best headphone?

[AL1V3]

So I was wondering what will be the best headphones for songs i listen to, specifically I listen to:

Smooth Jazz

Upbeat Jazz like Cubano Chant

Portugal the Man

Eminem

and a bit of Bass heavy Rap

Now I know my taste of music is a bit colorful, but what do you guys think is the best audiophile headphone for these type of music? Price is no problem.

[peoncup]

Well I have the MSR7 headphones and I like them. My only thing with them is that they are a little light on bass imo. I prefer a little more balanced sound but the bass isn't very present sometimes. I am sure you could tweak it in the EQ. Do you want a pair of wired? Do you have a headphone AMP?

[kelvinhall05]

Will you be gaming? Do you have a dac or amp? Open-back or closed-back? Wireless or wired?

 

If you want something that's about a hundred bucks and is Bluetooth, my Sennheiser HD 4.40s are great. They aren't super bass-heavy, but they sound great otherwise.

[rice guru]

Maybe the the audeze LCD 2c?

[theonlyratatoskr]

1 hour ago, AL1V3 said:

Price is no problem

I mean. If price is no problem...

 

[rice guru]

22 minutes ago, theonlyratatoskr said:

I mean. If price is no problem...

 

Personally not the biggest fan of them clarity is great but found similarly or cheaper prices offerings from audeze, hifiman, focal , and beyerdynamic to be more impressive. Pretty disappointed in this one to be homest. But I'm also not a big fan of the 700 and the 800. 

[AL1V3]

11 hours ago, theonlyratatoskr said:

I mean. If price is no problem...

 

 

This price is an Avengers level threat

[AL1V3]

12 hours ago, kelvinhall05 said:

Will you be gaming? Do you have a dac or amp? Open-back or closed-back? Wireless or wired?

 

If you want something that's about a hundred bucks and is Bluetooth, my Sennheiser HD 4.40s are great. They aren't super bass-heavy, but they sound great otherwise.

I game, im gonna buy an amp with the headphone, open back all the way, and wired ofc.

[AL1V3]

12 hours ago, peoncup said:

Well I have the MSR7 headphones and I like them. My only thing with them is that they are a little light on bass imo. I prefer a little more balanced sound but the bass isn't very present sometimes. I am sure you could tweak it in the EQ. Do you want a pair of wired? Do you have a headphone AMP?

I dont like closed backs, but thx for the suggestion, also im gonna buy an amp with the headphones

[rice guru]

39 minutes ago, AL1V3 said:

I dont like closed backs, but thx for the suggestion, also im gonna buy an amp with the headphones

I think giving us a nice buget for us to work around as "best headphone" is a very subjective thing and we could suggest up to a $50 000 heapdhone "if price is not an issue"

[kelvinhall05]

8 hours ago, AL1V3 said:

I game, im gonna buy an amp with the headphone, open back all the way, and wired ofc.

HD598? I'd recommend going to a store and trying some out.

[msknight]

I'm with rice guru and kelvinhall05 - phones are subjective. Get your ears on them whenever possible.

 

If you like a little bass then the Bayerdynamics DT 990 Pro are worth a shot at a reasonable £100. Otherwise the Sennheiser HD600 (or the Massdrop equivalent) can be had for between £200 and £300 and they are good all round performers that should handle both the jazz and the Eminem.

[rice guru]

1 minute ago, msknight said:

I'm with rice guru and kelvinhall05 - phones are subjective. Get your ears on them whenever possible.

 

If you like a little bass then the Bayerdynamics DT 990 Pro are worth a shot at a reasonable £100. Otherwise the Sennheiser HD600 (or the Massdrop equivalent) can be had for between £200 and £300 and they are good all round performers that should handle both the jazz and the Eminem.

There is no massdrop equivelant of the 600's and the 600's are not very good for gaming compared to the 660 or the HD 58x as they have wider soundstage a and better Imaging

[rice guru]

28 minutes ago, kelvinhall05 said:

HD598? I'd recommend going to a store and trying some out.

HD 58x is around the same price from massdrop and is overall both a better headphone on paper and better for gaming

[msknight]

4 minutes ago, rice guru said:

There is no massdrop equivelant of the 600's and the 600's are not very good for gaming compared to the 660 or the HD 58x as they have wider soundstage a and better Imaging

The OP didn't mention gaming. I do have the 58X jubilee and the 600, and the soundstage is similar to my ears.

[rice guru]

8 minutes ago, msknight said:

The OP didn't mention gaming. I do have the 58X jubilee and the 600, and the soundstage is similar to my ears.

Oh shit you right this whole board usually asking about gaming I forgot this was a rare case. Yeah a HD 600 with like a little dot mk2 or a dark voice would be excellent I feel it needs tube cause the cans are kinda flat and boring otherwise it needs the warmth of tubes

[rice guru]

22 hours ago, AL1V3 said:

So I was wondering what will be the best headphones for songs i listen to, specifically I listen to:

Smooth Jazz

Upbeat Jazz like Cubano Chant

Portugal the Man

Eminem

and a bit of Bass heavy Rap

Now I know my taste of music is a bit colorful, but what do you guys think is the best audiophile headphone for these type of music? Price is no problem.

If you like nice amount of bass extension the Fidelio X2 and the he 4xx are exellent open backs.definitely not the best headphones for your taste but some of the best for a more reasonable price that. The best

[zrmaxwell]

On 8/16/2019 at 9:31 AM, AL1V3 said:

So I was wondering what will be the best headphones for songs i listen to, specifically I listen to:

Smooth Jazz

Upbeat Jazz like Cubano Chant

Portugal the Man

Eminem

and a bit of Bass heavy Rap

Now I know my taste of music is a bit colorful, but what do you guys think is the best audiophile headphone for these type of music? Price is no problem.

Since price is no problem, try looking at the TOTL (top-of-the-line) headphones from Abyss Headphones or Stax Audio. 

[Derkoli]

On 8/16/2019 at 3:31 PM, AL1V3 said:

So I was wondering what will be the best headphones for songs i listen to, specifically I listen to:

Smooth Jazz

Upbeat Jazz like Cubano Chant

Portugal the Man

Eminem

and a bit of Bass heavy Rap

Now I know my taste of music is a bit colorful, but what do you guys think is the best audiophile headphone for these type of music? Price is no problem.

I agree with @zrmaxwell about taking a look at top end stax, they're extremely good. I'm also seriously enjoying my HD800's and HDV820 amplifier combo, They stack up pretty well to my stereo system (Mcintosh MA9000, B&W 803 D3's) Also, take a good look at MrSpeakers.

[kokakolia]

Nad Viso HP50. Try to get them for around $100. Criminally underrated. If the headband is too tight and the clamp is too hard, don’t be afraid to bend the headband with all of your strength to make it more oval and less square.