Thanks David, I've been working the Miami boat show this weekend and have met no less than 4 Minnesotans that have all expressed extreme pleasure about being here for a down here in February! I won't torture you further by telling you what the weather's been like down here the last month or so.
In an attempt to keep this post on-tread, I'll add that I did walk by the booth for David Clark headsets- serious industrial / military grade comm headsets with noise reduction tech for hearing protection and communication in loud environments like engine rooms, airplanes, industrial situations, etc. Not sure about their fidelity as they are not sold for music monitoring (no I didn't bring my recorder to listen to a few live tracks
) , but I am curious about their passive + active noise cancellation technologies which I believe will be the only way to get truly excellent bass isolation in a live monitoring phone.