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Best Headphone under 1k$?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07K2LHB1J/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I had enjoyed using SoundMAGIC E11C while out of town for 3 weeks on May.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077XDWT7X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

But I also got HIFIMAN SUNDARA from Amazon 10 days ago to compare it with SoundMAGIC E11C .


Although I will keep SoundMAGIC E11C for travel, I enjoy the sound from HIFIMAN SUNDARA much better.
It sound open and balanced.
I use Chord Dave to drive it.


Now my question is whether there is any headphone under 1k$ which will sound significantly better than HIFIMAN SUNDARA.
I wish to get transparent and open sound out of it with just enough tight bass.
Of course, if it provides wide and deep soundstage, it will be better.
I do not wish to get bright sound.


Can anyone recommend best headphone under 1K$?
thanks in advance
Thomas
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glupson
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Then I may be wrong in my assumptions although you may have fancy stuff that got rid of conveniences for some reason. However, portable CD player is usually lower on the totem pole.

EDIT: Out of curiosity, I just checked Burmester BA 069 CD player. It has "repeat". It seems that it does not depend on how high on the totem pole the player is so my assumptions may be completely off.
glupson
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I really do not remember ever seeing a CD player without a repeat option. Not that I have been keeping statistics, but check it.
glupson
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"Actually, if I had a repeat button on my portable CD player..."
It is very odd if you do not have it. What model is it? I forgot.
glupson
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Practical question is where do you draw the limit of waiting for burn-in/break-in. How do you decide when enough is enough and there is no improvement to be expected anymore? When does "not enough burn-in" become "these earphones are just not that good"?
glupson
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"...I’m using Kraftwerk, Beastie Boys, Zeppelin, things of that nature."
Why use music that is so similar? Led Zeppelin and Kraftwerk are like one.
glupson
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"Kraftwerk sounds super duper."
Did you ever doubt it? You do not need some fancy earphones to figure that out.
glupson
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uberwaltz,

That was the question I was about to ask. Do they come without microphone? Thanks for reading my mind.
glupson
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uberwaltz,

Thanks. I will try them.
glupson
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It happened before, but you did not understand. So, now you are getting smart.
glupson
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"An old girlfriend of mine married a B-52 pilot."
Have you ever thanked him?
glupson
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geoffkait,

Speaking of your picks for earphone playing...

"...Kraftwerk, B-52s, Beastie Boys, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. Not that I’m actually listening to them, but you could."
You could compare it to the real thing, actually just half of it, about the time your earphones get broken-in. September 24.

https://www.centralpark.com/events/summerstage-the-b-52s/
glupson
7,842 posts
 
Well, my friend paid them to leave the following morning. I am not sure how that marriage went in your case.
glupson
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A couple of years ago, a friend of mine hired B-52s (the band, not the plane) for his birthday party. Too bad, had he only hired Kraftwerk...
glupson
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How are those two Hifiman earphone models with isolating outside noise? The review says they should be good, but what are your impressions? Any chance they would work on the plane?

Sie ist ein Modell und sie sieht gut aus, ich nehm sie heut gerne mit zu mir nach Haus.
glupson
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"Anyone know the burn-in time for earbuds?"
It probably depends on the earphone model, but for Sennheiser IE80 (not 80S) is a couple of weeks of light use. Maybe 100 hours?
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