High-end headphones

So I'm looking into purchasing some high end headphones. I'm most interested in the in-the ear noise blocking style as opposed to the monstrously huge stereo headphones. However, I know nothing of high quality audio equipment. What are the recognized brands? I've heard board members mention Sennheiser before. A friend of mine recommended that I buy from Shure. Can any audiophiles here provide me with some additional info?

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CNET seems to really like the Shure E4c earbuds - but wow - those things are EXPENSIVE. And what's the deal with "surround" headphones?

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I'm looking for earbuds because they are actually portable - and since I would be using these things on the bus, train, subway and while at McGill, I need something portable.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I think that I'm going to end up buying the Shure E4g earbuds. They're going to cost me a few hundred CDN $, but they seem to be exactly what I want.

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Just don't lose them okay?

Those things will be super-glued to my body (just like my cell phone and 30 GB black iPod Video) - I just need to wait for a proper eBay auction to get them at a reduced price. Either that or I'll get the E4c black - but their cord is super long. The eBay auctions for the E4g earbuds all try to scam you on the shipping - they're all at least like $30 US. I even saw one for 50 pounds - WTF.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I'm heading into my last year Majoring in Anatomy and Cell Biology, and I'll most likely be in Med at McGill the year after that. I wanted to do an Honours degree, but the required research course is ridiculously tough to juggle along with 4 other classes if taken over two semesters. I would have done it during the summer, but I need to work in order to pay for school, etc... then.

Back on topic:

Does anybody know of a Canadian retailer that sells Shure E4g earbuds? The eBay auctions are all retarded.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I really don't feel like signing up at that forum and asking noob questions, so I'll ask for a product comparison here. I read the CNET reviews for both the Shure E4g and the Ultimate Ears Super.Fi 5 Pro - they gave a higher score to the E4g despite the fact that the Ultimate Ears have two drivers while the Shure ones only have a single driver. Theoretically the Ultimate Ears set should have higher sound quality due to separate drivers for different frequencies - is this true in application? I'll be buying one of the two.

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I'm not really worried about the wire because there is a two year warranty. If it breaks, I'll just get it replaced. And it's not like it will stop working if the form keeping part stops keeping its shape.

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