Headphones with great soundstage under 1000$

[pablolie]

I have never ever once heard a headphone with a *great* sound stage. Even the best I heard had just an adequate sound-stage placed inside your head - and yes, that includes binaural recordings (why do they bother?).

Both my Beyerdynamic 1990 Pro and Shure 1540s sound super resolving (and I love them), but I only get a realistic wider sound stage in front of me with my 2:1 setup.

 

[Hckd]

AKG K702 have a nice soundstage, very light and comfortable too. Very nice presentation (for my taste). Not too far from the HD800S tbh…

The only gripe I have with them is the build quality of the cables inside the cups (they break easily), but nothing that can’t be fixed.

 

[TBsq]

Why don't you look at rtings soundstage ratings https://www.rtings.com/headphones/tests/sound-quality/passive-soundstage

I did, but it' only Hifiman or too expansive or the sound accuracy isn't very good

 

[Jimbob54]

AKG K702 have a nice soundstage, very light and comfortable too. Very nice presentation (for my taste). Not too far from the HD800S tbh…

The only gripe I have with them is the build quality of the cables inside the cups (they break easily), but nothing that can’t be fixed.

*NEW* AKG K702 has been measured by Oratory!

Hi, like the title says, Oratory measured my K702 I sent him, I've got two pairs and I sent him my old pair from year 2015 (made in China, not Austria). Yes, so Oratory published the result today: https://www.dropbox.com/s/033kxyf8a0o3iv6/AKG K702.pdf?dl=0...

www.audiosciencereview.com

Biggest problem with the FR on the 702 is bass roll off so OP needs to take into account.

Personally I think the OP has some compromises to make, which might well include considering Hifiman. If I were them I would obtain some Edition XS from a reliable vendor that will accept returns easily. Or possibly order a range from Amazon and have a few days comparing and send back the duds- what I would sample:

Edition XS
Senn 560S
AKG K702

 

[TBsq]

AKG K702 have a nice soundstage, very light and comfortable too. Very nice presentation (for my taste). Not too far from the HD800S tbh…

The only gripe I have with them is the build quality of the cables inside the cups (they break easily), but nothing that can’t be fixed.

I tried the K712 pro and really disliked it

 

[Hckd]

*NEW* AKG K702 has been measured by Oratory!

Hi, like the title says, Oratory measured my K702 I sent him, I've got two pairs and I sent him my old pair from year 2015 (made in China, not Austria). Yes, so Oratory published the result today: https://www.dropbox.com/s/033kxyf8a0o3iv6/AKG K702.pdf?dl=0...

www.audiosciencereview.com

Biggest problem with the FR on the 702 is bass roll off so OP needs to take into account.

Personally I think the OP has some compromises to make, which might well include considering Hifiman. If I were them I would obtain some Edition XS from a reliable vendor that will accept returns easily. Or possibly order a range from Amazon and have a few days comparing and send back the duds- what I would sample:

Edition XS
Senn 560S
AKG K702

Yes, with EQ they became quite good tho.

I tried the K712 pro and really disliked it

Never tried them unfortunately…

 

[Peterinvan]

How does the Meze 109 compares to the HD800 ?

i bought the HD800 a couple of years ago, but had to return them as they exacerbated my tinnitus (which rings about 7KHz). It took a few days for my ears to return to “normal”
They are very light and comfortable. I recall that the tuning is “neutral” with good soundstage.

The 109 presents a fun, deep bass that the Senns doesn’t have. The 109s are mid forward, much like the Grado house sound. And the highs are present, but not bothersome.
The 109s are very comfortable. My other headphones are feeling neglected

hope that helps.

 

[Mowz]

A lot of gamers like the dt1990s Soundstage. I have them, aeon and sundara and it is my preferred for games with positional stuff but I always use equalizer for music as they are a bit bright for me.