AUDIO TECHNICA ATH-A1000Z

The P9s don’t just sound wonderful with hi-res audio. They do a stellar job with poor quality music, such as compressed MP3s. You can have any colour you like as long as it’s brown. $649, audiotechnica.com

Forget about MP3s or EDM: these headphones don’t flatter or sacrifice sound quality for bass. But if you give them a good amp and a good sound source they do incredible things.