The Apple ones are fading, crackling in the bass and generally starting to lose their punch.
ipod earphones – Google Search
These look like the ones to beat.
I tried the Sony Fontopias but they didn’t last all that well. I didn’t realize earbuds were a consumable. And at the high end, Bose offers a pair that cost the same as the iPod: no thanks.
[composed and posted with ecto]