Heh. My virgin post. (After some pressure from ablaze about 0-posters, heh).
HJE50s can also be found at W-cube (www.w3cube.com) $55, located in the Adephi, quite good sales service. Didn't really see anyone mention that shop, so i thought i'd mention.
Unfortunately, my blue HJE50s just died a few weeks ago, with only one earbud still producing sound. They have better mids than the Sony earbuds, but the sound still feels rather thin, due to poor bass and lower midtones, imho. In addition, the cords transmit a lot of sound/noise (from banging against your clothes when you're walking, etc) compared to the Sony earbuds (my old one was the black ones with the extension, imported from japan), which can be quite distracting. Add these two flaws together, i would prefer the Sony ones.
Just realised that Y-shape cords (using the stock earphones that came in my muvo n200 packaging when my HJE50s died) are totally not my style, otherwise i would have brought the Creative 630s. Am looking for the Sharp M33s, since they're round-the-neck styles. Shall look out for any mass-orders coming up soon. Anyone looking for these earphones too? (oops.... heh sorry for stealing the thunder away from the HJE50s in this thread, heh).
Will also check out the Sony MDR-EX81LP, but read comments on how quickly the cords tend to wear out - sucky durability. Sigh.
