I use to have some Sennheiser HD 425 about 10 years ago. I liked them so much but they wouldn't handle low bass frequencies in modern music. Taking that new music aside, if the source didn't have a large drum beat or excessive bass, they were really good. ** Having said that, the Sennheiser Outlet Store has the HD 560s for $99. The HD560s is a much better headphone than my old HD425.