IME they are bass neutral, it is there in the right amounts. IME they are V E R Y picky about how you power them, you power them right they sound awesome. They are however not super crazy detailed however. They have an incredible soundstage, among the best of all my cans. They are AWESOME for gaming, yet handle music beautifully too, an awesome all around pair of computer cans.
I had sold a pair about 8 months ago for about $130, they were in EXCELLENT condition, but not as good as one of the pairs I kept, the pair I use however, heh heh heh, that's a different story (they're beat to crap, but I bought them that way) The outer ring sits around your ear, the actual speaker mesh doesn't touch your ear (unless your ears protrude) but as the earpads wear you might notice that you will have to move them a little more forward to keep the mesh from making contact.