Thought I'd take a " hit" for "Head-Fier's". I purchased a pair of Incipio forte F38's (in greenish turquoise color) on Amazon.com since Maxell doesn't seem to be avaialbe in U.S. and Brainwavz HM 3 is more expensive. Compared to my Fischer Audio FA-004, paid approx. $67 USD for Fischer's and $31 USD for Incipio's shipping included.
The major differences in the headphones physically would be in the earpads, the Incipio's have a much softer pleather-more like a soft leather texture, The earpads actually encompassed the upper part of the ear which seemed to give a little bit better isolation. The next major difference is with the cord, the Incipio is straight and shorter while my Fischer' are coiled and quite a bit longer.
With the better isolation seal I hoped it may help these headphones in the bass departmart, but unfortunately it did not. It actually brought out the midrange ever so slightly (one area that I do not need any help in). The bass was not affected where I believe they need help in the low and mid bass areas. So all-in-all save your money and buy the Incipio Forte's I think you'll be glad you did, Happy Listening.
