sold for
Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang baby.
I find it funny that Dr Dre is now more well known then ever with all this audio equiptment. Totally sold out.
Love the logo, don't notice any difference in sound quality.
With flashing Beats to your phone you can ear more bass and audio quality.
But Headphones from Dr.Dre are Overpriced. You can find better headphones for same price!
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Anyone using the in-ear ones or the headphones with their Nexus? If so please leave me your feedback... I'm looking to buy a set today and don't care about the microphone.
Sounds real good
the bass is WOW, over all sound quality gets an A+
best head phones ive ever owned.
highly recommended
cangri87 said:
the bass is WOW, over all sound quality gets an A+
best head phones ive ever owned.
highly recommended
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are you using the in-ears or the over the head headphones? curious to know if the noise cancelling on them is noticable and is the volume louder than oem htc earphones?
bought the Monster Beats by Dre (Tour/in-ear with Control Talk) from the Apple store last week and I absolutely love them. They are replacing my old Apple in-ear headphones. Bass is sweet with no distortion. Mids and highs are spot on. Haven't yet tried them with the N1, been using them with my iPt. Not sure if the in-line remote controls/mic will work with the N1 but I will test them out sometime.
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bought the Monster Beats by Dre (Tour/in-ear with Control Talk) from the Apple store last week and I absolutely love them. They are replacing my old Apple in-ear headphones. Bass is sweet with no distortion. Mids and highs are spot on. Haven't yet tried them with the N1, been using them with my iPt. Not sure if the in-line remote controls/mic will work with the N1 but I will test them out sometime.
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cool good to hear, let me know how they sound on the N1 and if the microphone actually works too! thanks man.
The beats are pretty good but way overpriced. Either way the output of the nexus one isn't great for audio and anything too good is a bit of a waste. Try going to head-fi to read up on iems before you buy.
Is the compatibility a hardware or software issue? Could some code be written or changed to make them work 100%?
I have the monster beats over the ears head phones. The big ones. They work perfectly fine. Also they come with the adapted to use with your nexus one which works fine. I like them a lot.
been using the in ear with control talk and they are the best headphones i have ever owned.
I have the bose quiet comfort 3 and the beats by dre top them out in quality.
Got mine for 80 bucks of craiglist brand new
used the Studio beats, they were awesome. just too big to carry around at times. so I got the klipsch s4i's. Awesome headset. ~100 but well worth it. check the cnet reviews, they're highly rated. lets me answer calls as well.
I know this thread is old... But check out Head-Fi.org when it comes to headphones.
I'd be very surprised if the Dre headphones are anything but overpriced. At first glance, it seems like my assumption is correct via my first couple threads when searching Dre Beats.
For those too lazy to look
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/headphone-buyers-guide-271258/
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Anyone using the in-ear ones or the headphones with their Nexus? If so please leave me your feedback... I'm looking to buy a set today and don't care about the microphone.
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The best headphones for smart phones are the: -
Etymotic HF2 High Fidelity Headphones
I've read the stuff on Head-fi but I still decided to buy a pair of Solo's. Why? Because I like them. I really like the looks and I think sound quality is pretty decent too. Furthermore I think they are one of the most comfortable headphones out there, which is pretty important to me too.
Of course, the fact that some people on Head-fi are not too enthousiastic about these headphones might say something. So maybe they are not the perfect headphones price/quality wise, but let's not exaggerate. For example, there are a lot of people out there that have a positive opinion about these headphones too.
What happens on forums is that in the end, if there are enough people saying bad things about something, other people will either just copycat their opinion without taking the time to develop their own opinion, or they will be influenced by these opinions while developing their own.
My 2 cents.
Now, does this Control Talk feature works on any HTC android phone??
I have had the beats over the ear for around a year now. I looked up a couple reviews and they were onsale so i took the leap.
in retrospec after doing more research and finding out about head-fi i would not buy them again.
they sound great and feel great. the "noise cancelation" is nothing to write home about. I also find it VERY annoying that the headphones cannot even work without the 2 AAA batteries in them. I use them alot for xbox with an astro mixamp and its very annoying to head over to a friends only to find out your headphones die 5 minutes into a match of your favorite game.
hooked up to my nexus they sound great, with a decent headphone amp they sound even better of course. no one buys a phone expecting to output the requires wattage.
prior to purchasing these cans i had not had much experiance over a few "high end" gaming headsets and your typical mid range dj headphones/ in ear buds and i was blown away by these. I was and still am very happy with my purchase, however i realize that for the money i could have got even better.
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The beats are pretty good but way overpriced. Either way the output of the nexus one isn't great for audio and anything too good is a bit of a waste. Try going to head-fi to read up on iems before you buy.
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My thoughts exactly. Avoid BOSE or Monster if you want value for money, they are all marketing (think Apple).
I'v been using UE triple.fi 10vi for a while now..
There's no going back once you hear these babies
Get a pair of Futuresonic Atrio's, you probably never heard of them but they are the industry leader in IEM's for Concert's/bands/live performers. Great low frequency response and warm accurate highs; review. For <$200 they can't be touched by any other IEM on the market.
EDIT: Wanted to add that anything with the name Monster on it is way overpriced.
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I have listened to a few of the Beats line headphones... and they sound quite good overall. But as for in-ears I went with the Klipsch Image S4's they are amazing earbuds, and I paid like 40 bucks for one!
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used the Studio beats, they were awesome. just too big to carry around at times. so I got the klipsch s4i's. Awesome headset. ~100 but well worth it. check the cnet reviews, they're highly rated. lets me answer calls as well.
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Good to hear the headset part works on the N1! I use these with my iPhone, and the call answer button is very convenient. I was a little bit worried it'd go to waste when my N1 arrives.
Ive been using the Dr. Dre beats in-ear headphones. I read the reviews and to me they sound great.
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Dear all
Today I had some spare time to test the overhyped Beats Audio in Sensation XE. I took out my Sennheiser HD650’s and compared the sound from the phone vs. CD player Marantz SA7001.
Outcomes: The sound from phone with Beats Audio is comparable with that of the CD, obviously a bit worse especially at higher frequencies. But generally the tonal balance is well preserved. Now let’s switch off BA in the phone: total disaster!
I think that switching BA off distorts the equalization to make the “on” option sound better.
Now, let’s talk about the included headphones:
I never used in-ear phones – I’m against them for many reasons.
The sound: First of all insistent high frequencies. Dry lows. Overall very poor.
So if you want to buy this phone for good sound quality you also need to buy good quality headphones and throw the BA ones away. For example Sennheiser’s MX980 – that’s what I intend to do.
To recap: I’m not totally disappointed because I bought the phone for the 1.5GHz CPU, bigger battery and qHD. Deep down I knew it would turn out like that.
Beats audio works only with beats headphone. Others sond like normal.
you need root to activate to all headphones.
Sennheiser’s MX980, realy? in-ear or over-ear is alot beter sound izoleiting. And thats small ones like mx980 not thats comfort like in-ear or over-ear.
But that is just my opinion.
No. At my phone, BA software working with all headphones (Stock ROM, w/o root).
I've tested Beats thoroughly with several different qualities of head phones and my conclusion is that it's marketing hype.
In reality, you can't radically improve sound quality on the software end - atleast on a smartphone using headphones to hear the music. I have also suspected that HTC lowers the quality of standard audio to make Beats seem better.
Exactly! I've the same opinion.
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Exactly! I've the same opinion.
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Agreed. I tried OEM htc headphones and the sound was lower and seemed different from normal, but when I plug in my beats tours the sound was much higher and the quality was awesome.
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I thought I'd give it a shot to the much hyped beats audio and - Power Amp app is much much more powerful delivering wide variety of sound presets; quality - beats audio is left in the dust. And I'm comparing apples to apples - same phone and headset.
Beats Audio is Awsome .... I love it ...
I wish i could buy a beats Headset in India ...
Beats Audio from HTC? Good joke.
I use my Sensation in my 1k I.C.E Setup. Tbh beats sounds utter crap inside it whereas Dolby Mobile boosts the right parts of the EQ to make my car sound system sound like teh sheeat.
Conclusion...
Beats - cheap stuff overpriced and utter rubbish
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/13/htc-sensation-xe-with-beats-audio-review/
Read this. When you use beats headphone, you get other eq. With no beats headphone is other eq. And beats dont be used un bluethoot. Phone only show beats audio on, but sound output not the same.
beats audio is only eq setings.
Start question: " marketing only? " Yes, marketing style with preinstaled eq settings, some red colors, and beats headset in stock.
But in the end, that is somting diferent and way to get some costumers.
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Dear all
Today I had some spare time to test the overhyped Beats Audio in Sensation XE. I took out my Sennheiser HD650’s and compared the sound from the phone vs. CD player Marantz SA7001.
Outcomes: The sound from phone with Beats Audio is comparable with that of the CD, obviously a bit worse especially at higher frequencies. But generally the tonal balance is well preserved. Now let’s switch off BA in the phone: total disaster!
I think that switching BA off distorts the equalization to make the “on” option sound better.
Now, let’s talk about the included headphones:
I never used in-ear phones – I’m against them for many reasons.
The sound: First of all insistent high frequencies. Dry lows. Overall very poor.
So if you want to buy this phone for good sound quality you also need to buy good quality headphones and throw the BA ones away. For example Sennheiser’s MX980 – that’s what I intend to do.
To recap: I’m not totally disappointed because I bought the phone for the 1.5GHz CPU, bigger battery and qHD. Deep down I knew it would turn out like that.
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Let me buy the Beats headphones from you then if you dont use them.
PM if you want to do that
I have beats on my touchpad and even with good speakers it makes no difference
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You really should try this with beats headphones, as in over head, studios, solo hd or pros...they have a killer combination
And yes its fact HTC rushed and cheaped out on the sensation xe...its all software!! However its still good audio
Bit of a piss take the sensation xl and rezound have built in beats with altered hardware and we just get a software eq...however sounds better then any mobile device I've used so I'm not complaining
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Don't HD650's need an amp to be really driven properly?
Beats software is usually somewhat gimicky. On HP envy 14 laptops, the beats equalizer software is actually a skin for the default windows settings for frequency boosts.
On the phone any equalizer at all is better than nothing though.
I do like the beats start up splash more than the HTC one.
BALANCING ARGUMENT!
Guys if you bought this phone to get HQ sound, then you need your bumps feeling. Its a bit like buying a Mini cooper and complaining that its slower than a Porsche!?
If you want hifi go spend money getting a high quality Q deck or something.
I got the Sensation XE hoping it sounded better than the Sensation and guess what? It does!!!!!
I have to use inner ear headphones and have a pair of very tired Sennheiser cx 400 II's which I love. The ibeats are way better and to have them bundled is great.
If you get the XE to use with your existing spangly million pound headphones, then you need to learn to research more before you splurge your cash on a shiny new phone as the Sensation does all this for a tiny amount less a month.
In short, try to get better sounding audio with awesome headphones, mated to a very capable smartphone (1.5gig, don't care if its over, under, or sideways clocked) for less than £28/month. If you do then I'll consider your argument.
This is the 8th HTC I've had (yeah I started with the e100!) and they always release a better phone the minute you buy one, get over it. Learn to love the one your with!!
want good headphones?
get some Grado or high end Sennheisers.
don't believe in the hype.
Hmm.. sad to know that it is not that great as "marketed" . As a general user (not in-depth knowledge about sound, high tech headsets), I did found difference in sound. Probably someone with Sensation XE can talk about difference??? I am still enjoying Beats audio
Mainspring said:
want good headphones?
get some Grado or high end Sennheisers.
don't believe in the hype.
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My cx300-2s have gone wrong twice!
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ibanezq said:
So if you want to buy this phone for good sound quality you also need to buy good quality headphones and throw the BA ones away. For example Sennheiser’s MX980 – that’s what I intend to do.
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I do have these headphones. They fall out from the ears constantly. Don't use them...
I just bought these babies for the Sensation to replace the crappy stock headphones. The difference is just truly night and day. The soundstage is staggering, the bass is clean and not too overpowering (it complements the mids nicely), the mids warm, the highs are crisp. Overall, the headphones are really balanced with a slight emphasis on bass that fits my appeal perfectly.
It also comes with: extra ear fittings, an audio/mic splitter, a small black travel pouch, and a microphone which I haven't tested yet.
Ultimately, this headphones is a steal at $34.99. Superb value. Highly recommended.
Found here: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6764486&CatId=624
I saw them selling locally at Compusa, something tells me they are the same S4 with just the outside ans controls being different.
I own the S4 and god, the sound is impressive. Perfect for listening to all my Black Sabbath FLAC albums.
mic working?
can you post something once you've tried the mic? I can't seem to find a definitive answer on whether or not the mic works on android phones. thanks.
works with mic also if you download Headset Button app you can also increase volume change track answer end call and mute mic same specs as Klipsch s4 and Klipsch s5
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I saw them selling locally at Compusa, something tells me they are the same S4 with just the outside ans controls being different.
I own the S4 and god, the sound is impressive. Perfect for listening to all my Black Sabbath FLAC albums.
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I don't understand about all the fuzz around the Klipsch S4. There are so many review saying how good it is and it's a must buy. And when I bought it, I was very disappointed on the sound quality. I mean I can see why people like it so much, because the bass is pretty good and it's comfortable with good isolations. But I find it lacking mids and highs. I keep the headphone anyways hoping burnt-ins will help, but it didn't even after half a year. I now own the HiFiMan RE-0 and very satisfied with it.
The RE-0s are very neutral and a lot of people like them for that reason. I usually recommend those to people who don't like the S4s, and they're usually pretty happy with it
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The RE-0s are very neutral and a lot of people like them for that reason. I usually recommend those to people who don't like the S4s, and they're usually pretty happy with it
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Yes!! Neutral! That's the word i was looking for. It's the same thing with the Audio Technica M50. So many good reviews, and yet i hated it. I bought the Audio Technica AD700 for movies and games, but i find myself using it for music much more often than the M50. Now I know what to look for when shopping for a headphone. Neutral!
Damn... shipping costs to the netherlands are 60$... not so cheap anymore
Thanks for the review! I saw this add on Black Friday, but was hesitant because I once read that companies sometimes try to make products that look the same so the consumer will think that they are re packaged, even though the hardware inside is much cheaper.
Hi,
Anybody have tried Klipch s4a for andriod phone? does it mic work with sensation?
Is this Klipsch Promedia is same as s4?
Works just fine here using the s4a
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Yeah guys, my promedia's mic works with androids
and... the mic is clear and good enough. It's as good as my standalone logitech clip on
I got the s4a and I absolutely love them. The app you use with them is slow on the pick up when it comes to pressing the button, but they sound great and the mic works very well on the Sensation.
Much better than Beats in my opinion.
I just went to my currys. I was planning to get Dr Dre solo hd beats. But they had a whole line of headphones to try out of all the different brands. After i tried the sennheiser it is much much better sound quality than the beats. After trying out all the headphones for an hour, i can conclude that the sound quality of the beats are crap, the sound range is crap and all it has is stupid high bass. Shame cos i really wanted the Dr Dre solo beats cos of the style also another note is galaxy s has different wiring to other phones, so i have to hold down the call button of the headphone control to get it to work. I wouldn't mind taping it down though if i got those Dre solo beats - i also had to do it for the sennnheiser too. Anyone suggest headphones that are both stylish with good sound? Curry's had a lot of headphones there but not all...They didnt have the Dr Dre studio beats which i think probably have crap sound like the solo hd beats.
I use Apple's on my CM9 ... good quality for me !
I had them on stock .. they were trash !!
I guess quality isn't the same on all ROMs !
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I use Apple's on my CM9 ... good quality for me !
I had them on stock .. they were trash !!
I guess quality isn't the same on all ROMs !
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its nothing to do with roms. Its the headphones. I ordered myself a noontec zoro btw. Heard they have good sound quality and are stylish. Although they look like a copy of the beats, the beats u are only paying for the brand name and their poor quality sound.
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its nothing to do with roms. Its the headphones. I ordered myself a noontec zoro btw. Heard they have good sound quality and are stylish. Although they look like a copy of the beats, the beats u are only paying for the brand name and their poor quality sound.
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I'm not saying that it's all about the rom ... I just shared my experience
same headpone + different ROMs = different quality !!
any way I'm so expert at this .. so don't take advice from me
I ordered Vsonic GR02 bass edition earphones. It apparently has very good sound quality for it's price.
http://www.head-fi.org/t/478568/mul...ars-superfi-5-pro-superfi-5-eb-added-07-23-12
http://www.head-fi.org/t/609397/im-done-vsonic-gr02-bass-edition-vs-gr06
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alhaaer said:
I use Apple's on my CM9 ... good quality for me !
I had them on stock .. they were trash !!
I guess quality isn't the same on all ROMs !
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That will be because stock doesn't use voodoo sound and CM9 does.
Voodoo sound pushes the Wolfson audio chip to the limit, improving sound quality by quite a bit.
I have Klipsch S4's as inears and Klipsch ImageOne as over the ears and they both sound really great. Got them for les than a 3rd of the price at Futureshop liquidation center (if you're in Canada, it's a good place for great bargains when you already know what you're buying). It has wiring problems because of buttons but you can bypass the problem with simple short stereo adapters because it converts the 3 way plug into the stereo plug.
sennheiser hd 205 best of best.....
Shure SE215. These looked like the earphones that singers wear when they're performing on stage. Very minimalistic and eye catching
Zoro all the way babyyy!!
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its nothing to do with roms. Its the headphones. I ordered myself a noontec zoro btw. Heard they have good sound quality and are stylish. Although they look like a copy of the beats, the beats u are only paying for the brand name and their poor quality sound.
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I have a Noontec Zoro as well. They are insanely good. I can't stop talking about how much I love them. The sound quality is superior to anything I have heard in the past! I highly recommend them to everyone I know. They are getting great reviews from some of the top players in the headphones world. InnerFidelity.com, cnet.com etc etc.
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i have a noontec zoro as well. They are insanely good. I can't stop talking about how much i love them. The sound quality is superior to anything i have heard in the past! I highly recommend them to everyone i know. They are getting great reviews from some of the top players in the headphones world. Innerfidelity.com, cnet.com etc etc.
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dude i just got my zoros today :d :d :d i agree with you.
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dude i just got my zoros today :d :d :d i agree with you.
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I love hearing that! I showed these to so many of my friends and they bought them and love them. I'm really trying to spread the word to as many people as possible. Companies like these who don't try and rape us for name value need to stick around!
So I was searching for upgrades for my sensation this morning(Anker, MicroSD and Earphone). Found the Anker and MicroSD at good price. Now earphone are a bit harder because there are so much different brands of them. I have limited my choices down to Skullcandy and Sony, but then found these $21 Beats By Dr Dre on ebay....
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HOT-White-R...70768485?pt=US_Headphones&hash=item27d49cc565
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HOT-black-R...70768912?pt=US_Headphones&hash=item27d49cc710
Yeah I know, most of you are gonna be like these are fake. I started watching a video on determining whether Beats you buy are fake or not and most of the comments say that fake or real, quality is the same. If the quality is the same it would be very good to get them even though the appearance of them is fake from real beats, but I don't really care about appearance I like quality better. Can anyone confirm this?
I actually really like the klipsch s4i ear buds. They are a little more expensive but they are worth the quality.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0026...rue&ref_=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl&tag=m0494a-20
Cool video about beats audio stuff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdbn_pmxFic&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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I actually really like the klipsch s4i ear buds. They are a little more expensive but they are worth the quality.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0026...rue&ref_=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl&tag=m0494a-20
Cool video about beats audio stuff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdbn_pmxFic&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Sorry on a budget right now, will start working when school starts but as of right now got like up to 20-30 dollars for earphones. Any other suggestions?
Well, my choice for cheap quality headphones would probably be audio-technica. They don't have the best quality, but they are cheap, durable, and good quality (at least for its price)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0026NW2NW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&m=AAOYRMW6JD9DR
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I like JVC earbuds, especially these. http://www.amazon.com/JVC-HAFX1X-Headphone-Xtreme-Xplosivs/dp/B004M8SAJ4
20/20, would recommend to everyone. Sound is phenomenal, and for the money you just can't beat it.