Help me pick a quality closed back over-ear headphone under $300

[Toshbar]

Hi all,

I'm getting a major surgery in May that'l leave me bedridden for 2-6 weeks. I'll want to be spending most of my time gaming through my PC, listening to music, and watching movies. I need closed back headphones because I'd want as little sound as possible to bleed through. If i'm up at 2am, unable to sleep, I'd like to be able to use the headphones without waking my girlfriend up in the same room.

Ideal requirements:
- Comfortable. I'll be wearing them for long periods of time.
- Price <$300. I'm willing to pay up to $400 if there's a significant bump in quality
- Well balanced soundstage/profile. I'm thinking a slight preference towards base but not overwhelmingly so.
edit: adding one more
- Build quality. I understand they might not be built like a tank but I've been reading some headphones in this price range have terrible build quality (Shure SRH940). I'd chose 9/10 build quality and 9/10 sound over 5/10 build quality and 10/10 sound.

 

[serman005]

You might look into a Meze 99 Classics. Maybe read about it and see what you think. It is possible it could work for you. It ticks most of your boxes.

 

[Toshbar]

You might look into a Meze 99 Classics. Maybe read about it and see what you think. It is possible it could work for you. It ticks most of your boxes.

Do you know if there's a difference between the Meze 99 Classics and Neo? At a glance they're the same other than materials. In that case I'd chose the Neo due to being cheaper.

How is the build quality?

 

[serman005]

Do you know if there's a difference between the Meze 99 Classics and Neo? At a glance they're the same other than materials. In that case I'd chose the Neo due to being cheaper.

How is the build quality?

The Neo has less clarity and detail than the 99C IMO. It does have solid bass, though and, of course, is made of different materials. BQ on the 99C is excellent, it's a tank, also quite good on the Neo (again, just totally different materials). You might be happy with a Neo, it just depends on how much you would miss that extra clarity and detail of the 99C, which is also a more 'fun' headphone.

 

[Toshbar]

The Neo has less clarity and detail than the 99C IMO. It does have solid bass, though and, of course, is made of different materials. BQ on the 99C is excellent, it's a tank, also quite good on the Neo (again, just totally different materials). You might be happy with a Neo, it just depends on how much you would miss that extra clarity and detail of the 99C, which is also a more 'fun' headphone.

It's more that I prefer the look of straight black (entire pc setup is straight black so it'l match more) but if that's the case then I'd go for the 99C.

I won't be purchasing for another week or so, so I'll remain open to other suggestions.

 

[serman005]

Best of luck with your surgery!

 

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