I was just curious as a newcomer to this hobby what your “Mt Rushmore” of headphones would be and why? Maybe one ubiquitous, one iconic, one studio headphone, and one high end / audiophile pick? If that’s too broad you could just focus on whichever category is most relevant to you. Let me know if this discussion already exists on this sub or elsewhere!

  • Regular-Cheetah-8095@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    We’ll try to get one iconic rep from different genres:

    Denon AH-9200

    Sennheiser HD600

    Hifiman HE1000 V2

    Koss Porta Pros

    Don’t even try me on the Porta Pros. If you’re still relevant after 40 years, you belong on the mountain.

    • JabsOrOmicron@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I was thinking of the Porta Pros in making this post. I was thinking of other defining designs like the Fender Stratocaster, Shure SM58 microphone, Volkswagen Beetle etc and wanted to know what the headphone equivalents would be. I’m too young to have been around during the Porta Pro’s heyday but I imagine they were similarly popular to AirPods today. I want a pair!