Hello,
I’m afraid I can’t answer that question about the two headphones.
There is one that is dynamic and the other is planar.
The Elex is okay, but often plagued with a quality problem. Hifiman is no different in that respect.
But you’ve seen and heard less of it in the last six months.
That was different last year.
If you really want to go for the drums like that.
I can again refer you to the Dan Clark Aeon R/T closed.
They are absolutely suitable for rock.
I heard the best Highway to Hell with the Rme Adi 2 Dac I had for a short time and I thought that was not reproducible.
With the Aeon R/T closed and a different Dac, you get there again.
And other rock songs are also very good to listen to with it.
From my personal point of view the best headphones for rock.
Why?
I have never heard the whole drum kit so well with the great cymbal, punch, power and strength that seems predominantly authentic.
Not even the Lcd 2 can do that so well.
And also very clean left-right separation, with Eock I hear the music exactly as you thought it was when you recorded it, at least that’s how it seems to me.
With the Fostex Tr x 00 or Denon D2000 it was already good but with the Aeon R/T I find the whole thing even better.
Just for your information, Massdrop is currently offering the Aeon X for $399, so it won’t get any cheaper than that and should still be able to cover your target budget for the customs costs.
And I would take the closed version instead of the open one, if it convinced you.