When I first showed my AKG to my cousin, I showed him a demo and he said the sound quality is better, but when he listed to his own music he didn't like them. It was a bit odd feeling due to the lack in bass because they are open back, but when listening to most hip hop tracks the loss of bass brought out other instruments and sounds I didn't notice before. So I just kinda got used to the sound. A benifit is how open they sound, if they didn't sound as open and the sound was unfamiliar, then I might not like them. But because they are so open and give an experience like no other, I love using them.