Late to the game, but nevertheless here. I bought a pair of Sony MDR-V900's about 5 years ago, and by the gods I love them. They're rather large and bulky, but they're circumaural design so they don't kill my ears, and they can put out some deep, rich sounds. They retailed for $600 new when I got them, managed to find them online for about $250ish. I've also heard many good things about Sennheiser as well. The little Bose headsets were a bit too gimmicky for me, I couldn't "feel" the same sounds as my current headphones, esp. the bass. I'm no audiophile, but could tell the difference. I'm sure if you go with either Sony or Sennheiser, you can't go wrong.