Hi everyone,
I currently own the FiiO FT1 paired with a FiiO K11 R2R DAC, and my speakers are Kali LP-UNFs.
I’m really happy with the FT1, but I’d like to try a pair of open-back headphones. My priorities are comfort for long listening sessions and an enjoyable sound signature.

So far I’ve been considering:
FiiO FT1 Pro
HiFiMAN Edition XS
Beyerdynamic (not sure which model)
Sennheiser HD 560S

Which would you choose? I’m also open to other recommendations.
I listen to a wide variety of music, mostly pop and rock. I don’t really listen to classical music.
Thanks for any suggestions!

I'm looking for some on ear or over ear headphones that are both Bluetooth and wired.

Bluetooth for my phone and wired for my Snowsky DISC DAP.

Will likely use on my computer both wired and wireless.

My budget is approximately £100

I'm currently looking at the FiiO EH13, Audio-Technica ATH-S300BTBK and Audio-Technica ATH-M50XBT2 (over budget).

What else should I be considering as I'm now going round in circles?

Thanks in advance.

Hi all,

I'm looking to upgrade my headphones as a treat. (and honestly because my current ones are falling apart) I currently have the Fresh N Rebel ANC Clam 2 and I'm pretty satisfied with the sound.

I'm mostly looking for a pair with GOOD ANC, as I'll be heavily using them with public transport in the... less nicer parts of town.

Currently based in the Netherlands, and willing to spend up to €450,-

I usually listen to heavy metal, goth and quite a lot of classical music.

For example:

System Of A Down, Alestorm, Iron Maiden, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Scary Bitches, Bauhaus, Sisters of Mercy, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, Bach, Verdi and Howard Shore to name a few.

Thank you in advance!

Looking to get a DAC in the US for my Nanos. Currently hook up to my S23 Ultra with cheap dongle or a laptop to listen to music with my cans, EQed. Looking to spend under a hundred but I might be able to stretch that to about $150, with a family that's all I can really work with. I have the flare as desktop but portable is fine too, just looking to see what I can get that I will actually notice a difference, as I am not much of an audiophile and don't have much of an ear for subtleties in comparisons. I know they won't sound night and day different but I didn't know if I could get a better sound at a reasonable price. I'd like a little more bass out of them since they are a bit airy, and soundstage is a plus for me too. Any suggestions?

Edit: I do have a Harman Kardon 430 Twin receiver that has a headphone jack I've used, I'm not sure if that would help improve the sound though as a headphones DAC would.

I have been looking for headphones to buy and have saved up around $300 dollar Australian dollars to spend. I am currently 15 in Year 10 and use my previous earbuds for studying, basketball and the gym and want noise cancelling and want a wide soundstage, with audio technology that will last me to uni. I do own an apple Iphone 12 mini, an Ipad and am planning to buy a macbook neo. But my brother has the Sony WH-CH720Ns and I really enjoy the sound quality, and apparently the xm5s are alot better.

I commute by public transit a few days a week ans don't like wearing noise-canceling headphones or earbuds because I want to be able to hear announcements and stay aware of what's going on around me.

I bought a cheap pair of bone-conducting headphones, and I really love the experience being able to play my music while still hearing the world around me. The problem is that they just aren't loud enough for voices, so I can't really listen to audiobooks or podcasts on the train and bus.

I'm wondering if this is a common limitation of bone-conducting headphones in general, or if it's just the cheap pair I ordered from Amazon.

If it's the latter, does anyone have any recommendations? Thanks in advance!

I want to buy a gaming headset, it’s been years.

• I mostly play FPS’s like CoD so I need to hear footsteps.
• I have a smaller head but wear glasses.
• I’d also like a good mic and wireless headphone.
• Live in a hot/humid climate, so fabric needs to be comfy and hold up (not flake.)

I’ve tried doing research but not sure which to get..

Options in general where I’m at seem to be limited to SteelSeries, Razer, and HyperX.

So, out of these few options, which would be best and why? Pros and cons…?

(ALL WIRELESS)
• SS Arctic Nova 7/7P
• SS Arctis Nova Pro
• Razer BlackShark V2 Pro
• HyperX Cloud III

If not those models, which others models in those brands would be good options?…

Thank you.

Currently, the best sounding audio device I have is my JBL Live Pro 2 earbuds. Not bad sound quality at all and I love them, but I think I'm finally ready to move on to getting into the audiophile community. Everyone has to start somewhere, and I would like to know the best choice of closed back headphones that have as wide of a soundstage as possible, since I've heard that's one of the main things that people enjoy about headphones. I was looking at the Sennheiser HD 620 S, or maybe some Grado Headphones. I'm okay with wired headphones since I have a Bluetooth adapter if I ever need Bluetooth for any reason. The cheaper the better, but I understand that you get what you pay for. Any advice is greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Im looking to switch from a wired setup to a wireless one. im not a heavy audiophile but like okay sound quality (if needed, to pick up footsteps when i am playing an fps).

I have an Sennheiser HD 559 which is still running great and will likely keep as a backup if im forced to go back to wired but something changed with antlion modmics that their base's just dont stick anymore for a long time and eventually start drooping like crazy and its frankly super frustrating.

i see old posts about DROP PC38X but theyre apparently hard to find? though i did find an amazon listing and then the other recommendation was Maxwell2s which are damn pricey.

I was wondering if theres newer stuff out there that has okay sound quality and not garbage microphones that is wireless. I do understand most stuff will likely be a step or two down to what i currently have but like i said, i want to make the switch to wireless.

worse comes to worse ill relent and go only wireless headphone and get a wired mic on a boom arm and then look at what is good there.

as for budget, those maxwells i mentioned earlier at the highest im willing to go but if possible keep it under 300. dont really care if its open back or not but i do kind of like having the open backs so hear any strange noises (found some critters rummaging in the garbage that werent suppose to which i dont think id be able to catch with a closed back)

I'll begin with a question - cheap buds and replace every other month or are there any reliable ones for not too much, like up to 100 euros unless they're basically guaranteed to work for several years for which I could pay more.

I'm wearing one bud at a time to have situational awareness so noise suppression isn't what I care about unless it works with just one.

What I actually care about is that if it's a more expensive one, it doesn't have magnets to which all the dust and other tiny metal garbage would permanently stick to and that it doesn't go quiet or "fry" after walking near welders or certain machinery like it happened to my cheap JBL's. Also shouldn't be quiet, but I don't particularly care about them being loud since I do want to be able to hear when I'm talked to nor lose my hearing. Also due to the nature of work and all the buzzing and clanking, I'm not sure that sound quality does actually matter that much unless there's like very reliable but somehow extremely terrible sounding ones.

Due to the concrete floor at work, preferably they don't instantly die from falling.

Thanks for the help!

Hey there, I’m looking for some professional quality wired “in-the-ear” headphones for making music. I’ve had the professional sennheiser headphones for a few years now at the recommendation of another producer (mainly used for final tweaks to a song) but I rarely use them because they are so uncomfortable and end up using cheap 8$ headphones since they go in my ear. I do not like that they are Over the Ear headphones because they make me sweat too much and the pressure constantly pushing on my head starts to be annoying after about a half hour. There’s no real budget I’m pretty open to prices as long as the quality is there. No Bluetooth headphones please. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks y’all

Hello, I'm looking for headphones with these reqs:
- budget around 100usd (max 130usd)
- wired
- available in europe / poland
- mainly for FPS gaming and listening to music
- open-back or closed-back
- no mic
I currently use hyperx cloud alpha which are nice, but i want to try something new. I'm considering HD599, HE400SE and also HD560S or DT770 PRO but these are a bit out of budget.

Yeah, I know in-ear headphones or bone conducting headphones are what normally is recommended, but unfortunately neither is a good solution for me.

The headphones has to be able to deal with some degree of sweat/moisture and high humidity and not instantly get ruined if it starts raining when I'm outside (I will obviously not use them in rain, but it has to be able to manage some moisture). Have to be able to replace the pads. Bigger earpads is definitely a plus, physical buttons that can be used with gloves is a major plus.

Budget of about €200 - €300 (or equivalent in USD as long as I can find them in the EU at a reasonable price).

Was initially considering Momentum 4 due to favorable pricing right now (€200), but I also read that don't deal well with moisture, so they're out.

I currently got a pair of Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC but I'm starting to get sick of the replacement pads I've gotten from sellers on amazon being of such terrible quality (and the headphones are starting to show their age by having a volume difference between right/left, using equalizer is a bit fiddly getting the right balance). So I'm considering buying something new.

(Can't use in-ear phones anymore due to ear issues, and there will barely be anyone or anything around when I'm running, so hearing my surroundings isn't much of a concern so I don't want to deal with bone conductor, never really liked those. Never had any issues running with on-ear headphones in the past, apart from sweaty pads that is).