These are my first real pair of headphones, so this is more of a personal review then an experienced one. I am upgrading from Senn HD 201's and can say that I really enjoyed those headphones and that there is a noticeably nice difference between the HD 201's and HD 595's. I got these HD 595's for a pretty good deal off Amazon and so far, I'm impressed with everything it has to offer. From other reviews that I've read bass is a disappointing factor with these cans, but personally, I like the fact that it's not over powering but complimentary to the mid's and high's. I've paired these with the E7 from Fiio and a L3 for LOD to my ipod and couldn't be happier with my first step in to hi-fi listening.