Long story short, they're fantastic. I bought my headphones from a display/test setup at a Magnolia hi-fi, I didn't want to wait and I got a great discount on them. I'm sure the salesman still turned a profit of course. (I work retail, I have an idea of the markup levels.) They're comfortable to me, and I don't intend to own many other headphones.
Only other minor issue is the reduced bass, but the clarity was the greatest on this model, short of spending another $600+ on some headphones. The other models that had less clarity had a lot more bass, but were fatiguing and disproportionate. And all the others were too tight for my head. These were actually the most comfortable headphones I've had. I do see how they could be more comfortable. The sennheiser HD800's that I tried on were more comfortable, and did sound more open, just as clear and had more base, but I wasn't in the market for those. Only improvement, would be some sort of actual bass speaker on the floor.
They are expensive headphones compared to other items I have purchased, but they are quality, so I can justify it. I can hear everything around the room 90% as well with them on as compared to off, which is what I wanted. Bad part is, I now search for better quality sound, I had no idea what lousy recordings there are out there, and of new music to boot! I guess if most people aren't going to have good cans, why bother making things sound best...
Only other minor issue is the reduced bass, but the clarity was the greatest on this model, short of spending another $600+ on some headphones. The other models that had less clarity had a lot more bass, but were fatiguing and disproportionate. And all the others were too tight for my head. These were actually the most comfortable headphones I've had. I do see how they could be more comfortable. The sennheiser HD800's that I tried on were more comfortable, and did sound more open, just as clear and had more base, but I wasn't in the market for those. Only improvement, would be some sort of actual bass speaker on the floor.
They are expensive headphones compared to other items I have purchased, but they are quality, so I can justify it. I can hear everything around the room 90% as well with them on as compared to off, which is what I wanted. Bad part is, I now search for better quality sound, I had no idea what lousy recordings there are out there, and of new music to boot! I guess if most people aren't going to have good cans, why bother making things sound best...