One more question before I put down the money. Would you all recommend e-q5 more than SE535?   Thanks as always.

I was hoping you would say Q-Jays, because I like the styling better. I hope headphone/IEM manufactures make more white colored top tier IEM like the AKG K701 headphones. They are beautiful.   Thanks for the input, I'll probably go with the SE535 then.    

Hello all,   Is the SE535 worth an extra $100 to Q-Jays? I listen to all kinds of music except country, so a well-rounded IEM would be great. However, a majority of the music I listen does involve bass. So what's everyone's opinion?   Thanks

Once again, thank you for all your input. Sigh, why does this have to be so hard to decide on? Any of fellow members want to go crazy when splurging on new equipment?   Thanks once again.

Thanks for the replies.    wind016, I am not sure. I love music. My ears can pick up different things when I listen to different sets of headphones, but I can never quite pinpoint or describe what I hear is different, however, I can tell which one I like.   From reading all the threads...

Thanks. Do you think the price hike is justified though? An increase of about 145 dollars.

Bumping, hoping to receive suggestions quickly so if ESW9A are better , I can cancel my order of ES10.

So, I have finally decided after many helpful suggestions and threads on this board to two head phones the ESW9A and the ES10.    For ESW9A the price I found was 225. For ES10 the price I found was 370.   Is the ES10 higher price justified? I will be running unamped out of my iphone 3gs...

So after doing a little more researching, I have found that I liked the three: ATH-ESW9A, PRO 900, HFI-780. Which would you guys recommend for unamped, iphone 3gs? I listen to a broad range of music.   Thanks

Anaxilus, do your suggestions need amps? Does the AKG k701 need an amp or can it sound great without one? K_19 do you have any specific suggetions?

Thanks,   Since I have never used cans before, what is the sound differences in isolation, between closed, semi, and open?   I am guessing open is you hearing everything around you without any lowering of dB by the headphones. What is semi? And for closed how much isolation is there?  ...

hmmm, I was thinking a semi open can is better? Anyone know if there is a good semi-open can? I was looking at ultrasone, which would you recommend? And which would you recommend for Denon, d2000? d5000?

Seems like all these need an amp, sigh. W3 didn't need an amp at all. Any other suggestions?   Thanks

I am not exactly looking for the same sound as W3. I am just looking for the same quality as W3. What would you suggest instead of AKG k272? I would like if it has a decent bass.

Hello everyone,   I need help deciding what headphones to buy. I currently have Westone 3, I use with my iphone 3gs no amp. I am looking to buy a closed can headphones now. I am looking to use this headphone with straight output from my iphone 3gs. I am looking at AKG K272 HD for 200 USD...