[Hayang]

Hey guys, I have the M50s right now, and I like them a lot.  However they are broken right now (I'll be fixing them) and I am thinking about buying myself another good pair of $50~$200 headphones to complement the M50s; that is, do somethings differently while being very solid cans overall.  I will not be using an amp.
 
I have owned the HD555s before so I miss their great open-can soundstage in comparison to the M50s.  However I did not like how their bass did not really support the rest of the sound so I traded them for M50s.  I am considering the HD558s, however, because I heard the HD598s at a meet and they sounded like they had a very robust bass.
 
I am also considering the HD25-IIs because they seem to be great portable headphones, with great isolation and apparently a fun, punchy sound.  I am not sure whether I should expect it to be very different from the M50s, however.
 
I am open to other suggestions, however.  All I ask is that they have good build quality, and are somewhat different from the M50s but still very robust cans in their own way.  Open and closed are both fine.

 

[olor1n]

Alessandro MS-1i. Nice contrast to the M50. Fun, energetic, in your face goodness.

 

[zmd]

Oh. Hi there. I sent you a PM before reading this. I have both the HD25s and HD558, as you might have noticed. The 558 are good open cans, the HD25s are great closed ones, so it's all down to you, really.
 
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Alessandro MS-1i. Nice contrast to the M50. Fun, energetic, in your face goodness.

HD25s are all that, plus a bag of noise-isolating goodness, but cost quite a bit more.