I just bought Sennheiser HD380. They are very clear and have a large frequency range, more then you can hear, so it won't be bad quality at high/low freqs. They are also closed and passive noise/sound reduction with 32 dB. I love them. Depends on what you gonna use the phones for. But for recording drums and instruments I would recommend those. Or for pre-eq a drumset in same room for example. But again, depends on what you're gonna use them for. The Sennheiser's I bought for around 120$ (from Norwegian kroner to USD). But depends on what you're gonna use them for. : )