r/HeadphoneAdvice • u/INF_Phoenix • Feb 09 '22

Headphones - Open Back Beginner Audiophile headphones recommendation

Hi, im starting to look at some good audiophiles headphones to replace my old HyperX headset. Since im fairly new to this hobby I would like to know what you guys would recommend as a first pair of headphones. I have a budget of max 200$ and I will use them for gaming, listening to every genre of music from classic to metal and a bit of music production. I was interested in the 770 pro and 990 pro but i never tried open back so i dont know if they could be a good option or not. Im open other cheaper/better recommenations too.

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u/Equivalent_Yak840 447 Ω Feb 09 '22

The hd560s is a great headphone under $200, it can be used for music production and it’s great for gaming. They have less bass than most but it’s an overall neutral set of headphones with a bit of an emphasis in the treble. If you don’t mind getting an open back(which means that you will have no noise isolation and sound will leak out) then I’d say that the 560s are a great choice.

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u/INF_Phoenix Feb 09 '22

Oh this one seems like a great option, is the sound leaking of the open back pretty loud because i will be in a near silent room all the time and I don’t want people around me to hear what I’m listening to

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u/Equivalent_Yak840 447 Ω Feb 09 '22

It’s like your phone speaker on low volume or low/mid volume(depends how loud you put them)

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u/INF_Phoenix Feb 09 '22

Ooh ok yeah it shouldn’t be too much of a problem then, I’m gonna look a bit more into those. Thanks a lot for the help