I would take into account any other suggestions also. I'm focused on less boring headphones that offer good bass and mids
First, I would try to find dealers where you could hear all the phones on your list, with your Pioneer. That would solve a lot of trial & error. I do not have the luxury to do that and that is why I have ended up with about 6 pairs of mid level phones, with a couple that I do not care for. Out of those that I do have the Amiron Home is my favorite. It just has the right amount of everything to rise above the others I own.
1. Comfort, for me they must be comfortable if I am going to wear them for long periods of time. If they are big, clunky and a pain to wear I don't care how good they sound, I won't wear them for very long.
2.Mids, this is where the biggest % of music lives. If the midrange is bad, I don't care how good the bass and treble is, it's got to have decent midrange.
3. Bass and treble, has to have good bass with a fair amount of treble with not too much of either one. So in my own way I am saying it needs to be well balanced.
4. All the headphones on your list are rated very good. I have not heard all of them. However the Amiron has all the things I mention above. If you look at the frequency for these it will show it does have a treble peak. However it is not harsh or a problem at all for me. They are not boring at all, just a all around good phone. This is my recommendation, but again I would try to listen to all of them, if you can.
