Well the Fuze+ is official now.   $120 for an OLED player with 16gb storage seems reasonable...but I'm not a fan of a lack of tactile feedback when navigating menus.  It'll be interesting to see how this stacks up to the Fuze from a sound quality perspective.

I use a Fiio E5, which I ordered for <$20 and it's a great portable amp...although if you're specifically looking for a DAC/amp combo, I don't have any experiences to share with the K450.

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I only see 2 small screws on each side of my K450s, but I doubt they would be used to adjust the headband. The manual certainly doesn't suggest as much either.

You might actually be wearing the drivers in as opposed to damaging them. Headphones heard straight out of the box will generally sound different from the same pair that have been used for several dozen hours.

I used to be limited to about 20 before being embarassingly tired, but after doing a 3x a week workout regime over the last month or two, I can pull off 40 now. I can't seem to do a single pull up though...

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I coil the cable and put a twist tie on it, then I put my cans in a reuseable plastic-ish shopping bag, which go into my backpack.

It might be worth opening up the headphones and confirming that the drivers are okay and in properly in place. The reason I'm suggesting this is because I had purchased a used pair a few years ago and was having issues with a lack of bass "punch" from one of the drivers. I sent it off to...

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I believe Sennheiser will honour the warranty if you have the original receipt, but I could be mistaken.

http://www.ncix.com is based in BC and carries a few Sennheiser models. I guess BestBuy and FutureShop carries a few headphones as well. Aside from that, the best deals usually come from Head-Fi's marketplace and its Canada friendly sellers.

I usually give my tube amp about a minute to warm up before putting on my phones and turn them off when I'm done. They've generally been for 30 minute-ish sessions lately anyway.

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The "chrome" part on the earphones gives it away. Legit EP-630s have gone on sale for <$15 at places like Dell.ca and BestBuy.ca in Canada, so I'd imagine such deals roll around in the States as well.

I saw some Audio Technica ATH-ES7s recently and they didn't look as good as they do in pictures. It was kind of disappointing, as I was planning on getting them eventually. Aside from that, most of the folks I've seen were using iBuds, SkullCandy, with the occasional Sennheiser here and there.

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