HD 58X Jubilee

DSO mentioned! My HD 58X do a good job.

agreed. my sennheiser HD 58X can be completely taken apart without tools and back together and aren't glued together, making repairs and just dropping them not a pain. paired with a standalone mic and they have lasted me a long time.The only thing needing replacing is the foam between the driver and ear, and the removable wire.

because difference of "generally" accepted good performance is right at the $200-300 level. The exceptions are known... The pair of FIIO FT1 and FT1 Pro, Philips SHP9600, Koss's 4 on ear "headphones", Grado SR60x, Sennheiser x Drop HD6xx (sale price) or even the HD58x...🤷🏻‍♂️ There's a reason why IEM is competitive with headphones at that under $300 price point. Price to performance...IEM usually perform better than headphones

IMO I think running a good pair of headphones without EQ is your best bet. Specifically for gaming I’ve had a lot of headphones (FidelioX2, 58xJubilees, HD6xx, DT1990s, DT900 proX, HarmonicDyne Zeus, Heddphone D1, Arya Stealth, Arya Organics, HD490 Pro and HD800s) out of all of them my favorite for gaming was the HD490 Pros and the Arya Organics. They both sounded fantastic with or without EQ I preferred the HD490s with EQ and the Mixing Pads and I prefer the Organics without EQ because the sound more detailed (high treble). I’d say instead of worrying about EQ just get a good set of headphones that check all the boxes for you!

I run HD6XX's with an external mic (a modmic turns them into a great headset). I almost exclusively use them for gaming at this point, but they're phenomenal headphones as well. The HD58X's are excellent as well and easier to drive. Both headphones are around $200 on Drop, give or take sales they have going on. I'm sure they'll have something going on for black friday.