Hey all. Been looking into a 3rd headphone and recently read up about these.
To be brief, I have the Fostex TH-909 for exciting, bassy music (electronic/metal) and the Sony MDR-Z1R for a warm, smooth listening experience (movies, games, general music).
The 3rd headphone would be best suited for classical / live music, so something analytical with a large soundstage is something I've been looking into.
Thought about going back to the TH900, but it was a bit too V-shaped, despite its large soundstage for a closed back. The Sennheiser HD800 was too bass light and HD800S had this weird veil that I could not like.
Reading reviews about these seemed to be a proper sounding HD800(S). Am I on the right track? It's been awhile since I've owned a planar. Been dabbling in dynamics for the past year or 2.
Will be driving these with the new DX300, so I might need to buy a 4.4mm cable as well. I've read they can be driven with the DX200 AMP8 on high gain, so I should be fine there.