I won't tell... While I am sure that Beats (yuck), will give me the low end for DJing I am wondering if it could handle production. I know that the Sony's I mentioned are by no where near the best out there (or that was out there), but I got used to their sound profile.  I think I am screwed for...

Hey I am a professional DJ/Music Producer and I have been using those Sony's for decades for both DJing and Production. Even tho they been discontinued I still been have luck finding them on Ebay at a decent price. But I got a few deadlines and a gig this week end and do not have time to wait...