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Love my ipod, Hate my ear buds....

As on old time audio guy, who just got my first ipod. I know, I know...so I'm a little slow...not thrilled with the phonics, but enjoy the portability and interface, but, HATE, HATE the ear buds, extremely uncomfortable and so sensitive to exact placement...
So I thought I ask my friends here who must have struggled with this already. If I want this for easy portability ie slip in my inside pocket (so no bulky head phones), what options have you found that are comfortable, small and sound reasonably good.

I thank you in advance for your suggestions.
seric56
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ncarv
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The Etymotics and the Shures are certainly going to be the best, but they are pricey.
I have the Sennheiser MX75 Sport phones, which have a unique "twist to fit" design so they remain tightly fitted in your ears and have very good sound. List is $50, but they are available on the web for less than $40.
The pads can be changed to fit your ear.
Again, probably not the quality of sound as the Etymotics or the Shures, but a darn good phone at the price.
buconero117
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Marry any of the sugggested phones with custom ear molds especially made for the earphones you like. I have ER-6's with custom molds and the package sounds great. Most audiogist's can do the molds and should cost about $100.
objective1
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Since you didn't include the word affordable...

Ultimate Ears UE-11

expensive but well worth it.. to me.. much better sounding than the Sure SE530.

It is an investment. But hey, you're worth it! U definitely won't regret it. (i've also had the ER-4P, SE500, and UE-5, as well as Sennheiser sd-600, and Stax electrostats)
gsm18439
895 posts
 
Bang and Olusen earphones.
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ejlif
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I second the Shure SE530. They are easily driven by the ipod alone (no headphone amp needed) and they are comfortable for an IEM. There are other options (like the Ultimate Ears) but some of the them need a headphone amp to sound good.
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