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.
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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 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 |
ERIK with a K, 1) Bluetooth is a distant second to "wired" in sound quality, and not close to SOTA, which is the subject of my post. 2) Earbuds can fit in the pocket for travel, but do not beat headphones for sound quality, and are never close to STAX. 3) You must have never heard STAX headphones which was the sonic baseline in my post. |
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