I’m an audiophile and I do make music. Usually I don’t rely on headphones to master or even mix but after hearing from a few people, I decided to purchase this pair. Holy cow was it worth my money! This pair is extremely accurate and perfectly flat. If you want a headphone for general listening, you might want to go with the m50x, since that one has a bright coloration to it. Subtle but beautiful.( I personally prefer a flat response for general listening too by the way) Thereby making the m50x not ideal for mixing or mastering.
Now, the problem with big, studio monitors is that, well. they’re big! I can’t carry them around. And too, the room needs to be modified in order to get an accurate response. A lot of work basically. For working when away from home I used to use a sony studio monitor headphone, which is great, but not as accurate as this one. This is seriously the most accurate pair of headphones I’ve ever used.