I have also been looking for an alternative to Bose OE, I tried the ES55 yesterday and they were very good.  I prefered them to the Bose.   I would have bought them there and then but I just wanted to try a pair of AKG K450 as well.   I should be able to do that next week. 

Why are you selling them?  What are your views of them?

Thanks for your advice.   My budget is upto about £150   I looked at the Fanny Wangs and they look to be a bit bulky when folding up as the cups dont twist and they are not very flat at all though.

Hi, I'm new here and after some new headphones for my iPod, but i need to fit them in my work bag so they need to fold as flat and small as possible, but I would like them to be closed and isolate as much as possible.   I was about to go out and buy some Bose OE, but when I noticed that...