Beyerdynamic - DT 770 M (80 Ohm)

Vic firth SIH2, Behringer DTH100, KAT KTUI26, and Beyerdynamic DT 770M 80 are examples of over-ear headphones made for drummers. They use passive noise isolation. Audio Technica ATH-M50x is what i use and are recommended by some other drummers (Snarky Puppy used these when recording their albums live). I use over-ear headphones because I have never found a pair of IEMs that stayed in my oddly shaped ears. When I have enough money, I'll get custom molded ones.

People always recommend others like Sony and Anker active noise canceling, and am sure it varies a lot for everyone depending on your needs, but I tend to prefer Beyerdynamic non active wired DT 770m(m not pro) headphones to the active ones I have tried. I keep them a little looser than most people probably would since I don't like too much pressure either, but can be a little hard to get right depending on your head or if you are ok with bending the one part a little.

My HD6XX probably get the most non-recreational time on my head, for mixing and the occasional video call. Maybe DT-770m, which I use for tracking. For recreational listening it's a mix. APP2s get a lot of use, for wired IEMs it's probably the S08 or EW300. For over-ears HE-4XX.

For me a few hours is not even enough for some cases. I got a Beyerdynamic DT 770 pro 80 ohm as my first audiophile, studio headphones (I'm not a studio worker). They blew me out compared to some cheaper 40€ headphones I had before and all the other headphones I used to have as a kid. Then I bought Senn Momentum 4 and switched from Youtube to Apple Music at the same time. The difference was quite visible but I don't think it was just from switching from Beyerdynamic to the Momentum 4, the source - Apple Music on iPhone, probably made a bigger difference. Then I bought the Audeze LCD X and for the first month I couldn't notice any difference because I'm o expert in audiophile equipment. But oh man as my brain used to them in 1-2 months I could finally see the differences compared to my 2 other headphones! So I think the best way to test new headphones is to test them for a month or more! Brain burn in is kind of real!

770 80ohm was a direct upgrade from my ath m50x and i never wanna go back to the m50x after these ones. Comfort is 10x better, i legit almost forget i have them on over long sessions. Bass is more fun, less sibilant than the ath if i remember correctly but it's been a while i cant remember. Overall i love my 770 80ohm but gun to my head id prefer mixing with my Sennheiser 6xx, it feels more flat and "fair" over the frequency response but the bass feels weak and isn't fun to listen to. I guess that's the difference between mixing headphones and listening ones, dt 770 sounds so good to me and if anyone has a headphone they think is an upgrade of that let me know but for mixing, Sennheiser HD 6xx which is mostly identical to the sennheiser HD 650 would be my choice.

Star small brother, figure out your tastes in terms of audiophile vocab before dropping big bucks on anything. Build out your setup in terms DACs and Amps, prob start with something like a portable bluetooth DAC/AMP. Then get some IEMs and some over ears that your portable unit can power and work up from there. I’d recommend a Fiio BTR13 or a BTR7, and then Artti T10 IEMs and the Beyerdynamic DT 770 80 ohms as your over ears. 

If you don't like a very wide sound stage I would stay away from the X2HR. For me, it is too wide, makes the music sound a bit shallow. And their treble sounds a little bit metallic too. The metallic treble is less noticeable than the very wide sound stage. They have a good, punchy base, but I prefer DT770 80 ohm's base, especially the sub-base rumble, which X2HR lack a bit. They are very well rounded headphones though. I would recommend you trying them.

I'd choose beyer over AT

Used pair of DT990, DT880 or DT770 80ohm version (so you don’t need an amp). Might be 20 or so more than 50, but worth every penny. Benefit of the DT770 is they are closed (so you can mix without bothering others). The DT990/880s will leak some sound (due to being open and semi-open), but in our opinion are better for mixing.

First of all I would recommend that you look at the used market - you can easily save 50%. Also I would highly recommend wired headphones as they are simply just better. Here are a few decent closed back headphones I would recommend: * Sennheiser hd620s - probably the best option, but also most expensive. * FiiO FT1 closed - for the price this is likely your best option actually. * AKG K371 - nice and warm with decent imaging. * Beyerdynamic DT770 80 Ohm version (especially with EQ or different pads you can make them good).