Sennheiser HD 560S

These are super comfortable, I can wear them for 4 hours and not get uncomfortable. The volume level is nice and loud and perfectly sufficient but not too loud like some of my other headphones that give me headaches after a few minutes.

Honestly stop looking, these Headphones are perfect for listening and also perfect for mixing on. I bought them to listen to the mixes each week after gettin home from recording my debut Album. It's a good buzz to get home & listen to the evolving mixes cause these Headphones really allow me to hear the smallest of noises. The producers head is wrecked, he bought monitors worth thousands recently & these Headphones put them to shame cause there are many things elusive on his monitors but they are clear as day on these headphones, which is exactly what i need, to be able to hear noises that need to be deleted later.

If you don't like critical listening, don't but these, if you do then Just buy them :)

Music sounds beautiful on these :)

Excellent, neutral sound, with plenty of volume when connected to my Yamaha P-525 piano (no headphone amp required). Key to this - I discovered - is not just impedance but more importantly the sensitivity... a lower sensitivity rating means they need more power to drive them. I tested both the AKG K-702 and Beyerdynamic DT-990 Pro 80 Ohm, and they were woefully lacking in volume on my P-525, but these have the double advantage of higher impedance (generally giving better detail), and relatively high sensitivity, so they need only a fraction of the power of the others to produce sufficient volume. The shells comfortably surround my ears and the velour pads allow for hours of comfortable use.

Upgraded from some aging HD 558s (which I loved). These are very similar with some refinements (more bass extension, flatter response).

Pros:
- Very flat response (sub-bass rolls off by about 5db, normal for open-ears)
- Light
- Relatively easy to drive
- Build quality seems the same as the 558s, as in they feel a bit wobbly and unsatisfying but they seem to survive pretty much anything

Cons:
- Noticed some casing resonance when playing low tones, but not noticeable when listening normally
- Clamping force is too high but all my other Sennheisers loosened up over time
- Pads are a bit too firm, the 558s are currently much softer in comparison, but I can't remember what they were like new
- I haven't had noticed the inner casing touching my ear, but others have, so you may want to consider that