Whether you're running, jogging, cycling, boarding, in the gym or simply on your daily commute, choosing the best away-from-home headphones is always something of a compromise.

- You want the earpieces to stay in place, however much you move around around.

- You want to be able to wear a helmet, lean back on a weights bench or take a snooze on the train without dislodging your headphones, or having them jab into your skull, neck or ears.

- You want your headphones to be able to survive a little sweat or a sudden rain shower.

- You want great sound, so you can get the best from the tracks on your iPod or other player.

- You want them to be able to take a little punishment, and not break the first time your drop them, sit on them or drop them into your bag.

- And you want all this for a reasonable price because you know you might lose them.

Enter the Koss KSC75 Clip-On Sport Headphones.

They not only have a following of brutal, energetic users who swear by them, but are also the favorite choice of serious music fans who love the fact that you get such a great sound for such a low price.

My own pair is a huge improvement on what I had before. I particularly appreciate how the clips keep the earpieces snug against my ears. And I like that the cord is a little longer than average, so I don't get that tugging on my ears, even if I have my iPod in a jacket with low pockets.

These are still a compromise, because you're not getting the sound quality you can get from a much more expensive set of headphones.

But for sport headphones, at what is close to a throw-away price, this is about as good as it gets.

The Deal: Get your Koss KSC75 Clip-On Sport Headphones from Amazon for $16.28.