ardgedee
Headphoneus Supremus
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Only going to list some high points...
Nonportable
1. HiFiMan HE-6
2. MB Quart MBP 95 X <> AKG K240 Sextett LP (tie; they sound quite different, but each satisfies a particular niche)
3. AKG K701
4. Grado SR80
Portable
1. Shure SRH 840
2. Sennheiser HD 25-1 II
3. MB Quart MBP 160
The Realistic Pro50 and K240 are very similar in sound; the Pro50 maybe has a fatter bass; I haven't done any direct comparison. The Pro50 is heavier and less comfortable, so the K240 gets the nod.
The MB Quart sound signature (for the phones I've tried, at least) is balanced, smooth, rolled off at the frequency extremes, and not intricately detailed. For some purposes, these are features, not faults: due to that and their incredibly light weight, the MBP 95X are my standard home office phones while I'm working; the HE-6 is better in all possible ways, but they're so good it's distracting...
Nonportable
1. HiFiMan HE-6
2. MB Quart MBP 95 X <> AKG K240 Sextett LP (tie; they sound quite different, but each satisfies a particular niche)
3. AKG K701
4. Grado SR80
Portable
1. Shure SRH 840
2. Sennheiser HD 25-1 II
3. MB Quart MBP 160
The Realistic Pro50 and K240 are very similar in sound; the Pro50 maybe has a fatter bass; I haven't done any direct comparison. The Pro50 is heavier and less comfortable, so the K240 gets the nod.
The MB Quart sound signature (for the phones I've tried, at least) is balanced, smooth, rolled off at the frequency extremes, and not intricately detailed. For some purposes, these are features, not faults: due to that and their incredibly light weight, the MBP 95X are my standard home office phones while I'm working; the HE-6 is better in all possible ways, but they're so good it's distracting...