Ty_Bower wrote:For the record, those aren't XSE5. They're GXSE5.
I'm a headphone nut too. I keep looking for my favorites. How do you like the ATH-M50x? Compare them to the MDR-V6, if you can. I've recently been playing with a pair of UE-6000 and some on-ear Street 50, but I keep going back to my old Sonys.
I've caught myself once on that series designation, but I admit I get confused quickly with the Edcor scheme.
My MDR-V6s which are working great (wifey loves them), but the pads fell apart and the replacement pads were a tiny bit smaller and with half the foam. They just weren't as comfortable as they had been. I started off with some nice Sennheiser HD558 headphones, but the open air design isn't a fit for me. Too noisy for those around me, and no isolation for me, particularly bad when the forced air turned on (isn't a headphone's noise floor a key figure?). So when for the M50x's and love them. They adequately isolate, are comfortable for my fat head, sound great, etc. Build quality seems fine. We'll see if they last as long as the Sony's. The "x" designation of the new M50 means we now have a detachable cord and the unit comes with three cords. It's intuitive and works great. I like the short cords for my notebook and use the coiled one with my Budgie SE. I would heartily endorse it for an every day pair of headphones.
Shannon