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oddidude · Mar 6, 2015 at 2:36 AM

So I've owned a couple of headphones over the past couple of years but none of them have been exceptionally good. The headphones I currently own are: Monster DNA, Sennheiser Momentum, Shure se425 (I also have some M-Audio BX5 D2 speakers) and I am finding myself to be 'bored' of all their sounds and might look for a more 'fun' sounding headphone. Does anyone have any recommendations on a new pair of headphones I could get for under £300 ($450)? I listen to mainly EDM and rock music and will have everything powered with a Fiio E12.

Thanks in advance!

ProtegeManiac · Mar 6, 2015 at 2:38 AM

Look for a used Grado RS1 or RS2.

Youth · Mar 6, 2015 at 4:06 AM

Open or closed?

oddidude · Mar 6, 2015 at 5:19 AM

youth said:
Open or closed?

Oi
I'm not too bothered but I would prefer an open pair of headphones

Youth · Mar 6, 2015 at 5:28 AM

Philips Fidelio X2 is the only open I can think of in that pricerange that can also be driven by E10

oddidude · Mar 6, 2015 at 1:32 PM

youth said:
Philips Fidelio X2 is the only open I can think of in that pricerange that can also be driven by E10

I've just noticed that I made a mistake. It's actually the Fiio E12 that I have and boot the E10. Sorry for the confusion. Any other headphones?

Youth · Mar 6, 2015 at 2:33 PM

In that case DT990 could be something

oddidude · Mar 6, 2015 at 7:15 PM

youth said:
In that case DT990 could be something

Would you say the DT990 is more "fun" sounding whilst still being quite balanced? (I've heard it's got more emphasis on the treble but it should be fine for me as long as its not too much)

Youth · Mar 7, 2015 at 5:21 AM

oddidude said:
Would you say the DT990 is more "fun" sounding whilst still being quite balanced? (I've heard it's got more emphasis on the treble but it should be fine for me as long as its not too much)

Yeah I would say so. It's no way near a basshead can. It's got some emphasized bass and treble the leads to recessed mids. It's hard to say if the treble will annoy you - some people like it and some don't. If you listen to alot of compressed music it may be a problem.

If you're ordering from amazon you could get the DT990 and Philips Fidelio X2 and return the one you didn't like. That's also an option.

oddidude · Mar 7, 2015 at 5:42 AM

Thanks for all your help. I think I'll go for the DT990's as they seem more appealing to me than the X2's

Youth · Mar 7, 2015 at 5:47 AM

No problem. Let us know what you think when you have tried them out!

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