DISQUS

I forgot to mention comfort. True confession: I really came to Sennheiser by simply trying on a bunch of headphones at J&R. And they were the only ones that felt great on my head/ears. It was a tactile choice. It was only after that, I realized they had pretty darn good specs (yes, those matter to me too).

I love these - they make even an ipod sound better! And I really don't care how they look on the plane, or in the park. Because I'm a happy listener.

Mine are all taped up, which leads me to this question: does my extreme addiction to Sennheisers mean that I have to replace them more often? Or are they delicately built? Either way I've been through a few pairs of wireless, and since I've carried/traveled with my HD 280 pros, they've cracked apart (plastic parts, why it's taped).

So generally the pattern is this: I start with crazy glue (on the cordless models, eventually the little plastic piece holding headstrip to earphone tends to crack), or electrical tape (on corded HD 280 pro), and then after my temporary fix wears out, I get new ones.

I'm not complaining. Because even if they are more delicate (and I suspect it's more due to my daily use perhaps), I keep on buying Sennheisers every couple of years. For the comfort and the sound quality. And thanks to J&R for always having good stock/supply and great prices! (um, thanks for not bothering with specs in a blog, because I think specs should be reserved for product spec sheets at the manufacturer's site and the shopping site of course. perhaps you could link the blog to the product page? oh - seems you did that already. cool.)