Quote: Ha, I don't think my bank account would be happy!   Thanks for the suggestion, I'll consider them next time I'm shopping around :)

They finally arrived in the mail and I must say, I'm very impressed with the VC02.   They can keep up with busy/heavy passages like a champ. The high end is a bit more bright and fatiguing than my previous HF5s, but the low end has much more 'umph' than the etys did.   All in all, a very...

Thanks for the replies everyone.   I made this thread so I wouldn't give in to an impulse buy.. Which is exactly what I did. My VC02 should be in my hands by this weekend. I'll update when I get them and let you know if they're worthy of my ety ears :P

Hi everyone! I've been lurking around here for ages and finally decided to sign-up.   You see, my dear Etymotic HF5 ran away and I've been without portable music for nearly 3 weeks now (sadface). I didn't want to make an impulse buy so I've been biding my time. Now I feel like it's the right...