Let's see now, my top 3?
-AT L3000's... Conolly leather. Looks incredible. 'Nuff said.
-AT EW9 Sovereign... Hokkaido cherry hardwood in a clip on. It's just... wow. I never thought ANY company would go this far with a pair of clip ons.
-SA1000... cheap, and looks as good as any top-end Sony headphone(I like them more than the Qualia 010, IMO). I want mine for the sound, of course.
If I could add more to the list, I'd go with:
-Grado RS1's... classy, built like a super-luxury sedan or the interior of a Lear Jet.
-Sensa 2X-S... what could be better looking than a pair of awesome reference level headphones you don't see? Invisible headphones... I like that.
-Qualia 010... I feel this is Sony's best design, well, ever, except for the custom fit thing. I find R10's and CD3000's to be BULKY, and these are the antethesis of that sentiment. A wooden(Hokkaido Cherry, anyone?) version of the 010 would be the best headphone I could ever envision, but it would be damned hard to build.
(Cant think of any others at the moment...)
Thos're my two cents. Now give me a nickel
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Abe