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TheMaartian
Ah, earbuds for MUSIC! Ha. Currently using a pair of Etymotic Research hf5 earphones.

good for you-as I said-horses for courses-especially when price is not a barrier.
I can afford a Porsche but not much good around the farm
cheers

Cheap, they weren't. I used to use them when flying (including 3 trips to the "down under"). Liked them better than the Bose noise-cancelers they gave us on the plane. Since I no longer have to work overseas and the millions of air miles that went with that, the only thing I use them for now is checking mixes rendered to compressed MP3. They're quite good for that.
 
Not only can't I afford a Porsche, I wouldn't want one. Love my Subaru, thank you very much!
 
Australia taught me rugby league (go Bears!), Australian football league (go Swans!; never got down to Victoria, sorry) and Just Juice! You live in a good place, mate!
 
Edit: Oh, one other lesson. Foster's is NOT Australian for beer. Nobody drank that ****e. I was in LOTS of hotels; not one served Fosters. I think Foster's is pure Australian marketing genius. I mean, how many Yanks actually make it down under? I'll admit to drinking a couple of Foster's oil cans before I learned how good Aussie beer really is. Sorry for the off-topic.

Band wise... they are the best thing to isolate your self "more me" and if you have the appropriate moni mixer, dial in more or less of the band, isolated, to your taste.
 
I worked with a peckerhead of a guitarist/vocalist who refused to wear them because he complained he could not feel the music, but this tone deaf dude could not hear his floor monitor anyway, refused to point the monitor at himself, and was generally an ARSE to work with, I have since quit the band with him..
 
 
 
 
 
Music wise I like to put them in when ever I listen to anything the CH band does   only with the plug left dangling in free space
 
 
 
 
 
I am only Joking ....

Ham N Egz
I am only Joking ....

What, you didn't actually leave the band?

yeah-I have 8 pairs of HD280 Pro`s not because they are the best but because they do not vary soundwise in the headphone mixer,they are incredibly sturdy,can handle hair products and sweat,being stepped on etc and to be honest ,after 10 years using them I like to think I am familiar enough with their limitations to be able to do rough mixdowns.
I also drive a 96 Hilux diesel 4wd capable of running on used frying oil-try budging a recalcitrant heifer with a Porsche,if you know what I mean.
my point is it`s horses for courses-the right tool for the job.
the best is not always necessary.
 
my lesson for the day 

I've heard that earbuds are more damaging than over the ear headphones because of the way they deliver sound closer to the eardrum, but I can't seem to find the article I got that from. 

I heard that as well.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
So my hearing must be ok.

Rimshot
They did not change my life. I only wear them when I walk. 
If they sounded like my ATH M50's, that would be note worthy!

Try the Dunu DN-1000 http://www.amazon.com/DUNU-DN-1000-earphone-dynamic-drivers/dp/B00GH752AI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1435666858&sr=8-1&keywords=dunu+dn-1000
 
These are the earbuds that made me actually like earbuds.
 
Regards,
Dan
 

Karyn
I heard that as well.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
So my hearing must be ok.

 that makes TWO funnies in the same thread
 
you are on point today K,

I've been at work since 9 am yesterday and it's now 3 pm today...
 
I'm surprised I can still type.  I certainly can't stand on point, especially at my age..

I'm not allowed to have speakers in the the house, so I have been using "earbuds" for some time.
 
Sorry.