I do not know much about headphones, but figured I'd fill the void and give me basic, Layman's experience. I got these headphones because they were reasonably priced, were well reviewed, and meant for the studio. At the time, I was getting into basic guitar recording--just through my laptop, but I owned a Boss GT-8 digital processor board, and a M-Audio FireWire Solo. Each had 1/4" connections, so at the time, headphones terminated with only 1/4" jack weren't an issue. They work well for guitar playback--their description of having a flat response is...