Awesome, thanks for such a quick response! Hmmm since I travel a fair bit, it's a shame to lose the greater passive attenuation - the reason I bought the CX6's in the first place. But as you said, perhaps it's time for a change of sound and I should get over the feeling of being a bit duped...

  Thanks prodigy_techus and every one else for thorough and informative comments. I have a quick question: I have just had to return my CX6 earphones under warranty as the in-ear piece had become disconnected from the base. I thought they woudld fix with a bit of glue it but instead they sent...