[BroncosFan23]

They're on sale on Ebay @ Monster's official store.
 
I know the Monster brand itself has a bad rap, but these particular set of HPs have been getting pretty good reviews
 
http://reviews.cnet.com/headsets/monster-inspiration-black/4505-13831_7-35440658.html
 
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2406555,00.asp
 
http://www.digitaltrends.com/headphone-reviews/monster-inspiration-passive-noise-isolation-review/
 
I mean this has to count for something right? Unless they're all shrills. 

 
I have a few questions: What are peoples' experiences with them? Are they good for rock, alternative metal, metalcore, melodic death metal, etc? And how do they compare the ATH-m50s, as considering the sale, the Inspirations cost a bit less than them at the moment.
 
Any replies would be helpful.

 

[BroncosFan23]

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[ThickGlasses]

I tried them at my local BestBuy the other week and I realized why the swagfags were avoiding it like the plague... It's not bassy! it actually doesn't sound too bad, 

 

[GaryWA]

My brother-in-law got these as a gift and I listened to them briefly. The initial impressions I got from it was that it was very bassy, as most Monster/Beats headphones are, in many songs, this was too overpowering for me (though I'm not a basshead). I also felt at times the treble was a bit harsh and bright.
 
They're also kind of funky in the fit. I felt that they were too small to be over ear, but too big to be on ear.
 
Overall, at $270, there is no way I would even consider them, but at $100, I would say they aren't too bad. They definitely look a lot better than the M50's, which has a weird ass length for a cable anyways. Definitely a little bassier, but I haven't had enough headtime to really compare them.
 
 

  I tried them at my local BestBuy the other week and I realized why the swagfags were avoiding it like the plague... It's not bassy! it actually doesn't sound too bad, 

 
Really, well, I guess I need to go back and listen to them..

 

[ThickGlasses]

  My brother-in-law got these as a gift and I listened to them briefly. The initial impressions I got from it was that it was very bassy, as most Monster/Beats headphones are, in many songs, this was too overpowering for me (though I'm not a basshead). I also felt at times the treble was a bit harsh and bright.
 
They're also kind of funky in the fit. I felt that they were too small to be over ear, but too big to be on ear.
 
Overall, at $270, there is no way I would even consider them, but at $100, I would say they aren't too bad. They definitely look a lot better than the M50's, which has a weird ass length for a cable anyways. Definitely a little bassier, but I haven't had enough headtime to really compare them.
 
 
 
Really, well, I guess I need to go back and listen to them..

Keep in mind the ones I listened too we're a display model, so I'm not sure what could have happened to them; there are also a lot of other factors like burn and such that would affect the sound. I also agree about the treble, which felt rather harsh.

 

[BroncosFan23]

Thanks for the replies, I think I might go a head and pull the trigger on these since they're so cheap.
 
Any more experiences would be helpful.

 

[ahunatu]

This might be due to the fit but I thought the inspirations sounded like crap compared to M50's. The M50's feel like they have a much richer bass and treble response while the Inspirations have slightly rolled off treble and almost sounded muffled. Again it's probably just the fit I have bigger than average ears.