Have you given these a whirl as a proper portable can going outside with these?

Lol, nah, I've never used them outside. Maybe I'll go to the park with them tomorrow, see what it feels like. I've been waiting to use them on a plane trip, but the price of them and magnetic flux is a bit scary - http://cdn.head-fi.org/7/7c/7c603f18_DSC02444.jpeg

I really like your descriptions of these. I own them as my primary can for all-around (I'm a student and can't afford owning several high end cans) so I actively bring them out with me. People don't even know the value in them which is perfectly fine by me. I think the main point is they can be used with just about any source (though do much better from higher quality sources) and have very nice comfort and isolation. I love that they can be both a primary home can and portable at the same time, unlike the T1 or other high end cans (HD800, LCD2, etc) which can only really be used at home (though you see someone bringing these cans out every once in a while). I find they respond very well to EQing, which I use to boost the bass a bit. They have a very nice all-around sound. Even if it's not the strongest bass, they have sufficient impact so even listening to some electronic music every now and then is fine.

Violet overtones? Hmmm... Never heard the T5p, but if I'd characterize the T1, it'd have undertones of orange...

Thanks for your supportive comment.
I only use these at home. The portability and easy to drive are extra features, which increases their value.

isthat a foto of the t5p magnet causing distortion of the image on the tv?? wow
http://cdn.head-fi.org/7/7c/7c603f18_DSC02444.jpeg

LOL that's exactly what it is, and my Sony MDR-V6 did nada... http://imgur.com/V1wpH

hey, thats my fav tv program....
Kiteki, its always fresh summer reading your prose, yes the T5p can tunnel thru the depths of the stage,
no pedal shifts on the grandpiano can escape this can.
Yes and that subwooferbass, palpable in a sense.

The T5p is an excellent headphone and worthy of the title "King Portable".

its a portable in the sense of being throw behind the seats of an audi....german sense of portability...
i missed the tunneling deep searching ability of this can...u can hear foreverrrrr INTO.
That TV image spooked me ...somewhat.