From what I've been reading on these forums, it seems as if the general consensus is that the Audio-Technica m50's ever so slightly edge out the M-audio q40's as the better sub-$200 closed headphones. Although I'm sure some disagree with this assessment, it seems to be the general trend on these...

Bassy headphones that are capable of maintaining crystal clear mids and highs. First and foremost, I absolutely love grado sound and very bright sound, but I also like low, deep, and punchy lows especially with good hip-hop, rap, and electronica (which are about 75% of my music). I seriously...

They've only had about 15 hours of burn-in. The only other decent headphones I've listened to are the sr-60s (which I own) and the senn hd-497 (which, to me, were WAY too mellow, which is why i preferred the brighter sr-60s). These headphones are insane. The bass is starting to open up...