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Kinda goes against my principle of buying bose, but I bought these only after testing multiple earphones: Sennheiser CX-300-II, a Klipsch model whose name I do not remember, and Shure 315.
I found this one had the widest soundstage and balanced presentation, with excellent instrument separation, and a very clean overall sound. The fact that it sat outside the ear canal also helped things, with the wingtips making sure they stay on my ears without falling off. Klipsch had slightly more detail, and the soundstage was just about as wide, but the bass was slightly weaker, the separation wasn't as good, and they plugged too much into my ear canal. The shure, which is more expensive, had great treble, but it didn't have any punch or bass at all.
Total damage was $139.95+ tax=$158.14
For this price I expect the earphones to last really long.