For closed-back headphones, I'd recommend the ATH-M50x, of course they come out later this month. But they have detachable cables and improved earpads, which'll most likely improve audio quality. They cost about $169 on Amazon with free shipping I think. But if you don't wanna wait for it to...

4 questions.   1. Will they be closed-back or open-back headphones? 2. Are these for JUST listening purposes? 3. Are you going to go outside with them? 4. Over-Ear, In-Ear or On-Ear?

We hope for the best for you and your new Sennheiser Momentums. Congratulations!

I made a thread in which I was trying to find headphones for portable use for listening to metal.   Now I need studio headphones for under $150 for studio use that would sound good with metal genres.   Any suggestions?

Thank you! Reviews for those Beyerdynamic DTX 501s seem to be positive, I'll be adding it to my list.

You should try looking into the Sennheiser HD 419's, it's about $40 right now on Amazon.   The Sennheiser 449 is more towards clarity. Not sure about the 215 II's though.

Thank you, I will put the Seinheiser's on the list. Some, not much though. I will be riding the bus and will be wearing these.

Recently I had bought a pair of on-ear headphones for $40 (don't know the name) and they had broken, luckily I sold some of the salvaged parts for about $100.   I'm now looking for some headphones that sound good with music genres like Death Metal under $130.   Here's what I'm looking for...