I get that different headphones are geared toward different types of music or tastes. But I don’t understand why there isn’t a generic set of headphones with “normal” everything that is just all around realistic, has enough base, has sound stage. I feel every headphone I read about is good but has significant drawbacks that you have to look past? Like why can’t the HD 800s have a version that isn’t cripplingly low on bass? That’s just one example but it seems every time I get excited about a pair of headphones there is some massive red flag whether it’s wierd trebel, bass, tone, being unrealistic, etc.
I think it’s a very subjective thing. Reference headphones are approaching perfect for some but also sound flat for others. Beats headphones are fun and perfect for some but are useless for others.
Maybe headphone companies are just chasing what segment of the market is currently spending the most money.