Lord, no! You come over here and stay with me; I love England too much to leave! Well, I could do without the delayed video game release dates and utter lack of anime DVDs, but life isn't perfect, right? xD
Well, you get what you pay for, right? I buy earphones that have a "good enough" sound quality, so I usually wind up buying a pair every six months or so, since they only leave my ears when I sleep and bathe usually. It's good you've got a long-term investment in a new pair though...music is life, aha~