Hey, I see you weren't happy with the Pro's, Unity.
That's too bad, hopefully you can amp your AKG to perfection!
Anyways, I've had the DJ-1 Pro's for a little over a week now.I guess I agree with the previous posts for the most part. The bass is quite strong, but it hasn't gotten in the way of the highs at all. These headphones can actually rumble, the low end is definitely the highlight. Percussion, in particular stands out. Cymbals, snare and kick are all incredibly crisp, without being too sharp. I was a little worried after hearing how the HFI-580's can have some really piercing highs, but the DJ-I Pro's don't have that problem at all. You get excellent detail, both in the high and low end.
The isolation is excellent too.
I'm not actually that impressed by the soundstage. The Pro's avoid that "in your head" feeling I've gotten from IEM's and a Grado SR80, but they aren't as all encompassing as an open headphone. I wouldn't recommend these for dynamic vocal/acoustic music either, but I don't know why someone would buy a pair of headphones with "DJ" in the title for that anyways.
Ergonomics
This deserves it's own section, because of various minor quibbles. Firstly, there are several reviews out there that say the DJ-1 Pro comes with a 3m 3.5mm cord with volume control and stereo/mono switch. In fact it is printed in the brochure inside the box! This is no longer true. Instead you get a 0.8m 3.5mm cord. Bummer. Ultrasone have updated their website and the box itself, so they need to correct the misleading info in their brochure. The second 6.3mm plug's cord is coiled and 3m,
but the tiny 3.5mm cord is next to useless.
The DJ-1 Pro comes with an extra set of removable earpads. The originals come off smoothly with a rotating motion. Unfortunately, you wil get a severe drop in lows and some rattling if the pads are the slightest bit loose. And you really have to crank them back on to get a tight seal, which I was understandably hesitant to do at first.
Similiarly the cables can be fussy. They are removable and attach with a threaded screw, which is definitely a nice touch. Once again, you have to jam them in with an unnecessary amount of force to get them to connect properly. These are minor things, but they could have been fixed by just watching a couple random people use the headphones for the first time. Instead, I got a new discovery each day as I tried to figure out why the headphones didn't sound right anymore.
I got the DJ-1 Pros to fill the gap my ATH-AD900's couldn't fill. Namely, something portable that could play hip-hop, as well as EDM and a variety of poorly mastered/recorded music. Sounds silly, but the Audio-Technica's get pretty unforgiving if you try listening to poor sources, and when it comes to stuff like underground rap, you don't always have a choice. The Pro's have done a great job so far with those genres, and they also do well with just about anything electronic, including ambient, and even harsher stuff like metal.
I just got an E11 amp in the mail today. It' still charging, but I'll write up something very briefly once I've had a chance to listen to the DJ-1 Pro's amplified. I can already say from a first try that it is capable of boosting the bass significantly.