Thanks for the suggestions guys! I am going to take a loaner from Unique Melody, their $1,100 'Miracles' (which they'd have to be for that price!). Then I'll take a trip to Wicked Digitals to compare their products. And if all that fails, I will make a shortlist of places to visit in the USA...

Alright, I'll definitely put them on the list!   Has anyone got suggestions for New York, San Francisco or Chicago? How do you deal with the "eww, these plugs are used" or the "eww, that guy just used the plugs" factor?

Hey HeadFi'ers, going nuts here!   I have had GRADO S80's, ETY HF2's, SEN CX300's, and SONY S90's to name a few, and they all had severe limitations.   I want to get a CUSTOM IEM, with a non-microphonic cable and maybe even a microphone (for the iPhone), but before I do, I want to know...

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Hey guys,   First up, let me quickly state my audio experiences:   Grado SR80: Warm, friendly, good level of bass and treble detail, seem quite smooth, too loud for public use, possibly lacking in fine detail, very uncomfortable for long-term wear.   Etymotic HF2: Accurate (almost...