Time for some tender and rubbery ear-badgering...

[Mazling]

So, the connector on my very nice but quite old and dirty-looking Beyerdynamic dt880's is wearing away - I plan to have a go at replacing it and failing that, I will be buying some dt990s. Has anyone tried this? Some pointers would be nice.
Also, I'm considering buying some proper in-ear "personal monitors" (they go right inside!) and I would like to hear of freddys that have some and how comfortable they are - and particularly how good they sound. Shure or Ultimate Ears seem to be the ones to go for.

Oh, and here's a badger that may or may not fit into your ear:

 

[nath]

Future Sonics EM3

These are what I've got, they're not tremendously cheap, they ARE tremendously hideous, and they also are the best earphones I've ever used. Very comfy, amazingly high quality, and works flawlessly in loud environments. I can listen to music with no hassle while mowing the lawn or on the tube. Get them, you won't regret it

That said, the place I bought them doesn't seem to sell them anymore. Seems to have been replaced with Future Sonics Atrio M5 earphones, not sure how good they are but I expect just as good as the EM3's.