ZMF Headphones - Bokeh Closed

currently my go to laid back is the ZMF Bokeh Closed - though i might considering getting a 6xx again in the future

If you’re willing to EQ for impact the Arya is a good bet. Clear MG probably better tuning for you out of the box. Bit of a left field suggestion but check out the ZMF Bokeh Closed. Seems to fit your criteria. Not sure about shipping/pricing to the EU though.

I have the Closed X and love them. They are the DCA model with less forward upper mids, so they will sound more like the Arya than the Clear with vocals. They aren’t as bright as the Arya but still plenty of treble for my ears. The bass is fine in quantity but lacks the feeling of punch that the Clear or even the Arya have. The bass is a bit softer feeling. I sometimes add a bit of bass with EQ. The sound in general is sort of “damped” like a studio monitor in a treated room. They are very comfortable and reasonably lightweight. The sound isolation is pretty good. I’ve cycled through a bunch of closed backs to see if I like anything better and haven’t found anything yet (though I have the ZMF Bokeh Closed for a very different flavor).

Tied for first (still own): Dan Clark Closed X and ZMF Bokeh. Second (sold): SJY Closed Carbon Third (sold): Fostex TH-X00 Purpleheart

Bokeh is good. Colored sound compared to Closed X. Punchy and fun, I love it with anything that gets my toes tapping and prefer the Closed X with everything else.

Also a big fan of DCA. I have a Noire X which pairs great with my ZMF Bokeh Closed. The Noire X is great for more analytic detail with nice extended bass, and the Bokeh compliments it perfectly for me sounding more warm, immersive, and natural timbre.

I love using my ZMF Bokeh closed or Audeze LCD-2F for metal. It sounds great with the Fiio FT1 as well.

I have the ZMF Bokeh closed, is it worth getting the auteur to complement them?

My ZMF Bokeh Closed will have to be pried out of my cold dead hands.

I think best bet would probably be ZMF Bokeh they are super easy to drive have a 3.5mm straight to your laptop or even phone with a small dongle if needed. They will eat your $1000 budget through. Or you can get 6xx or 650 with a small dongle all will be under $500.

I think you would love the Audeze LCD-XC, they are closed-back and they are exceptional, but they are heavy. You can, however, modify the headband or get their carbon fiber headband. I think you would also like the ZMF Bokeh. I personally think these two headphones are the best value closed-backs for the money. I have the Sony MDR-Z1R and they're my number one closed-backs but they're more expensive. For your amp/dac, get the Burson Audio Playmate or Burson Funk and you will have all the power you need as well as some upgradeability to the opamps. Burson makes exceptional opamps and will absolutely blow you away. This is my personal opinion as I have actually listened to the hardware mentioned above aside from the Burson playmate/Funk, but I owned the Burson Soloist 3XP and 3XP GT which are the big brothers. If you wanna go "bit" cheaper, maybe the DCA Noire X. I recommend these headphones solely based on your music preferences since they're similar to mine.

I can't even tell the difference between wired and aptx adaptive anymore. I don't feel like I'm missing anything when I use my PX8 S2 instead of my HE1000 Stealth and ZMF Bokeh.

For sound, the focal bathys seem hard to beat to my ear, especially in DAC mode.  My wired ZMFs are better of course but the Bathys are surprising close while having the ability to switch BT to go wireless.  With that, for travel, the Bose are hard to beat for portability, comfort & ANC, and the Gen 2 adding charging while listening completed the package. Just for the heck though I may try a pair of the Ankers