Headphone recommendation

Quote from collintowne

What are some good reference headphones to get? Audio Technica ATH-M50x?

This is certainly a great one (I got one, too)

I would in turn recommend the audio technica ATH-M40x. I have them and they are beyond great. A little cheaper than the m50x's and to my understanding they are also "flatter". Meaning that the m50x's are more "bassy". That is not to say that the m40s lack bass...on the contrary....

My personal choice would be AKG K701 for Reference and Beyerdynamic DT770 or 880 for "casual" listening. The AKG are open back, which i find great for at home playing. Gives a bit more room to the sound. Closed Back Headphones sometimes can sound a bit "claustrophobic". Especially when playing without reverb or such...

+1 for the DT770

I hated The athm50x. To me It was extremely scooped. I loved listening to music with it but for guitar... The M40 was way better for guitar. I sold them to purchase the DT770 and DT880. Both are way better. The 880 is very detailed. I love the 770, sounds more like a PA monitor, I understand why it is a reference for guitar tracking.
It has a lot of balls...

+1 for DT770 (80 Ohm version here)

Sennheiser HD600, a favorite of mastering engineers everywhere. (open back)

-djh

Shure SRH840

Has anyone ever tried HD800's with the KPA? I had some a while ago but sold them before I got the Kemper (very recently). They were a bit too clinical for me for relaxed music listening but the soundstaging was pretty amazing and I bet they'd sound really impressive with the KPA's space feature... (full marks for Kemper for including that, it makes a huge difference to me for headphone playing)

I have the Audio Technica ATH-R70X and they are really nice, much better than the Senheisser HD280 that I have. I find the ATH-R70X have a flat response and not overly bassy or bright. Everything is smooth and even and great for longer periods of listening. Also being more flat in sound lends better for EQing.

Someone asked about the HD800, I tried those too and found the high end jumped out more, notes more distinctive? Maybe a more spacious sound from them. But I thought they coloured the sound too much for me for what I wanted.