Template:
- Location
- Budget
- Intended use
- Kind (open or closed, over-ear or on-ear)
- Preferred tonal balance (or genres you like)
- Past headphones and your thoughts on them
- Source(s) (PC, interface, headphone amp, phone, ...)
- Other requirements
Location - If you are not from the US, knowing which country you're in is helpful since headphone prices can vary a great deal across the world.
Budget - We need to know how much you want to spend. If you can, please also indicate whether your budget is a hard limit, or whether it is flexible.
Intended use - What will you use them for?
Kind - Closed-back headphones typically have louder bass, better noise isolation, less leakage, and greater dynamic range. Open-back headphones can feel more open at the expense of the aforementioned qualities.
Preferred tonal balance - (to be filled in at a later date or perhaps never)
Preferred Music - What do you listen to? If your music tastes are very esoteric, providing some examples (Youtube links work well) may be of some assistance.
Past headphones - What have you used in the past, what did you like about them and what didn't you like about
Source - What are you plugging these into?