Not arguing at all Ed, but for clarification the foam headband is now felt covered, that's why the ones at CJ looked different from the one Don posted pics of.
If the HE6 sounded better to you, then by all means you bought the right one. I do sometimes think people assume we all hear the same, and that's just not the case.
For me the LCD-2 sounded fantastic, probably the best headphone I've heard, and I found them pretty comfy too.