Audiophile Headphone ?

[SPAS-ID]

What's the best 250$-ish Audiophile Headphone ? i prefer Sennheiser but other Brand is welcome too ! Thanks

[The Official Czex]

What's the best 180$-ish Audiophile Headphone ? i prefer Sennheiser but other Brand is welcome too ! Thanks

 

Grado' s? Beyerdynamic' s?

[zzenigmaxzz]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0042A8CW2?keywords=sennheiser&qid=1446704715&ref_=sr_1_50&refinements=p_89%3ASennheiser&s=aht&sr=1-50

[Kobathor]

I heard Beats are the best headphones on the market. 

 

From a Beats commercial.. That's not important. 

 

Sennheiser make awesome headphones. I don't know about $180, but you could probably make that work. 

[SPAS-ID]

I heard Beats are the best headphones on the market. 

 

From a Beats commercial.. That's not important. 

 

Sennheiser make awesome headphones. I don't know about $180, but you could probably make that work. 

i dont think Beats is a Audiophile headphones @Enderman is it true ?

[The Official Czex]

i dont think Beats is a Audiophile headphones @Enderman is it true ?

 

10/10 Beats by Dre are the best audiophile headphones. Perfect sound reproduction. After all, they claim it's how the artist wanted you to hear it.

[runit3]

What's the best 180$-ish Audiophile Headphone ? i prefer Sennheiser but other Brand is welcome too ! Thanks

Open, closed, or semi? What type of sound do you prefer? (studio reference, bass heavy, warm, etc.)

[Andrew Storlie]

i dont think Beats is a Audiophile headphones @Enderman is it true ?

dont get beats.... sorry but beats have horrible sound quality when it come to full range reproduction. I use sennheiser rs 175 headphones and sometimes i find my self just sitting zoned out listening to music cause they sound so good, but they are 250usd but well worth the money

[SPAS-ID]

Open, closed, or semi? What type of sound do you prefer? (studio reference, bass heavy, warm, etc.)

i prefer over-ear style, bass would be nice , Thanks

[Guest]

For crying out loud.

 

There is no "best" headphone. Tell us what you want from a headphone and people will recommend something acceptable.

[LancerBG]

audiophile just means expensive...at that price you just get a good headphone. 

[Alibaladin]

Brainwavz HM9

[spwath]

audiophile just means expensive...at that price you just get a good headphone.

No it doesn't...

[KaminKevCrew]

audiophile just means expensive...at that price you just get a good headphone.

Audiophile means "a hi-fi enthusiast" (according to google) it also means "dumbass who pays way too much for nothing, then brags about it and won't listen to science." (according to me)

Did I get that right @SSL?

[runit3]

i prefer over-ear style, bass would be nice , Thanks

Over ear has nothing to do with the sound profile.

http://www.howtogeek.com/191416/ask-htg-whats-the-difference-between-open-back-and-closed-back-headphones-and-which-should-i-get/

[BoredErica]

Audiophile means different things to different people, so I don't think using it as a description like this is very descriptive.

[Guest]

Audiophile means "a hi-fi enthusiast" (according to google) it also means "dumbass who pays way too much for nothing, then brags about it and won't listen to science." (according to me)

Did I get that right @SSL?

 

10/10

 

The key is that "music enthusiast" is nowhere in the description.

[Donk Quixote]

Without a doubt I would get the AKG K7xx Massdrop edition.

[Kobathor]

i dont think Beats is a Audiophile headphones @Enderman is it true ?

The joke

------------------

Your head

 

Beats suck. It was a joke. Don't buy them. 

[SPAS-ID]

The joke

------------------

Your head

 

Beats suck. It was a joke. Don't buy them. 

ik, it probably has one

[KaminKevCrew]

Without a doubt I would get the AKG K7xx Massdrop edition.

I find the k7xx to be an exceptionally boring headphone.

[dylan43270]

I find the k7xx to be an exceptionally boring headphone.

The k7xx probably thinks you are a boring headphone.

 

*breaking the fourth wall

[EndlessOyster]

Depends on your use I have my Sennheisers game zero for pissing about on the computer and talking to mates on skype.
Then i got my Sennheiser HMD 280 Pro for working in the theatre
Then I got my cheap Audio Technica ATH 40 for lobbing in flight cases and touring with.

[CierroMierdo]

audiophile just means expensive...at that price you just get a good headphone. 

Audiophile is the same as being a necrophile, doesn't "phile" relate/mean or synonymous to the following words?:

-like

-love

-obsession

Expensive is just something alot of people toss around when it comes to the term "audiophile"

[CierroMierdo]

Okay, for a recommendation, I'd say go for a second-hand or a sale discount of the following:


-Hifiman HE-400S (I'm told there are people who aren't impressed and aren't happy with it due to its sub-bass, but I've tried it and I am personally fine with it because I am not a fan of bass as much as alot of other people.)
-Philips Fidelio X2


Both are $300 headphones, but if you see one of them on sale in your local audio store that meets your budget or a second hand seller thats most likely not gonna sell it at retail price but atleast $50 cheaper, go for it. If you don't mind adding $50 to your budget, go for it. I can't say you'll go wrong with either one, but try them both. They are both highly sensitive headphones so the need for an amp becomes much more of a luxury than a necessity, which means you won't need one at all.


If you like closed-backs, the only two I can think of are the NAD VISO HP50 and the Shure SRH840.