Idunno after getting some chifi stuff like hifiman, moondrop, timeless that outperform euros for fraction of the cost (hd600 is a ridiculous 300+ eur for ancient set of cans vs hifiman h400i that could be had for 90 bucks at one point)

[–] ReluctantZen 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Chifi is definitely also some good stuff. I love my Moondrop Aria IEMs. But I also love my Sennheiser, Beyer and Meze cans.

[–] endeavor@sopuli.xyz 1 points 10 hours ago

I'd like to get some beyer closed headphones but the 7hz timeless is so good it blows everything sub 500 out of the water.

[–] Betty_Boopie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

A shout out to Austrian Audio (former AKG engineers), Focal, and Meze. Some of the best high-end audio companies for headphones, not that beyer is bad, I just don't personally enjoy their sound signature.

Also on the amp side of things Analogvibes is a German company producing diy tube compressors and equalizer kits for music production. On the pricey side for sure but the quality cannot be beat, they sound and feel absolutely beautiful.