So... these arrived from Japan.. today ~3weeks shipping time.
and the seller packaged them fine.. JVC on the other hand are apparently kinda sloppy.. anyways the box has a display side on the left and there was no plastic film over the left earcup.. and it had a diagonal scratch down the entire left earcup.. =\
happily it is not very deep and I mostly buffed it out.. paying return shipping to Japan wouldn't make sense (i don't think) soooo I'm going to live with it I guess.. It did start things off on a bad foot if I'm honest.. other than the stupid packaging by JVC.. they seem well made (minus the scratch) and the sliders feel good and solid.. earpads are comfortable..
BUT these things are heavy.. you are going to know they are on your head. Now I like me some bass.. but errr letting them burn in some.. the bass seems a bit much out of the box.. I didn't pay a lot for these and I wanted something and the only other thing that was really doing much for me was the Superlux HD330's which didn't make much sense since i have the DT770's and DT880's .. I wanted some headphones nobody else around here in America is likely to have.. and I certainly got that..
I wouldn't totally, recommend them... I'm pretty bummed about them showing up scratched.. and out of the box the sound is something that only a basshead is going to care for.
But they are different and so I am still glad~ish I got them...
JVC.. your packaging for this model at least is garbage however... very not happy with the way these are packaged..