I have the Pro 2900, though I have not had it for long, and I haven't had issues with sibilance like others have mentioned. I have certainly noticed sibilance at times, but it seems to be from the recording and not the headphones themselves. They are much more detailed and faster than the other headphones I have tried (MS1i, D1000, G2A, S4...) along with a better soundstage, which should be expected with the higher asking price for the 2900s. I have only ever found one review on here for the 2900s and most of the posts regarding them are assumptions about the sound based on the idea that they use the same drivers as the 900s. I have not heard the 900 so I can't tell you how they compare. I can tell you that I have not noticed some of the concerns people have posted about the 900 sound. Some have called the 900's mids recessed. I have not found the mids of the 2900 to be recessed and this is coming from primarily listening to the MS1. They are not as pronounced as on the MS1, but I currently prefer the 2900 for rock and metal (death, black, progressive) which is a Grado/Alessandro strength. I also have found them to be far superior to my other headphones for acoustic guitar, piano, and vocal tracks. Brian Wilson's Smile on these is simply great in my opinion. I did have some concern about bass quantity when I ordered these and went ahead with the order based on the idea that something like the Kees mod could help with the bass if necessary. I have not found a need for any type of mod to control the bass and I am from a "basshead." The bass is certainly there in greater quantity than on my other phones (with the exception of the Klipsch S4 which I am really not a fan of) but it doesn't obscure anything else.
I tried them straight from an iPod classic purely out of curiosity and based on that I can tell you right now that you will not get anywhere near the full potential of these straight from a tablet. My usual source for these is an Auzentech Bravura sound card. It does have a built in amp, but it is not certainly not the greatest source out there. These do sound significantly better from the Bravura than from an iPod, though.
Again, I cannot give a direct comparison to the closed Ultrasone models, but hopefully my impressions helped at least a little.