[shurealltheway]

Sound is so relative and subjective. Everyone hears things differently, and we all can come from a different reference point. So it would be helpful on here if people KNEW what our reference point was when using terms like bright, dark, neutral, and warm.
So please pick a few headphones from your specific reference point and classify them according to your personal opinion!

I'll start:

bright = anything Grado and most Beyerdynamic

warm = Shure 1540, Nad hp50

dark = Sennheiser 650, V Moda m100

neutral = Shure 1840, Shure 840, Audio Technica M40

 

[popof94]

Focal utopia
Focal elear
Meze 99 Classic
B&W P7

 

[popof94]

Focal Utopia: neutral, bright, transparent
Focal elear: warmer than the Utopia
Meze 99 Classic: neutral, dynamic, close
B&W: warm

 

[shurealltheway]

Focal utopia
Focal elear
Meze 99 Classic
B&W P7

Thank you! Are those in order bright, warm, dark, neutral?

 

[colinallcarz]

Grado 325i
Senn HD6xx
Audeze LCD-2
ATH-MSR7

 

[popof94]

No, so:
Focal Utopia
Focal Elear
Audeze LCD-2
Meze 99 Classic

 

[tbish]

Out of the headphones I own,
Bright: Grado SR325is
Warm: Sennheiser HD 650
Dark: V-Moda Crossfade LP
Neutral: Hifiman HE-400i

 

[FastAndClean]

Bright: hd800
Warm: audioquest nighthawk
Dark: lcd3
Neutral: bayer dt250 250 ohm

 

[shurealltheway]

Thanks guys! Keep them coming! This is great.

 

[shurealltheway]

So

Out of the headphones I own,
Bright: Grado SR325is
Warm: Sennheiser HD 650
Dark: V-Moda Crossfade LP
Neutral: Hifiman HE-400i

A lot of people characterize the 400i as warm. Very interesting! Thanks.

 

[tbish]

So
A lot of people characterize the 400i as warm. Very interesting! Thanks.

 
I can see how people might say that about the 400i. However, when compared directly to the Sennheiser HD 650, which I consider to be warm, it is brighter by a considerable margin, though nowhere near the brightness of the Grado SR325is.

 

[shurealltheway]

I can see how people might say that about the 400i. However, when compared directly to the Sennheiser HD 650, which I consider to be warm, it is brighter by a considerable margin, though nowhere near the brightness of the Grado SR325is.

Thanks for that!

 

[sikki-six]

Dark and warm are difficult to differentiate, so I'll stick 'em together.
 
Bright: AKG K701, Beyer DT990, Many Grados
Dark / warm: Senn Momentum, Bose QC25, V-Moda M100
Neutral: HD600, Focal Spirit Pro, Senn HD-25, Audeze Sine (with Cipher they have a slight bass boost)
 
HD650 and LCD-2 are warmish, but somewhat neutral too.