Hi! I'm from Canada. I just bought the NW-S705f a couple of days ago and its fantastic! Funny thing is, I bought it on the day the sony store got the shipments in . Absolutely love the noise canceling earphones, and ya they are really comfortable. The crazy thing is that even when i'm riding on the sky train, i cant hear the people around me talk (annoying chatter) but i can hear the speaker phone of the voice that tells you which station you are. Reason probably being that the volume level i set my player to was like around 8, so its still on low level volume but i can still hear my music very cleary. i'd say the noise cancelling feature is a step in the right direction. More often than not when i'm usually riding on the bus, people with ipods blast their earphones, which is really stupid cuz they're going to mess up their hearing, and its also annoying for people who sit around them who are trying to sleep (ie: me lol) The accessories for the NW- S700F are really hard to get though. I'm hoping the sony store here will receive them soon, cuz i want the neckstrap lol. Kinda of sux if i have to keep it in my pocket and i cant show it off by wearing it around me neck. Also, the bubbles animation thing is pretty cool, and its nice for people to stare at it if the player can be worn like a digital necklace kind of.