# General purchase advice: Ask your questions/for advice here! **URL:** \ **Category:** I need advice!\ **Created:** [May 18, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/general-purchase-advice-ask-your-questions-for-advice-here/6620 "2020-05-18T17:21:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3975
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There aren’t many neutral (HD 600 like) closed headphones in the sub $600 price bracket. You might find more ideas in these threads: > [@Drop + DCA Aeon X Open and Closed - Official Thread](https://forum.headphones.com/t/drop-dca-aeon-x-open-and-closed-official-thread/14839): > > Closed: Open: For anyone wondering about the Drop + DCA Aeon X, I figured I’d post the results here: Closed: Open: Notes: These are generally pleasant tunings for both - but the Closed is better in my opinion. The Aeon X Open has better and smoother treble, while the Aeon X Closed has better/cleaner bass and lower mids. The Aeon X Open is considerably warmer/thicker - but once again the treble is very agreeable Driver resonance frequency (Fs)… > [@Closed Back Headphones under $500](https://forum.headphones.com/t/closed-back-headphones-under-500/1643): > > I own the HD1(Momentum 2.0). It’s pretty good with good bass and neutral miss but a little too dark. So I am considering others. I listen to Classical mostly and love my HD650 during the day. For late night in bed listening I need a Closed phone. On my list are: Meze 99 Classic AKG K550 Audio Technica 50x NAD Visio P50 Sennheiser HD598 Cs Would love to hear from anyone with experiences with these units. > [@The under $500 world](https://forum.headphones.com/t/the-under-500-world/1331): > > I appreciate the great conversation about the higher end headphones, but what about the “common man” who has limited source devices and limited funds? > [@Best headphone in the newly fleshed-out $500-$1000 category](https://forum.headphones.com/t/best-headphone-in-the-newly-fleshed-out-500-1000-category/1665): > > With this price category becoming much more popular in the last year or so it begs the question of who’s king?with the aeons, lcd-2c, campfires, and even some Sennheiser and beyerdynamics the price gap from 500-1000 is filling up quickly. My money is on either the m1060c (cheaper but still a contender) or the Mr Speakers aeon but I want to hear what you guys think. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.headphones.com/t/general-purchase-advice-ask-your-questions-for-advice-here/6620)._