ATH-M30x

^ this. But frankly, even the m30's or any cheap studio monitors will provide much better sound quality than pretty much any wireless headset out there.

Are the m30xs less bass heavy? I recently bought these and they don't have the most amount of bass I was expecting from closed backs.

Yeah but M50x are over 100$ i think. I believe there is a mid range price option, the AT m30x that could also work. Anyways, if he wants them for monitoring why would he care about being bass boosted? Hes not looking for something super flat to mix on (Thats what I understood from the post)

You're not crazy. It is letting you hear everything that's wrong with your mix. Earbuds have scooped mid frequency response to make it sounds exciting and are not that suitable for mixing. The better the headphone, the flatter the frequency response, the more annoyingly flatter it sounds. I've used the m20x and m30x for mixing and they can be a bit harsh at the high end, so i put in an eq curve correction to flatten the frequencies more and make it more balanced spectrumwise.

I use the ATH-M30X's, they're fantastic.

No one here said Hexa is endgame or flagship-tier. What I did say and still stand by is that it delivers audiophile-level sound quality (i.e., high-fidelity, neutral tuning, detailed mids) for under $100, especially when compared to the bloated, muddy tuning of most gaming headsets. And that’s objectively true unless you’re redefining “audiophile” as “$300+ only,” which is just gatekeeping and uninformed like i stated earlier. Also, mocking gear as “Chinese” as if that disqualifies performance is just lazy. You realize brands like Hifiman, SMSL, Topping, and Moondrop are all Chinese and respected across audiophile communities? Price-to-performance from Chi-Fi is why the landscape has shifted so hard the past five years. OP has a Rode mic great, so that already frees him from needing a headset mic. The question was headphones or headset under $100 with audiophile sound for gaming, and yeah, Truthear Hexa or Moondrop Aria absolutely check that box. Just because something isn’t your preferred form factor or price tier doesn’t mean it’s “trash.” If you’ve actually listened to Hexa or Zero Red with a proper DAC and still feel that way, fair enough. But if you’re just dismissing it from the spec sheet and origin country, that says more about you than the gear.

Here’s my list of recommendations Headphones Audio technica ATH M30 or M40x AKG K240 Phillips SPH9500 Sennheiser HD 599 on sale you can get these around 100$ If your open to IEMs there is a ton for under 100$ that are leagues ahead of most gaming headsets.

This is exactly the setup I use, Spark Go to ATH-M30X. Was planning on getting the Spark Neo this week, but there’s no stock here in Hong Kong and I have to order.