I found the treble pretty mellow, the high mids are strong but I wouldn't say they've even reached the sparkling territory yet (or past that to harsh). OF COURSE, the sound of all headphones are changed a bit by the folds and dimensions of your ear, so I can't guarantee what it will sound like to you. This is more mellow than the HD 800, definitely not as harsh as a DT880, so if you've heard either of those this is less "harsh" by relative comparison.
Haven't seen this mentioned. Normally Drop ships with USPS (DHL-GLOBAL-MAIL) to Canada but with the Canada Post strike I assume they will use a courier so we'll get dinged with the courier processing fees $50-$60 plus the duties and taxes. To take advantage of the current $199 sale can shipping be delayed until an agreement is met?