i'm posting on this ancient thread to warn off potential purchasers.

i had a pair, used an ft promo code from someone who i think turned out to be one of the hacks mentioned upthread. was pleased with them...for a very short while.

they broke fairly quickly (but not quickly enough to be replaced for free, although i was of course offered a promo code to buy another pair). i glued them back together, they lasted another trip or so, but then shorted out in a different location from the break. based on the poor performance--i had a pair of shures that lasted forever, and i'm NOT hard on them--i've given up. thought i'd pass along a warning to others.