K712 PRO

They sound fantastic but the build quality is terrible tbh. But I still like them enough to keep them

You missed point entirely. They do last but they just feel super cheap, and they creak a lot. The build quality is lacking compared to cheaper Beyerdynamics even

Love mine - word of warning, don't store them on a traditional headphone stand. You will annhialate the elastics which are the weak point of the head strap. You can bodge them using hair elastics if this happens but it's not exactly stylish. Mine sound awesome but look a bit silly.

Had three pairs - all returned due to earcups coming loose on both sides... Decent-sounding for sure, I do prefer my AKG K712 (but they're a class above in price too).

AKG K712 under $1000 (some Sennheisers too) These are light and the most comfortable. Sennheiser HD800s under $2000

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.

Nerd here. I've been pretty impressed with super cheap shit on price/performance, but I would consider most of the stuff best buy sells to be toy grade. Normal headphones with clip on mics are in the $150 range have way better audio quality. Or they used to be..... I can out hear people in my squad without wearing any headset, but I have amplified (Schiit) open-back studio headphones (AKG712) With a standalone boom mic (AT2020). Not all want to go this way because the all in one gaming headset is way convenient and five times cheaper. But I will never go back to gamer headsets - its like 4k for your ears. I've gone thru the keyboard, mice and headset reddit trifecta and I am a changed (and poor) man.

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