Quote: And the foamy temple pads soak up sweat; useful/disgusting.  

\o/ I do plan on using them pretty much solely at home, so their non-portability is not an issue. I think I'm going to go for it, and buy a pair. :D Thank you, everyone!

I'm pretty much besotted with the Alessandro MS1s. They look like lovely lifelong companions.  All the reviews I've read agree they sound great, but build quality has been described by some as terrible, some as good, etc. I am sort of on the cusp of buying them, but I don't want to get them...

There are a lot of threads asking for the same/similar things - seems there's a gap in the market for smallish/portable, isolating on-ear/over-ear, good-looking headphones.   I might buy some leaky ones and become a shut-in. :D

I think I'm fast falling in love with the M1s.   Would they be utterly useless for commuting, work, etc.? (Do they leak THAT much? I wouldn't say portapros leaked too badly - are M1s better/worse?)   Help!

Wow, replies already.   I forgot to mention that I'm horribly shallow, so how they look is important to me. (I like the look of the portapros and the MS1s, sort of goes without saying.) And if I ever actually make it to the point of purchase, I'll be wearing these out and about (and I have a...

Hello :) Having breezed through several pairs (and when I say breezed through, I mean irreparably broken) of portapros, I am looking to move onwards and upwards. Any recommendations for good, sturdy headphones? Over or on ear, I don't mind. (Music: I listen to all sorts, but not Mahler or...