Price: $249.99
Don’t pay over: $199.99
Description: Fully adjustable, fully tunable monitors. Has been getting a lot of mixed reactions.
Good at: Tuning to your individual tastes, thanks to different porting options.
Don’t be fooled: There are few who really get the whole idea!
Rivals: Ultimate Ears Super.fi 5 Pro Earphones, Shure SE310 Sound Isolating Earphones
ebay: Starting from [...]

Price: $199
Don’t pay over: $150
Description: Middle of the road Monitor from a new player in the game. And Klipsch have been doing well.
Good at: Controlled bass is it’s forté
Don’t be fooled: Some say these are fragile. That’s not to be confused with meaning; bad build quality.
Rivals: Ultimate Ears Super.fi 5 EB Earphones, Future sonics [...]

Price: $199
Don’t pay over: $159
Description: Great monitors. Shame most will go for the commercial choice.
Good at: Bass
Don’t be fooled: How are those Double flange earbuds?
Rivals: Klipsch Custom-2 In-Ear Noise Isolating Earphone, Ultimate Ears Super.fi 5 EB Earphones, Denon AH-C700/AH-C751
ebay: Starting from $159.99
Replacement parts: Comes with standard package.
Accessories: 1 Contoured Carrying case, 1 pair Large, 1 [...]

NB: The AH-C751 are the new version. Owners say in sonic terms there’s nothing in it, but the AH-C751 you get the addition of an extension headphone cord and a carrying case.
Price: $200.00
Don’t pay over: $140
Description: I remember when Denon were all about producing good separates. Now they’re into everything, and are doing quite well. [...]

Price: $39.00
Don’t pay over: $39.00
Description: Apparently, the CrossRoads Mylar Ones and these are family!
Good at: Good detailing …for the price.
Don’t be fooled: The Yuin’s are getting all the attention at the head-direct.com store. And now the Yuin PK3’s are down to $39

Rivals: Sennheiser CX300 - good luck buying a genuine pair! Jays J-jays
ebay: N/A
Replacement parts: [...]