Which of these headphones do you recommend?

[bigbob]

Hi I just got an Iaudio U2 and wanted a better set of earbuds.. Im looking for something in the 20 dollar area because im not sure how often i will use the mp3 player. The ones that came with the u2 are also a little big for me.

So far i found 4 that I was interested in and wanted some advice.

-Sennheiser MX400 ($10 + shipping)
-Panasonic RP-HV278K ($10)
-Koss KSC75
-Sony MDREX71SL (I know that these cost more and therefore should be better, but are they really that much better than these 2? I dont really want to spend the $30 )

Any other recommendations? I'd like to have a little more bass, because with the included headphones if my player is on Mach3mass or whatever it starts to rattle around level 29 (volume)

[wondertwinzz]

The Koss and the Sennheiser both get good reviews on head-fi.org.

[David H]

I've got Sennheiser MX500 headphones and they're excellent. They've lasted years and still sound great. Not sure about how they differ to the MX400s though.

[Government Man]

They're the same as the mx400s, just without that twiddly volume thing.
Um, the ksc35s are supposed to be better sounding than the 75s (but uglier).
Look for the audio-technica cm5s as well.

[kemot1984]

I'd reccomend the Sennheiser MX400 out of these (or MX500 if you want volume control on the cable as well). They have the best capabillity/price ratio IMHO.

[David H]

The volume control on the MX500 is both a really useful feature and a major pain in the arse at the same time. Great when you need it... not so great when you accidentally kill the volume