Let me first say I am not a huge fan of headphones because I dislike the in your head soundstage. However, I love the RAAL SR1a because it does not sound like headphones. The only traditional headphone that I liked was the RAAL CA-1a.
it is the precise reason why the RAAL is the only headphone i am interested to ... I will compare it to my K340 optimized...
Out of the head impression is mandatory for me if i want to appreciate headphone...
It is the reason why i am also interested by the BACCH filters ...
I must add that my K340 produce deep bass listening organ for example that i felt with my body and are speaker like or at least completely different from headphone bass inside the head only...