To be honest, I use the 7506 for monitoring in the field only. And, often, it is voice, background, and folley. I agree the sonys have flaws, but they are workhorses. I can use them for music without any serious problems, more than can be said about some more expensive headphones, like the Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7 QuietPoint Active Noise-Cancelling Headphones. I bought a set of those and they sound thin and harsh across the board to my ears. My son got those, as he liked them for gaming, listening to music, and net bouncing while in the noisy company of the rest of the family. But, I just couldn't appreciate any thing about the way they sounded for music.