I'll give this a go ASAP.
I haven't been missing the controls all that much and I'm inclined to think that it hasn't been a showstopper for a majority of folks or the KF would not have been bought in the first place perhaps OR perhaps more would be returned as a result especially if it was given as a gift and the receiver couldn't live without it.
I have some real nice pairs of earphones as research was done to ensure I purchased pairs that have high sensitivity and are closed/sealed to outside noise. I also have compact disc players, other tablets, and a portable DVD player so it was important for me to have good sets of earphones.
BUT of course who wouldn't want a perhaps nice and easy alternative to no volume buttons/controls to heighten their like of the KF even more?
Thanks for relaying the info to us. Amazon should be paying a commission to some of the folks here!