CosmicHolyGhost: Stock, and with some amps, the midrange is a bit fuller than usual, which gives tonality a realism that can be surprising. Also, voices for example can be startling in realism. Some other headphones give a more distant sound and a female voice may have something somewhere in its frequency range that degrades the sense of wholeness and reality. Of course, there are many newer headphones that I haven't heard yet....
Yet, with a better cable (full range and flat like Cardas Clear or Clear Light... yes, Cardas has become neutral), by which I don't mean the silver stuff and small producer cables for which I can't attest, the sound becomes extended and more detailed, and it approaches neutrality rather quickly. I also remove the foam sheet (used a thin plastic window screen just to keep prying fingers and pinnae out), which helps quiet a bit. I like the balance of detail and realism. Not a detail freak if it costs that gestalt reality. (just returned from spell checking gestalt.)
Amps make a difference too. On my Arrow 4G, the gain has an effect. One gain setting is a bit too full in the midrange, too much of a good thing. Other settings sound flatter, almost ideal. (Treble differs, so I picked the one that left voices undamaged... more important than extension). The RSA SR-71B is even better.
Hmm... coffee is taking effect. Not as concise as muxamed.