I like Crinacle's headphone ranking list, check it out. If it's not on here, probably not good

https://crinacle.com/rankings/headphones/

They're a little bassy and have that proprietary app. Good contender for wireless headphones though, but a cheaper wired will outperform instantly

I also pick this guy's dead wife

https://youtu.be/sVPPpN5q7ro

Meze's headphones are absolutely flawless, european made, open back, hardly even need a DAC/AMP to run them, and the product support from the company is unmatched.

They even have headphones that aren't four figures

I had a pair of Beyerdynamic DT231 in the late 90s, my first decent sounding headphones.

So I looked up last year what is their best, reasonable price, current model:

( Edit: A day after this post, I researched more and ended up getting the DT 770 PRO X. 48 Ohms and can play from any source with no amp required. Also got a Beyerdynamic PRO X USB-C Cable, for phone use. Inbuilt DAC in the cable, wild. Original recommendation follows:)

Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO 80 Ohm

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Own an ATH-M50 too, solid sound, no issues.

I see a lot of good recommendations in here, but it would be more helpful if you said whether you want them wireless or not. I figured the answer is yes, but a lot of the (excellent) headphones people are recommending are wired and require a DAC/amp.

For wireless, you can do a lot worse than the Sennheiser Momentum line. The current best is the Momentum 5 Wireless, but I got my wife the 4, its over $100 cheaper and quite good. Not a fan of the Bose or Sony, but they have decent noise cancelling.

For wired, I'm not even going to recommend stuff because I'll out myself as a weirdo that spent too much on audio.

I have a pair of DT-770 Pro 80s that are 20 years old and still rocking. I just had to replace a few mounting pieces a couple of times for a few bucks and get a new pads every several years.

The site is super cool and full of info, but I've never agreed with Crinacle's list at all. Has some really weird picks/ratings that no person I have ever met would agree with, even when so many of the choices weren't quite outdated. For example, the two highest rated Beyerdynamic headphones are the two usually poorest rated and least liked headphones in their tier (the t70 and DT 990 pro). There is a bunch of choices like that on here.

It can still be a cool site for getting a feel for the overall sound of a headphone and getting ideas. The graphs are cool too as long as you don't get too crazy about them. Also, don't even think about using the prices on there, they are long out of date and were only accurate at the time of his review.

The original pads on the ath-m50(x) suck IMO. Most of the other brand replacements are much more comfortable. My friend swears by the Shure pads that are compatible.

It would be more accurate to say that most people are happy with Bose that haven't used better sounding speakers/headphones. You can spend less and get better sound, Bose isn't cheap.

They sound sturdy as.

I blew up my 231s with DnB.

There's only so much the budget model could handle.

Yeah, the 231s always looked kinda flimsy, but I've never used them so I can't really say.

Well sure, it's wired.

If that's an option for you, it's still worth it to buy some quality wired buds too though. There's some really great repairable ones for under $100 out there!

I had the Sennheiser Momentum 4 and they turned into a creaking mess of cheap plastic after some months. I also had the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4, which broke and got replaced for the 5 on warranty by Sennheiser. Which was great until they also broke in the exact same way. Occasional high pitched tweeting in the right bud. They didn't want to replace them again and now I am actively avoiding Sennheiser.

Currently I have Beyerdynamic DT 900 ProX. They are open back and I only use them at home. Amazing sound.

For on the go I now have Linsoul Zero 2 (The Crinacle colab ones) and they are cheap and sound great.

With IEMs, I don't like them as much as they always fall out and feel uncomfortable.