Yeah it is slightly disappointing if you wake up at 3 a.m. to get on this deal only to find out it is still going strong in the afternoon :)

  Can confirm. Happened after three weeks in my case.

  I am quite carefull with them, always wrap them around my fingers into a bundle and keep them in the pouch. Problem with the cable, as opposed to that of the GR07, is that it seems that the wiring is twisting inside the cable. Maybe this is what causes the cable failure.

Thoroughly dissapointed with the cable quality of these, bought them last month after my GR07BE cable broke at the strain relief after 9 months of use and after less than a month the (noticably inferior) cable of the VSD3S has broken down at the strain relief as well. I am not amused...

How could would that be! It looks like he might have bought it from the same OEM, or is that just wishfull thinking? http://www.thefancy.com/things/244154396512879595/Tank-DIY-Headphones

Shame, would have bought these as a portable pair for my daily commute.. Thanks for the info!

Awesome review! But could you also comment on the isolation? Is it on par with the P5?

Sweet. Thanks for the review. Honestly, I am a bit disappointed these are no real improvement above the Denon, esp. since they share a similar driver background.  Still planning on getting the TH-5?

Sennheiser HD457. Urgh. Sounded like they put a carpet on the drivers and it felt like that too!

Am loving mine! I bought them off Nulliverse, who has been great dealing with, and they sound very close to my CAL! (which is a good thing) but with better isolation and less boomy bass (both positives). Also love the cable, it feels thick and soft, and the stock tips work fine for me. Great...

Hi, I have been a member for a quite a few years now and over the course of this time I have had the chance too listen to some premium gear. See my signature for some of the gear I have owned, other than which I have also auditioned to considerable extent the HD25-II, HJE900 and the HD555. As is...

Hi Jambon,   The crackling sound that you are hearing is known as driver flex and the FXT90 seem to be notorious for having it. Driver flex won't effect the sound quality so you can be sure that the FXT90 is not for you. Unfortunately that's about all the help I can offer as I have no...

Hey Ruckdive, how much did you pay for yours via Jaben? I looked it up on their site but could only find a bundle price for the fxt90 (together with some goldring headphones and an amp). Thanks in advance!

Bandcamp and Hypemachine are really interesting options! Still none that match the criteria in my initial post, but good nevertheless :)

Thanks for info guys! I will def. look into using Spotify more, so far I'm really liking it :)  

Hey Joker,    If I had to chose between the FXT90 or C710 for mainly electronic music (looking for quick bass with good impact) and female vocalists (forward midrange) which would you recommend? I can get them for the same price and cant decide between the two, any help would be greatly...

Hi, I am curious to hear about your favorite sites for discovering new music and for reading about music in general. Please no poorly written or overloaded blogs, but also no pretentious write-ups a-la-pitchfork. I am looking for sites that you visit regularly, have a good lay-out and rating...

Excellent, thanks!

How is the fit with these when wearing them down? tienbasse mentioned something about strain reliefs hitting his ear lobs when wearing them down, which prevented a deep insert, are others experiencing the same? 

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One last question springs to mind, I have rather small ear canals, with Sony Hybrids I prefer the smallest SS size and a small size in general with Sennheiser tips as well, from the pictures the tips on these look huge! Need I worry about that?

May I say that it's because of people  like you that I love this forum so much, thank you a million times!   The distinction is clear now and I will break the bank soon for one of these, until then there is no need to finalize my decision but this has most certainly helped in clarifying...

Somewhere along this thread it was mentioned that the limited edition were more microphonic, can someone confirm?

Quote:   Hey Nulliverse, how would you say the FXT90 do at those genres? Add female vocalists to that list and you have my preferred genres, which one would be a better buy? Much appreciated!    

Yup its the driver flex in the FXT90 that worries me as well. It could be the case that only those who had experienced driver flex actually spoke out and it therefore seems that its a common problem. Will be hoping to hear more about non-driver flex cases!