derhpI am looking foreword to receiving my monks as much as the next fellow, I don't think they are going be the best thing I've ever heard, nor where they designed to be. The monks are amazing value for your money, just don't expect them to compete with something that's twenty-six times their price. The VE ZEN ($148) would be a far more appropriate comparison. Even then, you'd be comparing IEMs (inner-ear monitors) to earbuds. Kinda apples to oranges anyway.