[chef8489]

I am thinking of picking up a pair of planar magnetics for my birthday on October 28th and would love what I should look at. Ideally I would like to get to as close to a sound as my westone es60 can provide. My current headphones are he 650, k7xx, th-x00 purplehearts(inroute), and k553 pro. My iems are in my signature. Will be driving it from my vali 2 with vintage tubes. I listen to all genres of music pretty much. I know there is a massdrop coming up with the he4xx but not really sure about them. So what say you. Dont really have a budget set other than under 1k right now but open to options and thoughts. I have never heard planar magnetics and I dont want anything too flat or neutral.

 

[GU1DO]

I am thinking of picking up a pair of planar magnetics for my birthday on October 28th and would love what I should look at. Ideally I would like to get to as close to a sound as my westone es60 can provide. My current headphones are he 650, k7xx, th-x00 purplehearts(inroute), and k553 pro. My iems are in my signature. Will be driving it from my vali 2 with vintage tubes. I listen to all genres of music pretty much. I know there is a massdrop coming up with the he4xx but not really sure about them. So what say you. Dont really have a budget set other than under 1k right now but open to options and thoughts. I have never heard planar magnetics and I dont want anything too flat or neutral.

Easy .. go for the M1060 ,, very enjoyable planer with good imaging, details , bass and reasonable price ..
Happy birthday

 

[VRacer-111]

Easy .. go for the M1060 ,, very enjoyable planer with good imaging, details , bass and reasonable price ..
Happy birthday

I agree, for less than $400 ($300 + Audeze pads) you have a planar that nearly has as good bass as the TH-X00 PH... and doesn't sound as boring as most planars do to me (much more a fan of dynamic drivers than most planar.)

 

[boostergold90]

Was going to post a similar thread myself. I do most of my listening on my E-MU Teaks, but my HD650's get some work also. Wanted to see how planars stack up. Primarily listen to metal and classical, also do a fair bit of gaming. No preference between open or closed phones. Considering the M1060, but secondhand LCD-2's and ZMF Ori's seem to pop up for a slight bit more, so I'm wondering if I should just save up some extra cash for those.