The sound is clear and true, soundstage is amazing, placement is nothing short of amazing, bass is true, and mids and hi's are highly present and distinct.

The soundstage is wonderful as well

Overall the soundstage is above average, but still not perfect

At this point:ASUS Essence STX + K702 = large soundstage, high clarity, low bass presence, great treble and

The HD600s are obviously open backed, so the soundstage isn't bad

Only one minor downfall, the Sennheiser HD558's have a better soundstage/imaging to pinpoint footsteps

The soundstage is better than any of the IEMs I have tried

The soundstage though was almost practically missing

They have a very accurate soundstage

The Sennheisers strike the perfect balance of tonality for me, and have an amazing soundstage.

I mean having greater soundstage; I thought the HD 598 was impressive having a concert hall feeling, but the HD 600 makes me feel like I am in a much bigger hall

Clarity, soundstage, treble, mids., and bass were all impressive

Essence STX + HD600 = narrow soundstage, decent clarity, great bass presence, good treble and vocalsI was ready give it 4 stars as I still preferred the AKG K702 and thought it sounded better in all regards except bass

The soundstage is more intimate.

Extremely comfortable with a nice large soundstage, much more restrained than my Grado's, but you can listen for hours without fatigue

Perhaps not as musically enjoyable as a more active soundstage, but it is "accurate" to the mix

I did account for difference in recordings thinking that maybe I am simply not listening to music that demonstrates an impressive soundstage

and I think I must be disturbing people because the soundstage is expansive and the sound so sweet and full on these things.

These being an open-back headphones gives them a great soundstage and the imaging and instrument separation is also very nice

Perhaps its just the much larger voltage swing the Bryston can provide compared to the 02, but the bass is tighter and more powerful with more extension and even better soundstage

the airy treble contributes to the lovely soundstage, but is never sibilant

These bring life out of the music, has an an expansive soundstage and are fairly neutral and accurate

If they were all u had to work with

I have around 7 pair of professional/audiophile headphones and these are as good as it get's in my opinion

i really wanted a very nice pair of headphones for checking my mixes on as well as for listening to music on without throwing off my ears

In short: These are as good as it gets -IF- if your reason for wanting headphones doesn't include recording

I use these in my home studio for late-night composing and mixing, as well as for pure enjoyment.

These headphones handle it all as well as you can imagine, and will expose items in your favorite songs you had never heard before.

Not to mention their open-back design and 300 ohms of impedance mean you shouldn't be using them while traveling, though this doesn't bother me as I use the at home

Although there has not been sufficient time for burn-in the phones are superbly accurate (especially in the midrange: vocals, woodwinds, etc.) as well as in the wonderfully detailed highs (in an odd turn of events I happened to find that the HD 600 was not much less in the highs than my Koss electrostatics)