NWcherokee
New Head-Fier
The question: Help me upgrade to my next headphone
The background:
Fairly new to this and have the following gear:
Sennheiser 58x
Hifiman 4xx
Massdrop CTH + SDAC
S.M.S.L. SP200 THX amp w/ Topping E30 DAC
older Schiit stack of Magni 3 and Modi 2 uber which I no longer use
As you can see from my list, I have been dipping my toes in lower midrange audio as I try to determine what it is I like. Using the 58x and the 4xx as baselines, I think I know what I want in my next headphone. To put it most simple, I would like to find something that has a forward midrange and strong vocals like the 58x, but with a bit larger soundstage and detail separation like the 4xx. I really don't have much issue with the bass of either headphone, but maybe I don't know what I am missing? From what I read, moving up the either the 6xx or Sundara for example, would be improvements, but probably not significant enough to justify the effort. So what would be some recommendations? Hopefully my post makes a bit of sense and I provided enough info to get some help.
Thanks!
The background:
Fairly new to this and have the following gear:
Sennheiser 58x
Hifiman 4xx
Massdrop CTH + SDAC
S.M.S.L. SP200 THX amp w/ Topping E30 DAC
older Schiit stack of Magni 3 and Modi 2 uber which I no longer use
As you can see from my list, I have been dipping my toes in lower midrange audio as I try to determine what it is I like. Using the 58x and the 4xx as baselines, I think I know what I want in my next headphone. To put it most simple, I would like to find something that has a forward midrange and strong vocals like the 58x, but with a bit larger soundstage and detail separation like the 4xx. I really don't have much issue with the bass of either headphone, but maybe I don't know what I am missing? From what I read, moving up the either the 6xx or Sundara for example, would be improvements, but probably not significant enough to justify the effort. So what would be some recommendations? Hopefully my post makes a bit of sense and I provided enough info to get some help.
Thanks!