[obsidyen]

Fostex TH-610. Since getting it, I've sold all my other headphones. It sounds excellent with any genre and with any gear. So dynamic and fun yet still reference.

 

[Hondadude85]

Hey I noticed you the Monolith M1060, Hifiman he-400i, Fostex th-x00, and the Audioquest Nighthawks. It's pretty rare for someone to own all four of the headphones I'm considering purchasing next. Could you do a brief impression and comparison of them? It would be so helpful, thanks!

Not the correct thread for this! Please post that question in the recommendations forum

 

[Tim Le]

Not the correct thread for this! Please post that question in the recommendations forum

Sorry about that, still new here, won't happen again!

 

[Hondadude85]

No worries! You could also send him a direct message - he may kindly respond to your request. Welcome to Head-Fi!!

 

[god-bluff]

Hd25 obviously

Built and designed to last a lifetime with unrivalled spares back up and modular construction; you genuinely won't really need to buy another pair of headphones

Sounds very good out of anything and with anything, mobile or home use, with the potential to sound amazing as you improve the source (culminating in Mojo IMO)

A classic, an important part of the history of the headphone and a great purely functional piece of industrial design. Every enthusiast owes It to themselves to own a pair. I'd be happy enough just with these.

 

[GU1DO]

Hey I noticed you the Monolith M1060, Hifiman he-400i, Fostex th-x00, and the Audioquest Nighthawks. It's pretty rare for someone to own all four of the headphones I'm considering purchasing next. Could you do a brief impression and comparison of them? It would be so helpful, thanks!

will answer briefly as possible ,, if you have any more question pm me
- M1060 ,, Amazing imaging , deep bass but not to much , perfect details , enough sound stage .
-TH-X00,, Amazing bass and sound stage , enough imaging , lack in details .
-Hifiman he-400i , nice all rounder ,, good imaging , details , sound stage , lack the bass (i will sell it soon ).
-Nighthawks , mediocre headphone , don't recommend unless you will only use your phone to power them ,,
very easy to power ,,and they are the most comfortable headphone i have , it was replaced by my (iSINE10) as portable solution .

 

[NightFlight]

HD800 for sit down and Andromeda's for portable. The Andromeda's scale well, but there aren't too many top (top top) reasonably priced amps to run them. So I'm torn.

 

[Svatopluk]

If it were just a matter of performance and versatility, it would definitely be the Utopia. But when you factor in the HD-800's proven durability over time, the decision may be a little more difficult.

 

[Hondadude85]

It's much more of a difficult question than you may first think. Everything needs to be factored in it's the only pair you can keep.

 

[HiCZoK]

It would have to be something for all uses. Portable, desktop use, good sounding in general. Certainly something that can be easily driven
Probably would be koss porta pro.... but due to it's lack of isolation it might not fit all the needs...

 

[ubs28]

Probably something that is portable and can be used at home also. So I guess it would be the Shure SE846.

 

[haralds12]

Noble Django for me. Easier to get alot of use from a protable earphone.

 

[wsqqq777]

TH900MK2. It always make me forget I'm wearing a headphone when listening with it.

 

[93EXCivic]

Do you mean only one pair of full size headphones (but I could have in-ears/ erabuds) or only one set period?

The first one for me is easy, HD600. The second I honestly haven't come close to finding yet because it would need to be easy to drive and offer isolation as well as obviously sounding awesome and I haven't come close to finding that.

 

[Matez]

To answer the original question, I'd probably go with Utopias.