Quote: Dr Dre is an audio engineer/producer. He understands sound better than most if not all ppl on here! Problem is he also understands how to make huge profits, hence the price/quality of Beats.

Ideally you need a PARAMETRIC EQUALIZER! A 10+ band graphic EQ is acceptable as well. Get one of those and the amp/source you use barely matters at all. People here hate the beats because they don't seem to be able to sense "presence" in sound; "dry and brittle" is the audiophile signature! I...

CKM99 the only sound source I am 100% loyal to that don't sport the Cerwin-Vega! badge :P

Beyerdynamic IEMs dont measure up to the Beyerdynamic name.

SRH-440s are really only good for the studio (which they are decent for). The sound overall is very clear but very flat. The bass is WEAK, I blew a driver on my pair monitoring Heavy Metal recorded off of a 15 watt Peavey VYPYR amp!

The "true" audiophiles will not like this but you should consider the ATH-SJ11 with AT-PHA10. That'll give you a similar signature to the M50 (not as good...smaller, but A-T beauty with good bass). Another option is ATH-ES33, I haven't heard them but I imagine they fall in between (I have about...

Merry Clayton!

M50 without a doubt! You can get plenty of impact if your player has a customizable EQ (parametric especially) just boost around 80hz and cut a little around 250 and 900.

"Deja vu all over again."

Just listen to them. They are still fantastic pre-burn in plus you'll be able to hear them open up and become divine!

You'll get the best deal on Ebay. Just make sure the dealer is authorized. Here's the list :) http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/site/1e22eec97c088a8b/index.html/

M50s will expose how horribly most pop-punk is mastered. They make The Offspring's (only pop-punk I really enjoy) heavy-distorted guitars sound completely digital (like midi/synth digital) and punchy-distorted guitars sound like wet farts. They also drown Dexter's voice in white noise. Pop-punk...