I hope it is fine to ask for purchase-advice in this section. After reading and watching tons of reviews on these 3 headphones I feel absolutely lost and have less of a clue which one to get than I had before.
I am planning to purchase a 1000€+ Headphone by the end of the year as some sort of "final piece" that I will use 99% of the time for my best listening-experience.
These would be used for 90% music listening/gaming, but also for ~10% reference listening/mixing which is why I looked at ones that at least have some degree of neutral frequency response. Ended up focusing on the LCD-X, Focal clear MG, and the HD800s.
The music I listen to and mix mostly is electronic music. Mostly subbass/low-end heavy music which is why accurate and fast low end is extremely important to me. I listen to instrumental and orchestral music at times but electronic music definitely outweighs it by far. Due to this I kind of already dropped the HD800 S as I heard in tons of reviews that the bass is lacking a LOT with these. Can people here confirm this?
The LCD-X are said to have amazing low-end and sub-bass speed and detail which is why they were my prioritized choice... Until I heard in tons of reviews where some reviewers stated that the weight of the LCD-X actually was just way too much to handle and even caused headaches or made it impossible to wear them for multiple hours. Yet others say that they got used to the weight real quickly and the new version of the LCD-X (2020+ Version I think) has a headband that makes the weight acceptable. Unfortunately I don't have any store nearby that I could try the LCD-X on to check what the weight is like for me. That leaves me very unsure about the LCD-X. Sound-wise they seem pretty much exactly like what I'm looking for but the weight/comfortability makes me hesitate.
The Focal Clear MG look like they are something in the middle. Between the HD800 S and the LCD-X. Is this correct? I couldn't find too much info about how well they perform in the very low end/subbass though.
I'm really conflicted and have no clue which one to go with...
Would love if people who tried one or multiple of these could give me some advice.
Again, I hope a purchase-advice thread like this is ok here! I know they can be annoying to many people/communities but as said I feel totally lost.
I am planning to purchase a 1000€+ Headphone by the end of the year as some sort of "final piece" that I will use 99% of the time for my best listening-experience.
These would be used for 90% music listening/gaming, but also for ~10% reference listening/mixing which is why I looked at ones that at least have some degree of neutral frequency response. Ended up focusing on the LCD-X, Focal clear MG, and the HD800s.
The music I listen to and mix mostly is electronic music. Mostly subbass/low-end heavy music which is why accurate and fast low end is extremely important to me. I listen to instrumental and orchestral music at times but electronic music definitely outweighs it by far. Due to this I kind of already dropped the HD800 S as I heard in tons of reviews that the bass is lacking a LOT with these. Can people here confirm this?
The LCD-X are said to have amazing low-end and sub-bass speed and detail which is why they were my prioritized choice... Until I heard in tons of reviews where some reviewers stated that the weight of the LCD-X actually was just way too much to handle and even caused headaches or made it impossible to wear them for multiple hours. Yet others say that they got used to the weight real quickly and the new version of the LCD-X (2020+ Version I think) has a headband that makes the weight acceptable. Unfortunately I don't have any store nearby that I could try the LCD-X on to check what the weight is like for me. That leaves me very unsure about the LCD-X. Sound-wise they seem pretty much exactly like what I'm looking for but the weight/comfortability makes me hesitate.
The Focal Clear MG look like they are something in the middle. Between the HD800 S and the LCD-X. Is this correct? I couldn't find too much info about how well they perform in the very low end/subbass though.
I'm really conflicted and have no clue which one to go with...
Would love if people who tried one or multiple of these could give me some advice.
Again, I hope a purchase-advice thread like this is ok here! I know they can be annoying to many people/communities but as said I feel totally lost.