[TheAdmiralty]

Hello again!
 
It's time again for a headphone upgrade; I've had my good old Audio Technica M50s for a few years now, and all of the pleather is starting to wear off of them... I could always spend $20 on a replacement set of pads, but where's the fun in that when you could get a whole new set of cans?
 
Anyway, I love the sound signature of these M50's, and would like an upgrade with the same general balance.  I'm looking for a set of closed-back cans roughly the same size (please, nothing absurdly huge, I'll be wearing these around college) in the price range around $300 or so.  I'd really prefer closed-back; I know that the soundstage shrinks a lot with that phrase, but I really need the isolation where I'll be using these at.
 
Any suggestions?  I've been looking at the Beyer DT770's, but I dont know enough about their sound signature yet... I considered the AKG K550's, but they're just too big for what I want.
 
Know of anything that fits?  Go ahead and list 'em, because I'll be flipping through these things for the next week or so.

 

[TheAdmiralty]

http://www.mezeheadphones.com/shop.php
 
Does anybody know anything about Meze as a company?  I've never even heard of them myself, but the top-tier option on their page really looks interesting.  Any thoughts?
 
UPDATE: Scratch that, I was reading about them and it turns out the earpads are more supra-aural than circum-aural, which isn't what I want.

 

[viralcow]

Soundmagic HP100- $200 and a solid upgrade over the m50s.
 
Edit: Currently they're available from a certain famous site that shall not be named for ~$160 shipped - which makes them a steal. PM me if you want the link.

 

[TheAdmiralty]

Next question:  If I opened up my budget some (read as 'a lot'), does anyone have any opinions on the Beyer T70's?  They look exactly like what I'm in the market for, and I might be able to come up with the extra money if they're a good set of cans for the price.  Seems like the T70P's would be great, but I'm reading things that are worrying me about the lack of bass... how much would I notice this over my current M50's?  For $400 more, being unhappy with bass response won't cut it for me.
 
What about the Shure SRH-940's?  Anyone have any experience with them?
Or, maybe there are better things in that price range, but I absolutely cannot go any higher than that.
 
Opinions?