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Obobskivich, thank you for the information. I'll try out the Shure SE215's in April or May when it's summer and closed headphones I hear get really hot. If I really love them to death, I will get the Shure SE315/425 or the upgraded versions of those after either of the two headphones above kick their buckets.
Well I got positive experiences with regular dynamic driver (vs balanced armature) , and was impressed by the bass & soundstage especially:
the discontinued senn IE7, and the more recent yamaha eph-100. I've never tried BA.
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They are signifigantly cheaper in price than the Senns or Shure mentioned, but if the are an absolute steal and underpriced, I may consider it.
The dj100 was hyped/ praised by tdockweiller , and describe them as "budget king". One problem is that he recommends to replace the default pads to get the best sound.
The cheap koss ksc75 is impressive for the price, so perhaps the dj100 too.
Otherwise there are countless closed headphone probably interesting:
beyer dt 770
vmoda 100
ultrasone 780
brainwavz hm5
krk kns8400
german maestro GMP 8.35
ath-m50
etc ....
But don't ask me how they sound, I just noticed them because of interesting reviews.
The ath-50 is popular, but some hate it.
You could also just look at the top listing of head-gear at head-fi:
http://www.head-fi.org/products/category/over-ear
It's not a reliable way to find a headphone that match your taste, but it's not worse than getting random recommendations from people
that didn't try many headphone.
I guess you'd prefer over ear, instead of on ear (comfort).