Open Back Headphones With Flat Frequency Response For Under $200

[t3toooo]

I tested all headphones using this quirky YouTube video:



There is aliasing and what not but it gets the job done.
Bear in mind that this test does not account any "pink noise",i guess it is simply linear which for music is wrong because the higher frequency are always louder.

It is also interesting to test a couple of different headphones to hear if the ear spectrum is equal on both ears and to spot some missing or unequal frequencies.Because that would be your ear.

[Pule]

sine wave, hmmm .. I tested headphones with my classical recordings and compare it with many stages mixing mastering and final compatibility. 3db on 2khz is too much for me. The violin no longer sound natural. For electronic music and someone else I believe is ok. So, individual test with specific music is very important. I do not believe in testing with artificial signals because the brain wrong interprets the signal.

[t3toooo]

sine wave, hmmm .. I tested headphones with my classical recordings and compare it with many stages mixing mastering and final compatibility. 3db on 2khz is too much for me.

As i already mentioned.It is the other way around there are dips and not peaks,that's a important difference.Did you read my previous replies and understand them?

[Taika-Kim]

I'd suggest buying used, I have AKG Q701s that I paid 130€ for used. But the K701 is very similar, they use the same drivers but the bass response is tweaked to be a bit different.

[3ee]

I tested all headphones using this quirky YouTube video:



There is aliasing and what not but it gets the job done.
Bear in mind that this test does not account any "pink noise",i guess it is simply linear which for music is wrong because the higher frequency are always louder.

It is also interesting to test a couple of different headphones to hear if the ear spectrum is equal on both ears and to spot some missing or unequal frequencies.Because that would be your ear.

this sweep is too slow... best to get a simple synth and play with the parameters as needed... and also work in ranges of freqs i.e. lows mids highs, also try descending sweep.

start relatively normal/fast and get slower as you progress making corrections... in anyway, never that (video) slow! ..as you loose 'reference' to the neighboring frequencies.

[markanini]

I recently picked up the AKG K612. They sound completely even across the entire frequency range. They have a high clarity with difficult increments like violins, cymbals and trumpets being handled very smoothly. I can listen all day long without ear fatigue. Others say it sounds similar to Beyerdynamic DT880 and Sennheiser HD600. Easily a no-brainier in it's price range.

[thevegasnerve5]

The AKG 240s or M220s are a tremendous value and offer a good flat response. Time tested design, can definitely recommend those models.