What's the best brand of over the ear headphones?

have pair of audio-technica ath-m50. have excellent sound quality , highly recommend them. beats if not better , half price. i'd pair best headphone money. if looking spend amount, here best picks price range:

<$100 sennheiser hd 449
<$150 audio-technica ath-m50
<$200 audio-technica ath-m50 (i think better more expensive headphones)
<$250 sennheiser hd 598
<$300 beyerdynamic custom 1 pro
<$350 akg k 550
<$450 akg k 701
<$500 sennheiser hd 650

these headphones based on sound quality intended listened to.

beats , bose not bad headphone, waaaay over-priced , on rated!

beats bass-heavy , may bass-heavy headphones , sounds best you!

try going local store , listening music using few pairs might don't recommend best buy because aren't experts , floor models broken.

also, when trying pair of headphones, use high quality music (ideally lossless format). if using mp3 format, make sure 320 kbps bit rate.

i plan on getting on ear headphones quality, friend told me not beats (which 1 wanted) because they're overrated. wanted ask best brand of on ear headphones quality are. thanks!

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