Well, I just spent about an hour A/Bing my L2s with some of the new AKG 545s....in pictures online, the AKG looked like it had the full industrial, 'professional' look I was after (no orange!), with the 50mm driver perhaps giving a little more bass without compromising anything else.   Not...

Thanks for your detailed answer! I'll probably hold onto the L2s I guess and use some eq. I've never seen the point of flac before since 256kbps mp3 is perceptually transparent and even streaming downloads from Google music is 320kbps... But now that I have some decent headphones I'll give it...

Damn, you say you prefer the L2 to the 550s in every respect...except hard rock?   I listen to metal probably 70% of the time (black, death, tech, ie lots of cymbals), and post-rock the rest of the time...and I'm finding the treble pretty fatiguing with this kind of music. It's perfect for...

So perhaps 'build quality' was the wrong expression - the device is still put together well. I should have said the quality of materials used. I can still feel the top point of my head is a little sore from where I wore the headphones last night for about half an hour... After exams I'll try to...

Use of plastic rather than metal screws: Substitution of thick luxury 'for show' leather with thinner, cheaper leather: Headband now made from rolled aluminium band instead of brushed aluminium - hinges possibly less robust. (Yes the headband is lighter now, but this is because it's made...

Hi guys, I feel compelled to add my two cents here. I ordered the L1, liked them but could appreciate the comments about them being excessively dark. Got the L2 to A/B them, and again agreed, the L2 has a much wider sound stage, clearer mids, less bass and more brightnes (maybe a little too...