<< ValsalvaYourHeartOut...
have you ever listen to MB Quartz headphones?
they eat these sennheiser's for breakfast.
sure... they do cost a bit more than these...
the last time i checked, they were about 200.
normally, i wouldn't have replied to this thread...
but since you seem like an audiophile...
i'd like to recommend you to check it out.
i'm sure you'll become a believer. >>
Never heard them, but you really can't compare $200 headphones to ones that retail for $130 and are now selling for $55!! Transducers (speakers, headphoens), more than any component IMO, have a strong and powerful correlation between price and sound quality, so you'd probably want to listen to the Senn 580's, for instance. But as I always say, if it sounds good to you, then that's all that really matters.
Valsalva