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Please, recommend headphones for listening to music with ENJOYMENT.

Okay, you convinced me to order it because I found a free return option for it on Aliexpress. I'm looking forward to the "Small money for a big sound" experience.
Good luck, and it would be easy to resell given the low price
 
I like 560S better when both EQ'ed. Better spatial qualities. Without EQ, 560S sounds harsh to a group of people, so probably HD650 would be be the better pick in my opinion.
Can you link me to any eq presets of 560s? I don’t particularly like oratory’s one coz it sounds too blunted, I just want a slight bass boost and lower upper mids a bit without losing the vocal clarity
 
Can you link me to any eq presets of 560s? I don’t particularly like oratory’s one coz it sounds too blunted, I just want a slight bass boost and lower upper mids a bit without losing the vocal clarity
This is what I use based on measurements on my own head with in-ear mics, treble matched to that of HD600. 200Hz is me being pedantic and can be ignored.

Preamp: -2dB dB
Filter 1: ON HSC Fc 70 Hz Gain 2 dB Q 0.7
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 200 Hz Gain -0.5 dB Q 1.4
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 2500 Hz Gain -3 dB Q 2.5
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 4600 Hz Gain -4 dB Q 3
 
Okay, you convinced me to order it because I found a free return option for it on Aliexpress. I'm looking forward to the "Small money for a big sound" experience.
The seller canceled the order because it was out of stock. Big sound is not available for small money. :).
 
This is what I use based on measurements on my own head with in-ear mics, treble matched to that of HD600. 200Hz is me being pedantic and can be ignored.
Does this look right?
 

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I find that I put on my Meze 109 Pro phones more often than others in my collection. Very comfortable, great for detailed listening to most genres. Especially acoustic instruments. No EQ required. No fatigue factor.

I use the FiiO K7 desktop DAC/amp
 
If you're looking for some headphones to enjoy music through and don't want to EQ, these IEMs are worth looking into.


I would steer clear of the DT990s. For the price, there are better options. The hifiman HE400 SE comes to mind.


The HD650s are awesome with a bit of EQ

Any of the above with EQ settings from autoeq.app will sound good. Even the DT990s if you're stuck on getting those.
 
Greetings, I want headphones for enjoying, comfortable, pleasant, probably emotional, possibly fun listening. Budget up to about $300. As I heard the phrase, in a review of the DT 990 Pro from a sound engineer, where he compared them from the point of use of mixing/mastering, he said that these headphones are not entirely suitable for sound editing, because almost any mix sounds good in them, that’s exactly what I’m looking for and want.
And this is approximately what I get with my Superlux HD 668B, this is now my reference. Also, of course, I want them to be physically comfortable, and because of this, I probably wouldn’t want isodynamics. What I recently purchased for myself (all used with EQ Oratory): Sundara - the main thing is that they simply do not sit comfortably, the 9K peak of which was not on the GRAS charts was quite annoying to the ears, the bass was probably too light, not assertive; HD 560S - yes, it’s convenient, but I don’t like the sound in almost any track, I don’t feel the mood, it’s hard on the ears in itself, the bass seems to be there, and yes it’s deep, but in fact it’s almost not felt in the track, it’s very lightweight, maybe not tightly, these are all audiophile words, of course, but still, they also probably don’t have enough air.
In total, the wishes turn out to be approximately the following: dense, good, perceptible bass, probably not tense, a relaxed area in low treble, as I understand it, is about 3.5-4.5K, well, that there would still be “brilliance”, “air” of course, like everything is better in to the best of my ability, I want there to be a margin for distortion for volume, and in general, I want the headphones to be more or less correct, also the best option is a semi-open design, a compromise with noise insulation, but there are few such headphones, I understand, open ones may not give me the bass that I want I want it, but open ones can supposedly spoil the high frequencies.
So far, for these characteristics, I have looked at something like the DT 990 Pro 250 Ohm, but again, they do not have much less distortion than the HD 668B and I will not get a strong upgrade in volume, although this is still at least some option.
In general, anyone who has any opinions or ideas on this matter, write options for headphone models, thank you all. Sorry for the possibly stupid construction of sentences and choice of words, Google Translate:).

UPD1: Perhaps what I want can be called something like U-shape, but I don’t think it should be more complicated. The reviewer-sound engineer also said that it’s nice to watch a movie, and in the HD 668B I also feel this, and on videos on YouTube, unlike the HD 560S.
Aren't your requirements exactly what the Sennheiser HD-650 is reknowned for?
Certainly, that's what I got them for, and have been delighted.
 
For anyone that still looking, FiiO FT1 is the choice, because of good comfort, isolation, fun and not expensive.
 
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