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Hi there,

 

I'm planning on getting a gift for my niece... She's always fighting with her sister for the single pair of earphones that they have...

 

So here's the deal... I need some suggestions on the cheapest, decent sounding pair of earphones that you can give me... I don't care too much about the brand and I can always buy some aftermarket foam to make it more comfortable or sound better...

 

My niece is still a child so as much as possible, I'd like to give her earbuds instead of in-ears...

 

Thanks in advance...

 

-Hermit

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These are quite nice, I use these everyday for school in class:

http://www.amazon.com/Skullcandy-S2IKDY-003-Earbud-Headphones-Black/dp/B007136EDG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411543658&sr=8-1&keywords=skullcandy+earbuds

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I've seen these at a local store... Will check...

 

These look nice... Now where to find them...

(I have no way to do online shopping at the moment)

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eMachines D732Z | CPU: Intel Pentium D P6100 | GPU: Intel HD 3000 | RAM: 2x Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 1066MHz SODIMM | HDD: Hitachi 320GB 5600RPM

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I've seen these at a local store... Will check...

 

These look nice... Now where to find them...

(I have no way to do online shopping at the moment)

I'm glad to help!

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Please keep posting guys... I'd like to see what choices there are... I'll just be picking out a random one after a short listen...

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Check these! 

 

 

I have these and they're awsome!

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Check out these AKGs. http://www.amazon.com/AKG-K311--Ear-Artic-Black/dp/B0054L4AR4/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1411545834&sr=8-11&keywords=akg+earbuds
Bought them in Germany in 2010, used them on all my devices until a year ago when they broke, so 3 years of heavy use easy!
Going to be buying them as soon as my Sony earbuds die. Btw they are not in-ear, you can't see in this pic but you can google them. Trust me, this is coming from a guy that hates all in-ear headphones no matter how good they are! :D

Here we go, found a pic:
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Here we go, found a pic:

large_3330296-orig.jpg

 

Pic don't work man...

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eMachines D732Z | CPU: Intel Pentium D P6100 | GPU: Intel HD 3000 | RAM: 2x Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 1066MHz SODIMM | HDD: Hitachi 320GB 5600RPM

Acer ES13 | CPU: Intel Pentium N4200 | GPU:  Intel HD 505 | RAM: 1x 4GB (unidentified) DDR3L | HDD: (unidentified) 500GB 5600RPM

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Pic don't work man...

Just google the model and switch to images. It works here but it might depend on where you are located. Sorry :(

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Just google the model and switch to images. It works here but it might depend on where you are located. Sorry :(

 

I did... They look awesome! and knowing AKG, I'd bet they're well worth the money...

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eMachines D732Z | CPU: Intel Pentium D P6100 | GPU: Intel HD 3000 | RAM: 2x Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 1066MHz SODIMM | HDD: Hitachi 320GB 5600RPM

Acer ES13 | CPU: Intel Pentium N4200 | GPU:  Intel HD 505 | RAM: 1x 4GB (unidentified) DDR3L | HDD: (unidentified) 500GB 5600RPM

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I did... They look awesome! and knowing AKG, I'd bet they're well worth the money...

They are worth the 14$ for sure. I paid 20e for them in 2010 and best spent 20e ever. When I was buying headphones I went with AKG because of how well the cheap ones performed, ended up getting AKG K512 MK2, superb quality and really comfortable! :)

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Well its jot the cheapest i know of but I needed ear phones in a pinch so picked up some jvc gummies for about $11 from a bestbuy. They can go as low as $5 minus the mic.

They're not great for music listening by any means but they come with 3 sizes of ear cups and fit really well. It works perfectly for hands free use with a phone which is what I needed. I wonder how long they'll last before they break.

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Well its jot the cheapest i know of but I needed ear phones in a pinch so picked up some jvc gummies for about $11 from a bestbuy. They can go as low as $5 minus the mic. They're not great for music listening by any means but they come with 3 sizes of ear cups and fit really well. It works perfectly for hands free use with a phone which is what I needed. I wonder how long they'll last before they break.

 

Googled it... Looks like something that my niece would like...

 

I'll try looking for it next week... Hopefully I can set aside some time to go to the audio shops that I trust...

Mutsuki:

CPU: AMD A8 5600K @ 4.2GHz | Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-DS2 (rev. 1.0) | RAM: 2 x Kingston Low Profile 4GB 1333MHz | GPU: Sapphire R7 260X OC 2GB DDR5 2xDVI | HDD0: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200RPM 3.5" (SATA II) | HDD1: WD Elements (WD Blue 1TB 3.5" SATA II) connected via USB 2.0 | HDD2: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm (SATA II) | DVD: Samsung DVD+RW combo drive | PSU: FSP Hexa 600W | Case: Aerocool PGS V | Cooling: DeepCool Gammaxx S40 (stock fan), 2x 120mm Aerocool fan 1xDeepCool 120mm fan from a scrapped heatsink

eMachines D732Z | CPU: Intel Pentium D P6100 | GPU: Intel HD 3000 | RAM: 2x Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 1066MHz SODIMM | HDD: Hitachi 320GB 5600RPM

Acer ES13 | CPU: Intel Pentium N4200 | GPU:  Intel HD 505 | RAM: 1x 4GB (unidentified) DDR3L | HDD: (unidentified) 500GB 5600RPM

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Googled it... Looks like something that my niece would like...

I'll try looking for it next week... Hopefully I can set aside some time to go to the audio shops that I trust...

Yea sure. if you find a place that sells the jvc gummies, you'll likely have a lot of brands and colors to choose from.

Goodluck with your gift :)

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4 dollar fake beats or Sony headphone,surprisingly similar sound as the original

I've seen them being sold from sidewalk vendors here... Unfortunately it's a 95% miss rate so that's out of the question... Also those things tend to break easily which makes it unsuitable for my niece...

 

 

Yea sure. if you find a place that sells the jvc gummies, you'll likely have a lot of brands and colors to choose from.

Goodluck with your gift :)

Thanks. ^_^

Mutsuki:

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eMachines D732Z | CPU: Intel Pentium D P6100 | GPU: Intel HD 3000 | RAM: 2x Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 1066MHz SODIMM | HDD: Hitachi 320GB 5600RPM

Acer ES13 | CPU: Intel Pentium N4200 | GPU:  Intel HD 505 | RAM: 1x 4GB (unidentified) DDR3L | HDD: (unidentified) 500GB 5600RPM

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If you are getting a gift atleast get your niece something nice,a gift is something they will remember all their life so if you buy a cheap earbuds for your niece now....

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Where are you?

 

In my country, cheap ass IEMs could go as low as under $2 (no shit). Of course the sound is the kind that'd make you barf tho...

 

This is the one I'm using as my everyday IEM:

 

-http://www.amazon.com/Phrodi-Performance-Dynamic-Earphone-POD-200/dp/B00LGJMKVQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411574595&sr=8-1&keywords=phrodi + comply. I use the black/coffee color though.

 

Or if you want a bit 'tougher' casing, go with Xiaomi Piston, aluminium casing

 

- http://www.amazon.com/Original-Xiaomi-Earphone-Headphone-Smartphone/dp/B00HUNUOJW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411574723&sr=8-1&keywords=xiaomi+piston + comply they sounds very good. Just be careful and buy it from a trusted seller. Lots of fakes going around, and the fakes sounds FUBAR....

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If you are getting a gift atleast get your niece something nice,a gift is something they will remember all their life so if you buy a cheap earbuds for your niece now....

 

She's a kid so I can't get anything too expensive... Main factors for the purchase are functionality, looks, and durability... As I said in the OP, she's no audiophile, and all she wants is a decent pair that she can call her own...

Mutsuki:

CPU: AMD A8 5600K @ 4.2GHz | Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-DS2 (rev. 1.0) | RAM: 2 x Kingston Low Profile 4GB 1333MHz | GPU: Sapphire R7 260X OC 2GB DDR5 2xDVI | HDD0: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200RPM 3.5" (SATA II) | HDD1: WD Elements (WD Blue 1TB 3.5" SATA II) connected via USB 2.0 | HDD2: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm (SATA II) | DVD: Samsung DVD+RW combo drive | PSU: FSP Hexa 600W | Case: Aerocool PGS V | Cooling: DeepCool Gammaxx S40 (stock fan), 2x 120mm Aerocool fan 1xDeepCool 120mm fan from a scrapped heatsink

eMachines D732Z | CPU: Intel Pentium D P6100 | GPU: Intel HD 3000 | RAM: 2x Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 1066MHz SODIMM | HDD: Hitachi 320GB 5600RPM

Acer ES13 | CPU: Intel Pentium N4200 | GPU:  Intel HD 505 | RAM: 1x 4GB (unidentified) DDR3L | HDD: (unidentified) 500GB 5600RPM

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She's a kid so I can't get anything too expensive... Main factors for the purchase are functionality, looks, and durability... As I said in the OP, she's no audiophile, and all she wants is a decent pair that she can call her own...

 

That doesn't quite fall in line with "name the cheapest thing you know"  :rolleyes:

 

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