Beyerdynamic - DT 880 PRO (250 Ohm)

My headphones, the Beyerdynamic DT 880 Pro, are somewhere around a decade old, still working great, and I use them with a Samsung GoMic and the setup has lasted for years very reliably with good performance. I hate headsets.

I use these: Beyerdynamic DT 880 Pro 250-ohm Semi-open Reference Studio Headphones They sound amazing and if he does any producing he'll want studio headphones so they work for both. They are your max budget though

Try DT 880 Pro and K702 And buy a good DAC Welcome in the rabbit hole ;)

Beyerdymanics DT880 Pro, when I had it on the first time I thought I was in heaven. At the time it was my first time going into an audiophile shop and wanted to try the sivga headphones but felt disappointed, then one of the workers recommended me that. Thank you lady at stars picker malaysia in the old location

Ive been using the beyerdynamic dt880 pro since 2019. Great soundstage and width but the default EQ is wack and kinda mid scooped and lean on the lows (they're also open back). I use them with sonarworks soundID and they're fantastic. I had ath-m50x, sony mdr-7506, and sennheiser hd650's and overall with sonarworks active they all sound really good, though it removes quite a lot of their individual character (which I feel is for the best). The ath-m50x and Sony 7406 are really flat sounding, and make guitar sound thin imo, so I didn't care for those. The Beyer's and sennheisers are great. Get drop HD6XX or 58X, call it a day.

Audeze Maxwell's 100%. You have to physically try them every day for at least a week to adjust to fit (they were comfy and not fatiguing for me personally), but if you want sound that is on another league of its own in that price range (handles EQ's like a champ), then its a no brainer IMHO. I've tried them all, went down the spending rabbit hole to find "the one" pair that gives me that "wow" factor and fits my use case the best and I always end up going right back to the Maxwells after all the comparisons! Products tested: A50X, Arctis Nova Pro / Elite, HD 490 Pro, DT 880 Pro, several IEMs (recently tried the Kiwi Ears Astral and found them too bright for me), HyperX Cloud III, etc. etc. Get the PS5 version ($30 cheaper; USD) or wait for a sale. Audeze main website had a B stock sale for amazing discounts but they're selling out fast. Just grabbed a pair of Maxwell's for $199, so be on the lookout! Worst case scenario, the sound quality doesn't outweigh its flaws for your taste and you go back to square one after returning them.

DT 880 pro's. They are perfect.

Don't disregard the DT 880's. In my opinion the best of the lot. Closed backs give negative pressure when wearing them and can really tire your hearing out. Open backs piss everyone else off in the space and you can hear way too much. But the 880s are semi open backed, you get better clarity than open backed, less noise, and they dont feel like you head is in a vice like the closed backs.

You'll get 50 different answers, as everyone loves their own. I use DT 880 PRO, probably one of the best for its price point. They're open backed studio headphones, so not for DJ'ing, and people can hear what you're listening to in a quiet room.

DT 880 Pro is a good pick if you want more neutral tone, but mixing with monitors or other reference systems will help you catch bass issues.

sennheiser hd650 or beyerdynamic dt880 are solid for mixing, if you want cheaper the sony 7506 or ath m50x work fine too, just always check your mix on some regular earbuds after

Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pros are extremely comfortable and very detailed. Being open back is less fatiguing and provides a wider sound stage. They do have a slight V shaped frequency response which makes them a little bright sounding. I spend hours in them working on music and gaming. If you can spend just a little more, I'd recommend the DT 880 Pros as they are semi open back and have a flatter and more natural frequency response.