Agreed that HFM is charging too much for the sound and build quality of their products. I liked the HE1000 while I had it but it's probably twice as expensive as it should be selling for. The build quality for a $3k product was a joke...fake wood, fake chrome, fake leather, etc. HFM has serious issues with quality control regarding variability from unit to unit - I've heard huge differences between different pairs of HE1000s. These companies (mainly HFM/Audeze) will keep getting away with this price gouging as long as there are fools around to stuff their pockets for sub par products.