Bowers & Wilkins C5

Pros: The sound is glorious.
I got used to the cumbersome fit eventually.

Cons: The wire in the pictures looked more durable and less plastic-y/annoying. It is in fact plastic-y and annoying. It gets tangled easy and just isn't what I wanted or expected from a $200 pair of earbuds. I think they are at Be$t Buy now for $175

Also..

Summary: I recommend them. They won't let you try on a pair but if you make sure and get it from a place that is easy to return items, buy them, try them, return them if you don't think they're comfortable.

After a while I either stopped caring about the discomfort or got used to it, they still sound flawless.

I bought these as well as some beats with a nicer cord, the beats were grossly bass heavy and when I heard these things the awesomeness was easily recognizable immediately compared to the beats.

This is irrelevant really to the headphones but I thought I would mention it, the zipper on the case is awful. it gets stick, the metal zipper handle gets strangely jammed with the box-esque attachment.