Very happy you clearly stated that NEWCOMERS to audiophile can't go wrong. I very much agree, this really is a beginners' phone. Although, in its price class there is much more competition when it comes to the quality/detail of the sound as opposed to the muddiness of the M50's (have now 80+ hours on them, still not better)
"...they don't do anything wrong"...unfortunately my jaw fell to the ground and can't speak anymore.

Wow, frenchie, you sure hate the m50's, and love a pair of extremely fake-sounding shures with zero soundstage. I'm going to have to put you down as an idiot.

Yeah, well if you want some come to the store, we can't get rid of the m50's, they're on sale on top of that. BS walks, tweedle-dumb. I just can't believe so many people would die for the m50's. So much better stuff out there than that can. It's no wonder they went down in price so much.

Well thanks for the insight mr. shure dealer. I just got my 440's this friday after demoing them, and this exaggerated midrange is just making met feel sorry for you and your obviously damaged hearing. You should see a doctor before writing any more "reviews"

Hey, it's flower boy, again. Still think I see the Shure's as a 400 can like you are? You might want to invest in a better kindergarten teacher, flower girl.

@defrenchguy: Dont think there is any need for the name-calling, but the m50s are far from muddy sounding, and are an excellent deal, esp. for the price. So what exactly would you say is so much better in this price range? Why not give some constructive input here?