I wanted to get something that sounds warmer, richer rather than accentuate the hyper detailing of the headphones.
I was thinking of Woo GES, but read mixed reviews about the circuitry.
Choosing Headphones up to 1700 USD
I’ve been going back and forth between reviews of different headphones of up to 1700 USD price range.
I currently have the Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro and I like them a lot, both the punch and slam that they provide, and the detail they have across the range. I know that the treble of those headphones is notoriously sharp, but I just EQ it out when listening to music (and leave it un-EQed when mixing).
I only have a USB audio interface (Focusrite Scarlett), so if the headphones require an amp that would have to be part of the budget).
I mainly listen to electronic music, but also some jazz and rock.
I would like to upgrade to something higher end and the main headphones I checked out are Audeze LCD-X, Hifiman Arya, Ananda (which are much cheaper) and Focal clear.
I might be wrong but from what I picked up from the reviews, there seems to be a compromise between soundstage and dynamics.
I was mainly focused on the LCD X but encountered many complaints about serious reliability issues with Audeze headphones so I decided to drop them.
The Arya looks awesome about everything except the dynamics, and this worries me as I like the punch and slam of my current headphones (the DT1990).
I understand that the focal clear has very good dynamics but no soundstage at all.
Now soundstage is something that I’m really curious about, as I never heard a really good soundstage headphones. I know that the DT 1990 are supposed to have some mid range soundstage but frankly I don’t notice it at all (perhaps it has to do more with the music I’m listening to?).
To sum up:
I’d love to hear about what other headphones I should check out in that price range, and how they compare with each other and what to expect comparing to my current DT1990.