Are $40 Sony Earbuds That good?

I brought a $5 Sony earbud, which seemed good enough.

http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Sony%20MDR-E828LP%20Headphone:1990613924;_ylt=AuCbXvY4mbrp7zZ2jCjEHTJhMI8C;_ylu=X3oDMTBvdjByaDNuBF9zAzc4NDcwMjUwMARsdAM0BHNlYwNzcg--?clink=dmss//ctx=sc:cheadphone,c:cheadphone,mid:59,pid:1990613924,pdid:59,pos:7

Which one are you talking about? And why would anyone want to spend that much money on earbuds? They have $200 earbuds, and my mp3 player cost $100...^_^

They do sound nice (to me - average listener). I am listening to then right now. You are better off with the Sony MDR-EX51LP Fontopia Headphones. They have exactly the same specs as the MDR-EX71SL. The difference is in the cord. The MDR-EX51LP have a continuous cord. The MDR-EX71SL have a short cord with an extention cord. The affect of this is that there is a heavy connector where the two cords connect and this weight pulls on the earpieces in your ears. This is super annoying. The MDR-EX51LP headphones cost less too.

There are some iPod white versions coming out soon if you want to wait for them.