Expensive good quality earbuds?

[dboltse]

anyone know of some good quality earbuds? budget 200$ wired only.

[toasty6776]

Sennheiser IE80 are deemed to be quite good.

[Dackzy]

depends on what kind of sound signature you like

[dboltse]

i want to be able to listen to music in general and game but have some decent positioning audio.

[Dackzy]

not that into IEMs and I don't have that much time right now

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Shure SE425: My favorite earphone of the entire Shure line. I haven't heard the 846, nor the 315, but by all reports, the 846 can't justify it's price when compared to the customs that fall into the same price range, and the 315 is supposed to be pointless. Just a checkbox in the line. Anyway, I really like it. From my listening, it has more bass than the SE535, and it's also a little bit less harsh. A great earphone and it definitely gets a +1 from me, even over the 535.
 
Westone W10: I've never listened to it, but it's worth a look. It's a single armature driver, which isn't very impressive, but I haven't heard anything bad about it. I also haven't looked into it a ton, but I like Westone, and I think it's at least acceptable for the price.
 
Sennheiser IE80: I've owned this. I didn't like it too much. There is a lot of bass, and the bass adjustment dial doesn't do anything. Anyone that tells you it does is lying and hasn't done a blind test with it. Also, the fit is bad, since the shells are an odd shape. I could never get a good, consistent seal with them. Oh, and one of them crapped itself on me. That happens, so it's not really marks off, but it is something to be aware of. Sennheiser does have excellent customer service though, so it was a painless fix for me. They paid shipping both ways, and all that...