You must try Bang & Olufsen A8 earbud. It has both bite and air, a wide sound stage with a depth to match, sparkling treble, an authentic bass that does not cloud the other tonal ranges.
All my other portable phones are NO match for it, they include: Grado 60 (sounds remote, artificial and muddy), Senn MX500 (restrictive and muddy), Sony MDR-E484G (my first real earbud, an old love, but sounds likewise vague and lacking dynamic range in comparison), Sony MDR-D77 (B & O leaves D77 behind by a very comfortable margin, again lacking in transparency and out of focus).
I am still using Senn HD560 Ovation at home, bought 10 years ago. I believe HD600 will be a big improvement. Likewise also want to try out Sony MDR-3000CD and the little Etymotic. But a Stax will be the ideal phone, the only problem is money.
I use Sony D-777, produced at a time when sound quality matters, not anti-shock seconds or battery usage, which now seem to dominate the ads. What a pity, marketing guys are taking over the show from engineers.
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