I get that different headphones are geared toward different types of music or tastes. But I don’t understand why there isn’t a generic set of headphones with “normal” everything that is just all around realistic, has enough base, has sound stage. I feel every headphone I read about is good but has significant drawbacks that you have to look past? Like why can’t the HD 800s have a version that isn’t cripplingly low on bass? That’s just one example but it seems every time I get excited about a pair of headphones there is some massive red flag whether it’s wierd trebel, bass, tone, being unrealistic, etc.

  • roladyzator@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    generic set of headphones with “normal” everything

    That would be K371 for me and they’re my favorite closed back.

    Personally I don’t find K371 to have any significant drawbacks and it sounds “normal”. Not too bassy, not lean, not dark in the treble but not over-emphasizing treble detail at the same time.

    Soundstage is good if that’s how the track was mixed with soundstage in mind (my favorite Solar Fields tracks sound wide and almost “holographic”, while poorly mastered music sounds narrow).

    I feel that my Samsung Galaxy Buds2 also don’t have significant drawbacks. They’re not shouty in the upper treble and on my head, I don’t get the 8 kHz peak that measurements show, bass is not overblown etc. They’re a little too treble-happy to be considered neutral, so it’s not a reference headphone like the K371. But not bad in any way for me.

    • PutPineappleOnPizza@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Only drawback is that they’re much more expensive it you live in Europe :(

      Customs fees, man. These import laws are nothing more than theft.

      Might get a ZMF pair once I’m done with uni.

        • PutPineappleOnPizza@alien.topBEnglish
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          1 year ago

          Rip… I will get a pair as soon as I’m done with university… Maybe even while still at it, I don’t know. Pretty rough to save up for something that costs as much as a pretty good vacation trip.

          The Auteur classic costs about 1700-1800€ here and the Atrium goes for 2500€ minimum. ZMF November is probably always the best option, but eh, my gf would probably kill me if I’d blow my tax return from when I was still working full-time on a pair of high end headphones lol.