> On the other hand, as long as you are used to the response of your
> monitors/headphones and have learned to make great mixes on them,
> then pretty much anything will work. The issue is then fatigue,
> comfort, etc. so choose what you like best in that department.
Comfort is an issue not to be underestimated. Besides the obvious issue of
wearing something on your head for extended periods of time, there are more
subtle issues. I stopped using my MDR V6s because the padding around their
ear cups would push the pointy end of my earring against the side of
skull--ouch! I bought a pair of K240Ms because they have oversized ear cups
and hence do not have the same problem.
(I like the K240M for general-purpose monitoring, and I use a set of
Beyerdynamic DT770 'phones for more critical monitoring. They have better
isolation and more detail than the AKGs. Both have ear-cup padding that is
large enough to go all the way around my ear without the earring problem.)
--Adam