Subscribed thanks to Dsnut's convincing love for these..
Will pull the trigger on either these or the FXZ100 in the next couple of weeks, but I'm leaning more towards the CKS1000 for their reported warm tonality and fluent mids. I'm coming from the Sennheiser IE7's and though they're slightly veiled, I love their immense soundstage. I've been reading that the soundstage of the CKS1000 is very impressive, but anybody who owns both here that can compare this to the Sennheiser IE-series?
Just a heads-up for potential buyers: the tenso/amazon.jp route seems great, but I'm wondering if anyone has experience with some of the shops listed on kakaku.com? See:
http://kakaku.com/item/K0000420718/ Some shops seem to have a competitive pricing system in place, because the price keeps falling with a couple of Yen every now and then. For example, osaka.pc-bomber.jp currently sells them for 11,759 JPY ( ~133 USD), which is a steal. My rusty Google translator tells me that it includes free shipping and that they accept CC?
Looking forward to all your impressions.
*Edit: PC Bomber only allows CC payment for Over-The-Counter and bank transfer for mail order, so that is a no-go. Hm, we need someone in here that is fluent in Japanese!