I'm wrecking my brain trying to decide between this pair and the Sony MDR EX600. Either one will be my first decent pair of earphones. Which one would the posters here recommend for jazz and classical music listening?

These are available for $250 right now.    From reading the reviews of these on this site, I've gathered that these used to sell for $110~$120?    Were these discontinued? Is that why the cost doubled?    Would anybody still recommend them at their current selling price?