RE: Best phones for $300'ish

Posted by sbrook (A) on January 28, 2022 at 20:12:42

In Reply to: Best phones for $300'ish posted by PotatoJunkie on January 27, 2022 at 17:35:26:

There is nothing more subjective than headphones. Everyone's "room" is different. Everyone's tolerance for what they can have in their ear, on their ear, over their ear, weighing down their head...is unique unto them.

In the sub-$300 range for circumaural headphones the Drop/Senn HD6XX at $220 is a massive bargain - if...you like the Sennheiser sound and if...you can tolerate the clamping force. Weight isn't that bad.

Planar bargain of the year at $149 is hands down HiFiman HE400se...if you can handle the weight.

Most recently I have become very enamored of the Audio-Technica ATH-AD500x. A steal at $85. Super light for an over the ear full sized headphone. Very spacious presentation, no real clamp. Two caveats, the "wings" suspension system may not sit right on a small/narrow noggin but you can add tension with a rubber band; the cord is horrible. Really long memory wire essentially and not removable. I coil most of it and retain with velcro to make it usable as a desktop can.

All of the above need some eq, for me anyway. AutoEQ on computer, Schiit Loki Mini+ on the big rig.

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Topic - Best phones for $300'ish - PotatoJunkie 17:35:26 01/27/22 (24)

RE: Best phones for $300'ish - LtMandella 08:14:30 10/07/22 (0)

Grado - Triode_Kingdom 14:28:44 02/21/22 (3)

RE: Grado - pbarach 12:32:05 02/23/22 (2)

Respectfully disagree, use an excellent amplifier- nT - Cleantimestream 09:08:59 03/04/22 (1)

Use an excellent amplifier - and an excellent source too ! - peppy m. 11:30:57 03/04/22 (0)

Follow up - PotatoJunkie 16:16:13 02/03/22 (1)

RE: Follow up to the follow up! - PotatoJunkie 07:41:45 02/10/22 (0)

RE: Best phones for $300'ish - sbrook 20:12:42 01/28/22 (0)

RE: Best phones for $300'ish - MaggiesAndCats 15:59:38 01/28/22 (0)

Senheiser HD6xx from MassDrop is STILL the best buy in headphones... - Ivan303 06:13:52 01/28/22 (7)

+1 More... - caffeinator 07:22:08 02/08/22 (5)

Debates continue to flourish regarding the "sameness" of HD600 and HD6XX. - peppy m. 08:25:55 02/09/22 (4)

RE: Debates continue to flourish regarding the "sameness" of HD600 and HD6XX. - caffeinator 06:35:30 02/14/22 (3)

The diffs between the three types of HD6-- headphones are minor ones, IMO. - peppy m. 08:22:32 02/14/22 (2)

RE: The diffs between the three types of HD6-- headphones are minor ones, IMO. - sbrook 07:53:59 02/15/22 (1)

Any diffs are slight ones and could be due to production variables. - peppy m. 09:02:28 02/15/22 (0)

+ 1 (nt - peppy m. 10:57:29 01/28/22 (0)

RE: Best phones for $300'ish - rrsands 04:54:48 01/28/22 (0)

RE: Best phones for $300'ish - Todd Krieger 01:16:37 01/28/22 (0)

RE: Best phones for $300'ish - John Elison 19:04:45 01/27/22 (4)

RE: Best phones for $300'ish - PotatoJunkie 20:05:28 01/27/22 (3)

RE: Best phones for $300'ish - John Elison 09:49:42 02/14/24 (0)

RE: Best phones for $300'ish - John Elison 16:25:00 01/28/22 (1)

RE: Best phones for $300'ish - SgreenP@MSN.com 12:02:32 03/11/22 (0)

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