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did you try them with your old sound card before you installed the new one?

Most comfortable I own - JVC HA-S700   Most comfortable I have ever worn - BOSE QC15

For the record, the Bose QC 15s are the most comfortable pair of headphones that I have ever worn   But as far as sound quality and isolation goes, I am more impressed with my 30 dollar JVCs and a pair of broken Altecs I picked up for 5  

Saw a guy wearing a pair of Shure's today :)

You're just paranoid, the static-like sound is not because of your headphones   *edit - maybe we are hearing something different - I can hear a static/cymbal-like sound in both drivers of any set of headphones

Quote: I didn't really like any of the philosophies as a religion but enjoyed Taoism as a philosophy. Part of me thinks that I only enjoyed Taoism because it meshes well with my often appearing lazy persona (i.e. the concept of effortless effort), but I'd like to believe that I enjoy it...

Interesting review   I like how you applied your world religions course to something outside the classroom. A few semesters ago I had signed up for a world religions course but immediately dropped the class and filled the void with a course in philosophy (one of the best collegiate decisions...

Quote: the S700's have padding comparable to the rx900s. Not as comfortable as the 900s, but the same material

Quote: Forget the rx700s, get the S700s, much more comfortable

Quote:   It's actually a rather old one  

Quote: I buy broken IEM's and fix them :)   I take more care of my circamaurals

Depends on the situation. Lately I've been wearing my around ears for the majority of my music listening time primarily because they are so much more comfortable. However, when I go to work or am doing something that I feel needs extra isolation I will wear some IEMs.