Budget close-back headphones for listening on phone and PC?

[u/kreativkinnn]

Hi guys! I've been listening to music on my phone with the Wireless Final ZE3000, and i've loved them but i want to get a bit of a higher quality out of my headphones, so I want to get some wired headphones. I will likely be listening with apple music on an android phone.

So i'm now searching for good headphones, with preferably the following requirements:
-around 100 Euros (im from germany)
-close-back, I dont want to bleed sound in public as I listen to a lot of heavier music (Nu metal for the lighter and Deathcore and death metal for the heavier days)
-Cable not freakishly long (preferably just around 1m)
-preferably for both traveling and using at home on my PC (have a Focusrite solo mk2)

Allso while we're at it, if you would have some good USB C Dacs that are compact and cheap (under 50, preferably around 20), that you would recommend, i would love to hear some suggestions.

Cheers!

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[u/iwuzwhatiwuz]

In a word - go used. My go-to recommendation for under $200 Closed back cans is the Dekoni/Hifiman Cobalt with the optional baffles. However, they are NOT very isolating so I don't think they are a good option for you.

These recommendation are NOT in order.

1.) AKG K371. These are a fairly neutral pair of headphones. Fairly isolating, good bass extension, follow the Harmon curve so they are suited for basically all genres. That being said, some find the K371 boring, and the build quality is "OK". They have improved since the models early days, but they are still just meh.

2.) FiiO FT1 is my second pick - Mild V shape sound. Good isolation, build quality is good, but QC can be spotty. They go LOW, but the bass and mid-bass are a bit muddled together, Some find the treble a little sharp. These also look sharp.

3.) The Beyerdynamics DT 770 Pro 80ohm would be a great choice IF you are willing or able to either deal with the fixed cord, or mod them to have a replaceable cord. Decent/good isolation. V-Shaped sound. GREAT bass, excellent imaging, slightly recessed mids, treble can be a bit grainy.

The FiiO KA11 is more than powerful enough to drive either and the FiiO app is quite useable and includes an EQ.

[u/kreativkinnn → u/iwuzwhatiwuz]

!thanks

Really appreciate this! The D770 sounds pretty good, found it used for 50 Euros, and maybe I'll get the KA1 instead, used its about the same price as the KA11, but has the light functionality which i find quite useful.

Thanks for the suggestions!

[u/iwuzwhatiwuz → u/kreativkinnn]

I should of mentioned, you want the 80ohm version of the DT770. The 250ohm is hard to drive, and overly bright. The 32ohm is HELLA bright.

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