>> because anything bought in Italy costs ten times the price probably 9 >> out of that ten goes into the pockets of the Mafia. Just an example >> when i bought my 5gig ipod it was 399 in the states here i paid almost >> 1000 for it so i ask you Laurie would you buy it from Italy?? They're kind of bulky, they're kind of expensive, but they're like feeding dove chocolate to your ears: http://www.bose.com/products/headphones/triport/ I've never owned anything from BOSE before...a lot of people swear by them, a lot of people hate them, but these headphones are among the best I've ever used (and I do audio recording/mixing/mastering as a hobby and for friends) Example of a red hot chili peppers show I...ahem...went to: http://homepage.mac.com/mentholiptus/mlm.mp3 So anyway, get the triport headphones if you're willing to spend the extra dough. jesse .