for me it was and still is the meze 109 pro
it is just perfect sounding in every aspect for me. and the treble is no issue for mye anymore. it is a fun, easy driven headphone.
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Sennheiser HD800, it’s the pair that made me quit the hobby after all. They had nothing I didn’t want and everything I was looking for.
Depends on what you mean by satisfy: “endgame”, no more buying headphones (doesn’t exist) or “i could live with just this headphone forever”.
Beyer DT990 Edition, never regretted buying them, never missed anything about them. (will still upgrade to DT1990 Pro if they break)
fully satisfied, though? I got small closed on-ears for outdoors (DT1350) and wireless ANC for travels…
And my Grados, just because I fell in love at the store. 😬
64 audio tia trio (IEMs)
So far, it’s still the AKG K712 that I tried out at a hifi show - vastly preferred it to the Sennheiser HD650. While I also tried the Meze Elites in the same event, it’s way out of my wheelhouse even when I enjoyed it as much as the AKG
Will be copping a pair of K712s once I update my setup
There is no headphone that satisfied me fully. No headphone is perfect. There is always some weakness.
I used AKG 553 for a long time. Then, recently I got the Fiio’s FT3 and I am super happy with them. I dont think I will be getting another pair for a very long time c:
Grado SR80X with the large G-cush pads. I have a pair of HD600’s aswell but the soundstage is lacking even if clarity is better on them. Like them both a lot anyway but would happily live with my Grados for the rest of my life
I can’t remember how I even heard of Grado or where I purchased my pair of SR60 from but they were my first pair of cans that made me hear music differently and made me excited to listen to different tracks.
I still have them, it’s probably been something like 17 years.
I just got them yesterday as my first open-back. So…Good…
How’s the sound stagin?
Porta Pro. Also really want to try Meze 109 Pro. But I think the treble is going to be too much for me.
If you enjoy the PortaPro then the 99 Classics may sound more to your liking. I find them quite balanced.
Man that was a game changer for me. Before that i never knew how much i was missing, i main a HD6xx now and while i think it’s an upgrade, it wasn’t near enough of a change those old porta pros had.
I’ve owned the HD6XX. But I like the Porta Pros much more. :) I just tried 5 headphones, most expensive being around 1500 dollar. I still prefered the Porta Pros. Maybe someday I will find my upgrade to them.
Same for me, I ‘upgraded’ to a HD660S chasing better resolution and better vocals…
But mahn with my EQ’ed PortaPros, which I spent a loooong time trying to get a good enough EQ. They are almost perfect in everything, even though the HD660S, resolve more. There’s no other headphones to date, where if I put on a Norah Jones track, that they sing to me so soulfully with the right amount of sharpness to her voice it makes me melt…as much as my PortaPros.
Even unequalized the PortaPros are excellent. I don’t know what magic Koss used to make these, coz mahn.
Though some time back I was trying to recable them and accidentally burnt off the drivers solder, spoiling them😑.
I’m looking if I can get some mulla to buy some higher end ZMF’s or HE1000 to see if I can replicate the PortaPros lush tone, but with greater resolution…but with middle of the pack ZMF’s being sold at $3000, that should take me a few years, living in a 3rd world country😅. Or maybe I found my endgame already 🤔😂
Sony MDR-MA900. For a long time nothing dethroned my KSC75x on a Porta Pro band, not the 6XX or the Tygr300r. These are a bit older but they are so light you barely feel like they are on your head. They are also the first headphones I have used that go over my big ass ears comfortably. I use them for everything. The bass is punchy and the treble is present but never shrill. The only gripe I have is that the cable is like extra long but I think a cable mod is in its future. Maybe I will make them balanced but I don’t know if that will mess with the sound signature.
How’s the clamp force of the Sony’s compared to Porta Pro band? I’ve read one review and he/she says the clamp force is like the SHP9500, which for me is too loose. One tilt down or up and its gone in my head 👋🏼😆
HD560S
I have big ears and Most headphones squish my ears against my head and it hurts after a few hours. Sennheiser are the only ones that fit and my HD559 are great for gaming.
None of the ones I own.
EQd LCD-2 classic did it for me
HD800
Been using mine for more than 3 years now and I’m still in awe every time I put them on. Haven’t felt the need to shop for headphones ever since.
got mine today (HD 800S) but haven’t opened the box yet, this is what I like to hear.
I really hope it hits your tastes like it did mine. I fell in love instantly and it hasn’t faded yet.
At first I thought it was my hd660s but I’ve since got he1000s and I adore them