I needed to know the REAL sound, not the bass boosted and tweaked highs that most headphone manufactures insist is an improvement. I also wanted to practice my guitar with a metronome without driving everyone nuts. I got these headphones, a powered 3-channel pocket mixer, and a metronome with an output jack. Perfect. I can move the connections easily to the larger mixer too. With these, I can actually hear the skins on the drums. Finally, a headset that sounds live! Never ever ever going ...