albundy,
sorry, but i'm not familiar with the sony earbud you mentioned. the only sony earbuds i've heard are those that came with their portable cd players.
i didn't quite understand what you meant by "pangtawid." are you trying to say that you need a temporary earbud for your non-working earbud that came with your ipod? if your answer is no, then postpone getting an earbud until your funds would allow you to get the e2c, which you said you want.
oh, one more thing. we're a bit off-topic here. nakakahiya kay aeroes. if you have more questions about earphones/headphones, ask them on this thread:
headphones/headphone systems for dummies
i almost forgot, the sennheiser mx400 is said to be a good bargain. haven't heard it, though.
thanks.