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MaverickAH
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Mar 12, 2019
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I would think that this would be an almost impossible question to answer for most of us. Unless you only listen in one environment, you need multiple cans for different applications. Upwards of 50% of my headphone use is outdoors & I live in the NE meaning that I deal with all types of weather conditions. Am I going to take my hi-end open backs outside? Hell no! They may be the best I have but sometimes getting the best sound isn't the only consideration. Durabilty, portability & the ability to store safely are also important.
Home: Quad ERA-1
Portable: Clear Tune Monitors VS-3
I guess that if I had to pick just one for all-around use, I'd probably take my Sennheiser PXC-550. They sound good, are closed back, portable, can be used wired or bt & their sound profile can be tailored with the accompanied app. I forgot to add that they also have good active noise cancellation.
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dcha12
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Mar 13, 2019
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MaverickAHI agree; which is why a good follow-up question might be "which 2 headphones would you keep?"
The main thing is to have people take everything into consideration and see what you'd sacrifice/compromise on to have just that one headphone. Although that being said, I decided that for me I'd keep my hi-end open-backs and live without audio outside of the house (my heart made that decision).
TubeHead35
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Mar 22, 2019
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MaverickAHThink of it like the headphone police are coming and they say you can keep two sets and you had to pick .
psuKinger
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Jun 13, 2019
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MaverickAHYep good follow-up question/point.
I've got one "best" low-impedance headphone for hooking up to any source (laptop/desktop/phone etc) - Fostex TR-X00 Mahogany
I've got one "best" headset with a mic - Sennheiser PC-37x
I've got one "best" wireless/small form factor for business travel and walking around without a cord - Sennheiser HD1 on-ear
And I've probably got two "best" higher-impedence, power-hungry, open-backs for at-home-tethered-to-the-amp, but if I had to pick one I'd pick Audeze LCD-2Cs.
If you make me narrow that down to two I'm keeping:
The Fostex TR-X00 for low-impedance (at the office) usage and my Audeze LCD-2C's for "best performance"
- I don't game that much, and those HD1's (and maybe Bluetooth generically) just aren't very impressive/good...
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