I haven't found another closed set of headphones that has the open and airiness that my HD595 has, but I haven't tried those AKGs so I can't comment on those. What I can say is that my HD595s certainly have a more open and airy sound than the 598cs does. What I do find incredible though is...

I've been using the HD598cs for a couple of days now. I don't have the HD598, but I do have the HD595 which is incredibly close. To me I would agree that these do lose a bit of what I liked about the HD595 with the transition to a closed design, but overall I prefer the sound to my M50. I also...

I've been listening to the HD598cs I got on black Friday for a couple of days now, and I enjoy them quite a bit. They aren't quite as good as my HD595, but I like them a bit better than my ATH-M50. I find that it does a fairly good job of creating an open soundstage despite being a close set...

Well it seems I've changed my mind a bit. My current top contenders are as follows:   Audio-Technica ATH-M50 - It looks like the sound may indeed be what I was looking for. The first few reviews seemed to feel the highs were a bit weak, but maybe not? These seem like they might be the answer...

I'm assuming that you are recommending against the 280s then?

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The urban raver seems to be a bit above my price range...

After doing some more research, I've crossed out the following sets: ATH-M50S - Not the sound signature I'm looking for Phillips Citiscapes Uptown - Reviews said that the connector does not play well with adapters, and there were numerous complaints about the inline volume control...

The citiscapes certainly have my attention, but I'll have to learn a bit more about them. Thanks!

Thanks, what sort of sound do these have?

Hello, I'm looking for a pair of headphones to use at work. At home I'm using a pair of Sennheiser HD595's that I'm a pretty big fan of. That being said, I'm looking for something that sounds a bit different this time around, and since these will be a secondary pair for me, I'd also like...