I've always had closed in the past, but the closest thing I've had to a quality headphone is a Bose QuietComfort 15... bought primarily for noise cancellation. I'm leaning towards an open this go round, but am not wedded to it. l listen to a lot of iTunes, but have listened to some lossless music recently (mostly classic rock), thus sparking my interest in some higher quality headphones. I also listen to movies on the wireless headphones, some of which has deep bass content, but deep base is not critical. I don't like anything too bright or in your face, something a little more "flat" or "true" if that makes sense. I'm a newbie, so I hope that's enough information to go on. I appreciate your help.