Help Finding In-Ear Earbuds Without Sticky Cords

Hey all. I'm looking for in-ear earbuds on the cheap, but I hate rubberized cords. I hate them. IPod headphones have the best cords I've ever used - they straighten very easily after being folded or rolled, they're smooth, etc.

To give you an idea of how non-audiophilic these can be, I am satisfied with my sister's $16.99 Skullcandy in-ear earbuds.

I'm looking to purchase on the internet, since I'm going to college tomorrow and I have no transportation in Pittsburgh to physically shop around.

Shoot me a link, guys!

1. in-ear
2. cheap
3. smooth, non-rubberized cords
4. thanks

Batman

 

My in-ear Sony EX-85 headphones that I got for $40 shipped (if that qualifies as cheap) are very nice, especially if compared to those cheap Skullcandy earbuds. I highly recommend them.

 

There has to be a general store, school book store, or large supermarket near enough to school that you can walk there. I'd recommend seeing what they have there if all you want are some throwaway buds with a specific coating on the cord.

 

You left out the most important part: price range. Yeah you said what your satisfied with, but considering what I know about sound I would never suggest something like that. My favorite cables would have to be the ones on the FutureSonic Atrio M5's. I like the cables on my Westone ES3X also but they're more subject able to static electricity.

 

klipsch custom 1?

 

not sure if they sell them still but the zune in-ear (aka premium) headphones have a sort of cloth/fabric cord which i rly like

 

Thanks for the suggestions guys. My price range probably shouldn't pass the $40 mark... I recognize that I'm not looking for audiophile sound here, although I am a pianist and vocalist with extensive musical background. I simply don't want those qualities in these earbuds.

For the record, these will be for use in an architecture studio, where even with noise cancellation the ambient sound will be high. I will also game with them.

 

yea i just ordered the Zune premium plugs from clubbing.com for free . i love it, bot the game and get stuff for free. i can teach you if you want it for free but it will take 8-10 weeks for it to arrive...i can wait cuz i get it for free + im only ordering extra stuff, like extra controllers etc. i already have most of the stuff on there.

next on the list...logitech harmony 510 then the Zune 30gb to stay in the car as a audio player lolol

 

I can sell you my old zune 30 if you'd like. Send me a pm if you're interested.

 

^ haha its ok i would rather use microsoft to my advantage and get stuff for free i bought 3 (2 in asia, cant be repaired, 1 now in america that i can repair til june 2011) of their consoles on seperate occasions and the least they owe me is some freebies lolol

 

Hey everybody. So after looking through the headphone world a little bit longer, I can't find anything which matches my needs. With that in mind, I'm going to purchase a pair of Skullcandy headphones, and suck it up and deal with the sticky cords.

Thanks for the help though!