they're solid headphones, highly reviewed and respected, but if i was going to buy 300$ or less headphones there are others with better sound quality
however, i'm not sure how much portability matters to you, as the crossfade is a little bit more portable
but a few headphones with equivalent or better sq for a similar price
hd598, k701, dt880
additionally massdrop has a nice sale on the dt880s currently @ 239$
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/beyerdynamic-dt880-premiumThis post was edited by Bubbler on Dec 4 2014 08:58am