You can’t name a single headphone that has consistent reviews here. And not only that the reviews aren’t consistent, they are compeletly in contrast to each other and you can’t get any useful info on products because of that. I’ve been looking around for a headphone that i can upgrade to and after 2 weeks of watching reviews on YT and reading people’s opinions here, I am pretty much convinced that there is no point in reading nor watching the reviews here and YT.
I also do not understand the overly negative feelings people have towards different headphones. It almost feels like 75 percent of reviewers here are just fan-boys of a single brand and are trying to destroy other headphone brands.
And I’ve been into the hobby for about 4 years now and I know the terms people use and what they by them, so no I’m not confused by terminology or anything like that, I’m just frustrated by everyone here thinking they are absolutely right about everything (sometimes even about things they haven’t even tried)
I definitely think you’re right that people should describe their preferences better or talk about what a particular pair of headphones does well/poorly, rather than just [x] is good, or [y] is bad.
The HD600 example you gave is almost identical to the one I’d give: Multiple times now I’ve seen someone say they want to get an open back for the first time because they want to experience what a large soundstage is like, and I’ve seen them be recommended the HD600, known specifically for having a small intimate soundstage.
Similarly I think it’s good to occasionally reference measurements to get an idea of when it might be us that has a particular preference rather than something being an innate trait of a headphone, as I see a lot of “[really bassy headphone] isn’t what I’d call bassy”, “[really bright headphone] isn’t what I’d call bright” type comments and always scratch my head wondering what kind of level of ear-destroying treble one of those folks would need to consider something bright 😂