I’ve been wanting to upgrade but have no idea what to upgrade to. I have two pairs - m50x and shp9500(gift from a friend) driven by a dragonfly black. I’ve had them for around 5 years and they’re both great, but I’m starting to feel like I want something better. That I’m not content with them.
Just to clarify price isn’t a problem, I can afford high end ones IF they’re worth it. I don’t like spending lots of money on worthless electronics so that’s why Im not really a fan of TOTL products.
So my cans are both low end ones. I figured I could get a mid end one like a Sundara and call it a day. But given how much time I spend listening to music I thought it’s perfectly reasonable to get something more expensive like the edition XS. Even if the difference between them isn’t that significant the xs aren’t that ridiculously priced. So at that point I was looking at a 700$ headphone setup(that’s including an amp/dac). That’s a lot of money compared to my current headphones but if it is actually better it’s worth it to me.
I didn’t really think about high end headphones because I usually don’t get high end stuff. I wouldn’t get a higher end phone/tv/pc. But after roughly calculating that an hd 800s + amp/dac would cost me around 1600$ I started to wonder if it’s worth the price. If we abstract ourselves from the current headphone market and just look at that 1600$ price and what I’m getting then I don’t think that’s a bad offer. That’s considering the hd800s do sound amazing and are build really good and would last long.
But here’s the thing irl we’re not abstracted from the headphone market and if that 700$ setup offers 90% of the sound quality of the high end one I see no reason to buy the senns. Also another concern I have is longevity. I’m a bit sceptical of hifiman build quality and the fact that the hd800s is notoriously well built is a big advantage. So theoretically if the senns last twice as long, it’s pretty obvious what’s the better deal.
I’m not necessarily deciding only between the aforementioned headphones. It’s what I found to be the best headphones for orchestral in their respective price brackets. I’m open to other suggestions!
Just to clarify price isn’t a problem, I can afford high end ones IF they’re worth it. I don’t like spending lots of money on worthless electronics so that’s why Im not really a fan of TOTL products.
So my cans are both low end ones. I figured I could get a mid end one like a Sundara and call it a day. But given how much time I spend listening to music I thought it’s perfectly reasonable to get something more expensive like the edition XS. Even if the difference between them isn’t that significant the xs aren’t that ridiculously priced. So at that point I was looking at a 700$ headphone setup(that’s including an amp/dac). That’s a lot of money compared to my current headphones but if it is actually better it’s worth it to me.
I didn’t really think about high end headphones because I usually don’t get high end stuff. I wouldn’t get a higher end phone/tv/pc. But after roughly calculating that an hd 800s + amp/dac would cost me around 1600$ I started to wonder if it’s worth the price. If we abstract ourselves from the current headphone market and just look at that 1600$ price and what I’m getting then I don’t think that’s a bad offer. That’s considering the hd800s do sound amazing and are build really good and would last long.
But here’s the thing irl we’re not abstracted from the headphone market and if that 700$ setup offers 90% of the sound quality of the high end one I see no reason to buy the senns. Also another concern I have is longevity. I’m a bit sceptical of hifiman build quality and the fact that the hd800s is notoriously well built is a big advantage. So theoretically if the senns last twice as long, it’s pretty obvious what’s the better deal.
I’m not necessarily deciding only between the aforementioned headphones. It’s what I found to be the best headphones for orchestral in their respective price brackets. I’m open to other suggestions!