AKG - K712 PRO

I had the DT990 before, but didn't like the soundstage and BD curve. I now have the AKG K712 Pro and use them mostly for single-player gaming. I'm really happy with those. The soundstage is great and they are very comfortable. They also sound great unequalized, if you don't like doing that.

I went from AKG K712 Pro to ATH-R70XA, I swapped for same reason as you did, really happy with these ones.

In fact, I would rate this one of the most comfortable headphones I have and can wear them for hours. Other one include AKG K712

Sennheiser HD700/800/800S AKG K612/702/712 Phillips SHP9500/SHP9600

Hi, I had the same requirements some years back. Very high quality listening experience without being too fatiguing and a wide soundstage especially since I also wanted to use them for gaming. What I ended up with were akg k712 Pro I drive them with the output of my Beyer dynamic fox mic. Runner up would 've been the Sennheiser HD6XX or it's equivalent (HD650), which didn't quite fit my soundstage preference for gaming. It was also somewhat more expensive to get in europe. I also got an ifi dac if I want pure music enjoyment. I pair this with streaming through Tidal Edit: I forgot to mention that I frequently recommend the Beyer dynamic 990 Pro in its low resistance version (80Ω i think) It's very well priced. If you can handle/enjoy it's sound profile, you should have a look at that. By the way, all of the mentioned models here are open back, so if you have a some background noise or a loud PC, they probably aren't a good option.

I have AKG 712 Pro's which are very detailed and high end. I still use Sonarworks Reference with them though. I just find all cans have added colour and Reference takes care of some of that.

AKG K712, very lightweight, not a lot of clamp force and super comfy pads. Fostex T60RP are great for glasses wearers as the pads have a 'slot' to accommodate the arms and still provide a decent seal.

I replaced the ear pads on mine with velour pads from I think beyerdynamic as I recall. But I use the MDR 7506 for the artist vocalist and use M50X (which is *more* uncomfortable than 7506) as the engineer when tracking, for the superior isolation. For production and mixing and listening, I use AKG 712 pro (open back). They are incredibly light and comfortable, although they have some faint squeaky mechanical noise when you move your head from the way the headband is designed. They just don't have the isolation. Once the 7506s are broken in, they do feel a bit softer, but still sweaty until you change the earpads.

I really like my AKG 712 Pro’s for gaming. Like most open back headphones they benefit from an EQ to boost the bass. If broke mine I’d definitely replace them.

Akg k712 pro, 702 or 7xx... I have the first one and for me is the best for soundstage, I have also the HD 490 pro and they're great for single player, but I prefer the akg if I want soundstage only