Worlds best headphones?

[Shadow_Storm56]

What would be the world's current best set of headphones? Like best audio quality and so on. No crazy 500 000 dollar ones like best headphones under 10k. 

[Enderman]

What do you mean by "best"?

[Max_Settings]

Well best pair would be the world's most expensive which is the Sennheiser Orpheus at $50,000

 

[Shadow_Storm56]

1 minute ago, Enderman said:

What do you mean by "best"?

Best audio quality.... comfort...ect

[Max_Settings]

But the best pair under $10,000 is the STAX SRS-2170

[Enderman]

2 minutes ago, Shadow_Storm56 said:

Best audio quality.... comfort...ect

So by "best audio quality" do you mean flatest?

[The Sloth]

OP audio is subjective, "best" will depend on your ears. 

[Max_Settings]

4 minutes ago, Max_Settings said:

But the best pair under $10,000 is the STAX SRS-2170

But if you don't want to spend that much the STAX L300

[Billy_Mays]

Its up to you for it we don't have your ears so we can't tell

[Max_Settings]

Also if anyone says HD 800/800S you are wrong.

[Shadow_Storm56]

Ears are different yes but there is still good and bad. Dollar store ear buds are not good audio quality, No matter who's ears 

[jnmbhj]

*Beats by Dre*

[Max_Settings]

2 minutes ago, jnmbhj said:

*Beats by Dre*

This would be the answer of probably 85% of people

[jnmbhj]

Just now, Max_Settings said:

This would be the answer of probably 85% of people

Lmao. That was a joke. But a really good pair of headphones that are on sale is the Sennheiser HD 6XX.(Exact same as the HD 650) Its on sale for $199 but shipping is forever (Mid December) 

[Max_Settings]

Just now, jnmbhj said:

Lmao. That was a joke. But a really good pair of headphones that are on sale is the Sennheiser HD 6XX.(Exact same as the HD 650) Its on sale for $199 but shipping is forever (Mid December) 

I am aware that was a joke. But I was just saying the sad part is that 85% of people would probably say that

[jnmbhj]

1 minute ago, Max_Settings said:

I am aware that was a joke. But I was just saying the sad part is that 85% of people would probably say that

Just like how 85% of people would say Apple makes the best phones. 

[Max_Settings]

6 minutes ago, jnmbhj said:

Just like how 85% of people would say Apple makes the best phones. 

Well Beats is Apple so...

[SSL]

What does it matter? The answer will vary depending on who you ask. As of now, every headphone on the market has at least one issue with just the sound, to say nothing of ergonomics, features, build quality, and so on.

 

49 minutes ago, Max_Settings said:

But the best pair under $10,000 is the STAX SRS-2170

 

Zeos sycophant identified. Try thinking for yourself for a change.

[kokakolia]

I look at these Audeze, Stax headphones and so on...

 

While they do sound good, they sometimes suffer from being too heavy or not ergonomic or requiring an amp...

 

I know this headphone is hyped to the max, but I am vouching for the Philips SHP 9500 for being comfy, lightweight, working on any device without an amp and sounding good (good enough). And they have a removable wire that's a standard 3.5mm jack. So you can plug a boom-mic or any wire into them. And they're affordable AF at around $70 or less. 

 

So from an economy of scale, bang for the buck & good enough perspective I vouch for the Philips SHP 9500. 

 

It's kinda like saying that the $10 Casio F91W is the best watch under $10000 because it does everything rather well. Sure, some watches would be better made, more precise and durable. But at the end of the day the Casio gets the job done. 

[NickTheMajin]

On 7/12/2017 at 0:30 AM, jnmbhj said:

Just like how 85% of people would say Apple makes the best phones. 

 

They do. 

 

Anyway, if your budget is $10,000 I certainly would not be looking at headphones. You are going to see massive plateaus because headphones can only be so good. I have around $20,000 in audio sitting in my living room, you aren't going to get the full body experience tower speakers and a dedicated subwoofer give you in any set of cans. So to me, the $1600 I spent on my Sennheisers is the max I would consider (and even then, I hardly ever use them because they do not measure up). 

[YoloSwag]

I'd say get to know what sound you like first before committing to an expensive one.

 

The reason there's always at least one thing people don't like about the really high end ones is because of preference. Some say too much bass, some say it sounds too harsh. It depends on what you consider as a good sound, then step up from that to the best.

[seduce_me]

Probably HD800 / Utopia. 

 

Most expensive =/= best. Orpheus still has a sabre based DAC. I'd think Schiit's proprietary filters and DAC chips or a custom FPGA implementation should beat it handily. I tried Stax and didn't like estat presentation very much.