(I had made this same post on HiFiVision. It was my first post there and this one is my first post here. I hope I'll get help/guidance in the right direction here, especially since it since to be a very active community).
This is my first post. So, hello everybody!
I believe I have a modest taste in music and can discern at least some of subtleties. But I do not count myself as an audiophile. I do not have much knowledge about audio equipment.
Scenario:
My tastes (so that you can suggest an appropriate headphone):
Sort list:
tl;dr: Please recommend 5-6K or less headphones based on the above. + Please quickly scan the bold text above.
See you around
This is my first post. So, hello everybody!
I believe I have a modest taste in music and can discern at least some of subtleties. But I do not count myself as an audiophile. I do not have much knowledge about audio equipment.
Scenario:
- Will be using with FIIO E10K (sometimes with O2/ODAC at home).
- Can't afford sound leakage. To be used in office.
- Need comfort as I use them for hours (I am used to the comfort of HD 201 - yes the best value for money headphone on the planet perfectly cupped my ears)
- I have Grado SR60e (My main cans as of now; bought after losing my 80e; slightly crushes the ear bones after prolonged usage), Senn. HD-201 (current office cans), Creative WP-350 (crushes the ears), RHA MA450i (love it; for commute), Xiaomi Piston-2 (grand v.f.m. - rough usage only), Creative EP-630, and a 4K SteelSeries gaming headphone that I hate. So I am looking for something that offers something different.
- As stated above I may fail to tell you what is mid-treble, or what is a sweet sound, but I think am good at discerning the subtleties of music itself. So I would prefer to go for a headphone that just gives me the sound the artist intended that piece to be. (Please let me know if my budget is too little for such demands; however I would really appreciate if you could rather recommend something in my range)
My tastes (so that you can suggest an appropriate headphone):
- No offence to anyone but I just can't stand metal! Put this as the first point so that it will be clear. Don't prefer punk either.
- Love Indian/Pakistani music a lot. (e.g., NFAK, Rafi, Lata, Mehdi Hassan, Farida Khanum, Reshma, Noor Jehan, Saigal). That's my first love. I grew up on these. Introduced to western music later on and it comes secondary, if asked.
- Classic rock, mainstream prog and alt rock (e.g. Beatles, Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree), blues, jazz, ballad, reggae, some country, OST (e.g. Max Richter, Philip Glass, Yann Tiersen), classical (symphonies mostly; some concerto and sonata; Tchaikovsky is a favourite).
- Non-fast faced western, and in general non-too-loud music are my favourite. Also lyrics are very important, if they are present.
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- Not really.
- A friend, a year or two ago, had suggested ATH-T500 but it seems to be out of stock/production. Was that a good one and on the same lines as per need?
tl;dr: Please recommend 5-6K or less headphones based on the above. + Please quickly scan the bold text above.
See you around
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. Overall pretty fun sounding and accurate which brings a smile on my face and gets me foot tapping. Infact I love the sound signature so much that its like my go to headphone these days instead of the much expensive legendary modded Denon AH-D5000 due to a similar sound signature. The fit is pretty tight so isolation is also great , no sound leakage . Good for 40-60 minutes of listening without sweating.
