Sennheiser IE4

I have used Sennheiser IE4 earbuds in my professional bands for years. I have tried other much more expensive buds with mutliple drivers, etc, and I always come back to these for the fit. They are small - the body of the housing does not try to sit against the outer ear like most other buds - the fit is entirely the tips inside the ear canals. I guess I have shallow outer ears, because the larger bodies of most buds gets in the way of the shafts fitting comfortably. I use Comply foam tips, and the seal is effortless, quick and perfect. They sound great. Added benefit - we have a mono monitor mix, and these buds have identical shape at each ear, no mirror image left/right, so it isn't necessary to figure out which goes in which ear. The cables are thin, but my bandmates and I have used these for over 5 years and not one has had issues. A super bargain, highly recommended.

Very good quality made and worth every dollar. The best I ever used. As described and worth the hype. Good for recording and editing.

I am a sound utility and needed something cheap and quick so I can stop using the bulky over the head headphones that kept getting in the way. These are great. They are the perfect size to pop in and out when needed and sound just like my other headphones.

After the "breaking in" period, and careless dancing about, that often results in them getting ripped from my ears, and both earbuds and device crashing to the floor, the earbuds are still performing wonderfully. I was already sold on Sennheiser products, but these earbuds turned out to be exceptional quality for the price. Comparable to the ones I paid twice the price for 5 years ago. Big issue: the contact port does not fit with my bf's phone case, nor does it fit with my ipod case. The whole reason why I bought these was to get him to stop using my earbuds. They do work with my phone case, however, and I have ended up using them, while the bf has taken over my original, better pair. In a way, problem solved, but I am not happy having to give up my better quality earbuds just because the contact port did not fit his phone. (My bad for throwing away the return bag before testing)

i would just stick with their HD650's i found sony earbuds for $20 that knock this out of the park when it comes to translation and frequency balance.