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Tuning headphones is hard, and changes from the "natural" frequency response of a driver have trade-offs in other areas (e.g. distortion). So headphones without their own DSP+amp are a compromise.
Having said that, there are headphones and, even more so, IEMs without significant drawbacks. I recently got a Philips Fidelio X2HR and that is comfortable, easy enough to drive, has a frequency response that allows use without any EQ, and has good technical chops for the price. With IEMs my current "goldilocks" pair are the Moondrop Jiu. Sound good enough even for the occasional listening to a symphony and are dirt cheap.