High-End Heaphone for Metal Music

Hi guys,

So I’m looking to get a high-end headphone for listening to metal and rock music of all different subgenres.

Shortlist is currently this:

  • D8000/Pro
  • Empyrean
  • HE6SE
  • Verite Closed
  • RAD-0
  • TH-900
  • Abyss 1266

Any thoughts and opinions you could provide would be greatly appreciated. Cheers.

I can vouch for the th900. With the th610 pads on them they sound amazing with metal and rock.

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What did those pads do to the sound that you liked? I have some 900s on the way and have been wondering about pad swapping. I also listen to primarily metal.

It brings the mids up and reduces treble sharpness. The treble can get pretty damn sharp with the stock pads but with the 610 pads it is much more tolerable. The bass also becomes a bit tighter.

Death metal sounds fantastic on these

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