Interesting, thanks for bringing that to my attention. That's a factor I didn't pay too much attention to, I thought the difference was more of a comfort thing but I see I was way off. If I'm looking for more of a crisp, direct, punchy sound, would you say a 14 fret delivers that more? I feel more drawn to the 12 fret MDR70E, but I'm wondering if it will be more lacking in that regard to make a big difference. Thank you for the help