Great post. The Shure SRH840 is another set I've been looking into. As for your comment about the M50x not being a bass cannon - I'm not really bothered by that.   You guys are awesome. I'm going to check some of these out at my local Guitar Center, assuming they have what I'm looking for.

Closed, preferably. I'm still learning about sound signature (and headphone jargon in general) so I can't give an exact answer on that yet. I'll look up your recommendation and see what other people are saying.

Hello, everyone. Thanks in advance for your support.   I'm interested in purchasing my first set of headphones. After weeks of research, I've come to the conclusion that Audio-Technica's ATH-M50x might be best for me. It seems like they're praised all over this forum, but of course, you have...