Great review. I've had mine for a month and they do break in nicely. I've had shure SE's in the past and these sound better to me. The clarity on good material is amazing. Diana Krall's latest in 96/24 just blew me away on these. I'm seriously considering a bithead to try and get some better...

I'll put in a plug for the SE530's. Had mine for a couple of weeks now along with two flights and the medium olive foamies are working great for me. Maybe I'm used to them now and/or break in time but the sound is amazing and isolation very good. They really knock the noise floor down to where...

I literally just got my SE530's today and am currently sitting here listening to Martina McBride's Christmas album which I ripped in Apple Lossless. They're really nice and boy, does AAC 128 kps suck! She's got just a hell of a voice and I figured it would represent a good test of female vocals...

I have a pair of SE530's on the way so I am hoping to join the happy ranks here. Yeah, they were more than I wanted to drop but I'll see how they work for me and report back. Worst case scenario? I buy more headphones. Step one is admitting you have a problem.....

I'm literally in the same boat and, naturally, didn't read this thread prior to ordering a set of SE530's yesterday. On the bright side, Headroom has them on sale CHEAP ($350) so maybe I won't hate myself too badly. I've read a ton of very positive reviews - was thinking customs but at half the...