alto
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Hello friends!
Having just signed up here after reading a bunch of reviews of both amps, dacs and headphones, I'm eager to ask a question that I didn't really find an answer to.
I'm looking at getting my first proper headphone setup, I've homed in on the Schiit Magni IE + Modi 3+ for the electronics, and am now trying to figure out what to do for headphones. While I'm not super picky, and will not go to the farthest extremes price-wise to find the ultimate headphones, I am still accepting to pay somewhere between $500 and $1000 for a pair - if the price is justified.
So my question comes back to looking at some reviews here, a couple that grabbed me were the E-Mu Teak and the MrSpeakers Ether CX, both of these seem really nice, are closed back (which I need for now, the missus and I work from home in the same room). But which are the best bang for the buck? The E-Mu Teak is $500 while the Ether CX is $900, is the latter worth almost twice the price? I've also been looking at the Kennerton Magni in the same price range (690€), though that one hasn't been tested here yet as far as I've found.
TLDR; Which pair of headphones in the $500 to $1000 range are the most bang for the buck?
(I will of course gladly accept other recommendations for headphones in this price range, or slightly below if there are heavy hitters to be found!)
Having just signed up here after reading a bunch of reviews of both amps, dacs and headphones, I'm eager to ask a question that I didn't really find an answer to.
I'm looking at getting my first proper headphone setup, I've homed in on the Schiit Magni IE + Modi 3+ for the electronics, and am now trying to figure out what to do for headphones. While I'm not super picky, and will not go to the farthest extremes price-wise to find the ultimate headphones, I am still accepting to pay somewhere between $500 and $1000 for a pair - if the price is justified.
So my question comes back to looking at some reviews here, a couple that grabbed me were the E-Mu Teak and the MrSpeakers Ether CX, both of these seem really nice, are closed back (which I need for now, the missus and I work from home in the same room). But which are the best bang for the buck? The E-Mu Teak is $500 while the Ether CX is $900, is the latter worth almost twice the price? I've also been looking at the Kennerton Magni in the same price range (690€), though that one hasn't been tested here yet as far as I've found.
TLDR; Which pair of headphones in the $500 to $1000 range are the most bang for the buck?
(I will of course gladly accept other recommendations for headphones in this price range, or slightly below if there are heavy hitters to be found!)