I’ve been going back and forth between reviews of different headphones of up to 1700 USD price range.
I currently have the Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro and I like them a lot, both the punch and slam that they provide, and the detail they have across the range. I know that the treble of those headphones is notoriously sharp, but I just EQ it out when listening to music (and leave it un-EQed when mixing).
I only have a USB audio interface (Focusrite Scarlett), so if the headphones require an amp that would have to be part of the budget).
I mainly listen to electronic music, but also some jazz and rock.
I would like to upgrade to something higher end and the main headphones I checked out are Audeze LCD-X, Hifiman Arya, Ananda (which are much cheaper) and Focal clear.
I might be wrong but from what I picked up from the reviews, there seems to be a compromise between soundstage and dynamics.
I was mainly focused on the LCD X but encountered many complaints about serious reliability issues with Audeze headphones so I decided to drop them.
The Arya looks awesome about everything except the dynamics, and this worries me as I like the punch and slam of my current headphones (the DT1990).
I understand that the focal clear has very good dynamics but no soundstage at all.
Now soundstage is something that I’m really curious about, as I never heard a really good soundstage headphones. I know that the DT 1990 are supposed to have some mid range soundstage but frankly I don’t notice it at all (perhaps it has to do more with the music I’m listening to?).
To sum up:
I’d love to hear about what other headphones I should check out in that price range, and how they compare with each other and what to expect comparing to my current DT1990.
