at home, i dig the sennheiser HD270. great clarity, but the
`inner sponge' broke recently, so lose some of the `bass'....i will
recommend(or its replacement since this is quite an old model
already) this if you want something <$200. nice and bulky,
attention grabbing.
when i travel, i bought the creative aurvana's earbud noise
canceling earphone recently....this one i regret. $150 flushed
out....but bo pien, still use, but on the plane only.
when i gym out, my trusty sony with the portruded earpiece
bud to hold the headphones in place when i run is probably the best
value. good base and probably <$50.