Agreed, but I have returned a pair of sennheiser phones because they butchered the sound too much ... think it was one of the first in the momentum line if I recall
Well, when it comes to Sennheiser, there's the HD line and then there's everything else.
Even then, I think they really, really care about the HD600 / HD650 / HD800 succession of flagships. They might care a little bit about classic workhorses such as HD280 and the like. The rest I feel they are treating a bit more like crowdpleasers and moneymakers. I could be wrong.
It bothers me when they call them "monitors" and then go ahead and fiddle with the frequency response anyway. Look at the difference between the HD 280 pro and HD 380 pro, both labelled as monitoring headphones. The 380 sounds like a muddy mess in comparison, with everything below around 300hz turned up way too high. I think it's fair to ask: if you're going to make MegaBass headphones, mark them as such. Don't advertise flat response and then hand us this.
