Dan Clark Audio - AEON RT Closed

DCA Aeon RT sounds the best to me out of anything I own. I've stopped buying other pairs since I got those and sold a bunch of others that didn't get much use anymore. I'll use those until the day they die and then I'll probably buy another DCA headphone. Boggles my mind most people mention Hifiman or Audeze when talking about planars but I rarely see DCA mentioned.

I had the Closed Drop version of the RT before the Noire X. I never listened to them as I found them muffled and lacked dynamics. Noire X is a whole league above with great separation and stage. I'm set now for closed cans

DCA Aeon RT, those are my daily drivers for PC use. They feel like pillows on my ears. KSC75 are good enough if you don't mind the earclips. I like using these for VR.

I had the original Aeons and the RT but they dont compare to the noire x. To me the older ones were lifeless whilst the noire x does everything well, even takes EQ and does bass

I had the original Aeons and the RT but they dont compare to the noire x. To me the older ones were lifeless whilst the noire x does everything well, even takes EQ and does bass

Not sure if these are within your budget, but. I think these are better than most known brands at this price level: https://danclarkaudio.com/aeon-rt-new-1.html You should be able to find plenty of reviews. I use AirPods Pro and they are great. I cannot justify spending twice as much, but I have listened to the above headsets and there is a clear difference.

I really love my Aeon Closed RT and I would like to get the Noire X in the future, but I just can't imagine it's that much better than my Closed RT to justify the price increase

Yeah the 3D printed filter stuff is really cool. I am ride or die with the Closed RT. I love them, use them every day for games, youtube, movies, and music. Maybe I will sell or trade my Aeolus for a pair in the future. Aeolus hasn't really been getting much use. Once I got the 6xx to be more comfortable with the comfort strap the Aeolus is just kind of collecting dust because of how heavy it is comparatively

Aeon Closed RT (Closed X is the same I think) It just works so perfectly for music, gaming, media consumption. It's the most comfortable headphone I've ever used. It isolates well. Not cheap but not overly expensive. Big fan.

I got a pair the other day and was not a fan. They just felt like ass compared to my favorite closed back planar, the Aeon RT Closed. they didn't get super loud either. And they didn't stay "awake" between audio streams. Like between youtube videos they would go into a low power state and upon starting the next video I would miss the first second or two of audio. I sent them back and got edition XV instead. Wireless just not for me I think. I have airpod pros for that.