I'll swing back later for more impressions. They do sound cleaner than what the distortion measurements would indicate. I could have a few db shaved off the top, but the mid-treble bump doesn't stick up over the midrage, so it's not anything to be worried about. The timbre is similar to the HE-560, but tonality is actually more even. Hard to complain. It ticks a lot of boxes for an entry level headphone. At $169, it's a no brainer.