Earbuds can also give me relatively good sound reproduction, but often people cannot see them until they have already distracted me

And again some people might actually like that clamping force just does not work for me

I think the wrong people are buying these -- these are for studio use, not DJ or jamming to your iPod

People gripe about the long coiled cord

Are they punishing people for their material consumerism?

The longer length of the Senn's may bother people like myself who suffer from TMJ syndrome (jaw problem due to clenching), which may also be further induced by its vice like pressure.

Their 54 ohms impedance makes them easy to drive and being of closed design they won't disturb people around you.

It's the quick deterioration of the phones ear cups and plastic L/R headphone components falling off (more than they obviously should).