Thanks for your input!   After reading a while on these forums, I decided to return them and ordered a pair of Sennheiser HD 380 PRO. I'll post my opinion on those when they arrive :-)

Hi there, I am a newbie regarding headphones, and an amateur electronic music producer (I'd like to think!). I have been looking for some $200 studio headphones, like AKG K-712 PRO or Sennheiser HD 380 PRO, to connect directly to my gadgets (like korg volca keys or kaossilator) or to my Laptop...