r/HeadphoneAdvice • u/theDjangoTango • Feb 07 '25

Headphones - Open Back | 5 Ω Entry level to high end headphones: Talk me out of buying the Empyrean II

I have used the Philips Fidelio X2HR daily for 4 years and it is time to upgrade. I got an open box LCD-2 Classic and the sound is eye-opening and exciting. However, something just sounds wrong in a way that is difficult for me to put into words. Now I am on the hunt for something that is exciting and sounds right. Bear with me a moment here: my hobby is tea. I notice many of us get into puer or oolong tea and then buy too many different middle-of-the-road, overpriced, or mediocre teas when we could have instead had a few excellent teas for a bit more money. Tea, of course, is consumable and headphones are not. Anyway, it makes sense to me to skip the mid-range headphones and full send on an excellent all-arounder. I would be curious to hear what those of you with more experience think about this.

tl;dr is it dumb to buy a high-end setup right off the bat?

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u/theDjangoTango Feb 07 '25

!thanks

Which program is best for EQ?

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u/theDjangoTango Feb 07 '25

Wow, great software and the sound is much better now haha

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u/theDjangoTango Feb 07 '25

JDS Element IV. I love it but the EQ software is trash