So I’m very slowly getting in to this whole hifi thing. I will be the first to admit my setup isn’t ideal but I’m working on it and think I’m at the point where I can start to build a collection.
Setup-
Topping E30 and L30 fed by my desktop
Uses-
Music (mostly spotify, youtube, and a small but growing flac collection I play on vlc) Lots of metal, hip-hop, classic rock, low fi, indie rock, and silly comedy music
Games- nothing competitive but I appreciate the atmosphere and feeling like I am in the world
Movies and general viewing- Netflix, Youtube and so on. I do have a small home theater setup but will often find myself watching movies at the desk instead so I can multitask
Current cans and history-
Drop 6xx- my current daily drivers at the desk. I love how comfortable they are as I generally wear them for 4-6 hours at a time and I have no hotspots and now that the clamp is broken in they feel perfect.
QC35II- my on the go headphones, again they are extremely comfortable and do the job I need them to.
HD 4.4 BT- other commuter headphone, comfortable but too quiet and no ANC
HD 280pro- previous commuter headphones. pain in the ass cable and terrible pad and head strap durability but everything else was amazing.
Sennheiser hd 518- the first pair of real headphones (not a gaming headset) I ever bought. Easy to drive, crazy comfortable, light, sounded as good as I wanted at the time.
What I’m looking for-
This is where I have been struggling. I mainly want something that is clearly different from what I have and what im used to. Comfort is huge for me, I often sit at my desk with headphones on and nothing playing because I get distracted with work, however, if something is amazing but can’t be worn all day I do have the option of swapping back to my 6XX when I need an all day can. Clearly I have fallen in to a bit of a rut with the all Sennheiser hypetrain that is my headphone history and I feel like I am missing out on so many other ways to enjoy audio. I want something that sounds big and wide and impactful, all the things that everyone says my current headphones are not.
I had been looking at the Sundara’s but the mixed comfort reviews have given me some pause.
I also have had my eye on a used pair of LCD 2C’s on my local fb marketplace but am not sure if that’s where I should be sinking my money.
I dream about the Klipsch HP 3’s but they seem to have disappeared of the face of the earth and are a little out of my budget.
The DT 880 600ohm seem to be awesome but I don’t have the power and am worried it would sound to similar to what I already have.
I live in Vancouver Canada and am hoping to spend under 800 Canadian but have no problems shopping around for used if there is something I should hunt for second hand.
I’m sure I am missing some vital information so please don’t hesitate to point it out, thanks in advance for the help.