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New Head-Fier
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Hi there! First post and happy to be joining the community (my poor wallet though, I don't think it will ever forgive me for the decision). I was wondering if I could get some help on deciding on a good set of closed headphones under $300. I would love to get some open ones to fully enjoy the soundstage with some of the music I listen to like Pink Floyd (some nice Grado headphones perhaps), but alas it is simply just too impractical for me to have headphones which leak sound too much, which sadly has also removed the Denon AH-D2000 from consideration.
I listen to Rock primarily, almost all subgenres of it, mostly prog rock and classic rock, the 60's-70's sorta stuff. But also would like something that does decently with some Electronic music or Hip Hop if I feel like listening to that as well, which I do pretty often. However, bass is really not very high on the top of of my priorities. Primarily what I want to avoid is getting a V-shaped sound as some of my favorite artists have details in the mids that just make sweet sweet love to my ears with the right gear (see Pink Floyd above). I would also like something that doesn't require an amp to sound decent. Headphones that require one to reach full potential are fine, however a decent amp is just not in the budget for the moment (looking to mostly likely get some FiiO DAC/Amp in the near future, not now).
I have done a lot of research and have been looking primarily at:
Fischer FA-003
SoundMagic HP-150
AKG K550
Shure SRH840
Sennheiser Momentum (maybe? not really sure about this one)
Now notice these fall more under the $200 range, so I am wondering if there are more out there for slightly more that would bring a little more to the table (such as the Denon AH-D2000 that don't isolate sound well enough to not piss people off around me, which I am trying to avoid). Now this might not make any sense to people but I do have a $300 budget for headphones, but really don't want to get an amp even if I buy headphones for $200...I have my reasons.
So yeah, wondering if people had opinions on these or other suggestions. Really appreciate any answers, thanks!
I listen to Rock primarily, almost all subgenres of it, mostly prog rock and classic rock, the 60's-70's sorta stuff. But also would like something that does decently with some Electronic music or Hip Hop if I feel like listening to that as well, which I do pretty often. However, bass is really not very high on the top of of my priorities. Primarily what I want to avoid is getting a V-shaped sound as some of my favorite artists have details in the mids that just make sweet sweet love to my ears with the right gear (see Pink Floyd above). I would also like something that doesn't require an amp to sound decent. Headphones that require one to reach full potential are fine, however a decent amp is just not in the budget for the moment (looking to mostly likely get some FiiO DAC/Amp in the near future, not now).
I have done a lot of research and have been looking primarily at:
Fischer FA-003
SoundMagic HP-150
AKG K550
Shure SRH840
Sennheiser Momentum (maybe? not really sure about this one)
Now notice these fall more under the $200 range, so I am wondering if there are more out there for slightly more that would bring a little more to the table (such as the Denon AH-D2000 that don't isolate sound well enough to not piss people off around me, which I am trying to avoid). Now this might not make any sense to people but I do have a $300 budget for headphones, but really don't want to get an amp even if I buy headphones for $200...I have my reasons.
So yeah, wondering if people had opinions on these or other suggestions. Really appreciate any answers, thanks!