Well I am sure I am not alone in this story. My ipod was stolen from my house ata a party and I am now without any mp3 player. The one I had was a 20gb. I liked the ipod but wasn't too crazed over it. I am looking to buy a new mp3 player in the 200-300 dollar range. What would you guys reccomend?

To each his own. I wouldn't get too worked up over this discusiion. Keep things in perspective, We are talking about HEADPHONES. I have the HD595's and love them, they are extremely comfortable, efficient and sound great (not grainy at all) for what it is worth.

I am sorry, I thought you had said ear cushions not ear cups. My fault. You slide them to the top slot and then push up and out and they should pop out.

I have a pair of the HD212's and you do just pull to remove from the headphone. You have my word that they will not tear.

They are about a $30 headphone in my mind as well. How does everyone here stack the nois ecancelling models though. Does anyone consider any of the other noise cancelling models to be worth their price, such as the Sennheiser PXC250's or the shure in ears?

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I have heard that Sennheiser has 2 new wired h-phone models which they introduced at CES. Supposeedly the HD215 and the HD485 are both great headphones. The 215 are comparable to the 280pro abd the 485 is going ot be the new top end of their 400 series. Has anyone had a chance to see or her...

I can second that answer but was curious as to how extensive some people's collections are.

wow! Wayn's line-up belongs in a headphone museum.

I do not have that many pairs of headphones and am semi-new to the craze but was curious who on head-fi might have the most impressive lineup of headphones alone. I am not interested in amps or cables, just a lineup of headphones My meager lineup is as follows: HD555 HD600 PX100 MX500

Here is a guide to the Sennheiser warranty policy fro their site : http://www.sennheiserusa.com/newsite...p?transid=1357 Todd the Vinyl junkie http://www.toddthevinyljunkie.com/

I agree , I thought that they had a nice sound right out of the box and only got better after burn in.

Sennheiser MX500

I like the look of the HD212.

The HD280 is a much better sounding h-phone