To be honest, my hearing is not the greatest so a lot of sound stage imaging gets lost on me unless it is drastic, but the one thing I get from these that I don't from my 598 limited edition, AKGQ701, Beyer Dynamic T90, Alpha Dogs, AKG K712, and Fostex T60RP is the Clarity that they produce across their entire sound spectrum. It is crazy to me that I can get the down and dirty thump with a crisp tight bass line while enjoying mids and highs...