I never purchased headphones $150 and up. So how would the Pro900s compare to an IEM like the IE80 on all the frequencies? Im really debating whether I should purchase the Pro900s or not. I just dont want to dish out $300 for a 'slight' upgrade but I also dont want to miss out on awesome sound quality either.
 
I was also looking at the Beyer dynamics headphones as well. How do those compare?
 
I primarily listen to electronic music. So having good bass is a must. And I dont want to sacrifice Mids for bass. Please help me.
 
ps: For the sake of comparison, Ive owned a pair of Shures SRH750 DJ, Vmodas crossfades, Shures SE215,  Vsonics GR07s, Kilpsch S4, UE TF10s, and Sennheiser IE80s. All amped with my Fiio E10. Since the SRH750djs and the vmodas left a bad taste I went the IEM route. 

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I never purchased headphones $150 and up. So how would the Pro900s compare to an IEM like the IE80 on all the frequencies? Im really debating whether I should purchase the Pro900s or not. I just dont want to dish out $300 for a 'slight' upgrade but I also dont want to miss out on awesome sound quality either.
 
I was also looking at the Beyer dynamics headphones as well. How do those compare?
 
I primarily listen to electronic music. So having good bass is a must. And I dont want to sacrifice Mids for bass. Please help me.
 
ps: For the sake of comparison, Ive owned a pair of Shures SRH750 DJ, Vmodas crossfades, Shures SE215,  Vsonics GR07s, Kilpsch S4, UE TF10s, and Sennheiser IE80s. All amped with my Fiio E10. Since the SRH750djs and the vmodas left a bad taste I went the IEM route. 

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Heya,
 
For your money, I would look for a used/refurb Denon D5000 instead of a PRO900. It's more comfortable, the sub-bass is superb, I found it to have better overall sound in mids/treble without the bite that the PRO900 has in the treble. I listen to a lot of electronic music as well and I went from the PRO900 to the D2000 to the D5000 and haven't deviated yet as nothing simply takes the D5000 for this kind of music for me so far.
 
Very best,

I have a reshelled tf10, and an ultrasone pro 900.  The ultrasone is bassier, not as recessed and brighter in the high frequencies than the tf10.  It is really good for EDM. But for my listening taste, it has a little too much bass for me. And for portable use it wasn't worth the extra bulk I have to carry around.  
 
I suggest you buy it used, if you don't like it, you can sell it for almost no loss.  I have gone through 5-7 headphones all bought from the classifieds.  It is kinda fun trying out all the different headphones.

Please consider using the following thread to post your questions as opposed to starting a new thread.  Thanks.
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/529144/recommendations-thread-i-e-dont-start-a-new-thread-ask-for-advice-here-please-read-op

Ultrasone headphones are kind of polarizing - you either like the sound or you don't. The Denon models that MalVeauX suggests are less so; most people find them satisfying if not outstanding. I'd probably start there unless you're okay with the buy-and-return cycle or can try out equipment in-store. This is not to say that Ultrasone makes bad headphones.

I'm not a Beyer fan, so I'll leave that be.

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Ultrasone headphones are kind of polarizing - you either like the sound or you don't. The Denon models that MalVeauX suggests are less so; most people find them satisfying if not outstanding. I'd probably start there unless you're okay with the buy-and-return cycle or can try out equipment in-store. This is not to say that Ultrasone makes bad headphones.
I'm not a Beyer fan, so I'll leave that be.

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one of the problems with the buy and return is that sometime the headphones don't get enough burn in time and thus not really experiencing them at their best.  As for Denon, I agree for my listening preference I liked the D2000 and the LA2000 a lot better than the pro 900. But that doesn't mean you will have the same opinion as I do if you get to listen to both.

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one of the problems with the buy and return is that sometime the headphones don't get enough burn in time and thus not really experiencing them at their best.  As for Denon, I agree for my listening preference I liked the D2000 and the LA2000 a lot better than the pro 900. But that doesn't mean you will have the same opinion as I do if you get to listen to both.

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If we ignore that burn-in is a hotly contested subject, and ignore that Tyll's data supports the more centrist view to which I subscribe (that burn-in (both of pads and of the overall can) *can* improve things, but that you aren't going to see "night and day" differences), apart from the really nutty "oh you need 73,000 hours before these "open up"" trains of thinking, most burn-in prescriptions are 50-300 hours. That's at most 12-13 days of 24x7 burning in. You can do that within a one-month turn-around. That doesn't stop many hi-fi dealers from prescribing much longer periods in order to dissuade expensive returns of unsatisfactory products.

Overall, I'm not a fan of buying a mountain of products and returning most of them - it costs the retailer money and is kind of a jerk thing to do imho. That having been said, if you aren't able to go out and try whatever product you want, and online shopping is your option, sometimes you have to accept it as a reality, and take a shot in the dark. If you're unhappy, you can return (or resell) the product. Some good retailers that will provide this service include Amazon, HeadRoom, J&R, and Beach Camera. Again, don't abuse the privilege, but don't live with something you hate either.