the Beyerdynamic DT770s both which don't exactly suit my taste. The T70 didn't pique my interest, and the Momentum on-ear is...on ear, which isn't ideal to me, and supposedly sounds worse than the regular Momentum which sounded really great but had leather pads which is not my thing.

that right,I bet it's the most expensive option ever available on a ciem, which I'm guessing will add $400+ to the base cost.  Also, it looks like JH has adopted the cables from the Sony MDR-EX series,thanks