Apologies in advance for not reading through 2627 pages of posts before posting here...my headphone journey has run the gamut, beginning with SR325's about 20 years ago, then some Shure e2c's for travel, then some other IEM brand. Then, about 6 years ago, I was in a position to splurge and got my hands on some Fostex TH900's. Admittedly, I missed some of the Grado clarity, but the Fostex were clearly a step above.
But now, again, I found myself needing something for travel, which brought me to the Jabra Elite 85t's. These little guys may not be the best as far as driver specs, but I am absolutely sold on the value of personalized EQ due to them. I used to be in the camp of believing that a "flat" response was audio nirvana, but then I realized that that was near impossible to attain, since the studio engineers were the only people with access to the pure, unadulterated mix, the best I could do was attempt to replicate what they were mixing in the booth (be it with Sony, Audiotechnica, whatever). The Jabra's were letting me hear balance and detail in a way that none of the previously mentioned headphones did.
Moreover, human hearing apparatus isn't flat, either: High frequency response generally degrades with age, and low frequency response is just generally weak. So, I guess what I'm saying is, where does the headphone game go from here? Do others generally feel the same about personally-EQ'ed headphones, and if not, what are the other options?
