[HereticArchitect]

Beyer COPs deserve more love. I have them with velour, and I have succesfully tricked people on blindtesting against dt1770s and veloured t5ps, just playing with the slider to match the other beyers presumed signature.

 

[bagwell359]

MrSpeakers 1.1 Closed Used. Sounds closest to music w/o silly bass booming.

 

[Mink]

I'm not sure if I have posted in this thread already, but I think the NightOwls are my favorite closed pair. The Sony MDR-Z7s come very close but their soundstage is less natural at times, it sounds like everything is multi-miked, where instruments or instrument groups are recorded seperately and later put together. The NightOwls are more coherent, to my ears they have a very natural and organic soundstage (sorry couldn't find other words to describe it, "organic"? it almost makes me want to puke).
Their sound is not too wide, with good depth, but the mids aren't even that recessed to create this depth.
There is a fine balance between instrument seperation and fullness of tone, so they never sound thin, nor do they sound congested. True, they give priority to fullness and body over true accuracy, but so do I
Just like the NightHawks they play classical music very well. Even big orchestral works by Mahler and Bruckner or should I say especially big orchestral works?

 

[iFi audio]

I'd go with Fostex TH900. Sounds awesome with heavy music and looks gorgeous.

 

[donpablo]

Currently my 2 beloved closed back HPs are Aeon 2C and AudioTechnica W1000Z. They have many differences signatures but I love them both.
* Aeon 2C are just great for electronic/soundtracks/rock, general very universal with great amount of micro and macro details, greatly extended bass, clean pure sound with power on slightly warm side.
*ATH W1000Z - etherical like experience with analog coating. One thing describe may describe them - they make yours songs like you would listen to unplugged music performance. They are perfect for Jazz and Female Vocals, but Yello also sounds interesting and catchy with these They have poorer bass extension than A2C or Nightowls but all in all they are now replacing my Nightowls and I will have to sell them.

 

[iFi audio]

Currently my 2 beloved closed back HPs are Aeon 2C and AudioTechnica W1000Z. They have many differences signatures but I love them both.
* Aeon 2C are just great for electronic/soundtracks/rock, general very univeral with great amount of micro and macro details, greatly extended bass, clean pure sound with power on slightly warm side.
*ATH W1000Z - eterical like experience with analog coating. One thing describe may describe them - they make yours songs like you would listen to unplugged music performance. They are perfect for Jazz and Female Vocals, but Yello also sounds interesting and catchy with these They have poorer bass extension than A2C or Nightowls but all in all they are now replacing my Nightowls and I will have to sell them.

If you had to cherry-pick one, which one would it be?

 

[donpablo]

@iFi audio More universal are Aeon 2C. So this would be my pick for only one closed HP.
And for lower price point of only one universal HPs I would consider Audioquest Nightowls + silver or silver coated cable. Balanced too.

 

[ubs28]

AFC 2. Mainly because it has great comfort, portability and noise isolation.

 

[iFi audio]

@iFi audio More universal are Aeon 2C. So this would be my pick for only one closed HP.

Thanks, just as I expected. I also auditioned those AQ cans at shows several times and was positively surprised. Well, at least as much as show conditions allowed.

 

[shampoosuicide]

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[HardstyleLoco96]

My favourites under $1000.
Focal Elegia and Audeze Sine DX. Absolutely love them.

But my biggest surprise is the Ultrasone Edition 11. Wow . Yes they are a little over $1000 but Ultrasone actually nailed the performance of this headphone and got the pricing right. If not, maybe a little lower than what it should really cost. Truly an amazing headphone. I've listened to the Ananda, Focal Clear, Audeze LCD-2C and some others, but the Ultrasone Edition 11 is the one for me . They look so much better in person, trust me

 

[CoryGillmore]

My favourites under $1000.
Focal Elegia and Audeze Sine DX. Absolutely love them.

But my biggest surprise is the Ultrasone Edition 11. Wow . Yes they are a little over $1000 but Ultrasone actually nailed the performance of this headphone and got the pricing right. If not, maybe a little lower than what it should really cost. Truly an amazing headphone. I've listened to the Ananda, Focal Clear, Audeze LCD-2C and some others, but the Ultrasone Edition 11 is the one for me . They look so much better in person, trust me

Those are GORGEOUS!

 

[HardstyleLoco96]

Those are GORGEOUS!

I absolutely love them. When the sun hits the back of the cups and the inner silver grill shines. They really are WOW. But then the light weight and comfort is just perfect but the sound is what is shockingly amazing. It's smooth yet energetic, has low end but never bloaty and the dynamics, damn intense. Surprisingly detail retrieval is very high. At first the Elegia to me sounded more detailed, but the Edition 11 is a level higher, easily high up there with the Focal Clear, Ananda.... It doesn't jam all the detail into your ear, it just does it effortlessly and lets you choose which details you want to pick out. For a fun sounding headphone. This is a must try. LOVE THEM!!!!

 

[Kammerat Rebekka]

^I’ve been meaning to check that badboy out, thanks for sharing
It is however an openback headphone just in case some of you out there are thinking about acquiring one.
My favourite closedback under a 1000? S’gotta be the D7200, AFC, SRH1540 or the K371..can’t decide.

 

[arielext]

There are quite a few closed-back headphones of less then $1000 that I really like
- Beyerdynamic MMX-300.2
- Beyerdynamic T5p.2
- Ollo audio S4R
- Kennerton Magni
- Fostex TH-610
Especially the MMX-300.2 was an eyeopener; you get a lot of headphone for what you pay. The Ollo audio S4R is held back by the stock pads, but once you swapped them with the S4X pads they become quite comfortable and remain what Ollo does best: be honest.
The Kennerton Magni has that authority I missed in other headphones when I parted with my Fostex TH-900mk2.
I'm still thinking of trying AFC's, but thus far other headphones came into my possession first.