Earbuds?

[Fraulein Arztin]

I'm looking for a great, decent priced pair of noise-canceling, canal type ear-buds. You know, the ones that stick right in your ear, not ones like these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6826106485.
I fall asleep with my IPod, I go to school with it. I listen to my IPod before and after work. I listen to it every chance I can get, but those small silicon cushions keep detaching, and I loose them.
I'm getting better at keeping track of them, but I wish all brands had those backup cushions.
I am asking for assistance in shopping for a new pair of ear buds that range from $10-$50. I also don't want people bugging me to turn my music down, nor do I want them to hear residual music from the outside of my earbuds. That is one pet peve of mine.
Any help? and any questions for me to elaborate further?
Thanks.

[MateoTheBold!]

These have worked well for me: http://www.amazon.com/Shure-SE115-CL-So ... 725&sr=1-2

[Dirty Dan]

Can't go wrong with the companies Shure or Grado, they make multiple models. You pay for what you get, but whatever price point you go with those are good brands.

[Soup Nazi]

I have an excellent pair of Sennheiser CX 300-II Precision earbuds I just bought. Cheap yet extremely good sound (if you know skullcandy, it's a good 2 notches above that level of quality).

[MrBlah]

I've determined the only benefit you get out of the $100 Bose pair is that they don't fall out of your ear/they cancel noise really well/they are comfortable and conform to your ear. Otherwise, not worth the extra $50.

[Fraulein Arztin]

Thanks for the info on Bose. I was really thinking about it. but $100 is too far. I've never heard of Shure, and I am looking more into it.

[MrBlah]

I wouldn't spend more than $40. Or try not to. SHURE makes awesome earbuds/were the first to have that cup design that so many earbuds have these days.

[MateoTheBold!]

If you are constantly using your iPod, $50-$75 is a good price range. I can remember going up in earphone quality and hearing things I hadn't heard before in my music.

It's kind of cool.

But really almost anything is an upgrade over stock buds. Just stay away from the skullcandy stuff like others have mentioned.

[Dirty Dan]

I wouldn't spend more than $40.

Disagree, I've gotten headphones in a variety of price strata and you absolutely pay for what you get. If you enjoy music get what you can afford, and don't get Bose, poor cost/benefit at any price point.

That being said I know both Shure and Grado have models in the sub-$100 price range.

[flyingdutchman]

I would say based off of everything I've read, Shure and Sennheiser tend to have the best product value. You can get a very good product for the same price as a number of cheaply made colorful products from other "well-known" companies.