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Let's put things in context first. I'm retired from work and enjoy many kinds of music. My most played artists are k.d.lang, Ray Charles, and Nat King Cole, but I sometimes listen to classical too. I have a pair of Beyer Dynamic 331s bought about a dozen years ago. I bought the DTX50s for when I am travelling by public transport. Previously I was using a pair of Panasonic earbud style phones but always thought they lacked any real bass.It took just one track (The Mamas & Papas (Do you wanna Dance