I bought this headphone before I came to head-fi and I regretted it. These headphone are maybe ok for extreme basshead but they sound very very bad. The free ibuds that come with the ipod blow these out of the water in terms of sq and clarity, imo. 

First, I would like to say that the HD 595 are an excellent audiophile entry headphones, they are very very comfortable. I can wear them for about 8+ hours with no discomfort at all. Sometimes, I even forget that I am wearing them!   When I first put them on, they felt a little weird on my ears, the ear cups are very large but I soon got used to it. I did not say wow! or anything like that when I first heard them but after a while I start to hear all the little details that have been missing. I think that the HD 595 are very balanced and neutral...