I do a bunch of research on headphone after try to beatmix with a pair of Behringer HDX2500 's in a loud club , next to a malfunction subwoofer , for a night . could not hear a thing with the cue all the way up that night . it suck . not to say that the Behringers be bad headphone . they be great for average -lrb- gaming computer ipod what have you -rrb- use . after look at all kind of headphone , and use sound isolation as one key parameter that every review I read have to mention positively , I end up with these . the sound isolation be fabulous . I pop these on and even without anything play through they I can not hear someone talk in the next room . in fact it will take get use to for the club . not least because what I be hear will sound so much better than what be go out through the PA. . the surround sound be amazing too - people say that no headphone will make it sound like you be listen to a room with a band in it but this be very close . John Coltrane sound like he be play stand next to you -lrb- without , I might add , kill you with the high note -rrb- . Ian Curtis sound like he be rise from the grave and be spazz out on the microphone in front of you . most of the high-quality ambient electronica that be come out in the last 10 year will finally sound like it should . I have hear subtle detail of song that I forget be in they , in the last 24 hour , with these , because you can not hear those detail in lesser headphone . I be in love with these and can not wait to use they in a loud setting . I have no doubt they will stand up to it . one final thing : the clincher for I be another review compare these to Sennheiser hd25 's , in which the reviewer say that he could turn down the cue on these for less fatigue compare to the senn . he be right - they be much easier on you ear . they be physically comfy too . you probably do not need something like this unless you be do audio for a bunch of people , but you might want to spoil yourself anyway .