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Westone UM2 questions

I've decided to upgrade my Shure E2 IEMs with Westone UM2s based mainly on the reviews I've read here. Couple of questions:

1. Is there much advantage to buying the removable cable model versus the permanently attached cables? There's only about a $20 dollar difference but is one substantially better than the other?

2. Looking on e-bay I found some listed for more than $50 cheaper than the list price on westone.com. Seems like a big difference, so I'm a little weary of buying something that may be a factory second or refurbished item. Anybody have any experience buying UM2s from e-bay?

That's about it. Thanks for the advice.
 
You might want to check this forum out for used stuff and reviews. I haven't bought anything there so I don't how reliable the sellers are. [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

I found it when I was upgrading from my UM1's. FWIW I read reviews for a few days and decided to go with some Futuresonic Atrio M5's for their bass response and I love them.