Audio-Technica ATH-M50XWH

I've been using these cans for over a year now, great sound, accurate and provides a decent monitoring alternative for engineers with a little experience such as myself. The sound is great, bass & mids are excellent and highs are clear and pronounced (sometimes a little too pronounced).

They are comfortable to wear for just long enough to have a good session, and at least in my case I need to take them off about 1.5 hour, which is great since I SHOULD be doing that anyway as I forget to take breaks. Always protect your ears :)

And speaking of that, these can pack a punch so I suggest not going above half your soundcard's volume for too long.

Are other headphones better? Absolutely.
Will you find any better headphones in at this price? Definitely not, go get them if this is your budget!

And sonic orgasms in my ears.

These headphones are some of the clearest, nicest and most responsive headphones I've put on my head.

I've read reviews that they add some "colour" to the sound. They somewhat do, but not so much in a way that gives a false perception of how the track sounds. I'm using them as monitoring/studio cans, and they're really fantastic. Initially my recordings are being done with these and then mixed with the Yamaha HS8's. The HS8's are always a more "honest" sound in my opinion - but the sound I hear in these headphones translates very well to the track I'm hearing on my monitors, and the slight little boost of colouring they do add makes it absolutely fantastic for doing the initial recording with in the first place.

All in all, this is a purchase I would happily make again.

Spent 5-6 hours at work with them.Really comfortable headphones.If they used suede or cotton it would have been even better ,but I'm still satisfied.I have expected a bit more in terms of sound quality ,but I guess all the amazing reviews took my expectation a bit too high.Still amazing sound.If the build quality is half as good as everyone are saying , you should consider buying them.
EDIT: 6 months later the leather got even softer, and even though they are white there are no signs of any wear or change of color and they are used hard.Build quality is amazing.Ruined my last pair (not m50's) in 9 months.It looks like these are going to last much longer.