After much toing and froing, I finally made a decision and pulled the trigger on the Sennheiser URBANITE XL wireless headphones.  The others in my serious consideration set were the Bose SoundLink around-ear wireless headphones II and the Beats Studio Wireless Headphones.  I had also considered...

  Thanks very much for your impressions and comparison notes. I'd had a chance to audition the Bose SoundLink around-ear wireless headphones II, but this was wired to the Bose demo stand - so not ideal - and unfortunately the connector to demo them using my iPhone as a source with my own music...

    Thank you for your reply! I will look for a MDR1ABT to audition. They seem to be about $100 more than the Sennheiser or Bose in NZ.   Cheers!

Thank you for this very informative and helpful post!  I've visited it many, many times.   For mainly portable use, would you recommend the Sennheiser URBANITE XL wireless or the Bose SoundLink around-ear wireless headphones II? I listen to most genres of music, mainly hip hop, pop, rock...

Thanks very much for the suggestions. Is it fair to say the PSB M4U 1, PSB M4U 2 and the NAD VISO HP50 will sound pretty similar? Is there a disadvantage to the PSB M4U 2 over the 1 (I have a shop selling them at the same price). I would not use the ANC often, but the internal amp might be fun...

I'm looking for a pair of good headphones for use both on the go with my iPhone 5s/iPad 2 without amping and at work on my PC via a Fiio E10 Olympus USB DAC & headphone amplifier. I currently have a pair of Sennheiser HD 25-1 II Adidas Originals which I love, (used mainly with my iPad) and I...

kia ora from New Zealand! I fall into the long time lurker - first time poster category.  I've often swung by here to check reviews of headphones I've been interested in...  so thanks for all of the info, reviews and recommendations! I love listening to music, and will listen to most...