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Aiaiai with S04 speaker elements and leatherette cushions is a wonderful combination for sub-bass.
Over ears go for AIAIAI
I hear my Aiaiai TM2's just fine 🤷♂️. I have super sensitive hearing and just keep the headphones just over booth volume and it seems to work
Aiaiai TM2's with the bigger ear cups are fun and comfy. 🤷♂️
You absolutely do not want hd25's then. Aiaiai is going to lead the pack as you can literally customize ever single part of it to your liking. Prolly want the tma-2's with the bass drivers. You could even go nuts and get the bluetooth to use with your phone or whatever. They use BT5 uncompressed and can go low latency if you want to use them in the studio.
I second aiaiai, it is modular and they are user fixable and have a good warranty.
Not for me. I hate how they feel on my head, they hurt my ears after 20mins and I’ve never had that much love for the sound (it’s fine but nothing that ever made me love them). TMA2 fit and sound so much better.
You’re going to get a lot of answers here because this is very subjective but imo I really enjoy the AIAIAI TMA-2’s. Since all you’re doing is mixing in headphones you will experience ear fatigue rather quickly using most options like the hd25’s. I’d recommend swapping the cushion pieces for the over ear ones and you’ll be able to mix in your headphones for much longer periods of time.
Aiaiai tma2 High quality, modular. If pieces break they are easily replaceable
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