Thanks for doing this, I believe that this is already an improvement. Silver painted plastic just looks and feels cheap; it is the acid-washed jeans of our times. The all-black scheme looks stronger and more stabile to me without the downside of mimicking metal. I am not saying that this is the route that Sennheiser should have taken but that it is merely a better alternative than what has resulted. I still feel like there are too many external parts and lines on this headphone which needs editing and simplified but this is another issue altogether. Let's deal with what we have. The headphone needs to feel right in the hands too. Even if it is black, if the surfaces are not articulated or treated somehow to convey its uniqueness and superiority, the change in color will be for nought.
