AudioQuest NightHawks can be had for 220 euro, for as long as they are in stock. They are no longer made and originally they had a retail price of 599 USD, so I think they don't count.
So my choice would be either the Philips Fidelio X3s or the Sennehiser HD650s. But now I am stretching the price a bit. HD650s cost 330-345 euro in Europe, the Drop HD6XXs are not available over here. Fidelio X3s I got for 207 euro, but their MSRP is 350 euro. I am pretty sure though their price eventually will permanently drop, just like it did with the Fidelio X2HRs.
That brings me to the Fidelio X2HRs. What about them? They sure are fun, but overall too grainy, spiky and sibilant for a good amount of music I listen to.
And although I enjoy the Fidelio X3s a bit more than the HD650s I think my final vote will have to go to the HD650s. They will outlive every other pair I own. Replacement parts are readily available and where the Fidelio X3s eventually will go out of production the HD650s will still be made for eternity
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