Which headphones

Well for something better than the Beats Studio Pro's look in the $60-150 range.

I find it ironic you are criticizing this forum for not providing enough reasons why some headphones are better than others when you are making your decision based on looks.  Sennheisers don't look good.  You don't like the look of D2000s.  ROFL, and all those headphones probably better than your Beats too if you want to hear something other than muddy bass.

Go for the Pro 900s?

With just an Ipod, pro900 ll not be at its best.

If he want punchy bass with just an ipod, HFi580. HFi780 if you want a more refined and detailled sound with high quality bass (not quantity).

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Just my opinion, in music, what is the most important, the quality of the music or the look of the speakers? :)

Normally I'd agree with you, but I found some Sennheiser HD 598's for about $168 shipped and almost pounced on it until I saw the maroon ear-cups and yellow-beige plastic. I understand it's trying to look vintage and therefore "good quality", but DAMN they are ugly.

I like them, but if i found them ugly with the same sound, I would have still bought them.

Like all my headphones and speakers, i privilege the sound to the aesthetic, but i agree, if you can have both, its better,lol.

So just to confirm, Sennheiser HD 598 at $168 is probably the best headphones at that price compared to the ATH-M50, Shure 840, Grado SR80 and the like right?

OP, the question you're asking needs to be qualified. If you're looking for bass, you need to decide where on the scale between quality and quantity you lie. Do you want quality bass (as in the ability to tell a difference between a 200Hz signal and a 230Hz signal), or are you leaning more towards quantity (the experience of "feeling" the bass booming in your head). I'm not saying that there's no headphones that have both of these (just look at the LCD2, it's a great bassy headphone), but in your price range there will be some sort of trade-off.

Moving on a scale of quantity-based to quality-based bass, one of the first half-decent headphones that comes up is the Sony XB500. It's very bassy and stylish (to some), but loses accuracy in the bass due to its boominess. Next along the line is the Sony XB700, which trades some bass impact for better mids, highs, and more definition. Then, the audiophile (quality-centric) bass starts. The HFI-580 is an oft-recommended bassy headphone, and the HFI-780 is not bassy by a "boomy" standard but has very accurate bass.

I think a proper trade-off for you, just from your previous posts, would probably be the HFI-580. It provides plenty of impact and quantity, but doesn't make everything else sound crappy and also has plenty of accuracy in the bass, especially coming from the horrid Beats.

Hope this helps!

Sincerely,