edit: The earbuds I am looking for are not noise-isolating style.
TL
R - Need old fashioned style earbuds, not noise isolating style. Want high quality for all types of music. Thank you!
Hello, I need help! Over the years I have been using earbuds mostly with various mp3 players (sony usually) and things were great until about 10 years ago when the quality started to decline with the introduction of the ultra high-end in-ear style closed earbuds, and now I am unable to find anything quality and my sets are almost worn out and ready to be thrown away. The reason I don't wear the in-ear ones is because I just can't. I must have a weird ear shape or something, as they are incredibly uncomfortable to wear. I have checked out at least a dozen different brands, all high quality >$100 sets which did not work out and I had to return them.
Now onto what I do like. The old sony nwz mp3 players used to come with really nice earbuds with a decent driver. Good bass, good sound, full, and the sound reproduced with the player made my traveling music experience fantastic. Sony swears up and down that the earbuds they sell in stores are the same, yet they really aren't... they have awful sound, distorted bass, super cheap construction. I believe the last time they made decent earbuds were with 828's or something like that.
So I am looking for something for good mids, good highs (but not too bright), and some bass (Sennheiser ones I have tried out have terrible bass). Any help will be greatly appreciated. Budget is whatever.
