Grayling

The future of psy/goa I hope looks more like spectacular examples constructed on the foundations that were laid in the '90s.

Whoa, I'd never heard this before... amazing. It's unfortunate that it's only a two track EP. Any recommendations for similar artists?

I've owned many pairs of mid-fi (like $500 and less) headphones, and i settled on four pairs in that tier a few years ago, so I'm ready to move on to a big hitter. Been at the headphone game for quite a few years. You'll eventually move on to more expensive cans once you've had your fill of mid-fi. I have monitors already as well.

Flushing out perps. Funny. Your can opener is nicer than mine. We literally use the one on my Gerber multitool. I'm not some single dude, I've got a wife and three kids! Sad, I know. Anyway, I'm listening to this album right now and it sounds... just like every other hi tech album I've heard. Pretty unremarkable.

Here's what I'm saving for: https://campfireaudio.com/shop/vega/

I guess you have the advantage of owning them, so I'll take your word for it until I have a chance to hear them for myself. I tend to not buy headphones like I used to because I'm fairly satisfied with what I have (Westone UM Pro30, Fostex TH-X00 Purplehearts, Sennheiser HD600, Sennheiser Amperior), but I do want some top of the line IEMs so that's what I'm saving for.

Oh, it's not my word that they're bright, it's objective measurements and anecdotes from many consumers that they're bright. I'm not saying that you shouldn't like them, in fact I'm glad that you own headphones that you enjoy. I know from experience that the frequency response chart shows the DT990 would give me treble fatigue, and anyone who's sensitive to treble should do some reading up before buying them. Also , if the JBLs you recommend sound similar to the DT990, the OP ought to think hard before buying them if he's treble sensitive. I can't say I'd recommend those Chinese headphones I bought. I changed my order at the last second and bought the ZS3. Fit is really good, they seem well built, and the sound is pretty good (balanced, detailed, solid bass, not too bright)... with one big exception that I can't get past. The bass sounds like it's centered right in the middle of my skull. I can see why people rate them highly, and for fifteen bucks they're pretty nice, but the bass thing makes them sound weird. Edit: maybe I'm not getting a good seal on these headphones. When fiddling with the placement I get better results with the bass. I hate silicone tips, but that's all I have for them right now, so I'll reserve judgment until I have some comply foam that fit. Techno sounds way better than goa trance. Listening to Kangding Ray - Hyper Opal Mantis and it's sounding very very nice for $15! I'm starting to see where the good reviews are coming from.

DT990 are notoriously bright with a crazy treble spike at 10khz, can't be considered flat in my opinion. Way too bright for me with very fatiguing treble.

Not trying to insult your budget, just saying I've got some good recommendations for bigger budget. I'd consider looking into some of the newer Chinese companies in addition to SoundMagic and JBL. There are headphones from TFZ and KZ being discussed on the hi fi headphone forums that are supposed to be great values with very good performance.

Too bad your budget and the type of headphones you're looking for are all wrong... I'd be able to recommend up some sweet cans! I typically use headphones in the $400 range, but I'm curious about these cheap bangers. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01LZIPN4Q/ref=pd_aw_sim_23_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=03XNNTT8VG49AESF5HHS&dpPl=1&dpID=61UA7faOt4L If I buy them I'll report back on how they sound. Edit... I bought them, delivery date of September 26th. I'll use them a few days once they get here and let you know how they stack up against my Westones.

I didn't know what this meant, but thanks to Google now I do. I lived in Korea for a year, so I find it especially funny.

5. Shakta - Retroscape 4. Hallucinogen - The Lone Deranger 3. Dimension 5 - Transdimensional 2. Zirrex - Lost In Time reissue 1. Pleiadians - I.F.O. reissue Two three-disc sets might be cheating a little haha. Hmm, makes me a bit irked that I don't have Crop Circles - Tetrahedron on there, so we'll just pretend I smuggled it in my luggage.

I'll ask my wife for Mind Rewind 4 for Christmas

I created an account just to say hooray!