Is it worth it to upgrade from a Corsair HS70 PRO wireless headphone?

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I'll have some extra money next month and I'm looking on where to spend it.
I've always wanted to get a nicer headset after hearing so many bad things about gaming headsets.
I like my HS70, I've had it for almost 2 years now and it's still fully functional and the only thing that broke was the battery but that was a $20 fix, so I'm wondering if it's really worth it to upgrade to something else, Ive been looking at the following: DT770, HD 569, HE4XX, ATH-AD700, X2HR, and the Monolith M565C. I am willing to accept any suggestion. I would prefer something with good sound isolation in and out as it gets fairly loud around here. Around the 100-200 USD mark in terms of price would be ideal. Over ear would be nice as i use them for long sessions and i have glasses.
I'll plug them into my PC, I don't know if impedance would be much of a problem. My ASUS motherboard says "With two op-amps onboard you're able to pump exceptional audio to your favorite cans, with 32-600Ω-headphone impedance for great flexibility." 600 seems like a lot but i don't know too much
-Main usage: Movies, and music
Thank you!

What did you expect from 27 years old headphone?

I agree. Especially when you eq in more bass the headroom helps a lot.

Some stuff I've been real into, in no particular order. I have a wide taste in music and enjoy difficult things, so, fair warning.

• Dawn of Midi: Dysnomia. Jazz that sounds like trance techno.
• Fartbarf: Dirty Power. Electronic; vintage synths with live drums.
• Charles Bradley: No Time for Dreaming (RIP). Soul. If you don't listen to a single other thing on my list, go check out his cover of Stay Away; it's fantastic.
• The DROiDS: The Droids. Alternative/indie/darkwave.
• Igorrr: Nostril. Hard to put a genre on, they self-describe as "baroquecore." The soul of the thing is, I guess, experimental operatic breakcore extreme metal.
• Osamu Kitajima: Benzaiten. 70s Japanese psychedelic folk rock.
• Thy Catafalque: Vadak. Hungarian operatic folk metal.
• Against Evil: End of the Line. Thrash metal from India.
• Converter: Coma. Powernoise.
• Controlled Bleeding: Larva Lumps and Baby Bumps. Experimental / noise rock.
• Doomtree: No Kings. Rap.
• clown core: van. Hard to put a genre on this, just give it a listen. If you like it, check out their music videos.

I got the hd600 and hd800 connectors for around $6 on taobao. I can't really read Chinese well but Google translate was sufficient to get me through checkout and shipping

Nope they say it 3 times or twice. Its fine

Yeah the tubes you use to cover solder joints.

It's cheap and pretty thick, useful af. Just google "shrink wire wrap" and pick your flavor. Just wish I had before killing my cables. 😂

I have not actually

Nice, I got the Westone W30 like 8 or 9 years ago. The only thing I can say for it is it still works... But my Chu definitely sounds better. The Blessing 2 Dusk.... Not even close. I am trying to warranty mine now... Best of luck with your IEMs.

>And the highs did sound veiled - quite noticeably so. Such a stark contrast with the HE400i's somewhat sparkly and forward treble.

The HD 6xx have a warm neutral sound, the treble is supposed to be recessed. HE400i is neutral but it does lean towards the treble. People could argue that it is a bright neutral sound so they would be polar opposites. You can easily compare them with this graph:

https://crinacle.com/graphs/headphones/graphtool/?share=IEF_Neutral_Target,HE400i_(2020),HD650_S2_(2020)_(fresh_pads)

Ah my bad, I forgot you don't believe in audible differences that are currently immeasurable through non-human diagnostic tools. ;)

Right? All these people pretend like they have the answers but they don't know what they are talking about at all. It's very frustrating they drag down the community into arguing over their vapid copy and paste ideas.

I dunno... I kinda like the Dan Clark connectors... well designed, locks into place w/ a positive "click". Way better than the crap on my past Sennheisers!

This is awesome - thanks so much!

I will have to wait for more in-depth reviews then since the only reference I have is to my previous 2018 Andromeda’s - and they were amazing…

My maximum would be the U12t for sure, but I would be looking at it as a long-term asset, which is why build quality is important for me and not just sound quality. And I have always figured that MMCX would be sturdier given how easily the pins can bend?

Yeah, that seems steep, but I have been hearing good things about their support at least. I will have to look into cables as well then

Does anyone know if the stupid little locking Sennheiser one is proprietary or not

impressions of the andro emerald sea isn't the same sound as the andro 2020, might also want to consider that as well.

also u12t and andros are in different price brackerts; i'd decide what budget/range you really want to explore before choosing what you want.

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p.s: mmcx has its problems as well; id honestly go for 2pin since its more rugged.

For sure. The B2 / Dusk is just really really good. I guess it has been a benchmark for so long for good reason. I love how natural instruments sound. The B2 Dusk reminds me of my HD650 quite a bit.

That said, the Hexa gets scary close to the same performance for way less money. I have a Westone UM3X that I got like 12 or so years ago for $399. That thing is trash completed to stuff coming out now in the $20 range like the 7hz Salnoates Zero and Wan'er. I have both of those and well and love them.

lol

I prefer apple music over Spotify just for a good ui . Dolby Atmos is nice too . New album notifications for fav artists can be hit or miss sometimes though

Thanks for sharing. My most listened to is my B2 so it is always nice to hear someone compare them to other sets.

Have you ever heard two amps where one can be perceived as more detailed than the other? FR wouldn't explain that since almost every SS amp is dead flat

So how about detail differences in amps when they measure the same FR and similar distortion?

Bingo. The HD 6XX is all about exquisite timbre and mids. Yes, HiFiMan has more air and sparkle, at the expense of a more thin, metallic timbre.