17-06-2010, 06:56
For headphones, I've had luck with Sennheiser HD205's. The only drawback is the 10-foot cord... I'll soon be upgrading to some sort of Denon cans w/ an amp. (AH-D2000's, maybe?)
As for buds, go with Skullcandy. Sure, they're cheap, but they're relatively good. I got the nylon-cord, metal-bud "titan" variety, and they've held up very well for $40 =]
I use both pretty much equally. If I need to sneak in some listening during class, i pop in my Skullcandies. If I'm doing yardwork and don't want to hear the rest of the world, I blast my Sennie's =]
I say, get a pair of headphones and a pair of earphones. It's quite do-able on a small budget, and you don't really have to sacrifice too much sound quality.
As for buds, go with Skullcandy. Sure, they're cheap, but they're relatively good. I got the nylon-cord, metal-bud "titan" variety, and they've held up very well for $40 =]
I use both pretty much equally. If I need to sneak in some listening during class, i pop in my Skullcandies. If I'm doing yardwork and don't want to hear the rest of the world, I blast my Sennie's =]
I say, get a pair of headphones and a pair of earphones. It's quite do-able on a small budget, and you don't really have to sacrifice too much sound quality.