[greglepore]

Try the Sony fonotopias-they fit inside the ear canal rather than over the top-very comfy, and real bass. Only downside, if it is one, is that they make it much harder to hear ambient stuff if you're in an environment where that's important.

That Ipod program is very cool-I just got a Creative Zen 20 gig-and have the same complaint about the ultimate volume level-wish someone had a patch. I think the lawyers foisted this on them. BTW, Creative blows out refurbs on ebay for $130 for a 20 gig player-yeah, their software isn't as cool as Itunes, but its usable. Only downer is no on the fly playlists, but I use mine for mostly live shows. Battery life is a good 12-14hrs, and they drop right in, as opposed to the ipod.