What does your current top 5 look like? And specifically in which order? I also seem to miss one of those 5 in your post
Well, now when I describe sound quality, I break it down into 2 categories, Sound Quality and Musical enjoyment. Sound quality is the one which sounds the most accurate and natural to my ears. Musical enjoyment is the one I enjoy listening to the most or offers the most fun. It's the one I find myself wanting to get up and dance or tap my foot to. So with that in mind, here's where I'm at today.
Sound Quality:
1) Shure Aonic 50 (These also EQ very well. Better than the rest in the class. Very natural sound with ANC on normal. Bass light with ANC off)
2) Dali iO6 (These are seal dependent. Fortunately, I get a really good seal with these. Excellent accuracy and tuning with a good seal)
3) B&O H95 (Not the most natural when it comes to the highs, but very well tuned and very good accuracy. Love listening to these in my recliner)
4) NAD Viso HP70 (Harman type tuning but with elevated mid and high bass and rolled off highs)
5) Apple AirPods Max (Slightly Warm and forgiving. Very good tuning. Definitely a digital sounding headphone. Still sounds amazing though)
6) Momentum 3 (Too bassy to be accurate, but very well tuned and natural.)
7) B&W PX7 (Very dark but also very atmospheric. Tuning is a matter of taste. Not accurate but unique sound to all the others)
Musical Enjoyment
1) Momentum 3 (No longer own. Got a sale on the Shure Aonic 50 for Black Friday which replaced these)
2) B&W PX7 (These can sound off in the highs with certain music, but with what I listen to, 85% of my library sound amazing on these.)
3) NAD Viso HP70 (No longer own these. Nice speaker like sound)
4a) AirPods Max (Flip a coin between these and the H95. The sub bass on these brings the fun, along with a very forgiving signature that you can turn up with no fatigue)
4b) B&O H95 (Maybe it's me, but the bass on these have gotten bigger to my ears with time. I'm finding when I crank them up, they've become a little more fun than what they use to be. Bass is punchier than the AirPods Max. I prefer the Mids and the High and Mid Bass on these. I prefer the Treble and Sub Bass on the AirPods Max)
6) Dali IO6 (Not enough volume for me to consider fun)
7) Shure Aonic 50 (The thing with these is, as I stated above, they EQ really well. I can EQ them to sound almost identical to the Momentum 3. And now, with the latest firmware, the EQ stays in the headphones, you no longer have to be in the app. These are ranked last because to me, it's only fair to compare stock tuning, however, when EQ'd, they're tied with the Momentum)
and just for kicks and giggles,
Movie Enjoyment
1) AirPods Max (Spatial Audio on AppleTV is undefeated!!!)
2) B&W PX7
3) NAD Viso HP70
4) Momentum 3
5) B&O H95
6) Shure Aonic 50 (Tied with the Momentum when EQ'd)
7) Dali IO6
My Top 5 Overall:
1) AirPods Max
2) B&O H95
3) B&W PX7
4) Shure Aonic 50
5) Sony 1000XM4