When I was visiting Hong Kong, I saw this middle aged dude wearing Denon AH-D5k's or 7k's (I couldn't get a close look) as a portable. It was impressive.

Actually I find my Sennheisier HD800s super comfortable..

It seems like he already has buds and cans, so not sure why people are grilling him about getting other ones (plus it hurts the wallet more)... another vote for Neutron if you're sticking with Android.

Hmm M50s feel fine to me, but I generally have a high tolerance I think. Is it convenient for you to try some of these before you buy at a brick and mortar shop? I guess the M50s have been phased out so they might be harder to come by, but you might be able to find some of the ones serman...

  All good points. It does seem likely that cycling through different gear setups is a pretty noisy way of reaching some kind of maximum. Yet at the limit I suspect it's demonstrable that with infinitely many trials you will end up at the same maximum (assuming that preferences are...

Save up for the D5000. Or maybe even the D7000.

It's definitely not stiff. But it is a memory wire. So if you twist it in some odd configuration, it becomes a bit of a hassle to straighten it out.

Oh man 210 shipped is crazy... but what if I don't know anyone who got such a deal?

lol, i think you should just join the cynic club.

hmm now i kind of want to try these. but i should probably enjoy what i have first. too early to take the plunge