Quote:   Frustrates me "Extra $200 bucks on some of the better Sennheiser phones." He seems to be the generic beats person who defines the quality of headphones by how deep the bass can rattle his tiny skull. 

Yeah I understand, it is subjective. But some people don't know how good it can sound until they are shown....   Hense non-audiophile reaction thread :P

"Its just that bigger file sizes have a tendency of being better."   This claim is because there are certain file types that are designed to lose reduce the file size at the loss of quality. If you have ever learnt audio compression down at the bit level, it is a loss of data.    So no...

Are there better ones for that price? Yes.   Hating Bose I believe would come from the fact that they are pushed as excellent headphones driven by their extremely high prices for sub-optimal quality.   One thing I cannot stand and I think its a testimate to the quality of the cans is...

When you lay down and take a deep breath out when the music hits you and all other sensory functions stop.

Yeah and the problem I see myself getting into is my entire music library not being .flac quality :(   I wish the iTunes store had .flac 

It's official!!!....I placed my order for 598's. Cannot wait to get them!

Thank you, You have helped in my decision and I will go with the 598's. Just placed my order and I look forward to them arriving :)   Will post my thoughts.   Thanks very much!

Different dorm rooms, was only the subwoofer that he hated (Bed was right next to the wall). He won't notice any sound leakage.   Source will most likely be a computer yes standard inbuilt sound cards so if these require DAC's for better quality then so be it.

I made an account just so I could post here :P    I am new to the game of understanding quality, I bought my father the 518 and felt that the bass as present a little too much. The question is, do I fork out extra and get the 598 (possibly with a DAC) or buy myself some 518's.   Will be...

Hi Everyone,   I am having a bit of a dilemma....   I need to decide between the 518 and the 598, I apologize because my research has shown many of these threads already, but I still cannot make up my mind.    I bought my father the 518 for Christmas and he absolutely loves them. I...