Thanks for the reply.  I will look into the Brainwavz B2.  I feel like an RE0+amp puts it in a high price range, so I'd might as well go for an HF5 or B2 as you suggested.  Comfort wise, I will have to rule out HF5 (deep insertion), and between the B2 and UE 700 I head read that B2 is superior...

I've been looking through Joker's and ClieOS' reviews for several days now, but every time I latch onto a pair of IEMs, no matter how hard I try and believe they are "the ones," I always manage to be convinced otherwise by price, bass-emphasis, defects, availability, or general dislike among the...