I'm currently suffering mild 'Grattle' in my SR80's. Not terminal but they're annoying nonetheless. I'll try one of the self fixes some day.
I bought a pair of Shure SE215 at the Airport last week (£20 currys/Dixon. PCWorld virtually limitless 3yr eplacement policy) on a whim (arrived absent of my public defense plugs.) Perhaps I've spent too much time on my Budget (Budget+++) Soundmagic E10 plugs.
As a comparison, lower mid and long bass sucks. however 'radio bass' , the mid+, Treb, and general upper clarity is stunning. Do not buy if you want the 'Beats experience though.
Another positive is the fitment. Despite spending a European flight deciding how best to stick them in, I atypically read the manual in a somewhat masculine manor and stored the sacred inner phones like an elvish can. However once manipulated and installed, they don't come out.
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Fortunately I was in the young generation when the .mp3 format began to take flight, quite exciting, (make of that what you will), however it took 5+ years before I found 'budget' cns/plugs to match the rather lame format.
Finally, in the modern age, a royal race car.
Once it was jousting at <15mph, now its corner racing at ~150mph. The fear of death differs, but the magnitude of the fear remains.
This pair Shures will do me proud!
Good race guys!