Not to be rude, but this ^ is one of the stupidest posts I've seen here in a long time. You've not heard the Ultrasones, yet you say they are "def the portable kings"? *Sigh*
And for your information, on-ears don't have to suck at all. The soundstage part I can buy, but that they are technically not capable of sounding as detailed as full-size headphones is just BS. The M500 (on ear) sounds noticeably more detailed and refined than the Momentum (over ear), especially in the bass and treble. And it also sounds better than many large headphones I've listened to.
The P7 is "more over ear"? They are over ear, period.
I highly doubt an Ultrasone headphone sounds better than the P7, I've listened to the ED8 which isn't natural sounding at all and also the ED10 which is one of the worst headphones I've listened to with a price above $50. And I know people who have tried the PRO 900 and hated it. But unlike you, I don't rush to any silly conclusions without personal experience, so I won't judge.
Lol, you're contradicting yourself. "I highly doubt" - you haven't heard them either.
"I know people who tried the Pro900" - LMAO same thing. I'm basing my opinions on impressions I have read, I'm not rushing to conclusions I am going to listen to them as I said. And I bet they WILL sound much better than a $300 portable. MOST Ultrasones are overpriced and love/hate but people seem to agree the Sig Pro and Sig DJ are exceptions.
This is what head-fi is for, reading people's impressions and then trying the things out whether it be an in-store audition or buying them and later selling them if they aren't up to scratch. This is why it is a 'hobby' (an expensive one). I went through and read every post in the Signature threads and there are *VERY* few people unhappy with them, and those that are were mostly about comfort/fit issues.
By the way I had Pro900 for a while too and yes they are not great, a very boom-tish and sibilant harsh highs. But they aren't in the same league as the Signatures, they are a completely different product with a different goal. That's like comparing a Senn 558 to HD800, again without having heard them. I wouldn't write off an entire company just because you listened once to some Edition HPs in a shop.
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No portable I've tried does what my Sig DJs do.... Not the Momentum, Kef, AIAIAI, etc...
There seem to be plenty of people with this opinion.
Thus even though I haven't heard them yes, I am of the opinion they are the kings of portables. Will that change when I listen and compare them to $300-400 on-ear cans? Maybe (doubt it). Will they be worth 3 times the price? Well there's diminishing returns above $500 really so its hard to say but you usually get what you pay for with audio.
Now tell me a $300 portable headphone that everyone is saying is *better* than Sig Pros, Beyer T5P, or for that matter open/semi-open cans like Fostex TH600/900, Beyer T1s, HD800 or the Audeze line.. You can't, they're all targeted more as mass market products, being sold in an Apple store sums it up really. There are no 'game changers' or 'giant killers' in the 300-400 range as of yet, though you /(Lan647) seem to be a fanboy or someone with new toy syndrome who thinks the P7 are.