Need help looking for upgrade from plantronics backbeat pos

[steakman49]

The only headphones ive had or even listened to are my plantronics backbeat pro noise cancelling wireless headphones, i am definitely a beginner. I couldnt tell a "warm" sound from a "bright" sound, and i dont even know what a "V shaped" sound is. I've been looking at selling these headphones and buying a nice pair of open back wired headphones. Im going to be listening to mainly 70s music (eagles, CCR, lynyrd skynyrd, etc.) and i almost value comfort above sound. are there any upgrades from the headphones i have worth my money that are under 250$?

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

First you need to decide is type of headphones Closed or open back etc...
http://www.audioholics.com/loudspeaker-design/understanding-the-types-of-headphones
From personal experience, anytime I don't care if people near me could hear what I'm playing I always going with open back design as they feel more like real speakers and generally more comfortable for longer periods.

 

[steakman49]

I already said in my post I'm looking for open back headphones

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

I already said in my post I'm looking for open back headphones

apologies. I missed that detail.
These are my suggestions:
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-x-akg-k7xx-red-edition [$199]
https://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-Open-Back-Professional-Headphone/dp/B00004SY4H
You could also wait for massdrop to bring back Sennheiser HD6xx drop back, I think they will.

https://www.amazon.com/Beyerdynamic-990-Premium-HiFi-headphones/dp/B0024NK344/ref=sr_1_4?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1509740662&sr=1-4&keywords=dt+990

 

[Bucknekked]

apologies. I missed that detail.
These are my suggestions:
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-x-akg-k7xx-red-edition [$199]
https://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-Open-Back-Professional-Headphone/dp/B00004SY4H
You could also wait for massdrop to bring back Sennheiser HD6xx drop back, I think they will.

https://www.amazon.com/Beyerdynamic-990-Premium-HiFi-headphones/dp/B0024NK344/ref=sr_1_4?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1509740662&sr=1-4&keywords=dt+990

I have a number of pairs of Sennheiser in the family. Pick your price point, they should have a pair there.
Can't go wrong with Sennheiser.
I also bought a set of Hyperx Cloud 2 headphones for gaming. What I learned from those headphones is that they are freakin' excellent for music as well. The OP mentioned comfort as his 1st choice of attributes. The Hyperx Cloud headphones are made to be worn for hours and hours while gaming. They are easily the most comfortable headphones I own. They also sound really good. Of course, YMMV, caveat caveat caveat

 

[steakman49]

Thanks, ive been looking at the massdrop headphones, but those sennheisers are a kinda out of my price range.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

Thanks, ive been looking at the massdrop headphones, but those sennheisers are a kinda out of my price range.

Arm yourself with patience
https://forums.audioholics.com/forums/threads/sennheiser-hd6xx-for-199-99.105482/
I could vouch for K7XX AGK since they are virtually identical to my AKG K712pro which I've paid $380 for.
I also own like 5 diff sennheiser phones and they all great for their price.

 

[steakman49]

Thanks for the help but has anyone here heard the backbeat pros and can tell me if any of these headphones are better than these? I dont wanna buy a new pair of headphones only for it to be a sidestep.

Also, opinions of the audio-technica ath-ad900x?

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

Thanks for the help but has anyone here heard the backbeat pros and can tell me if any of these headphones are better than these? I dont wanna buy a new pair of headphones only for it to be a sidestep.

Also, opinions of the audio-technica ath-ad900x?

I have not heard BackBeat Pros, but I did use other Plantronics wireless noise canceling headset. I thought they were decent, but very overpriced for what they are.
I have not heard ath-ad900x, they look good enough, but I could tell you that I did hear Audio-Technica ATH-M50x and I didn't liked their sound not a bit. They sounded muddy in midrange and bass sounded bad.