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No Sundaras in the analysis? I thought they're considered one of the essential metal headphones.
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I personally don't like many closed backs within that price bracket. Only ones I've tried and liked enough to keep are the Modhouse Argon MKIII and Audeze Maxwell.I am looking for closed headphones especially for Finnish melodic death music, such as Wintersun and Insomnium. The soundproofing is not important for me as I will mainly use them inside; rather, I'd prefer them not to block that much sound (but still a bit to both directions).
My budget is preliminary max 600€ (or dollars). I live in Finland, so it'd be good if the headphones would be relatively widely available.
I tried to look if someone else had a similar request previously in this thread. The closest message I found was an answer from drwlf in 2017 stating that "Finnish melodeath is a particularly difficult genre imo to get right with headphones" but I couldn't get much concrete tips out of it (https://www.head-fi.org/threads/hea...timate-solution.715478/page-508#post-13477526). I don't know much about music gear, but I think I'd like good instrument separation.
Thanks in advance for any advices and insights!
Do you know if there are any hifi stores close to you where you could do some testing? At least Helsinki, Turku and Tampere got those, it's hard to give recommendations without any reference points such as previous headphones. With that said, I listen to a lot of metal, including the bands you mentioned, and with that budget I'd at least check out Hifiman Sundara and Sennheiser HD660S2, both easy to find around here. What are you listening from btw?I am looking for closed headphones especially for Finnish melodic death music, such as Wintersun and Insomnium. The soundproofing is not important for me as I will mainly use them inside; rather, I'd prefer them not to block that much sound (but still a bit to both directions).
My budget is preliminary max 600€ (or dollars). I live in Finland, so it'd be good if the headphones would be relatively widely available.
I tried to look if someone else had a similar request previously in this thread. The closest message I found was an answer from drwlf in 2017 stating that "Finnish melodeath is a particularly difficult genre imo to get right with headphones" but I couldn't get much concrete tips out of it (https://www.head-fi.org/threads/hea...timate-solution.715478/page-508#post-13477526). I don't know much about music gear, but I think I'd like good instrument separation.
Thanks in advance for any advices and insights!
I am looking for closed headphones especially for Finnish melodic death music, such as Wintersun and Insomnium. The soundproofing is not important for me as I will mainly use them inside; rather, I'd prefer them not to block that much sound (but still a bit to both directions).
My budget is preliminary max 600€ (or dollars). I live in Finland, so it'd be good if the headphones would be relatively widely available.
I tried to look if someone else had a similar request previously in this thread. The closest message I found was an answer from drwlf in 2017 stating that "Finnish melodeath is a particularly difficult genre imo to get right with headphones" but I couldn't get much concrete tips out of it (https://www.head-fi.org/threads/hea...timate-solution.715478/page-508#post-13477526). I don't know much about music gear, but I think I'd like good instrument separation.
Thanks in advance for any advices and insights!
Do you know if there are any hifi stores close to you where you could do some testing? At least Helsinki, Turku and Tampere got those, it's hard to give recommendations without any reference points such as previous headphones. With that said, I listen to a lot of metal, including the bands you mentioned, and with that budget I'd at least check out Hifiman Sundara and Sennheiser HD660S2, both easy to find around here. What are you listening from btw?
I personally don't like many closed backs within that price bracket. Only ones I've tried and liked enough to keep are the Modhouse Argon MKIII and Audeze Maxwell.
I guess "not closed backs" equals open backs? Unfortunately, I listen music mainly in a space shared with my girlfriend, and thus want to avoid sound leakage.I can vouch for the 660S2. I know it's not closed back but if you don't need the sound isolation I would recommend that headphone as it's within your budget and very easy to synergize with amp/dacs.
I live in Helsinki, so good idea, I could go to some hifi store to check out the headphones available and mentioned so far. Didn't know they allow for testing, that's quite nice. About the reference point, I haven't owned any headphones in recent years, but instead listened music from Sennheiser MTW3 (Momentum True Wireless 3) ear buds. However, I feel that now would be the time to finally invest (a bit) more in music listening gear.Do you know if there are any hifi stores close to you where you could do some testing? At least Helsinki, Turku and Tampere got those, it's hard to give recommendations without any reference points such as previous headphones. With that said, I listen to a lot of metal, including the bands you mentioned, and with that budget I'd at least check out Hifiman Sundara and Sennheiser HD660S2, both easy to find around here. What are you listening from btw?
Thanks for the replies!
I guess "not closed backs" equals open backs? Unfortunately, I listen music mainly in a space shared with my girlfriend, and thus want to avoid sound leakage.
I live in Helsinki, so good idea, I could go to some hifi store to check out the headphones available and mentioned so far. Didn't know they allow for testing, that's quite nice. About the reference point, I haven't owned any headphones in recent years, but instead listened music from Sennheiser MTW3 (Momentum True Wireless 3) ear buds. However, I feel that now would be the time to finally invest (a bit) more in music listening gear.
Is used market an option for you? Tori.fi has Focal Radiance under 700 in Helsinki, test listening available Those would be very good for your needs. Theres also Argon3 for 200 eur.Thanks for the replies!
I guess "not closed backs" equals open backs? Unfortunately, I listen music mainly in a space shared with my girlfriend, and thus want to avoid sound leakage.
I live in Helsinki, so good idea, I could go to some hifi store to check out the headphones available and mentioned so far. Didn't know they allow for testing, that's quite nice. About the reference point, I haven't owned any headphones in recent years, but instead listened music from Sennheiser MTW3 (Momentum True Wireless 3) ear buds. However, I feel that now would be the time to finally invest (a bit) more in music listening gear.
Thanks for the hints! Yup Tori is definitely an option, and it was also part of the reason why the budget maximum I announced is not a binding one.Is used market an option for you? Tori.fi has Focal Radiance under 700 in Helsinki, test listening available Those would be very good for your needs. Theres also Argon3 for 200 eur.
The best headphone on the market under $1000 right now. Beats a lot over $1000 as well.JM Audio XTC2 may be my current favorite headphone for metal. It works quite well with most sub genres. I don't see the JM Audio stuff brought up much in this thread and wanted to throw it out there. Currently, it's sharing equal time with my Empyrean II.
I am looking for closed headphones especially for Finnish melodic death music, such as Wintersun and Insomnium. The soundproofing is not important for me as I will mainly use them inside; rather, I'd prefer them not to block that much sound (but still a bit to both directions).
My budget is preliminary max 600€ (or dollars). I live in Finland, so it'd be good if the headphones would be relatively widely available.
I tried to look if someone else had a similar request previously in this thread. The closest message I found was an answer from drwlf in 2017 stating that "Finnish melodeath is a particularly difficult genre imo to get right with headphones" but I couldn't get much concrete tips out of it (https://www.head-fi.org/threads/hea...timate-solution.715478/page-508#post-13477526). I don't know much about music gear, but I think I'd like good instrument separation.
Thanks in advance for any advices and insights!