[lchou99671]

I'm very new to this realm and very curious why some of the headphones have such a high price tags. Perhaps, I can hear from all you experts' thoughts and experiences. Thank you!

 

[Bastianpp]

no one headphone is the best because all have different ears !

 

[Magic77]

no one headphone is the best because all have different ears !

Agree 100%

 

[rutter]

Still useless posts to make.

 

[lchou99671]

Agree 100%

I see! Perhaps I asked the wrong question. I agree that sound is subjective, but are there any recommended one that you guys think that live up the standards? Thanks!

 

[Magic77]

I'm very new to this realm and very curious why some of the headphones have such a high price tags. Perhaps, I can hear from all you experts' thoughts and experiences. Thank you!

With headphones, it's not always price that tells the story. Yes, some of the real expensive ones are awesome. But, there are great headphones at many different price points. I do own the Fostex TH-900 MKII, which go for $1500. I think they are excellent and sound great,but there are others that would debate they are not that great for the price. I'm not rich, I'm still paying off the Fostex. For example; I also own the Audio-Technica ATH-M70x which are only $300. I think they sound great too, and I use them often.

 

[rutter]

Sennheiser HD800S is one you definitely should be aware of.

 

[Rhamnetin]

With headphones, it's not always price that tells the story. Yes, some of the real expensive ones are awesome. But, there are great headphones at many different price points.

This is so true. I much prefer the HiFiMan HE-500 (which was $900 MSRP, $500 before getting discontinued), ZMF Blackwood ($700), and ZMF Ori ($900), to the vast majority of >$1k and >$2k headphones. That probably applies to the HiFiMan Sundara too but I haven't listened to it yet. I'm returning my Audeze LCD-4 ($3,995) because I like my ZMF Blackwood and Ori better, as they sound much more natural due to not having obvious treble recession.

Really the only uber expensive headphones I like more than any of those sub $1k ones I named (but not necessarily all of those) are the HE-6, maybe the HE1000/HE1000v2 (would have to bring one home and A/B test them, though I consider the HE1000 to have essentially flawless sound), and the Stax SR-007/SR-009/SR-009S (safe bet) which I crown.