Portability is not an issue for me, but you mentioned they are tight: how long can you keep them on without feeling uncomfortable? Does the fact that they rest on the ears mean that isolation is reduced?

This is the situation I am currently in: I need cheap (<£40), closed cans for everyday home and travel use (unamped) through an MP3 player. They do not need to be portable and I would prefer circumaural pads for comfort. I currently have: PX100 - love the sound quality but very...

Yeah, I forgot to mention that I also have a pair of Panasonic HJE50 canalphones which I never use because they make my ears sore.

I'm in almost the same position: I want some cheap, closed headphones and have been looking at the K26P, HD212, HD200, DT231 etc. Currently using K14P (earbuds) and PX100s which sound good, but are open and really uncomfortable after an hour's use (my ears become really hot due to the foam)...

Got my pair of K14Ps today (£14.70 from digitalkind.co.uk for anyone in the UK looking for them). First impressions: very detailed, a bit too much treble, below average bass, painful without foamies, excellent comfort with foamies. Very impressed and no regrets buying them over another pair...

Apart from the lack of bass, my mx500s were perfect. Maybe I'll just buy another pair....

My MX500s finally gave up today after a year of everyday use. The K14Ps have been getting good reviews around here but comfort and bass seem to be the two main problems. So my questions are: 1. How does the comfort level compare with the mx500s? I know some people have problems with the...

Maybe the people here will be able to help you: Minidisc Forums

SonicStage is infamous for its uselessness. I've since moved away from NetMDs but in order to install SonicStage 3.0 I had to do a "Repair" on Windows. Alternatively download the Setup file from a different location/try a different version. The annoying thing is, the Setup file is used to...

Thanks for all the guidance. I think i'll go with the the HJE50s because they are easily available.

The Philips HJE50 are £25 here in the UK and ($16) £9 in the USA? (microsupply.com) That's a massive price difference! Also, Audiocubes only accept US credit cards and when you add on all the shipping costs the price actually becomes more expensive than buying from the High Street. (£29 total...

I'l look into the MD33s and have seen them mentioned quite a bit around here. As for the Philips, just go to Amazon and read the user reviews. Instantly put me off (although they aren't as knowledgable as you people ). I've seen the Panasonics for cheaper than the Sonys and if they do...

I've managed to track down reviews of the Philips ones. They are referred to as HN060 (without the SBC) which is why i haven't been able to search for them. Reviews are poor and it seems the headphones are awful at noise reduction. So does anyone have any suggestions before I buy the Sony...

Firstly, I'm new here so hello to all of you. Very soon I'll have to endure a ten hour flight so i'd like to buy some headphones (in-ear) to drown out the noise. I've been looking through these forums for a while and there are some very mixed opinions on the MDR-EX71 but the general opinion...