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Mount Rushmore of headphones? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by JabsOrOmicron@alien.top to c/headphones@hi-fi.community

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I was just curious as a newcomer to this hobby what your “Mt Rushmore” of headphones would be and why? Maybe one ubiquitous, one iconic, one studio headphone, and one high end / audiophile pick? If that’s too broad you could just focus on whichever category is most relevant to you. Let me know if this discussion already exists on this sub or elsewhere!

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[–] JennyDarukat@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (5 children)

The beginning of personal audio: Sennheiser HD 414
Timeless: Sennheiser HD 600
Luxury: Sony R10 / Sennheiser Orpheus
Studio: Beyerdynamic DT 770
Monitoring: Sony MDR-V6/7506
Innovation: Stax Lambda series
The modern benchmark: Sennheiser HD 800

[–] JabsOrOmicron@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I really need to try the Sennheisers out locally. My main pair and point of reference is Hifiman Edition XS which aren’t really comparable (planar).

[–] JennyDarukat@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Also a very good headphone, very nice!

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