Best headphones for trance/ electronic dance music - Page 3

Beyer DT 990 Pro's or Premiums would be great. I have the 250 ohm Pros and though this isn't my favorite genre, I dabble... and they rock.

I think the 990 pro sounds dry and the bass isn't as impressive as it could be. The sound of the lowend reminds me more of port noise than low frequency tones. I don't think it's terribly excessive when amped properly. So my problem with it is quality of bass, not quantity. While the KRK 6400 is much more closed sounding, it's wetter and more tuneful. I quite like the Ortofon headphone, which is made by Ultrasone. The DT1350 has superior bass to the 990 pro, but is no where near as comfortable. It also has a more forward and textured midrange. Koss ESP 950 is fantastic, but my unit had some issues. Lowend isn't very articulate when a lot is happening, but fine the rest of the time. It's a warm headphone. Numark PHX is really fantastic with some headphone jacks when cranked WAY up for trance. You have to be careful to get a pair that has matched drivers, though. I don't think either of mine were matched well. There's also the issue of hearing damage and the fact it's not going to win any awards at lower volumes. And finally, I have yet to find anything that can beat the Etymotic ER4S for precision. The Koss is probably prettier and more delicate, though, but not as precise or flat. The lowend confusion and extra warmth of the Koss can get to be a bit much. I never get sick of the sound of the Etymotic. To be fair, I am home sick for the sound of the Koss, though. It has special highs and mids and is ridiculously comfortable on me. You also don't need to worry about whether you're amping it correctly if you haven't got a great quality amp. But I'd have a difficult time choosing which to use if I had both.

The Ultrasones are good for electronic music and I prefer the Pro/PL-650 over the midbassy Pro-900. Here is more info: http://www.head-fi.org/t/401879/an-ultrasone-comparison

get HD 650 for sure, the other sennheisers don't have the bass needed for these genres. they where my first hi-fi headphones and i was very satisfied with how they performed with electronic.

they are also warm and dark sounding, so they are quite forgiving of poorly recorded music or weak sources (i would download alot of electronic music via the youtube downloader since i couldn't find mp3s for alot of them)

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Originally Posted by Reticuli2 

I think the 990 pro sounds dry and the bass isn't as impressive as it could be. 

the bass i agree could be better,  but the dt 990 is an excellent sounding headphone that benefits really good from tubes. 

coming out of the WA2, the dt 990 sounds extremely good. strong bass, thicker mids, and smoother highs.