Best heaphone for Vocal!

Hello everyone!! I'm on my journey to find the best headphone for vocal, I'm very interesting to hear you guys experience on what you guy think are the best headphone to reproduce terrific vocal.

You can list them as ranking like top3 or 5 that you have heard, it can be the headphone that produce neutral or life like kind of voice, or sweet euphony voice, basically just anything that you like but it would be helpful if you can tell what you like about them.

 

Probably the Audio Technica Ad2000, followed by the Sennheiser HD600

 

Shure SRH1540, female vocals to die for, slightly recessed mids however, u-shaped sound, horrible at high volumes, not for everyone.

HD650s, excellent vocals, I mean it's pretty much outstanding, depending whom you ask better or worse than the HD600.

 

HD6x0 always fits the bill for vocals. I have also enjoyed the he400s with focus pads.

 

hd650 does wonderful vocals IMO.

 

HD6xx has a more forward vocal compared to HD800's recessed upper mid. But HD800's vocal is more clear with more microdynamics. Small inflections, vocal texture, "throatiness" are all more accurately rendered. Do you want to hear a nice smooth vocal rendition or do you want to hear everything that was spoken into the mic?

That's my vote.

 

1. HE-500
2. HD6XX
3. HE-6/HD800

These are the headphones that come to mind. Something about the midrange balance on the HE-500 makes the vocals way forward, in a very lush sort of way. The HD6XX speaks for itself but it has an even better tonal balance, albeit having less in-your-head vocal presence. The HE-6 has a superbly toned and resolving midrange but the treble may be distasteful with the letter 's'. The HD800 holds a similar treble argument but with glare in a different area.

 

I'll put in a second vote for the AD2000Xs. They excel in the mids and have detailed, airy treble. Male and female vocals sound great.

 

Yamaha orthos.

 

The distinction between detail and "realness" is an interesting one. The micro-details that @Hands is talking about with the HD800 seem like they should add up to more "realness" on paper, but in practice may not add up to as convincing an illusion of being in the room with a vocalist when compared to a less resolving pair of cans. Something to consider if you value an experience of "being there" over a heightened awareness of everything the mic has picked up.

 

I would vote for ATH w-series and LCD 2/3 (not x/xc, haven't tried 4), depend on personal preference.

 

Love the W1000x, a bit of sibilance though.

 

The AD2000 is really good at specific vocals. I loved them for a lot of female vocals but I don't think they do make ones as well. I'd probably take an AT woodie of some sort though. I was kind of disappointed by the W3000ANV, but it was kind of a weird setup. I believe with a nice OTL, it'd surpass the Senns if you're looking for enjoyment--they won't be the most accurate though.

The HD650 is easier/cheaper to build a system around and they're way less specialized. I've owned the W1000X, W10VTG, and W5000. They all had a really limited range of music they performed well in.

 

From what I've heard, the HD650 and Koss ESP-950 are up there. The HD650 for obvious reasons. The ESP-950 because it has the weight that a dynamic would have in the vocals, is somewhat forward in that area with a nice warmth and still has the effortlessness that electrostats have.

 

I haven't spent a huge amount of time with the W1000x, but last night and tonight I put them through their paces. I don't listen to a huge range of music, but various sorts of rock music sounds great with them as does some forms of electronica and jazz.

I don't listen to classical so I don't know how they perform with that, but they seem pretty competent all-around.

 

HD 650. The HD 600 can get a bit shouty with falsetto and female voices. I didn't like listening to air raid siren 70s and 80s rock and metal vocals on them.

For tracking vocals? Just buy a Sony 7506 as they're cheap and don't seal so you can hear yourself.

 

I think it's my ears, but I could only listen to electronic with them. They had a weird coloration that made vocals hard to listen to. I thought it was just a bum set but I had to replace their drivers and it still sounded weird.