As you noted you work in construction, I hear you loud and clearly, Utopianemo.      The RE-400's  build , I feel, doesn't lend them toward being  "rough and tumble"  buds;  they seem to be a  little on the delicate side construction-wise. I find them OK for travel or a walk/ occasionally on...

Hi All,   Finally joined the forum today after years of just looking--- I am a budget audiophile, and all of your counsel has been amazing over the years to someone with limited funds-----thank you.   I took a chance on the Hifiman RE-400 in 2015 after the price drop to $79 USD ( unhappy...