Thank you for the insight and responses. I am going to order my 558s when i get home.

One more question. I have been reading things about doing the foam mod on the 558s. I was wondering if it was actually worth doing?

Thank you for your advice. It really helped. :)

Hello, I am looking to purchase some new headphones that are open back. I want open back specifically because the closed back headphones make my head too hot. I currently own some ATH-M50s and I love the sound but they make my head hot after wearing them too long. Also the isolation is so good...