Hi sacrifice13,
I am new to the audio world so i dont have much to compare them to other than the ATH-M50 (white box).
I have never done a review so I dont know how to do it
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What I can tell you from my experience with them is that they are super comfy, much more comfortable than the M50. The "wing" feel super light on your head and the headband is not so tight as the M50. Earpads are bigger and are more spacious on your ears so I got less sweaty.
Leather padding is the same as the M50 so i think it will last a long time. If you have any more question about design fell free to ask.
I have them plugged in Asus Xonar DG. The did benefit from setting the gain to 32-64ohms just because the volume was to low when they were not amped (for my taste
). I play only 320kbs mp3 with winamp player. I listen to mostly electronic music (house, dubstep, rnb, rap, even a bit of classical music), play games (team fortress 2, counter strike, starcraft 2, and many more). This headphones are superior in every way to the M50. The are much more detailed, bass is more controlled and the highs are not so harsh as the M50 are.
Soundstage is much bigger so they did a good job for gaming. I also play with dolby surround FPS games.
If you have any more questions I am more than willing to answer them.
Hope it helped