Honestly may sound VERY simple, but apple earphones are actually good quality, however if you are looking into wanting good bass and an all round noise blocking earphone, then you may want the in-ear apple earbuds, or the new EarPods, released recently with all new ipods
the thing that is the biggest headphone killer is the jack, general use bends the jack and often breaks the connections needed to transmit the music through to your headphones, i honestly think that the mix of hard plastic and rubber on the apple jack is the best that i have seen
i recently got a pair of philips ones from a good friend for my birthday, though perfectly expensive for what they were, the jack was very weak, wrapped in a single sheet of rubber round the metal aux bit, one ear is now much much quieter than the other, and this is extremely irritating, that was just from everyday use and wear and tear, and i only ever use them in bed before i go to sleep!! as much as we dont like to admit it, us music lovers abuse and misuse our headphones, earphones etc, it has become very clear that the only headphones that can withstand this prolonged use is the Apple ones.
Hope this helps :)