SoundmagicE10 In-Ear Isolating Earphones - Deep Bass, Noise-Isolating, Durable Metal Build, Tangle-Free Cable, Award-Winning Sound Quality - Ideal for Music, Gaming, Travel - Black/Silver

I've had a selection of in-ear headphones to use with my iPhone including Sennheiser and Klipsch. I generally budget for between £30-40. I stopped buying Sennheiser due to the huge volume of counterfeits on sale. I was stung not once, but twice! The Klipsch S4s were very good, but I could never really get them comfortable.I unfortunately lost the S4s (left them in a coat on a plane!) so went looking for a pair to replace them. I've no particular brand loyalty, and these SoundMAGIC E10s appeared to get strong ratings on all the sites I looked at.Now I've given them a good workout I can see why! They're fantastic! The depth and clarity of the bass and mids is stunning as is the high end detail. They sound very sharp and precise and deal admirably with all the different types of music I've thrown at them Perhaps a touch woolly for some intensively bass heavy songs, but there's only so much you can demand from such a small unit. Overall I'm very impressed and would have no hesitation in recommending them.EDIT: 6 months after buying them, both headphones have split in two along the join. They're 'superglueable' so all isn't lost, but it's still annoying.For:Fantastic sound considering the priceNice quality metal ear pieces and jack plugGood range of earbuds enabling you to get a good fit.Against:They fall in half after a few monthsCable seems more prone to tangling than a more sturdy cable.

This is one of my favourite sets of earphones ever, even before taking into account their excellent price. I purchased them as a spare pair for my Sennheiser 400's (themselves regarded as one of the best budget earphones) and found that they quickly took over as my main set, with the Sennheiser's being relegated to backup duty.Firstly, the price - these earphones punch well above their weight in build quality and sound quality. I'd happily pitch them up against earphones costing two or three times their price. They won't match truly excellent earphones costing 5x as much, and I won't even say they're the best under £100... but they're certainly the best I've seen for less than £40, and nothing else in the sub-£100 category seems worth paying the extra money for.The sound quality is excellent, with good punchy (rather than boomy) bass, a very clear mid-range and only a hint of tinniness at the high end. The sound and bass both scale very well with volume, and the bass is well balanced - it doesn't over-power the vocals or mid range as is the case in many other budget headphones (which throw bass in to improve perceived quality).Generally I find the sound well balanced, excellent quality and enjoyable to listen to. These headphones won't provide the soundstage or quality of a set of Bowers and Wilkins P7s for example, but they also cost 1/15th of the price of the latter...The build quality is also excellent - mine travel with me everywhere and are beaten and misused, but easily stand up to the battering of a seasoned traveller. They come with a handy hard-shell case, the wire design doesn't lend itself to tangling and is very sturdy, and they're overall very well made.Comfort is very good - they come with several sets of earbuds of different sizes and shapes, although I found the standard size perfect. I can happily wear them for several hours without discomfort - the only time I have any issue is if I listen while lying down, as the main unit is a little long and can apply pressure to the ear when against a pillow or similar. Even this isn't a major discomfort, and only becomes apparent after an hour or longer.Overall, I can't see myself buying any other set of sub-£100 earphones.

Bought these for my daughter after her previous House of marley headphones broke. (Not just one but two of the buggers!)Close inspection deems the build quality to be excellent, also provided are a selection of bud sizes and a nice travel case.Tested on:Samsung S6HTC M8 (With Poweramp)Cowon X9Aune X1Compared to my £70 Final audio headphones the Soundmagic's more then hold their own, only the bass is slightly weaker, but the Soundmagic's counter this with a very engaging sound signature and a superb rhythm. Both earphones isolate the outside world to a large degree so bear this in mind.Bass is very good without being overblown and uncontrolled, the end result bordering on warm and punchy as opposed to bright and clinical. These ear phones are experts at making music seem just right, bass, mids and treble are woven together to create a engaging and musical experience.If you love music then your portable source derserves better then the cheapo headphones it came with! (Yes Apple Im looking at you...)As with most headphones the better the source, the better the sound, but even on lesser sources such as the HTC M8/S6 the sound is very clear and transparent which for the price is staggering.If you're after studio quality neutral earphones then these are not for you, if you're after bass deeper then the Mariana trench, look elsewhere. After a fun and engaging musical experience on a budget?Look no further!!In short these are my new "out and about" in ear phones, marred only by the fact my seventy quid Final Audio's are stuck in a drawer gathering dust.UPDATE: These ended up failing after a couple of years, not bad but the fact my Final Audio, which I gave away, is still going strong means quality is questionable.The other issue for these headphones is the rise of Chi-fi and the fact you can pick up a pair of Blon-03's which will destroy both the final and soundmagic for less money.My current in-ears are the Moondrop Starfield, which is a fantastic earphone, although the stock ear tips are naff.