Sony MDR-M1 Professional Studio Headphones - Closed-Back Reference Monitor Headphones for Music Production, Mixing & Recording - Perfect for Home Studios, Podcasting & Audio Engineering

I have owned Sony MDR7506,7509,7510, 7520, and Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro in my professional film and recording career. The new M1 will replace my Beyers for audiobook recording for three reasons: superior physical comfort (better fit, lighter weight, less clamping, better cushions), and more comfortable sound. The Beyer have overhyped, super-detailed highs which create ear fatigue over many hours in the studio. In that way, they are like the harsh precision digital sound of CDs. The Sony M1 are more like an analogue LP, warm vinyl sound. More natural and less harsh and hyped. Infinitely better than 7506. At half the price of the former 7520, and a more even response with no overemphasized punches, the M1 are much more listenable for long recording sessions. No storage bag, but totally great to have TWO detachable cables of different lengths and NOT CURLY!!!! Very exciting and useful! (Curly weigh too much and pull on the headphones, especially lightweight ones like this.) REVISION: I would take issue with the two straight cables' textured jacket. Inevitably it rubs on clothing and transfers physical noise into the left ear cup. When performing voiceover, this is darned distracting. A smooth jacket would not catch on clothing as much and would transfer less noise. This is a genuine drawback to the experience.