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Which headphones should I choose?

So I need to pick between the HD 600, HD 598, RS 170, RS 165, Philips SHP9500, Custom One Pro Plus and the DT 880. Im really wanting to go the open design but id sacrifice it for the wireless and other features. So which one or any other ones?

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It matter what your budget is. I would suggest the Phillips SHP9500 and get a bluetooth receiver to make it wireless. 

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When you go wireless, you sacrifice on literally every other aspect of a headphone that matters. Do what dylan43270 said and add a bluetooth receiver to make any headphone "wireless" (pick one with a removable cable and you can create a shorter cable to get the receiver near your neck).

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What do you want from a headphone besides wireless? The headphones on your list are rather different.

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I have the m50x's but I want to try the open sound stage. But ive heard the hd 600 are quite flat in the way they sound. I want to experience it tbh the open sound

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As I have read, experts say that flatness and sound stage are not so much related. Headphones might have flat frequency response (at least as close to flat as realistically possible) and at the same time the subjective feeling of the sound stage might be different.

 

You can look at head-fi headphone guides, they also have picked their favorites in multiple budget categories and types, and they have marked each of their favorites with sound characterization - warm, bright, neutral etc.

 

It depends, what you mostly like in music - bass, voice, strings & synths, accurate positioning on stage, detalization (analytical sound). Also, comfort is important, if you keep your headphones on for long periods (like entire working day). Some headphones might be moddable a bit to make them more comfortable.

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I have the m50x's but I want to try the open sound stage. But ive heard the hd 600 are quite flat in the way they sound. I want to experience it tbh the open sound

Grab the SHP9500 then.
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Grab the SHP9500 then.

Too bad they got so expensive recently...

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