Thanks for the tip on the KRK's.  Seems like they won't have enough bass for my liking though.  Now I am torn between the HFI-580 and the m-audio Q40.  Unless the aurvana comes on sale, I'm looking at those two.  SO that said, will one have any particular advantages over the other for isolation...

I did try the citiscape downtown. It might not be a fair comparison. The beats pro sounded pretty good, but they were the only ones hooked up to a decent source. The citiscape was pretty flat across though. I couldn't really tell what they were capable of. I love sparkling highs, warm midrange...

I have been digging through threads on here for 3 hours now...whew!  What a lot of info!  I have narrowed my search down a bit.  I am looking at the Audio Technica ATH-A700 and ATHM50S, the shure SRH440, the CAL!, and the JVC HARX900.  My only local options are at best buy, so I've heard the...