I got these because I had the DT 880 and wanted soemthing that was darker while still being neutral and not too expensive. These were recommended to me as fitting that bill and also being similar to the HD650, so it would also give me a chance to hear what others people frequently reference. That is one of the main reason I bought them as well, they were something tons of others have tried and I could compare my opinion to theirs to get a good internal reference. I used them with the CEntrance DACport HD. Build Quality, Looks, Packaging They feel...

I have these in the "standard"/premium version (straight cord), 250 OHM, and in the limited edition chrome finish. I got these headphones because I wanted something that was neutral for production that was also a great value without being too expensive. I have tried several other headphones in the past (KRK 8400, ATH MSR7), however I found that they had terrible soundstage and were too analytical (KRK 8400) or just wrong sounding (MSR7, brightness that I did not appreciate). I had never tried semi-open or open headphones, so I was hoping they would...

These are my first pair of headphones (ever), so take this review with a grain of salt. I never used headphones before because I didn't see why I ever need a pair. My speakers were fine and I don't listen to music seriously when I'm outside of my house, so it would have been a waste of money to me. I did however use a cheap, poor quality pair only for some brainwave entrainment experiements. I never used those for anything else in fear of becoming accustomed to bad frequency response. The reason why I'm trying headphones again now is because my...