Recommend Me the most compact but useable headphones

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ggrantly

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Hello Listers

Yet another request for headphone recommendations. This one is a little different. I use Senn HD280's for my normal monitoring. I have decided to assemble a sub-compact audio field kit. Mostly using stuff I have been using for backup. We are talking very compact, like a small women's purse with shoulder strap and significantly smaller than a normal location mixer bag. Two mics, + lav, compact recorder, pistol grip and headphones. Ya headphones, easily the most bulky item on the list. At one end of the spectrum, I could use a decent set of earbuds, but I'd like to get something better suited. Maybe there is a standard size set that folds particularly small? Any recommendation up to about $100 give or take would be appreciated.

TIA
Grant
 
Well the Sony MDR 7506 fold up for carrying so can be reasonably compact but if I am doing camera work or just need something to check things are going to where they should I use some of the Sony street type over ear headphones such as the MDR G45LP although the ones I have are the older MDR G54LP.
 
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Get a set of quality in-ears(NOT ear buds). Westones, Etymotics, Ultimate Ears... There are others. I have a set of dual driver custom molded in-ears. Not sure who actually makes the drivers. They will be smaller and way more compact than any pair of headphones could ever be, but if you need to constantly take them in/out on/off, in-ears could be a pita.
 
For street filming I use a cheap pair of what where called ear buds on the package, but probably ain't. I use them at low level so I can hear the traffic around me. Anyway you could easily stuff those in an Altoids tin. In fact, now that I have mentioned it, that is what I am going to do with mine (they have bouncing around been loose in my camera case).
 
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