Senn HE60, HE90
Sony Qualia, R10
ATH L3000, etc
AKG K1000
Stax
Grado
I'd say the high end isn't more expensive now than it's been in the past...there are just more small players trying for that pie too.
Because the lost interest is insignificant compared to the inconvenience of having to come up with money at the end of the year if something happens during the year to change my tax burden.
The main trick is to read the post linked in my signature (and several others) or the PM you got when you joined. Take that to heart. This ISN'T a headphone site, particularly.
That's a different problem. I've had to sleep in the Chicago airport twice and Newark once because a flight from Chicago made me miss a flight another time.
My #1 rule of winter airline travel is NEVER schedule a connecting flight through chicago.
At least it's extremely likely the flight departing chicago is also delayed, as every flight in chicago in winter is delayed.