Quote: That's pretty cheap, where can you buy it for that price?

      Received a reply pretty much as soon as I posted that... maybe Mr Sennheiser is reading this thread!   Quote:   I suspect prices for the grilles are per each, which makes it quite a bit more than I'd like to pay for a cosmetic upgrade...  

If you don't mind me asking, who did you contact for the grilles? I have emailed Syntec whom I thought were the local distributor but have yet to receive a reply.   Quote:  

I for one am glad that 'high end' audio cables do not have the ubiquity of... rainbows.

I'm considering this upgrade path as well (Essence followed by an external amp when I can find the budget).   Has anyone listened to the HD600 from both the STX amp and a decent budget amp (say, the M-Stage)? I have a feeling I'm going to be going down that route regardless but I was...

It might be worth mentioning what the headphones are.

Great thread! I just wish there was some equivalent for full size headphones...

Why not get some ATH-ES7? 42mm though.

dt770-32

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ViSang-VS-R01-VS-R01-Budget-HI-FI-Earphones-/150577557726?pt=UK_AudioVisualElectronics_HomeAudioHiFi_Headphones&hash=item230f1f30de   I'd get these for ~$15.

Could you contact me on ebay? Managed to hit the 2 message limit with a single PM.