NymPHONOmaniac
Headphoneus Supremus
yeah metal is not about bass, the examples of the phones I gave offer a nice clarity, separation of instruments, detail and guitars sound good
p.s. just listening to my recent discovery: Haggard - Eppur Si Muove, amazing stuff
Hum, my BIG problem with Heavy Metal is that I can't deal with the guttural metal-signature type of voice...like with Haggard I was all happy, violin, choral signer and BAM, drum and BAM this vooooooooooooooooice. It's a matter of taste and a proof I will never be a real Metal fan, but I was wondering if there any ''ONLY Instrumental'' metal bands that worth the listen?
Anyway, I'll continue my search for best earphones for Metal.
Swing IE800 are very detailed but perhaps it lack in punch and air to feel properly the drums and heavy toms.
The Easy DIY UE custom dual drivers earphones could be an interesting one. Will try them more to know....
I think they have quite an impressive instruments separation for the price so it could be the one!