Quote: Originally Posted by DLP My vote goes for the PX100. More comfortable, better built. The PortaPro headband design is one that tries to pull itself into the smallest position possible while wearing it, it gets annoying to adjust as well as can be uncomfortable if it feels like it's...

Quote: Originally Posted by commando The QC2's pretty expensive though. Does the QC2 sound better than the QC1? I had a listen to the QC1 and it was terrible: absent highs and boomy overemphasized bass. They worked very well for active noise canellation though - but like you say only for...

A couple of points regarding gerG's post: The Bose QC2's appear to be readily available. Bose has them available on-line, they're selling them at kiosks in major airports, and Hammacher Schlemmer ships them out the day you order them. I ordered mine on a Sunday and got them on a Friday...

Quote: Originally Posted by Slimm You have to label those files, right? Plus you can't delete files from the IHP directly, can you, ala the Creative NJB3? To be honest, if I needed the recording features that badly, I'd have stuck with MD's. But that's me. No, you don't have...

Quote: Originally Posted by austonia Q: Does the iHP NEED software to load music and onto its hard drive? YES, like any hardware. There's no magic here. Use Explorer.exe or others. File Explorer happens to be built into windows so its very handy. But you do need SOMETHING...

Quote: Originally Posted by jlo mein my motherboard is rather dated...have USB1.1 or whatever on it... Thinking of getting a HD mp3 player and started wondering if i could add these faster transfer methods to my old pc. If i can, how muchy do you think it would cost? There...

For those interested in the Bose QC2, I mentioned on another thread that they're available through some of the points programs offered by hotels and airlines. I ordered mine through Marriott Rewards, at 83,000 points. If you're averse to spending cold, hard cash, this may be a way to get your...

Quote: Originally Posted by Steve999 I'd say they're worth about $300. Others say $150 or $200. Good decision in any event. And welcome to head-fi.... your wallet is untouched... FOR NOW. Thanks kindly for the welcome, but my wallet is hardly untouched. I had to buy the thingy...

I had lots of Marriott Rewards points stored up, and discovered that the Bose QC2's can be had by spending those points at SkyMall (actually Hammacher Schlemmer). So I ordered 'em today @ 83,000 MR points. Based on what I've read I could've made a worse choice. I suppose my FF miles could've...