LogicalDisconnect
100+ Head-Fier
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Hi everyone. I've had a variety of fairly high-end headphones, including the Beyerdynamic T1, AT W3000ANV, Alessandro MS-Pro, HifiMan HE500, AKG K701 and Unique Melody Miracle. All of them have good points. Some have great detail, others great energy and dynamic response, others in theory a very wide soundstage. But I'm not sure I've really 'enjoyed' listening to any of them that much. What I want is a headphone that I can just put on, sit back, relax and enjoy - a balanced sound (most of my headphones seem to have had an overemphasised treble relative to bass), smooth and lush with vocals, still energetic enough to get you involved in the music, and still detailed and transparent enough that you don't feel they sound 'muddy' or that you're missing details.
I'm willing to spend money on something high-end if that's the answer. But given my experience, I'm not sure it is. So what I'm interested in is whether there are maybe any cheaper headphones I haven't looked at because I've been so focused on the high-end that might give me closer to what I actually want.
In particular, I wonder if any of you have a pair of headphones that you just put on for enjoyment - for, say, a lush, smooth, fairly balanced (as in, not overemphasised treble and underemphasised mids and bass like many of the headphones I've had), but still detailed enough to be happy with. Or is there any cheaper headphone you have that you think even the very high-end headphones don't match in some aspects? For example, I've read some people say the Sennheiser HD600 or HD650 still can't be matched in terms of vocals, although others obviously disagree. And if so, what source do you use with it?
I'm willing to spend money on something high-end if that's the answer. But given my experience, I'm not sure it is. So what I'm interested in is whether there are maybe any cheaper headphones I haven't looked at because I've been so focused on the high-end that might give me closer to what I actually want.
In particular, I wonder if any of you have a pair of headphones that you just put on for enjoyment - for, say, a lush, smooth, fairly balanced (as in, not overemphasised treble and underemphasised mids and bass like many of the headphones I've had), but still detailed enough to be happy with. Or is there any cheaper headphone you have that you think even the very high-end headphones don't match in some aspects? For example, I've read some people say the Sennheiser HD600 or HD650 still can't be matched in terms of vocals, although others obviously disagree. And if so, what source do you use with it?