Quote: sounds like a good idea, but a tad worried about what could happen to bass response as a result =S

Yay! cowon iaudio 10 + fiio e11 + ultrasone dj1 pro = happiness (:  

******* DAMNIT SOLDOUT 

To be honest, I absolutely hate touchpad anything. I'd much prefer tactile buttons over touchpad. The UI of the cowon takes quite a while to get used to, and I still haven't figured out everything. That being said, I'm well on my way to being accustomed to it. Plus the tactile volume buttons can...

well its cowon so sq is on par with the rest   at its price point I'd say its biggest rivals are probably 2nd hand s9 and j3's

Just got it, using it with E11 + ultrasone dj1 pro. It's ridiculously powerful for something so cheap n slim, but the UI takes a bit to get used to.

They use AAA batteries. I can't believe they haven't switched to something less ******* STONE AGE 

To be honest, I feel there's a huge market waiting for that killer combination of marketing savvy ( which monster has done VERY well ), a well-built goodlooking product and stellar sound.   Monster has 2. Probably the more important two also, considering that the masses generally are hearing...

Quote: Doubt they spend anything on R&D. If they did they'd fix up their headphones, but the point is they don't need to with the success of the Beats line.

I wouldn't know about that, some of the turbine specs seem to be at least decent albeit overpriced.   But I think it's fair to say that sound probably won't depart too far from the current beats lineup.

These actually look pretty darn slick and nontacky. Thoughts?   http://beatsexecutive.com/

Yeah the sounds pretty phenomenal, I prefer using black tips + eqing but nothing as bad as what you suggested

http://www.headphonebar.com/   Great Canadian website. buy.com and futureshop has some pretty good deals usually.

Anyone got these yet? Bout to pull the trigger and grab one but I need to make sure there's tactile buttons for forward/back for pocket change 8)

ATH ES7       - Portable headphone (no earplugs!): Over-ear or On-ear                                          its on ear  - Cable longer then 1.5 meter                                                                              long cable - They should be comfortable to have on for...