Mean_Ad_5339 t1_j98im13 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 1:45 AM

Reply to comment by Nosapaw in just a newbie, what do you think? by flores_amarillas

airpods are better than the other headphones here?o

Nosapaw t1_j98ln44 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 2:10 AM

Yes, i would say so.

The k72 are just a failure.

Hd200 pro are one of those weird Sennheiser closed backs, resembles aspects of the early momentums/hd400s and crappy entry level "studio" closed backs, so pretty lacking pinna gain, honky midrange, big phase cancellation dip at ~4khz, dip in the lower midrange, not much upper treble and a big, muddy bass.

Not the worst thing ever, but still at the very bottom of Sennheiser's releases.

Zsn pro x are just your standard chifi iem, bloated, not very dampened, and the zsn line in particular is really treble heavy and harsh.

The AirPods pro are the only ones in here that actually have some semblance of "balanced" sound.

Mean_Ad_5339 t1_j98m3bp wrote on February 20, 2023 at 2:14 AM

whats a good first pair to buy? reason im interested is bc i was in the market to buy a gaming headset and was told the hyper x cloud was made to sort of copy the beyerdynamic headphones. music on the hyoer x headset sounds great so now im intrigued as to the possibilities with real headphones

RChamy t1_j98mkdw wrote on February 20, 2023 at 2:17 AM

HD 560s hands down for less than 200$. Maybe the HD 599 if you have an story of hating treble

Nosapaw t1_j98ncxj wrote on February 20, 2023 at 2:24 AM

Yeah, the hyperX are honestly on the better side of gaming headphones, not bad.

If you want to upgrade, there's things to have in mind, some sound preferences, and just keeping in mind that "real" headphones could not impress you or blow you away, specially at first listen.

That being said, if you're after neutral sound, and open backs, the hd560s/6xx is among the safest recommendation to give you a glimpse of all the good stuff associated with more "serious" headphones.

But it's always better if you have an audio store to try stuff out, or at least be sure you can return your purchases.

I would recommend that I'd you have more questions or want more advice, make a post in r/headphoneadvice instead on crowding the comments in a post lol

AutobotVu t1_j99v9u0 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 10:34 AM

I bought the k712 pro for my gaming last month I like it

Carlisle774 t1_j9ankc6 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 3:15 PM

After spending more than a thousand dollars on other options, I came to the conclusion that I would have been perfectly happy with my Cloud Alphas. Play around with EQ if you want something new for now, don't spend money for more unless you're sure you want to move on.