[Musicman]

Originally Posted by alexando

I'm looking for some advice about what pair of headphones I shall choose. I just found this forum and guess that I can probably get some of the best advice here.

I have tried out the Grado SR80, and was stunned by the sound quality they produce. The only problem is that I use my headphones a lot when I am on the move, and that the Grado headphone is not really suited for use on public transport!

Is there any way that I can get the same sound quality from an in ear headphone or what would you advise me to choose?

Alex

I haven't heard the Grado's you mention, but I can testify to the quality of the Ultimate Ears Triple.fi 10 PRO.

I've had them for about 3 months and personally speaking I've not heard better either from either in-ear or over the ear phones. They are a bit pricey, but if you really want to hear the music I believe they are worth every penny. They are comfortable to wear, particularly with foam tips. I also bought a Graham Slee portable headphone amplifier too to play my iPod classic through and with the Ultimate in-ear phones the sound is sublime!

If your music collection is compressed into mp3 files however I'm not sure these two pieces of kit are worth the extra cash. I use 160gb iPod classic and all music on it uncompressed wav files.
Hope this is helpful.