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Headphoneus Supremus
Yes the SEM 5 is pretty darn nice and as I said before, given the build quality and sound quality, in today's crazy expensive headphone market, the Pioneer is actually fairly priced.Heard these briefly today, around 20 mins so pinch of salt etc. I really liked them, they were well balanced with no obvious exaggeration, a good sign in my experience. They had the velour pads on, very comfy. The the shop assistant was willing to get leather ones but sods law I had a meeting after lunch.
Overall, very competitive with my SRH1540, think pioneer has it licked!