[Farshout]

Hi guys,
I'm new to this forum and I need some help to get a good pair of headphones.
My budget is around 100-120€.
I need portable closed headphones since i'm 4/5 days a week away from home and I share a house with other people.
I know I should go out and find a shop to try them, but there are no shops like this where I live.
So, after some days of research I ended up with:

Sennheiser HD380 PRO 
Audio Technica ATH m40x 
(I read they are flatter than m50x)

my gear is actually composed of:
Scarlet 2i2 audio interface;
KRK Rokit 5 g3;
AKG k701.

I also took a look at MDR7506, HD280 pro,  but they said hd380 and athm40x sounds better than these.

Thanks for your time!

 

[Farshout]

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[Farshout]

Please anyone. 
shure 840, m40x, hd380pro

 

[Fishops]

M40x, but replace the pads with Shure 840.

 

[Farshout]

Thanks man. Really appreciate it.
What about hd280 and share 840?

 

[buke9]

Thanks man. Really appreciate it.
What about hd280 and share 840?

I've had the 280 Pros for quite some time before I found out about Head-Fi and thought they were fine. Now I find them very uncomfortable the clamp force is fairly strong and the inner part touches my ears. They are fairly neutral with a bit of bass but I won't use them anymore. The wife uses them now and then to listen to videos online. I use to do a bit of recording but gave it up as other things piqued my interest more . I don't have a huge head but they clamp more than I would like for more the a hour and that would be with some rests in between. Just my thoughts.

 

[Farshout]

Thanks. So I think I'm going to buy m40x and I'll change pads. I read shure840 are a bit more neutral, but I checked frequency response and they don't seem so.
Thanks for your help guys.
Do you think I'll need a small DAC amp to use them with my laptop?

 

[buke9]

I don't think the 40's need a amp but I like headroom myself. Give it a listen first you can always add one later if you think you need it.

 

[Farshout]

I'll do some tests with my 2i2. It should have enough power to drive them.

 

[buke9]

I'll do some tests with my 2i2. It should have enough power to drive them.

I had a Emu 0404 USB and it powered the 280's just fine.