Cross-post from here...

Quote Originally Posted by Volband View Post
ATH m50x, bought it 2 days ago. I had ~20$ Philips earbuds, which is surprisingly decent, especially for its cost. Nothing audiophile about it, but sounds good with every genre.
Part of this is a placebo effect caused by the diaphragms of the earbuds vibrating in closer proximity to your ear drums.

Honestly, I'd spend some more time with them and figure out what exactly you want for a sound profile. Starting out, any sort of headphone is immediately going to sound more neutral than something jammed by your eardrums. Figure out if it truly is a "depth" issue for your ears, or a difference in volume (which creates differences in subtleties, etc.). You may prefer (and get a better audio experience out of) something with more bass, but I think 2 days is a little early to make a final judgment.

If you need to adjust anything, I would look into DSP effects for foobar2k rather than using software that came with your soundcard.