Best sounding headphones you have owned?


At one time I had gone through Shure, early Stax, Audio Technica electret condenser....and more.

What have you owned in both expensive and inexpensive headphones that gave you pleasurable listening?

 

jusam

I have had many HP. IMHO the two best I have ever enjoyed was Susvara and AB 1266. what amp drive them however is very important to have their full experience.

Anything from JM Audio Design - John Massaria is nothing short of a headphone savant.  

I was a soldier all my life & now retired so I've never had deep pockets for audio gear & being a firm believer in trickle down tech I have always looked to the manufacture's for the best value in their product lines.After extensive demos of the TOTL from Audeze,HiFiMan,Focal,Sennheiser,Grado & AKG I discovered I like the HiFiMan house sound,settling on the Sundara for exotic driver tech & the absolutely amazing iBasso SR-1 limited editions(500 pair)for dynamics...
 Where the Sundara is virtually dead neutral & fast as lightning,the iBasso is relaxed,lush,dripping with harmonic richness & tonal color that is not unlike the finest 300B amplifiers...

@freediver Sounds like you found a great match, and I’m obviously with you on the Hifiman sound.  Congrats and enjoy!  Oh yeah, and most importantly, thank you so much for your service!!!

Audeze LCD-4 are my best, but the Sony MDR-Z1R are a very close second for a lot less money.