^This. Amazon has a sale on the HP150 for $130 I'm not sure if the K553 is any better at fitting smaller heads than the original K550/551 (which aside from comfort can impact bass). Having owned the K551 and HP150, I personally think the HP150 has a small advantage in dynamics and bass impact...

Would you be able to tell us anything about listening preferences? Music/movies/games? What genres? Does it need to be closed-back? Etc. If you're considering the K550 and M50x I'd say as far as "sound/soundstage" is concerned you may want to consider the SoundMagic HP150 and the AudioTechnica...

Glad you found the info helpful, best of luck on your search

I don't find the HP150 to be heavy. My ears don't get hotter with the HP150 than other headphones I've used, but I will note that the distance from your ears to the drivers are small and your ears may touch the foam covering when you wear them (which I guess could make them hot with long...

I wouldn't have much input on open-back not having owned any myself. I would say that for a warm/bass-focused open back you'd probably be sacrificing sub-bass in exchange for more mid-bass (that seems to be the case with the HP150 vs HP200). I've heard mixed responses on the HP200, some...

I'm not sure what your options are for ordering online where you are, but if you can order from Amazon: For your budget, I would consider the SoundMagic HP150. -It's closed-back, slightly U-shaped sound signature with deep bass. -The overall sound to me is slightly warm, with neutral mid-bass...

I find these things have an interesting fit, almost like 3 different kinds of earphones. The tips are inserted like any IEM, but the housings fit me as if I were wearing an earbud (and they hold fine wearing them like that). I find the fit with the earguides very comfortable and secure (I have...

Oddly enough, I always lined up the lines correctly on my S4, but not for this reason—more because I noticed the lines and my OCD tendencies kicked in >_>

This. Also, you just might be asking this in the wrong forum.

Just got mine today. Which is really surprising, considering they shipped this past Saturday—I got them 8 days after I placed my order/3 business days after they were shipped :)

I figure. No big deal, as I read there's no change in the IEM.

Thanks for the link, although searching for "gr07 new version" (which I did by the way) doesn't bring me to that post, or the one quoted (or any sort of useful info. That's why I posted asking, because I placed an order on the 13th when the old page was still up, and I've just been notified on...

I just noticed there is a new version of these phones listed on the lendmeurears eBay page, does anyone have info on them?

Wow. I'd ask you to quote me where I recommended anything, but that would just draw out this off-topic discussion even more. I don't need an absolute reference point (ie. first hand experience) to make relative comparisons. If someone wanted to buy a car, I may not know if a Koenigsegg CCXR is...

"you'll probably find the W2's a drastic change"—well, duh. The W2's are somewhat neutral balanced armature phones, and the Monsters are touted as fun-sounding dynamics. There's pretty much a guarantee that that will be the most drastic change out of the phones he listed. As for the rest of your...