[posteriorpounde]

Looking for a $300 pair of closed/semi-closed headphones that sound great without an amplifier. Some features I'm looking for are
 

1. Amp-less: I will be driving these out of a laptop/portable media player. I don't plan on purchasing an amp soon so scalability is not an issue for me. I'd just like a pair that sounds very good sans amp.

 

1. Durable: Although I will be careful, I'm not looking to baby them.

 

1. Engaging sound: I'm interested in 'engaging' sound which is especially strong at reproducing vocals (about a 60/40 split between male and female vocals). The upper-mid hump will also make rock more engaging.

 
       Punchy bass/rumble is always a plus because I do listen to EDM as well.
 

1. Comfort: Looking for comfortable headphones with which I can avoid head/perspiration for extended use. My ears are about average size and my head is above average size.

 
Some headphones I was looking at included the AKG K550, Beyer DT770 (poor mids), Mad Dogs (difficult to drive, kind of ugly), Sennheiser Momentums (small), V-Moda M-100 (lackluster mids), Focal Spirit One, and Denon D600. Other headphone recs are definitely welcome too.
 
Once again, I need to keep it under $300. Thanks for reading, I'm open to any suggestions and discussion

 

[stevieieie]

You just described the Yamaha Pro 400s. Take a look at those. People tend to overlook them simply because of the beats lawsuit but it won't hurt to give it some consideration.