I'm now considering the following: Sony MDR-V6 Audiotechnica ATH-M50 Beyerdynamic DT 770-PRO Sure SHR840 denon AH-D2000 (a little over budget, but if they are just that good, i'd throw down the difference) but I really don't know what i'm choosing between as far as features and differences...

I appreciate your recommendation, but is there any particular reasoning behind it? thx

after doing some poking around the headroom forums, the Audiotechnica ATH-M50 popped out at me as a possible higher quality replacement. what do you guys think?

For several years, I have been using Sony's excellent MDR-V6 Headphones for everything from audio monitoring of recording samples and music to listening to my FLAC / ALAC collection to listening to movies to walking around town with my iPhone. However, I've had them for quite some time, and they...