They look great, but the sound is at the woolly end of the spectrum.

I'm not arsed with the "huge cans" hipster look

fair play

I buy headphones the way (*sexist generalisation alert*) women buy shoes, and by far the best bang per buck has been provided by the entry level Shures. And the Comply tips are the icing on the cake.

Currently rockin' some Etymotic ER4s with the Comply tips and they are the business, but they ain't cheap. The Shures are much better value.

£40 here.

http://www.advancedmp3players.co.uk/shop/Headphones.6/Shure.44/SE115-/Sh...

I paid £64 for mine and was delighted at that price. They sell the Comply tips here as well.

I have a pair of Sennheiser ear-bud type headphones that cost under £25 in Richer Sounds last year.

There's a branch in Holborn, which isn't too far from Euston if you wanted to make a detour before Friday's soiree.

They are in Bloomsbury Way:

http://www.richersounds.com/stores/london-holborn

Just bought a pair. Great for planes too.

I have the Bose QuietComfort head phones. Yes, they're ridiculously expensive but the sound quality is fantastic and there is no sound leakage (or whatever it's called). My spouse bought them for me as a birthday gift so I wasn't aware of the price until recently.

Now, when I wear them, I can't hear a thing he says. It's great.

...when they first came out there was apparently a real issue with them staying in ears - they are a sort of cross between yer bog standard 'bud' design and a proper pair of 'in-ears'.

I suspect this additional 'wing' bit on the plugs is supposed to remedy that flaw but looking at the pictures I can't see how they'd work.

For the same price Pat, you could get some Shures and I GUARANTEE* they will be better.

*insert standard disclaimer here.

With my tongue out of my cheek, my comfy Shure in ear ones with Comply tips are often still in my head when I wake up with no damage to ear nor earphone.