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Refocusing on h/p listening: planar OR dynamic?

For various reason having to do with not having a dedicated listening room, I'm wanting to do more headphone listening.

Presently I have a pair of Sennheiser HD 555 which are quite agreeable but I'd hope for more resolution and air. Open-back phones are fine and, I think, my preference.

I've looked at these dynamic and planar models but am certainly open to suggestion ...

Monolith M1060

Sennheiser HD 650

HIFIMAN SUNDARA

Beyerdynamic DT 880 PRO

I'm also considering a new headphone amp. Presently I'm using an older Pro-Ject Head Box but it's really NOT up to the job. I could use my Topping DX7s, my main system DAC's headphone output which is MUCH better but for placement reasons I can't used it for both my main DAC and a headphone DAC/amp.



NOT the 51st state, eh!?!


Edits: 07/30/19
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Topic - Refocusing on h/p listening: planar OR dynamic? - Feanor 11:57:06 07/30/19 (30)
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