So after owning these for a month, my overall feeling is one of disappointment. I love the sound and the convenience of these headphones, but the frustrating useability issues mean I'm going to be sending mine back. The extremely loud notifications and the static in the left earcup, and to a...

Yup, that's exactly my experience as well.

I am experiencing the exact same issue on my pair as well. The static in the left cup almost sounds to me like it very quietly mirrors the music that is playing in the right cup, but I'm not 100% confident in that. I'll be contacting my dealer as well because I absolutely love these otherwise.