Hmm yeah, if you can't really hear a difference, there's no reason in spending money on something you won't enjoy. That was a main reason for this headphone purchase. since they perform best at medium volume levels, I am far less likely to damage my hearing (as the sonys need to be cranked). Amethyss; I listen to rock, newer and older. Old metalica, Megadeth (all 9 cd's which have since been ripped and encoded at VBR 256kbps.), I frequent the newer 'stuff' as well, Audioslave, Creed (first and MAYBE second cd the third turned into a commercialized piece of crud), Sevendust ( big fan ), pantera, Cold (all songs except stupid girl, which ironically is the stupidest song they've ever compiled), Crumble (a local band that really kicks arse), a little caroline spine (wall flower is a very poetic piece, see if you can interpret it [it's fun]), Cradle of Filth (ok, I can't stand their sound but WOW the lyrics are unbelievable) Some Rage against the Machine, Ra (wow they are good), Tool (not for serious listening, more for background [ it gets monotonous ], Incubus, dry kill logic, red hot chilli peppers, california something.... That's about all I can remember right now, lots more that slip my mind at the moment. These headphones are great for rock. Other than rock I listen to a lot of trance and classical music. Vivaldi being one of my favorite classical composers, as well as Wagner. Trance, well, Anything Infected Mushroom, Astral Projection, Growling Mad Scientists (GMS), Logic bomb, and Paul Oakenfold. There's a lot of trance out there, those just happen to be my favorite artists. The headphones (though being 'less suited' for these genres as rock are still the best sub $100 headphone you can get for this type of listening.) Hope that answers your question. heh. I love music, sorry.