Best Over the Head Headphones for Monitor

i have them running through a cheap $20 behringer ha400 headphone amp w/ 4 outputs (id recommend and amp for these to get the full effect).

i hooked these up to my ipod and they are the loudest of anything that i've hooked up to it, including a number of higher-end buds.

also they come with 1/8" and 1/4" inch headphone jack/adaptor - so you can enjoy them straight out of the ipod or connect them to your audiophile headphone amp or your professional gear.

my only major gripe about the m50s is that the 'leatherette' ear padding's do promote sweaty ears, but they offer great isolation and minimal sound leakage.

the phones work great with an unamped ipod or nicer amped source like a high end sound card with a high impedance headphone amp.

it seems to me that this is almost totally related to using these headphones with ipods or small portable cd/dvd players.

oh, they seem super sturdy and i've almost tossed them around a bit and them haven't cracked or made any sign of breaking.

these headphones also sound very well on my 8g walkman, without an amp.