HAHAHA!
I'm so glad I got 2 pairs, one for me, and one for a friend.
These little things are AMAZING
Ok - not worth £50+ but they are Certainly better than the Denon AH-C260's, CX500/CX400II's, and just under the EX500's
These are BEFORE burn-in - literally, just my first impressions:
-Bass is nice, not over powering, nor too little - just about right -> I know I'm an extreme basshead, but here - I'm being a little less "extreme" - these have a nice bass impact.
-Their mids are quite muddy so far - I'm SURE this will change with burn-in, put it this way, the CX500's/CX400II's sounded muddier at first
-Their highs are present and don't spike at ANY point - they are quite rolled off in fact, but what I love about them is that they don't pierce you in the ears, thus aren't bright at all - if anything they sound quite dark.
-Isolation is actually not bad
-Comfortable for me, over-the-ear - although for my friend with smaller ears he found them hard to put on -> so you might need to buy extra tips, I certainly don't but will play around with some tips I have
-Soundstage is excellent, honestly, kind of reminds me of the IE7's possibly a little more closed in atm, but still - excellent.
-Build quality is nice, and the wire is absolutely brilliant (reminds me of
"Surcouf" wires - any of my french crew will understand what I mean)
So far my price estimate for them is:
-£35
I paid £8 - thanks to user
"some1" for organising the group buy - he has some for sale - WELL worth the price, go buy them NAOW!
This price will probably go up, with burn-in!
I would like to thank:
-Some1
-Dsnuts for bringing them to my attention
If your in the US - grab yourself 5 pairs, and hand them out to people, they will love you
!
If your in the EU/UK, if you don't buy some from "some1", I'll feel sorry for you, as these are an absolute steal.
Don't get me wrong, I can't see them being my main earphones, but they are certainly and most definitely staying with me until they break
!