Actually, in-ear earphones are best because:

>it blocks ambient noise
>you don't need to push your volume to the limit because 1/3 is more than enough.
>very nice bass and treble due to sealed sound.

ang ginagamit ko ngaun:

Shure E5C and E2C.

E2C: very clear sound, not so loud bass.
E5C: very clear sound, wide dynamic range, better bass than E2C. expensive at 35k each though.


But i didn't buy these. I'm not the kind of person who will spend 35K over earphones.


with smartphone earphones, i have two, Nokia's in-ear and Sony erricson like in the picture above.

Nokia, clear sound, very loud bass (I'm not fond of big bass earphones because i'm afraid it'll damage my ears). I'm cool with superdeep subwoofers though like Sunfire subs.

Sony Ericsson: clearer sound, moderate bass.

both of these are short-corded because they are connected to remotes, so i use the Sony more regardless which phone i use.