So I've had my HD-555's for quite some time now and they've treated me well, however I'm kind of wanting a different pair. I recently started listening to a lot of House and Dubstep so I'm looking for some headphones with a ton of bass. I don't have an amp, and I would rather not get one unless...

They have bright colours and look nice. That's all they care about. Whenever I try and argue to one of my friends how bad Skullcandy, Bose or Monster is it always ends badly...

840 no doubt. The M50 would probably be the next best, but there's a big performance gap from the 840's to the M50's imho.

I am the ultimate Sennheiser fanboy. Audio Technica would be a distant second though.

I love my HD-555's with acoustic, they sound fantastic for the price.

Could someone recommend me some headphones for wearing outside? The only ones I can think of is the ES7's, but I'd like to weigh my options considering I've heard horror stories of how they fit, lol. I'd be looking for something that would do well with Metal and/or Electronic music, easily...

Whoa, off topic post, but you live in Winnipeg? That's rad. I live about 30 min away. :3

Alright so I'm looking for some headphones that will contrast my HD-555's nicely. Around the same price, easily driven, closed and good for Metal and/or Electronic. Not interested in Grado. Go!

I have modded HD-555's which are most likely a similar version of the HD-598. I love mine for...everything, I mean, they're solid at pretty much everything. Movies, Music, Gaming...They lack a bit in bass for some people, for me it's perfect. I'm sure you'll love 'em.

Sennheiser HD 25-1's look pretty sweet. I like the looks of WeSC headphones as well, but they sound atrocious.

The HD-555's are awesome for gaming, movies and music. Probably some of the most versatile budget audiophile headphones out there. I would recommend getting the HD-555 and modding them so that they're essentially a 595, and maybe just save the rest of your money because I don't really think...

Got my buddy some Sennheiser HD-558's and he got me some other headphones which I am unsure of. I think they might be M50's but I can't be certain.

The M50's are really bad for first person shooters, where as the HD-555's are, in my opinion, one of the best headphones for gaming.

If I'm driving, no, but I do occasionally bring them along on long road trips where I'm not the driver.

I probably use my HD-555's the most, but then again my collection only consists of SR-60's, M50's and SRH240's.

I really love deadmau5's Strobe coming through my 555's.

I would say not. I found them to be fairly similar, you'd probably be much better off saving for some cans that contrast the HD-555s nicely rather then getting another very similar pair.

Grados are great for rock, not so good for electronic (at least in my opinion). I'm a Sennheiser Fanboy so I'd say see what they have to offer, with a budget like that the possibilities are endless...

Quote: Never tried the AKG K240, but I used to have a pair of the AD700s and I never found them to be exceedingly comfortable. I always liked my HD-555 more, but that's just me.

Quote: +1   They're probably the most comfortable headphones I have as well.

I have the HD-555 and M50. The HD-555s are not great for hip-hop, they do leave a little to be desired in terms of bass, but the sound stage is second to none, they are extremely comfortable and are great for gaming. The M50 on the other hand has far better bass, but lacks the sound stage...

I use my HD-555s in a library. Unless you love listening to your music obnoxiously loud, you should be fine with any type of headphones in a library environment.

I bought mine off ebay. Normally I wouldn't recommend doing so, but there are quite a few reputable dealers selling them on ebay right now for ~$100.

Have you done the foam mod on your HD-555s? I found that that increased the bass quite a lot. 

Grados are awesome for metal, I can't speak from experience for the dx700s but I do know that the Grados won't disappoint.