Understand where you are coming from. Just like we buy those ear buds from China for the heck of trying them out, no warranty whatsoever, though the price point is much much lower. I can only guess that OP was more upset with the fact that the components in the high end stuff are just like any...

If I read the Sennheiser warranty statement correctly, I believe they have international warranty for their products. Some laptops' warranty work this way too when the vendors realised people buys laptops to be portable. This is useful especially for folks that are posted overseas long-term...

Sam L: Curious...  What did you pick up?  Looking for something similar as well.  The E5 is taking a long time...

Why not order another pair of HJE900 online?  Price seemed on the high side...  Rakuten is a reputed online mall in Japan. http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/nakaden/item/1463419/

Quote: Last touch base with Dimitri last week, he does have open box unit available. Very responsive seller, recommending others as well given a budget if you don't prefer an open box set.  

Quote: Sorry.  Made a mistake.  Should be www.gimmedigi.com. The site looks genuine enough, a joint venture e-commerce site between HP and Hutchison Whampoa.  I'm not vouching for the site, just sharing some info.

You could also try www.gimmedigi.com. From HK.  Probably about US$240 - US$250.   Quote:  

Quote: Why not just order from J&R?  Going for US$79 now! Great deal!

Quote: At US$89, it's worth your while to just grab it.  Never been that low!!!  I got mine at $109 just 2 weeks back! The main attraction I find is the ability to swap cables, with the cables been one of the weak points of IEMs, especially when you wear them to bed. The other is the...

Quote:   For the Sony hybrids you mentioned, are you referring to those that can be used for Sony EP-EX10A or the likes?  Thanks!

Quote:   Try getting from JR.com.  Try this coupon code (GEICO10) and if you are lucky, you could get $10 off.  The price on JR is $129 before discount.   Did anyone notice that the price of this IEM fluctuates a lot, and consistently out of stock? On Amazon, the price was $129...

Rehabitat is right. In case some of you are looking for it, check out the forum on Headstage. http://www.headphonia.org/forums/showthread.php?t=59

Wow.  Looks like Headstage coping with more than they can handle. Hope the QC still maintained. in the meantime, more reading to do!