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The HE500 are a little to much for me.

 

 

You can pick them up for around $400 used, and $450 open box I believe

 

I would totally recommend HE-500 now that the new pads for HE-560 have been released and fit on the HE-500. People say they're miles better than the stock HE-500 pads, which IMO suck.

 

Dt990 would be another good one, as well as everything @MayflowerElectronics recommended.

 

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Im in the market for a new pair of cans since my 598s broke. My budget is $450 for just the headphones. The main music I listen to is edm and I would like something with a nice pinchy bass and if you could recommend an amp/dac that would be needed for the headphones it would be nice. If you need anymore info just ask.

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The Beyerdynamic Custom One Pros with an Objective2 ODAC Combo will be probably be one of the best options you can go for. However, it does go slightly over-budget at $470.

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The Beyerdynamic Custom One Pros with an Objective2 ODAC Combo will be probably be one of the best options you can go for. However, it does go slightly over-budget at $470.

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Ok srry mobile is being dumb atm but that seems nice but it was $450 for the headphones themselves the amp/dac are seperate from that budget.

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Ok srry mobile is being dumb atm but that seems nice but it was $450 for the headphones themselves the amp/dac are seperate from that budget.

 

Ahh ok. Well for that price, the Sennheiser HD 650 is something that you'd might like. It will need an amp though.

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HE500?

 

Funny thing is, I've observe a price gap, somewhere between $350-$650 (roughly). There are a lot of good headphones in that price range, but they aren't very much of an upgrade, compared to those in $200-$350 range. When the price hit around $700 up, the hierarchy starts again. 

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I was thinking about getting those but wasnt sure if they would be good for edm.

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I was thinking about getting those but wasnt sure if they would be good for edm.

 

I have the HE400, without i, and it's awesome for dubsteps. @Lays owned HE500, wait for him to drop by.

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The HE500 are a little to much for me.

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What amp/dac combo would you recommend for them.

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Srry about not quoting you guys its really goofy on mobile.

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HE 400 or hd600 both have very good bass response, would recommend both of thrm

HE 400 or hd600 both have very good bass response, would recommend both of thrm

Would the hd 600 be better over the hd 650 for edm?

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Would the hd 600 be better over the hd 650 for edm?

The HD600 is more neutral. I love it for classical. HD650 has slightly more bass. These two are actually very similar in sound signature.

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My recommendation would be to buy the either an akg k7xx massdrop edition as their pricing is sweet or the philips Fidelio x2 as they do have a bit of a bassboost in comparison to the hd600/650

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Would the hd 600 be better over the hd 650 for edm?

 

Neither of those headphones will sound good for EDM.

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My recommendation would be to buy the either an akg k7xx massdrop edition as their pricing is sweet or the philips Fidelio x2 as they do have a bit of a bassboost in comparison to the hd600/650

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Neither of those headphones will sound good for EDM.

Would the dt 880 be better over the dt 990 for edm?

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Would the dt 880 be better over the dt 990 for edm?

 

No, the 880's are neutral. The 990's have a better bass response for that kind of music.

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No, the 880's are neutral. The 990's have a better bass response for that kind of music.

ahhh ok anything else you can think of for this price range that will be good for edm?

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X2's. K612's, He-400/500's

What amp/dac would you recommend for the dt 990s?

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Neither of those headphones will sound good for EDM.

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