You should EQ them and they could sound even better.

This. All of my headphones are used. We are in a hobby where people generally take care of their stuff and phones cameras mean everyone can take high quality pictures. Always make sure to ask about the condition and then always pay with paypal goods and services. Typically headphones take a massive hit once they are no longer new in the ball park of 50-80% but after that as long as they are well maintained the value stays pretty flat for quite some time. So as long as you are patient and don’t over pay you pretty typically are only out the cost of shipping and the goods and services fee. Then I don’t just get a month but as long as you want to really get to know them.

Meze Empyrean - Classic Rock/Alternative Rock/Pop

The most comfortable headphone out there with authoritative bass, big soundstage and an incredibly smooth tonality. IMO the perfect daily driver.

Stax L700 Mk2 - Classical/Acoustic/Vocals/Classic Rock

The best sounding headphone I have ever heard. Such an effortless and ethereal presentation. Extremely detailed with a massive soundstage all while keeping intimate vocals.

I have never heard this before but it is what I have been trying to verbalize for so long. It was like the difference between the Ananda/Edition XS and the Arya for me. The first two were so impressive and really a nice step up from what I previously had, the DT990, but when I tried the Arya it just felt so much more complete that I truly let myself get lost in the music. It’s not that the other two weren’t amazing or extremely similar even, it was just that last couple percent changed everything for me.

You really should remove this post ASAP. You can say what you want about his rankings, but to imply that his top spots are paid, in one of the biggest headphone forums, is 100% defamation and legally actionable (atleast in the US).

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1. Publication Of Information Is Required
2. The Person Being Defamed Was Identified By The Statement
3. The Remarks Had A Negative Impact On The Person’s Reputation
4. The Published Information Is Demonstrably False
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You should keep your dumbass comments to yourself.

Beyerdynamic has the best reputation in the industry for durability and replaceability. So you definitely won’t find that. Doesn’t mean there don’t something different out there for you. You could just grab a replacement.

Didn’t take very long to find the replacements: Here

There are plenty of knowledgeable people here but the majority have no idea what they are taking about. Yes of course subjectivity is a thing and matters a ton particularly in regards to tonality but there are still certain characteristics that remain the same. The HD800S is the perfect example. Regardless of whether a person likes it or not some things remain the same. It has a very wide soundstage, it has very weak bass in terms of impact and extension and it is a bright headphone.

The real problem that we have in this sub is that most people have not heard very many headphones and so they just recommend what they have. It’s really funny if you cross reference users from this sub with headphoneadvice. What you will see is that a vast majority if you check the user flair on this sub that is what they always recommend in headphoneadvice regardless of the price. I mean how often are IEMs recommended when in the post the person says I hate IEMs. You just need to find someone that has heard a lot of headphones and can describe them without imparting their own thoughts but instead just those consistent traits. Feel free to PM and I can give you a full breakdown within your budget.