Hey folks. I'm looking for some cans up to 900 eur/usd, open, for the below metal genres: - doom - heavy - black - others eg Power, progressive etc. I have a pair of Sundaras with a usb mini amp/Dac and I'm looking to upgrade from that. I like that signature but I would prefer a bit more...

Hey folks I have a Sundara with a Meridian Explorer Dac-amp and I really like the combo, but I am looking to upgrade. I am listeming to doom/black/heavy metal mostly. Can you recommend an upgrade in the 600 USD range? Furthermore, I was thinking of changing my DAC amp to a fosi audio q4 but I...

Could these be any good folks? https://www.ebay.com/itm/265212176163?hash=item3dbfe0a723:g:ISUAAOSwGTRg2r-6 Anyone have tried them on Edition 8?

Hey folks. I am looking for an open headphone + amp/dac combo around the 1200 USD mark, mainly for doom/heavy/stoner/black/symphonic and other kinds of metal. I have the Sundara so far and I really like them, and I would like to experience the next level. Would that be the LCD-X, or LCD-2, or...

The DT 1990 PRO seems interesting, however the 250 Ohms impedance sounds like it will be harder to drive. I'm not sure if the guy in the marketing picture is driving them fine straight from the Macbook...

Hi folks, I am looking for a headphone to match doom, death, black, heavy, and a bit of progressive metal music, with a budget of up to 600 Euros (700 USD). Does an open can make sense here? I like to have decent bass for depth. As an example, I have a pair of Ultrasone Edition 8's which have...

Hi guys. I'm looking for a headphone for doom/death/black metal with a budget up to 600 euros in Europe. I'm OK with open headphones (will mainly use them at home), and I have a pair of wireless Sennheiser PXC550 which I don't quite like them for this type of metal music. Sound a bit lifeless to...

I see your points. I've been feeling similarly. Most often I reach out for my bluetooth cans, because of the convenience, the ease of use. At the same time, I have very expensive headphones sitting in a drawer because it's just.. not worth taking them out, too much hassle to set them up, let...

Thanks so much for the replies guys and for clearing my misconception about the LCD-2. So far we have gathered these suggestions: Hifiman HE400s Hifiman HE500 Hifiman Sundara (I see a trend in hifiman here) Grado RS-1e Philips Fidelio X2 Do you have something more to recommend? The only reason...

Hi guys, I am guessing this topic has been beaten to death, but I can tell that the headphone technology with bluetooth is getting better and better with every iteration. So my question is -- how does a headphone like Sony 1000xm2 compare to something like a Sennheiser HD800 or similar closed...

Hi guys, I'll get straight to the point, I was hoping you could recommend an open can for listening to metal music, that does not have crazy needs for amplification (I have a Meridian Explorer to power it). My budget is maximum 700$. Is LCD-2 still a good idea, or should I be looking elsewhere...

Guys, what do you think about the Sony MDR 100-ABN for the aforementioned needs : metal music, isolation, comfort?

The P7 look very well reviewed! But are they good for rock/metal music?   Any additional recommendations fellas?

Hey guys,   I am looking for a new pair of headphones for work. The demands are the following:   1) It should be good for rock, metal and electronic music, as this is the majority of what I listen to these days. 2) It should be closed and offer very good isolation, to not bother others in...

I have been running multitudes of tests between the stock headphones of HTC One, a pair of Sennheiser MM70s, a pair of Soundmagic E10s and a pair of Philips Fidelio S1s, which are all considered to be excellent earphones by various sources. Here is my verdict:   The SoundMAGIC E10 were hurting...

  I will definitely enjoy reading your summary and get one step closer to understanding the dynamics behind proper equalisation. 

How often do you equalize your phones? I decided to follow your advice and skip the pink noise part and adjust mainly though trying to flatten the sine wave. This is what I experienced: With a pair of cheap yet trustworthy in ears, the signature is pretty flat and there's like, 3 audible peaks...

  Just the standard method of finding the peaks with a sine wave, then using a pink noise to flatten out the peaks. I takes about -7db for the peak at 6800 Hz (band width 200 Hz) to flatten out for me, but that results in a slightly muffled sound, which I perceive as loss of fidelity. 

I've been finding peaks on my headphones and equalizing them successfully now, but a new problem has risen. When I play back a song and try listening to it with and without the EQ, I can 'feel' a loss of fidelity in the EQ profile with the chopped peaks, even when I've reduced the gain of the...

6.1kg 7.1kg 8.2kg   Good luck guys!

I haven't had any experience with headphone stands, that's why I'm asking. Do you guys think it's a good idea to keep using this stand, compared to just leaving the headphones in their travel bag on the desk?

Hey guys,   Give me a quick opinion on how you think this headphone stand accommodates this headband. I want to prolong the longevity of the headband and retain it's flexibility, so I would be glad to hear what you think from your experience. I'm mainly worried that the stretching might...

Hey everyone,   I recently found this guide online on how to equalize headphones, by removing resonance peaks in order to make the experience less sibilant and distorted at certain frequencies. You can read it here: http://dyli.sh/2012/02/29/Equalized-Audio.html   My gripe is that the guide...

I bought the SoundMAGIC E10m and they turned out to be too big for my ears. Yes, an IEM that is too big that hits the outer part of my ear and causes quite some discomfort.   I would be grateful for some suggestions here guys. Just a couple words, then I'll do the hours of review reading :)

Alright, so far I've lined up the following phones:   Sony MH1C. Awkward button controls, can we get something like this with 1 button? Klipsch S3m. Cheap, I'm guessing the sound quality is lower on these. Klipsch Image S4 ii. More expensive than it's brother, with probably better quality...