Electronic related genre

Usually for those genres people want strong bass to feel the beat (what kind of bass depends on the sub-genre and their preferences) and a large soundstage.  Treble is usually the next focus, though some people prefer more mids next.  Having a fast response can also be important, particularly in busier genres.  Clarity and instrument separation are important, but that is not unique to this sort of music.  What kind of power requirements you require (mainly by whether you're driving them from a computer, iPod, etc., which will help dictate whether you need an external amp or not), how important comfort is to you, do you need isolation from external noises or to prevent sound leakage, what price are they, etc.  Visual appeal is also a consideration for some people. 

In that sense, the HFI-580 is certainly a very strong consideration, as it fulfills virtually all of the requirements most people have the the genre (comfort being perhaps its weakest point, and then slight mid recession).

Soundstage hardly matters at all for EDM. There is very little throughout the entire Electronic genre that needs large soundstage. That's why closed headphones usually work so well with it.

Other than that eveything is pretty much preference. I usually look for Bass, then Mids, then Highs for a good EDM can (and I listen to 90% EDM right now).
 

Mids are my first choice for Liquid DnB, but everything else is pretty much bass first. Texture and impact is pretty important to most EDM listeners.

IMO, of course.

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Originally Posted by LithoJazoSphere 

Usually for those genres people want strong bass to feel the beat (what kind of bass depends on the sub-genre and their preferences) and a large soundstage.  Treble is usually the next focus, though some people prefer more mids next.  Having a fast response can also be important, particularly in busier genres.  Clarity and instrument separation are important, but that is not unique to this sort of music.  What kind of power requirements you require (mainly by whether you're driving them from a computer, iPod, etc., which will help dictate whether you need an external amp or not), how important comfort is to you, do you need isolation from external noises or to prevent sound leakage, what price are they, etc.  Visual appeal is also a consideration for some people. 

 

In that sense, the HFI-580 is certainly a very strong consideration, as it fulfills virtually all of the requirements most people have the the genre (comfort being perhaps its weakest point, and then slight mid recession).

Some headphones will, some wont. One of my favorite EDM headphones is the HD 598 because they shine with vocals, but still have enough bass to be great.

Bass is bass, Mids are 2nd on my list because that's the vocals.
 

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Originally Posted by HDSingularity 

What about vocals? Will the bass bury the voices?

For your price range, ATH-M50s, 'nuff said, tired of suggesting these all the time and having to type why, you'll love em for trance, dubstep, house, breaks, dnb, downtempo, instrumental, acoustic, you name it. Really really balanced headphone with a good soundstage for it's price, you can feel the sub bass well but it doesn't mud up any mids or highs whatsoever.

Not at all.

hum, not really, sometimes, but... (technically speaking, i think the srh750 is slightly superior).

HFi580 is more fun and has more punchy bass, where the SRH750DJ is more balanced with a huge soundstage for a closed headphone. SRH750 is more mids centric imo with good bass (but not at all like a basshead headphone) and less harsh in the treble department unlike the HFi580.

SRH750DJ has a more relaxing sound and its a more all rounder headphone, the HFi580 is much more aggressive, sometime more fun but also more tiring.

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Originally Posted by HDSingularity 

Just got my Shure 750 and they already gives me a headache... Any thing I can do to make them sorta loose?

Give it time. Shure headphones have some pretty serious clamp but they will loosen a bit with use.

Have you a large head ? I find them very comfortable with just a slight clamping force.