# Your Top 5 Favourite Headphones **URL:** \ **Category:** General Headphone Discussion\ **Created:** [April 16, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/your-top-5-favourite-headphones/6128 "2020-04-16T13:43:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![ProfFalkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/proffalkin/32/1399_2.png) [@ProfFalkin](https://forum.headphones.com/u/ProfFalkin)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/your-top-5-favourite-headphones/6128/121 "2020-08-21T14:45:21Z")
Stay safe and I hope it all works out well. ---
**Author:** ![MRHifiReviews](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/mrhifireviews/32/13974_2.png) [@MRHifiReviews](https://forum.headphones.com/u/MRHifiReviews)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/your-top-5-favourite-headphones/6128/122 "2020-08-21T16:00:37Z")
Keeping you in my thoughts @Andrew_Davis hope you can return home safely soon. ---
**Author:** ![MrCypruz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/mrcypruz/32/2617_2.png) [@MrCypruz](https://forum.headphones.com/u/MrCypruz)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/your-top-5-favourite-headphones/6128/123 "2020-08-21T22:18:49Z")
I hope you and family are safe, and that nothing happens to your belongings that you left behind. ---
**Author:** ![Andrew\_Davis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/andrew_davis/32/9327_2.png) [@Andrew\_Davis](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Andrew_Davis)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/your-top-5-favourite-headphones/6128/124 "2020-08-21T22:35:29Z")
Way ahead of you. ![IMG_20200821_153311](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/9/d/9d30181af5fcd556e0474c39f78b9d2d4212d9f1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![bpcarb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/bpcarb/32/16496_2.png) [@bpcarb](https://forum.headphones.com/u/bpcarb)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/your-top-5-favourite-headphones/6128/125 "2020-08-21T22:38:33Z")
Very nice. Excellent kit for the time being (and beyond). ---
**Author:** ![prfallon69](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/prfallon69/32/43781_2.png) [@prfallon69](https://forum.headphones.com/u/prfallon69)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 7:36am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/your-top-5-favourite-headphones/6128/126 "2020-08-22T07:36:59Z")
The Fires in California were just on the news this morning. I told my wife about your plight, what with having to pack up and leave. But I told her that you managed to get the important stuff (Headphones and related gear) taken away to safety. Best wishes to you and your family. ---
**Author:** ![lost33](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/lost33/32/6850_2.png) [@lost33](https://forum.headphones.com/u/lost33)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/your-top-5-favourite-headphones/6128/127 "2020-08-22T13:53:30Z")
Sorry for your plight!! Sincerley hope all turns out well!!! Stay Safe!! Things can be replaced, lives, family etc cant! All the best! Alex ---
**Author:** ![cpp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/cpp/32/14979_2.png) [@cpp](https://forum.headphones.com/u/cpp)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/your-top-5-favourite-headphones/6128/128 "2020-08-22T14:36:44Z")
Stay safe, hope all goes well. ---
**Author:** ![Andrew\_Davis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/andrew_davis/32/9327_2.png) [@Andrew\_Davis](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Andrew_Davis)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/your-top-5-favourite-headphones/6128/129 "2020-08-22T15:38:51Z")
You guys are too kind. I feel bad about hijacking this thread with my drama- if a mod wants to send this to the off topic it would probably be a good thing.😁 Fog came in overnight, and CalFire (California’s state fire service who is in charge of any fire this size) is saying hopeful things for the first time. Maybe I won’t be asking you guys to help me pick out a whole new audio setup with insurance money. ---
**Author:** ![Andrew\_Davis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/andrew_davis/32/9327_2.png) [@Andrew\_Davis](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Andrew_Davis)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/your-top-5-favourite-headphones/6128/130 "2020-08-25T22:19:27Z")
I just got a set of nice floorstanding speakers and was a little frustrated that I couldn’t break them in like you can with headphones (leaving them playing music in another room). Well, right now my home is empty, the neighbors aren’t home and the power is on. I could have just put Bohemian Rhapsody or pink noise before I evacuated and broken in my speakers at the same time. 😖Grrrrr… ---
**Author:** ![JonL](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/jonl/32/7974_2.png) [@JonL](https://forum.headphones.com/u/JonL)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/your-top-5-favourite-headphones/6128/131 "2020-08-25T23:04:41Z")
> [@Andrew\_Davis](#): > > I just got a set of nice floorstanding speakers and was a little frustrated that I couldn’t break them in like you can with headphones (leaving them playing music in another room). To break in speakers, face them almost touching each other (driver to driver), reverse the polarity on one speaker, throw on thick blanket over both speakers, then play loudly. Out-of-phase output will cancel a lot of the sound, while still breaking in the speakers since drivers will move the same amount. ---
**Author:** ![bagwell359](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/bagwell359/32/17470_2.png) [@bagwell359](https://forum.headphones.com/u/bagwell359)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2020, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/your-top-5-favourite-headphones/6128/132 "2020-09-28T00:56:11Z")
My rig: Tidal hi-res/UAPP/Toneboosters EQ/Gumby v1 Gen 5/Ragnarok 1 & BHC w/ speedball. Top 5 I own: HFM HE-6se (cable, pads, screen off) HFM HE-500 (lots of mods) HFM HEX v2 (nuggets, cable) HD-600 (felt, dynamat, cable) on BHC Top 5 ever heard: Voce - on the HFM Jr - whoa 007 (latest) Susvara Abyss Phi HD-800S - get it on a OTC tube amp LCD-4 - get an extra because only 4 above. ---
**Author:** ![taronlissimore](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/taronlissimore/32/59_2.png) [@taronlissimore](https://forum.headphones.com/u/taronlissimore)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 1:25am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/your-top-5-favourite-headphones/6128/133 "2020-09-30T01:25:06Z")
> [@taronlissimore](#): > > Anyways my top 5, in no particular order: > > 1. Focal Utopia - In my opinion, one of the best TOTLs for all around listening. It doesn’t excel in any particular FR region like most TOTLs where there is a trade-off for great low-end but messed up treble or wonky mids, etc… It also truly looks and feels like a TOTL headphone and it is one that I could easily see myself grabbing a pair of down the line (with different cables of course). > 2. Rosson Audio Design RAD-0 - Has one of the more natural tonalities that I have heard in a headphone and is just an enjoyable listen all around. The weight can easily be an issue for some but my neck has grown in size twice over since we started the company from office listening so that’s no longer an issue for me. Because of the individualistic nature of the designs, it’s a to each their own kind of thing when it comes to design but I of course have a soft spot for the ones I made last summer. I like describing the RAD-0 as a LCD-X on steroids because it sounds a lot like what the LCD-X wanted to be. > 3. 64 Audio U12t - I had a hard time choosing between this and the Legend X but the U12t ultimately won out in the end. While I do really enjoy the Legend X, I do feel like the low-end can be overbearing at times and the U12t has a more balanced presentation. The U12t will probably be the IEM I go with down the line (or the A12t possibly) as it’s right in line with my tastes. I enjoy the Fourte and Trio but both are a little too bright for my personal tastes. > 4. Focal Stellia - Easily my end-game closed-back headphone (although I haven’t listened to the VC for any proper amount of listening time). The Stellia is luxury. The pads and headbands are like little clouds, the sound is lush and warm with surprising resolution that I did not expect on my first listen with them and it just hits all of my personal preferences. Once again it’s a Focal headphone that I would get rid of the cable ASAP but at least the Stellia cable is lightweight compared to the Utopia cable. And it doesn’t use the LEMO connector which makes swapping cables nice and easy. > 5. Empire Ears Valkyrie - Once again I had a hard time choosing between the Valkyrie and the Legend X but for me the Valkyrie is probably the headphone that I could see myself spending the most time with. For me, the Valkyrie is a better Polaris II. It’s more detailed, the low-end is more controlled and the treble is done just right. Make no mistake though, this is a “fun”-tuned, V-shaped IEM that will most likely turn off anybody looking for neutral or Harmon. But they have a gorgeous shell, easy to fit and are right up my alley. My list has now changed in since this post back in April. The Empire Ears Odin takes the spot of the U12t. You may be thinking, does that bump the Valkyrie out and U12t replaces that? No, that’s not the case. The reason for that is the Odin is just a better version of the U12t all around. Of course, it’s another $1.3k more but it fills the spot that the U12t did and does a better job of it. I still think the U12t is a fantastic IEM and it’s easy to recommend but as a top of the list the Odin wins out. The Valkyrie is still my go-to fun IEM for on-the go listening although I’ve heard that I need to get my hands on the Thieaudio Monarch and Clairvoyance along with the MEST. Audio journeys are fun! ---
**Author:** ![bigshel99](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/bigshel99/32/5807_2.png) [@bigshel99](https://forum.headphones.com/u/bigshel99)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 2:53am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/your-top-5-favourite-headphones/6128/134 "2020-09-30T02:53:12Z")
Time to update my top 5. Previously it was: 1. Verite Closed; 2. LCD3; 3. Emu Teak; 4. Aeolus; 5. Elegia Updated (29 Sept 2020): 1. LCD-3 (On most SS amps) - I just enjoy listening to this headphone and do so over just about anything else. 2. Aeolus (On Felik Echo) - This setup is another that I just really enjoy listening. Using it with a tube amp jumps it up on my list 3. Verite Closed (SS or Tube) - Love these; they dropped mainly because I listen to the two above more 4. Emu Teak (on SS) - Still fun Decided to stop at 4 because after that it’s my usage become and liking becomes even more variable. ---
**Author:** ![antdroid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/antdroid/32/8600_2.png) [@antdroid](https://forum.headphones.com/u/antdroid)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/your-top-5-favourite-headphones/6128/135 "2020-09-30T23:25:04Z")
My top 5 headphones… ZMF Verite Open Focal Utopia Hifiman Arya ZMF Verite Closed Emu Rosewood Top 5 IEMs… UM Mest Custom Hidition Viento-B Custom 64 Audio U12t qdc Anole VX 64 Audio Nio? ---
**Author:** ![TylersEclectic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/tylerseclectic/32/8751_2.png) [@TylersEclectic](https://forum.headphones.com/u/TylersEclectic)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/your-top-5-favourite-headphones/6128/136 "2020-10-01T01:31:04Z")
Hmmm… ZMF Verite Closed RAAL SR1A ZMF Verite Open Focal Stellia ZMF Aeolus What can I say ZMF just fits my preference! My preference has changed since first posting ha 😉 I listen to my VC 90% of the time, I just naturally reach for them or the Stellia the most. But, I still prefer the SR1A over most, but I don’t get the opportunity to listen to it as much. ---
**Author:** ![Lalawil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/lalawil/32/17540_2.png) [@Lalawil](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Lalawil)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 3:37am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/your-top-5-favourite-headphones/6128/137 "2020-10-01T03:37:22Z")
In that order ZMF Verite closed (in the post) Ananda (own) ZMF Eikon (Demoed) HD6xx (own) ZMF Aeolus (Demoed) Honorable mentions Focal Clear (Demoed) Focal Elegia (own) want to try which from what i hear may make my top 5 list Arya Aeon 2C TH-X00 Nighthawks Atticus ---
**Author:** ![DEXCOM7](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/dexcom7/32/15171_2.png) [@DEXCOM7](https://forum.headphones.com/u/DEXCOM7)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 5:11am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/your-top-5-favourite-headphones/6128/138 "2020-10-01T05:11:44Z")
STAX 007 MK1 HiFiMan Susvara STAX L700 MK2 The Hive Focal Clear (Demoed) ---
**Author:** ![voja](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/voja/32/9575_2.png) [@voja](https://forum.headphones.com/u/voja)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/your-top-5-favourite-headphones/6128/139 "2020-10-01T13:37:14Z")
Wow. Isn’t this the dream… Gorgeous!!! Hope they are all treated equally 😉 ---
**Author:** ![prfallon69](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/prfallon69/32/43781_2.png) [@prfallon69](https://forum.headphones.com/u/prfallon69)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 6:04am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/your-top-5-favourite-headphones/6128/140 "2020-10-02T06:04:07Z")
Well my Top 5 Favourite Headphones/Iems are as follows. I am only including the ones that I have owned or do own. 1. 64 Audio U18t. 2. Focal Clear. 3. Sennheiser HD 800s. 4. Campfire Andromeda OG. 5. Sennheiser HD650. Special mention goes to my Shure Se846. Although not Headphones I feel I must also mention my Cayiin N6ii with swappable Amp and Dac Modules. As it is an integral part of my everyday listening setup. Sorry for sneaking in these extras. 😁. Oh, I forgot to mention I prefer using my headphones on a desktop setup with a separate much better powered Amp. But I do a lot of my listening through Dap and Iem. [Previous page](https://forum.headphones.com/t/your-top-5-favourite-headphones/6128.md?page=6) [Next page](https://forum.headphones.com/t/your-top-5-favourite-headphones/6128.md?page=8)