Just paid....i hope i make it in time for the 17th September shipping..

Same. Here's to hoping we have them sometime this week

dont mind the wait actually (iam in australia)
haha this is too cheap 2 be good but i'll get it for the time being (no need to fork out too much $$ yet)

Has anyone who has listened to these listened to either the Sennheiser MX400 or MylarThree X3? I own both of these now and am wondering if this will be a significant upgrade (even though I know the X3's are IEM's).

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hey great to see you here too!

theyre above the mx400s (which I own) but I dont know about the mylars

grrrr.... just ordered some full price thinking that the group buy was done.

Owned all three PKs (still have the (PK1s), and across the board, they are quality products. In fact, since I sold my PK3s to a friend (at the regular price), I can't resist having a pair for my collection. You can't get better value-to-sound (or is it sound-to-value?) ratio than the $25 PK3s. I just gave a pair of Maximo IM-390s to my UPS guy (he's a good dude, and was using really cheap $5 ear buds). Didn't care much for the sound. But for $7 less (the Maximos were $32), the PK3s are head and shoulders above sound-wise.

Just thought I should ask but will there be any notification on if the headphones shipped on the 17th or not? or any emails to give a confirmation number? I have never really done group buy before.

also on a more important note. what experience have people had with the pk3's in the durability area of use? I don't think that I particularly abuse my headphones. However I know I initially had cheap ones that died then moved on to the sony psp headphones that ripped just past the headphone jack getting caught on a metal wire. and I was using sony e828's but according to reviews the right earbud dies after a few months and this happened on my 2 pairs so I am looking for something not prone to natural death from use over a short period of time. will the pk3's last (I have already ordered them anyway)? is there another earbud choice that lasts? I hate iem's as they make your breathing sound loud thus ruining all sound, that and they are just uncomfortable.

I figured these would be an update over my MX400's, just wondering if it is going to be enough difference to justify $25 for another pair of headphones.

I would imagine these sound better than X3's?

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They're definitely a large step up from the MX400. I've owned each of the PKs, and I ended up sticking with the PK3 primarily because of their tremendous price-to-performance ratio. The PK2 and PK1 are great for hi-fi use, but for casual listening, the PK3 is the one to get.

Does anyone know if we are supposed to get an email when the buds are shipped?

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came to the same conclusion as me

Just quick, for those who own these, is the J cord a pain? I have never used one before but have heard that some people don't like them?

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J-cord is a pain without a shirt clip since there is a lot of tugging on the left ear, but is easily remedied by using a shirt clip.

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I thought I was gonna hate the J-cord, but I actually like it a lot now.

It's nice for me because I primarily use it at the office, and it's easy to take one bud out and let it hang over my shoulder when I need to talk to someone or hear what's going on around me. The J-cord also doesn't get in the way of my typing.