My new favorites are JH Audio Roxanne custom fit IEM. They are molded to your ear so they seal perfectly and are extremely comfortable. Dynamics, Treble, Bass are all excellent. I replaced Audeze LCD-3 and Foster THK900Mk2 and haven’t looked back.
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I am looking for over the ear headphones that can play at a satisfactory volume and do not drain the battery.
I currently have Sony Pro MDR 7520 headphones that list at $500 and are on Amazon for $275.
They are comfortable and fairly good for the price.
I use an Audioquest dragonfly cobalt D/A with my iPhone, iPad, and laptop.
If I moved up to $1000 or more what would be much better?
Are earbuds an alternative at all?
At home I use Stax L700 and get very close to SOTA sound quality with a Stax tube/fet driver amp.
I do not expect the same Stax sound quality.
Can I get close to my home headphone quality?
I currently have Sony Pro MDR 7520 headphones that list at $500 and are on Amazon for $275.
They are comfortable and fairly good for the price.
I use an Audioquest dragonfly cobalt D/A with my iPhone, iPad, and laptop.
If I moved up to $1000 or more what would be much better?
Are earbuds an alternative at all?
At home I use Stax L700 and get very close to SOTA sound quality with a Stax tube/fet driver amp.
I do not expect the same Stax sound quality.
Can I get close to my home headphone quality?
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For casual iPad and cassette listening the vintage Sony Walkman ultra light headphones are excellent. I recently reported my disappointing results 😩 with higher end HIFIMAN ear buds, even after more than 250 hours of break-in. No bass. For that reason I’m out. I like the inexpensive Grados with CD and cassette due to their full natural and dynamic sound - but not until foam and ear pads are removed.. My new favorite for CDs is the SONY MDR-v700 sealed headphones. But whatever headphones one uses their performance can always be improved by careful system tweaking. |
For closed back over ears NAD HP 70 comfort is great for me others have reported a few issues. https://www.amazon.com/NAD-HP70-Wireless-Headphone-featuring/dp/B079LXH6NX Crossfade Wireless 2https://www.amazon.com/V-MODA-Crossfade-Wireless-Over-Ear-Headphone/dp/B06XX1SR33/ref=sr_1_3?keyword... For iems Try the Howl or Twelve drivers from Degauss labshttps://degausslabs.com/ |
If you can go up in price you can try Focal Elegia. Seems to get good reviews. https://www.innerfidelity.com/content/focal-elegia-review |
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