Ron, Thanks for the feedback. Sony's seem to have good reviews. A bit big to carry around though. I am looking more into something portable, stylish with good sound (a bit picky arent we?). I am no professional with sound quality, but a fanatic when it comes to electronic music. I liked the Etymotics, but it is way over my budget. audiocube.com has the new Audio-Technica ATH-EM7 Ear-Fitting Headphone. Cant really categorize as "portable", but has a nice way in storing it. On the other hand, I also checked out the Sony MDR-EX71SL Fontopia Earphone. Don¹t know anything about it, but it seemed to have great reviews. s