[donpd]

Both are priced $250 on Amazon at the moment and I was wondering what would be the better option?
I listen to a wide variety of music but probably I would go on the more modern side of things with the occasional old school rock and disco.
I've had my ATH-M40X for quite a while now and I'm looking for an upgrade.

I've also been looking into the NAD Viso HP50 and sennheiser momentum 2.0 as well. Thanks for the replies!

 

[Mink]

This may interest you:
http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-400-over-ear-headphones/
 
Nice review, although I prefer both BeoPlay H6 and Momentum 2 over the NAD HP50 (didn't hear the PSB M4U1 though)

 

[donpd]

  This may interest you:
http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-400-over-ear-headphones/
 
Nice review, although I prefer both BeoPlay H6 and Momentum 2 over the NAD HP50 (didn't hear the PSB M4U1 though)

After reading the article, the PSBs looks to be very good. Thanks for the info . I heard that the BeoPlay H6 has a tad less bass than normal? I dunno if that's true.

 

[Mink]

That is correct, less mid-bass than the majority of closed (portable) headphones, but it goes pretty deep and has nice texture. They get their warmth and body from the low mids, which are a bit warmer than neutral, to my ears. I think the BeoPlays are wonderful for classical music, with this they beat the Momentums and HP50s in my opinion. But I feel the Momentums are more all-round, great with all types of music. Unfortunately I cannot comment on the PSBs...

 

[WoodyLuvr]

  That is correct, less mid-bass than the majority of closed (portable) headphones, but it goes pretty deep and has nice texture. They get their warmth and body from the low mids, which are a bit warmer than neutral, to my ears. I think the BeoPlays are wonderful for classical music, with this they beat the Momentums and HP50s in my opinion. But I feel the Momentums are more all-round, great with all types of music. Unfortunately I cannot comment on the PSBs...

Concur, the bass goes VERY DEEP.  But they are not bass heavy or prominent so bass-heads may not like them.  However, the bass none-the-less detailed and accurate... more so than my LCD-2s... being a closed headphone helps in that area.

 

[iano]

I agree with this - probably not for bass heads, more quality than quantity, and more even across the overall bass spectrum. I have only heard the 2nd generation H6 (which some say have a little more bass than the 1st gen) - I like them for general listening, and for me for classical (my main genre), with the audeze sine, they are my go to phones at the moment.