MDR-M1

If you want satisfying bass for your music genre go with MDR-M1 or FT1 closed-back. For open-back MDR-MV1 has the best sub bass & bass if your budget allow. Otherwise AR5000 or used 105 AER.

Sony M1 and MV1 doesn’t need amp. MDR-7506 will do if you want affordable. They are all studio level clarity and accuracy.

If there's any audio store you can go and test headphones I will actually recommend you to do that first. Otherwise I find the Sony mdr m1 pretty comfortable with minimal clamp force.

sony mdr m1 is my "all purpose" headphone. It's comfortable, easy to drive, tuned to fit most genres imo. Build quality is also very good

I use studio monitor headphone Sony MDR-M1

My recommendations for different types of headphones for you A306. 1: BT wireless - Sennheiser Momentum 4 (perfect now you can turn off the touch controlls permanently) 2: Wired closed back - Sony MDR-M1 (Closed Monitor Headphones) 3: Wired open back - Sennheiser HD 600

I have a pair i bought in 2019 and the headband and pads are deteriorating. I pad roll so when the pads went i wasn’t concerned, but the headband failing is not good because these have less than 80 hours on them. They sound great, but the Sony MDR-M1 is worth the extra $30 because it has more peq presets available because Sony has a big community. Otherwise they are similar in sound quality. Off the shelf i found the MT8 more comfortable. I didn’t have to stretch them to get clamping force comfort.

Understand that a huge part of the cost of a gaming headset is spent on things that have nothing to do with the audio quality. If you don't need a mic or even wireless, a gaming headset is kind of a waste. You can get the Fiio FT1 for $160 (my personal fav) or pretty much anything made by Sennheiser under $300 and they will sound better and probably be more comfortable. I'm also a big fan of the Sony MDR-M1 but I seem to be in minority on that one. That said, the older Arctis Pro/7+ is excellent and I still prefer them to the Nova series. I really don't like what they did with the headband and wish they would go back to the old fabric style. I don't do much co-op gaming so I generally use a good pair of regular headphones unless I need the other features.

The Sony MDR-M1can often be found at a Amazon for $228. They won’t require a DAC/amp and are a step above the 7506 (which is another fantastic value at little more than. $100).