Audio Technica ath m20x and samson sr950 are very close priced that is why i'm comparing them , clearly you see on the graph that samson's highs are pushed like crazy , it is very ear piercing and not comfortable at all for longer listenings , i own a pair of sr950 , honestly they're trash , i'm returning them . A friend of mine owns these ATH M20X and when i personally tried them.... oh boi... the difference was there , loved their sound , the only thing i didn't like was that they don't have alot of sub bass , bass was there and it was good , but 20x lack in the sub bass department , and to be honest , these headphones are mostly used for mixing and mastering in that case , low end dosen't matter that much , cause for low end , studio monitors are recomended. over all i loved these m20 x.