Hello honored hifi-heads! Sorry for the long incoherent post and bless you, if you are able to make sense of it!
I've been rocking a pair of AKG ear buds worth 10$ for years now and I thought it was time to try something else! I have been looking at reviews and comparisons for the last 2 weeks and I would love to make a decision soon, I am getting consumed by using so much time on trying to decide!
I do not have any sort of DAC or AMP. I don't play FPS at a competitive level, but loads of singleplayer RPG's and open world games, the only FPS I play is Hunt: Showdown and even my 10$ earbuds manages to make use of the spatial sound to create pretty good imaging in that game. It seems like Beyerdynamics DT-990 has better sound imaging than the Fidelio X2HR but it seems like you sacrifice some of the "fun"/"entertainment" for that extra competitive edge.
Music tastes are all over the place, not 1 genre that overshadows the others comes to mind.
I have decided on open-back headphones for the soundstage, having a budget around
160-200$, which will be used as a multi-purpose pair of headphones for both gaming, entertainment and music. I was considering getting a ModMic or V-moda boompro for the headphones that support a 3,5 mm.
Sadly I haven't got the slightest clue as to what kind of "house-sound" I like (E.G. Beyerdynamics, Sennheiser,).
Pricing is a bit weird in Denmark, sadly the Sennheisers (was looking at Hd58x and Pc37x or Pc38x from Drop) all demand a 50$ import tax.
Can't seem to find the
SHP9500 anywhere either.
These are the available choices that I have narrowed it down to:
160$: Beyerdynamic
DT 990 Pro, 250 ohm (would need an AMP? can't seem to find the 32 ohm version anywhere),
160$: AKG
702,
160$: (currently on sale until May 1st.): Fidelio
X2HR, (the only pair that I can buy locally for some reason)
160$: Audio technica ATH
m50x
160$: Sennheiser
HD 599: (
https://www.thomann.de/dk/sennheiser_hd_599.htm)
120$+50$: Drop x Sennheiser
pc37x
170$+50$: Drop x Sennheiser
pc38x
170$+50$: Drop x Sennheiser
hd58x
225$:Sennheiser
560s
100$: Sennheiser
559 (
https://www.thomann.de/dk/sennheiser_hd_559.htm)
100$: Audio technica ATH
m40x (
https://www.thomann.de/dk/audio_technica_ath_m40_x.htm)
So anyways, a good multipurpose pair of open-back headphones that isn't exclusively made for competitive FPS but still offer some sort of soundstage/imaging, whilst also being enjoyable for entertainment purposes like movies/listening to music.