Help with open back headphones.

cu3ed · 22 Mar 2021 at 20:29

Budget about £200, purely for listening to music, mostly electronic stuff like Overwerk, Justice, Protorapter etc. I have a pair of Beyers DT 770 and FiiO K5 amp which is great for producing etc, but for playback I was looking a touch more bass in them.
Playback on Samsung Fold 2 on Tidal, was looking at the FiiO K3 as an amp. Headphones for open back I'm totally lost to be honest.
Looked and Seinheiser but reviews seem mostly negative, AKGs, Beyers etc.

cu3ed · 23 Mar 2021 at 12:19

Mr_Sukebe said:
990s?

Have been looking but knowing the soundstage of the 770s was worried its not enough bass on them, im not a pure bass head jsut looking soemting alittle more thicker in playback.

cu3ed · 23 Mar 2021 at 12:20

The_Arbiter said:
You won't get the same bass from open as you do closed sadly so something worth considering.

Yea, this jsut seems to be the way it is, shame as I was wanting that more open floor sound for a change.

cu3ed · 24 Mar 2021 at 12:31

stuman said:
Maybe you could try some mild EQ?

Gah...was hoping to keep things on the small side for handyness.

cu3ed · 24 Mar 2021 at 13:33

stuman said:
can you not EQ at source? I’ve not researched it, but windows is easy, not sure about android or IOS but pretty sure there’ll be an app’ fir that...

Does the rule of EQ'ing damages sound quality not apply so much any more? I mean I guess im just splitting hairs in quality sacifice on a £150 ohh pair of headphopnes I suppose.