AIAIAI TMA-2 (Tonmeister Preset) Professional Headphones - modular headphone system with fully customisable, upgradeable and replaceable parts

After owning a set of AKG K451's for a year (which I absolutely love) I decided I wanted a set of over ear cans to get some better noise isolation and bass response. I originally plumped for the AKG K550's based on rave reviews and my experience with my 451's - great clarity but overall I was really disappointed with them due to lack of bass and they just didn't go loud enough unless they were being powered off an amp. I went out and tried as many different brands as possible, but nothing was ticking my boxes except for a set of TMA- 1's owned by a friend, so I went for the TMA-2's and I'm really happy with them. I got them an hour ago and have found them really hard to put down, going through all genres of music to test them in all areas. Their balance of punchy, yet warm bass and beautifully clear and wide soundstage is fantastic. I know that my taste may not be to others, as how one man wants his music to sound may not be the case for another, but in my humble view these are amazing!!update: nearly 4 years on and these headphones are still used and abused daily by myself and my 9 year old son and they are still going strong and I still love them. I'd like to add that this isn't a paid ad review either - just a happy consumer who just wants to share the love.

I love neural sound. If the producer intended for heavy bass in a track then I would hope that my sound equipment would replicate that as close as possible. The TMA 2 studio preset is very far off effective sound reproduction. The bass is horribly muddy and loose. Everything sounded terrible. All types of music were way off. I wanted to love these headphones. The physical design is fantastic but the sound is shocking. Maybe I got a faulty pair, but both ears sounded the same.I sent them back.

This is the 2nd pair of TMA-2's I have purchased- need a pair for my wife!Easy to assemble and the optional hard case is also worth having.They are great. The sound is smooth with none of the typically exaggerated low end or fizzy highs.I can happily work on these at night when I can't use my main monitors. Delighted!

Went for the studio preset and I wasn't disappointed at all. Out of the box these things sound great and once they've been broken in a bit there is nothing at this price mark that comes close. I've tried a few of the different presets now and this is definitely the stand out one for me.

I got the "Studio Preset" version. Sounds very well balanced, not too colored. Excellent manufacturing quality.

Best purchase - upgrading from the wired AIAIAI headphones to the wireless set up. Sound quality unrivalled but microphone for calls is not the best.

Great for sound recording or critical listening. Not great as your main mixing headphones as there's just too much top end.

You won’t regret it