<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div>Right now, hands down the best:<div class=""><br class=""><div class=""><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Austrian Audio HiX65’s.<br class=""><div><br class=""></div><div><a href="https://austrian.audio/hi-x65/" class="">https://austrian.audio/hi-x65/</a></div><div><br class=""></div><div>And not just because I’m responsible for firmware - also because they are really, really freakin’ good.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>j.</div><div><br class=""></div><div><br class=""></div><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 20.12.2022, at 21:29, Joost Schuttelaar <<a href="mailto:joost@joostschuttelaar.nl" class="">joost@joostschuttelaar.nl</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hey everyone, hope you’re all happy and well!<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">After a bit more than 20 years, my AKG K240DF’s are getting a little tired. I also notice that the AirPods Pro sound noticeably better :) Can’t use those latency-wise of course, so it’s about time to buy some new studio headphones.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I’d want to spend say 600 EUR/USD tops, but would— considering the law of diminishing returns — also be happy to spend 200-300 if that’s where the value is.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Any top -bar recommendations?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I tend to use my speakers more often, and never use studio headphones for general music listening during work, but for recently rediscovered that late night music making really works well for me (so gotta consider the neighbors)…</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Cheers! <br class=""><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
-- <br class=""><br class="">Joost Schuttelaar<br class="">The Hague, NL
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