Headphone and Headset Recommendations

[Ejivis]

I posted on discord but figured I'd post here too.  After a ton of research and scouring over the years I have this soft list for headphone or headset recommendations depending on budget and overall use case.  The = and < signs are for an overall comparison.  Some cans are better than others in specific use cases even if they are < in overall ranking.  (ie. competitive gaming vs music vs fun gaming, etc)

 

Open Back:
Headphones: KOSS KSC75/X < BEYER DT880 < AT R70X < SEN 560S = DROP EPOS HD58X < DROP HIFI HE-X4 = SEN HD650 = DROP SEN HD6XX < DROP HIFI HE5XX = AKG K612 < SEN HD600 = HIFI SUNDARA < DROP FOCAL FLEX = HIFI ANANDA
Headset: SEN Game One < EPOS PC37X < EPOS PC38X

 

Closed Back:
Headphones: SEN PXC 550-II = BEYER DT770 = AT M40X < SEN HD620S = SEN MOMENTUM 3 = AKG K361 = SHURE SRH440 < AKG K371 < AUDEZE MAXWELL
Headset:  CM MH751/752 = TASKAR SHADE < SS ARCTIS PRO = HYPERX ORBIT/S < AUDEZE PENROSE < AUDEZE MAXWELL

 

Wireless:
Headphones/Headset: ASTRO A20 GEN 2 = RAZER OPUS = LOGI G733 = BEYER MMX200 < SS ARCTIS PRO = SEN PXC 550-II = LOGI G PRO X 2 < SEN MOMENTUM 3 < AUDEZE PENROSE < AUDEZE MAXWELL

 

Abbreviations:
BEYER=Beyerdynamic

AT=Audio Technica

SEN=Sennheiser

HIFI=Hifiman

DROP=Massdrop

CM=Cooler Master

SS=Steel Series

LOGI=Logitech

 

If you have any recommendation questions shoot them here.  It is best to answer a couple details though including:

1. Budget
2. Open Back or Closed Back
3. Headphone or Headset
4. Wired or Wireless
5. Use case priority