Got my Ultrasone Pro 550's last week, and while I love the sound the left side is louder that the right (I've tried different sources/cables and checked the balance on my sources and it's definitely the headphones). As such I am planning to return them and get a refund (can't exchange as I...

Thanks for the information! I'll have to look into the 900 earpads, might pick those up or some Beyerdynamic ones depending on how the stock ones feel. The headphones should be here early next week! I think I'm going to pass on an amp until I see how my pc/phone handles them.

Been looking to upgrade to a nicer pair of headphones and was going for the Sennheiser 280's, but stumbled upon the Ultrasone 550's and am kind of torn between them. From what I've read the Sennheiser's sound pretty flat, and clamp on the head a bit tightly, and since I'll be doing casual...