[dannyyankou]

i listen to a lot of Dave Matthews Band, especially a lot of live DMB, so I'm looking for a good pair of headphones for live performances. I heard DMB sounds good on Sennheisers, but I wanted to see other people's suggestions. I also want closed headphones to reduce sound leakage.

I'll also be using these mostly with my iPhone so It needs to sound good without an amp.

 

[KG Jag]

For on the go use without an amp, I recommend the NAD VISO HP50, PSB M4U 1, Focal Spirit Pro or Sony MDR 7520.  These are listed in order from warm to dead neutral (I call it a tie in that regard between the FS and Sony).  However the last two are above your budget.  See:
 
http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/two-strike-zone-focal-spirit-professional-and-spirit-classic
 
http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/i-love-these-headphonesthe-nad-viso-hp50
 
and
 
http://www.cnet.com/products/psb-m4u-1/
 
For less than $200 you can also get the Senn Amperiors, if you are OK with on ear cans.

 

[dannyyankou]

Thanks for the suggestions. I definitely am not ok with on ear. After doing some research, it looks like the NAD VISOs are comparable to Sennheiser Momentums which I think look a lot better. Ended up getting the Momentums. The only negative comments I've seen about them were ear cup size, and I think my ears are medium sized so I don't think that should be an issue.

 

[billybob_jcv]

The Momentums are very nice sounding headphones - I think they should do well with DMB. They are very smooth sounding with no obvious peaks to distract you from hearing the music as it should sound.