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2022 Headphones under $200 Shootout

This past Christmas was a rare event in that me, my parents, and my siblings and their families would all be together for a few days. Long story short I decided to purchase a selection of headphones between $100 and $200 that could be powered from a mobile phone, and allowed everyone to select whatever pair they liked the most as their gift from me. The contenders were: Sennheiser HD560S Sennheiser HD599 AKG K701 AKG K371 Grado SR125x Beyerdynamic DT880 (32 ohm) Hifiman HE400se Philips Fideli…