I haven't found anything I like better that's closed for under $200. So far it hasn't been the SRH-840, M50 or any Beyerdynamic models. The DJ100 with M50 for me seems to get everything right and I feel it benefits from my equipment (I know you disagree).
If a piece of gear is garbage or just not very good, I'll hear about it when I use my DJ100 with it. The DJ100 seems to love my O2, Micro Amp and Bravo V2 ($60 hybrid tube amp).
If you get the DJ100 again, I'd suggest the Tony Bennett version. Some seem to think it's perhaps less warm and has a little more treble. No way to confirm these, but maybe the TB version has a hand-picked/better version of the DJ100 driver.
Maybe the DJ100 doesn't use a titanium coated driver and the TB does?
I want to try some of these new fancy pants Phillips headphones but no way i'm buying a headphone with non user replaceable pads. For me that's a total fail. What company is dumb enough to do that? I can understand it if it was a $30 headphone.
I haven't looked into the L1, but i'm not a fan of really bassy headphones or anything too dark. I had the downtown but it had honky low mids and not enough treble.
BTW with the TB you can replace it's cable easily. It uses a standard 1/8" jack.