Sennheiser - HD 660S

hd660s. I love both its strength as well as its weaknesses, making it my favourite pair of gears

I'm not a fan of any brand, but they are some that I respect. Sennheiser for it's quality, especially on open back headphones but senny come on man, experiment with an open back that has proper bass extension and no 660s is not that, think of 560s with a little bit more bass presence and less glare. Or not, Aeribus Acustics would love to eat your cake. Hifiman for it's driver design; say whatever you want for the QC or the build quality which I agree they feel like egg shells; zero flex and ready to shatter but man those earcups are just the best. And those massive drivers... it truly makes a difference.  But they need to brainstorm about the headband design; I'm not a big fan of those massive fork style headbands, an hd800s-esque design would have been better. 

Yeah totally agree with that, but the turtle beach was insanely bad. I have Sennheiser open backs and while the bass isn't anything to write home about, it's not a noticeable thing.

Gaming branded stuff is generally overpriced for what you get. You're paying for the convenience of an integrated mic and RGB lights. Id get a good set of normal headphones and an Antlion mic. They're small mics that attach to headphones with a speedball type mount. Its a great mic and it works with any headphones! I have the HD660 from Sennheiser and the Antlion Mod Mic Wireless and like it a lot.

Keep the airpods as your easy to use Bluetooth set, and spend your money on some really good wired cans. Perhaps Sennheiser HD660s.

I use the Sennheiser HD 660s (I got mine for $250 on deep discount) with a Schiit Fulla 2 DAC/Amp. When playing games I prefer the open soundstage with open back headphones. It’s not for everyone, but I’ve been loving it for the past 5 years. It’s also for me listening and producing music as well Also, never spend $1k for just gaming. That much is if you’re a true audiophile and want to listen to uncompressed music. 300-400 total for both headphone and amp is all you need.

I use my HD660s for reference and these APMs for fun. Fantastic product.

Ahh my two favourites are definitely grado sr60x and hifiman sundaras. Idk why but that treble in the grados is just so nice for so much of my music, and I really enjoy the super light on-ear feel. Then the sundaras are absolutely my most used headphones, by far. They are always at my desk and these days even next to my bed. If I’m being honest my sundaras don’t do anything that is particularly mind-blowing but I just love the sound so much. The build quality is terrible and the cable they came with got swapped out immediately alongside the pads, but the sound is just right. Honorable mentions go to kph40s which are the single comfiest headphones ever, I usually forget in even wearing them and they sound so ridiculously good for 30$ headphones. Then to hd660s which I keep at my desk as well, and since they are so easy to drive compared to hd600 and to my sundaras, I even used them out of my phone for years.

It's really hard to find a quality open back, wireless over ear headphone in my experience. I have a pair of HD 660S's which are amazing but they're wired. I'm going to get hate for this but I just use my latest gen airpods and they work great. I don't play hell let loose but I play Halo and my airpods are pretty good at picking up footsteps.

Planars are great. But if gaming is your main criteria, stick with dynamic drivers. Beyerdynamic 9 series (900 pro X, 990 pro, 1990 pro) Sennheiser 600 series ( hd600, 650, 660, 660s, 660s2, and including the 490pro) and 500 series ( hd560s is one of the most recommended options for gaming around here), Some of the audio technica ath-ad models. Specifically for competitive fps games, these are pretty much the best options out there at reasonable prices. Adding an amp like the Fiio k5 you mentioned is also a good idea with most of these. I personally like Sennheiser more because I listen to more music than I play video games, but I occasionally get called a cheater in r6 with my old hd600 + Fiio k11. If you don’t care about music or other media, the beyers should technically be even better.

Planars are great. But if gaming is your main criteria, stick with dynamic drivers. Beyerdynamic 9 series (900 pro X, 990 pro, 1990 pro) Sennheiser 600 series ( hd600, 650, 660, 660s, 660s2, and including the 490pro) and 500 series ( hd560s is one of the most recommended options for gaming around here), Some of the audio technica ath-ad models. Specifically for competitive fps games, these are pretty much the best options out there at reasonable prices. Adding an amp like the Fiio k5 you mentioned is also a good idea with most of these. I personally like Sennheiser more because I listen to more music than I play video games, but I occasionally get called a cheater in r6 with my old hd600 + Fiio k11. If you don’t care about music or other media, the beyers should technically be even better.