Headphones

Sennheiser hd599

Bose QC-35 when they first came out in 2016 were pretty dope.

Focal clear

It's a meme, but a pair of massdrop x koss ksc75. I bought two pairs after my kph40 died, which I saved for modding practice.

I use a pair with the ear clips at work, and they're better than any bud or iem I've used. They still allow me to hear my surroundings and I can easily pause them with the cable button.

The second pair is used at home, with the kph40 headband. They're a shockingly lightweight gaming/music headset. I use yaxi pads on these, which in combination with the band makes the sound signature warner and seals in some bass.

I had planned on soldering mmcx connections for both, but neither one has had their cables crap out like the kph40. I'm just going to keep using them until then.

My Sennheiser Px100II! Still rocking! ordered new ear pads for this baby. And have the 1Mii Bluetooth 5.0 Music Receiver on my wish list (to get from US) to make them Bluetooth! Perfect base, easily driven, light and airy!

Beyerdynamic t1

Grado SR325X

I didn’t know headphones could be that good. My first serious headphone and I won’t buy any other on-ears.

HD600, cliche as it is. Heard them for 5 seconds and was like "yup, this is it".

The gsp 600 but now it’s not working well sometimes right ear does not provide sound so yeah I want to buy meze 99 classics but I still hesitate a bit

I am satisfied with Koss Kph40 in terms of sounds. I hate the cable tho. Gonna mod it one day !!

Fidelio X2. It turns out that spending 5x more money only gets you 1/5 more.

HD800 with proper EQ are that extra 20%. Worth the extra money? No. Do I regret buying them? ...also no. I love HD800.

Focal Clear og

I couldn’t ask for anything more from the U12t

Bose NC 700 Amazing features + Stunning sound Balance of treble & bass

DT 900 Pro X

AKG K712 Pro once I had a good desktop amp

for me nothing super high end but Fidelio X2HR's, originally had DT's but did not like them personally.

Sennheiser HD600, but it took a few tries. Unironically, I thought it sounded too bassy first time I heard it.

openback - HD600 with cavalli tube hybrid :)

among iem - Shure se846 with Cayin RU6 as source!

Focal Utopia !

Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S2 Technics AZ80

HD 600, bought it late 2019, been using it daily, and it still looks and feels almost brand new. Probably will have to replace the pads every few years as I did once already, but it really seems like something that my kids could inherit in a distant future.

Also, at the time, it sounded exactly like what I was looking for.

HarmonicDyne Zeus. Great soundstage, imaging, comfort, with a pleasing and fun frequency response. They look a little silly, but oh well.

LCD-2C sometimes it's nice to use or try other headphones, but I always come back to the 2C

Dan Clark audio aeon 2 noire. So comfy. Light weight. Sound is so engaging. I got the Meze 109 pro primal too now and it is so comfy and light too…. And it sounds amazing.

Hifiman Sundara's honestly. I went down to my local HIFI shop after owning the HD 599 for a while and tried on Focal's, Grado, HD 600 and HD 800. The Sundara's suprised me. Rock solid among a sea of 1k-2k headphones, for around the £300 mark. Lovely bass texture, and although the treble is occasionally a little metallic/tinny, it's done in a way that i could never describe as incorrect or unpleasant. More than all of that, there's not a single genre or song that sounds bad. A perfect and budget friendly all rounder imo.

DT770 pros were the first but then I got a pair of Audeze Mobius (love the sound but they get uncomfortable after awhile).

I wouldn't say that ANY headphone has ever come even remotely close to the satisfaction of speakers for me but the CLOSEST has been the ATH-M70X. yes. The "treble spike" is extremely misunderstood and I have ZERO clue why people don't give the headphone a chance. Never done enough justice imo

My Meze Emperyan. It has flaws, some other headphones do some other things better, but it's the most wonderfully musical enjoyable headphone I've listened to, and I get joy and delight every time.

My first pair of nice Headphones were ATH-M50s/LE back before M50s had detachable cables... really liked that pair but the family dog was a puppy and pulled them off the desk and chewed them up a ton ... one of the Y pieces holding the ear cup broke ... Audio Technica was able to send me a replacement part for free in a different color (no spares in the limited color) that repair lasted a few years but it finally broke ... those were the daily driver for 3-5 years or so. I have a pair of beyerdynamic DT990s now that I've been using for 3 or 4 years.

DT 770 and then double stacked the foam disc to ease on the harshness. Very happy with it 4 years now

Sennheiser HD 560S.

Oppo PM-1. Soundstage is vast, lots of punch and great timing.

For me it's the audeze lcd 2 with Dekoni choice leather pads

T50rp mk3 with Dekoni pads. It made me itch for more, and now I'm here. Lol

My happy place has been the Sennheiser 660S with a FiiO K7. Very balanced all around

Honestly, the M1060c open back mod. I moved on but I can't bring myself to sell it

ZMF Aeolus 🥰

r70x. first and probably my last headphone

since i bought one i’ve demo’d quite a few different headphones, and nothing compares. it is absolutely perfect.

some music sounds so good it’s a little overwhelming. often find myself compulsively listening to the same song over and over again because it just sounds so amazing. whenever i take the headphones off after a long listening session, hoping to get some work done, i typically end up giving into the urge to put them back on (rather quickly, too) and waste another hour or two. it consistently breathes new life into music i’d already been obsessed with and gotten bored of a long time ago.

if there’s anything better sounding (to my ears) out there, i don’t really want it lol

The HD 6XX with a tube amp. That combo alone is endgame for me

Hifiman Ananda on Bluetooth and LCD-i4 with cipher cable on my iPhone. I was completely blew away by how good they sound with non-hifi source.