This is round two of my headphone search. You guys have dissuaded me from the ATH-M50 due to their poor sound stage so I'm back on the hunt.   I'm a proud owner of a Sennheiser HD555 which has served me well for movies, music, and games. But I'm off to college in the fall and as much as I...

Thanks that makes sense, but is still leaves the big question! I can't get headphones any larger and they must be closed. How would the M50 compare against another pair that's closed and similar sized? The M50s fit my needs everywhere else. Unless they have a particularly bad soundstage for...

I think the the SRH840 may be out for me. Lots of people are complaining about their bass. I need base for movies and games.   Can anyone else comment on the ATH-M50 soundstage?

Thanks for the response. The Fischer Audio FA-003 are too large for me and not portable. Not to mention I can't even find them for sale anywhere.   By incredibly closed off, do you mean incredibly closed off for closed headphones, or just compared to their open counterparts? It seems to me...

Hello.   I'm the proud owner of a Sennheiser HD555 which has served me well for movies, music, and games. But I'm off to college in the fall and as much as I love my HD555, its open cans won't serve me in a noisy dorm or a quiet library. So I need a new closed pair to take with me. I'm not...