The best… Quality earphones

Soundmagic E10

£30 from www.snipca.com/17416 The eaearbuds that came with your smartphonesmar or music player probably aren’t doing justice to your music. A chea cheap pair from elsewhere might be no better, but pay a bit more and you’ll be surprised at the difference. The E10, for exam example, produce rich, detailed bass. They also go a little louder than most, and come in black and rered. The E10S model (£40) adds a mic for phone calls.

Sennheiser CX 300 II

£25 fromfr www.snipca.com/17428 Thes These also come in red or black and main maintain Sennheiser’s reputation for sosolid audio performance at a reason reasonable price. Treble could be crispe crisper, but the CX 300 II are great value and have a flat cable design that prevents tangles and ththe ‘microphonic effect’ where touching the cord makes a boomy sound in your ear.

Rock Jaw Alfa Genus

£42 from www.snipca.com/17429 Despite the wacky name, these earphones have a lovely traditional styling in wood and aluminium. Their unique feature is a set of three alternative screw-in filters for different tone, so you can choose your favourite. There’s a microphone in the cable for phone calls.

M by Maxell MXH-DBA700S

£42 from www.snipca.com/17430 These classy earphones can be found well below their £90 recommended price. Unusually, they combine a balanced armature design, for more detailed high frequencies, with a dynamic driver for big bass. It works, but they need time to burn in to sound at their best. The tanglefree cable has a mic.