You can’t name a single headphone that has consistent reviews here. And not only that the reviews aren’t consistent, they are compeletly in contrast to each other and you can’t get any useful info on products because of that. I’ve been looking around for a headphone that i can upgrade to and after 2 weeks of watching reviews on YT and reading people’s opinions here, I am pretty much convinced that there is no point in reading nor watching the reviews here and YT.
I also do not understand the overly negative feelings people have towards different headphones. It almost feels like 75 percent of reviewers here are just fan-boys of a single brand and are trying to destroy other headphone brands.
And I’ve been into the hobby for about 4 years now and I know the terms people use and what they by them, so no I’m not confused by terminology or anything like that, I’m just frustrated by everyone here thinking they are absolutely right about everything (sometimes even about things they haven’t even tried)
One interesting to note is that unlike coffee in which your taste buds (probably) remain largely the same as you age, it’s almost inevitable for all of us to have some level of hearing loss as we age. A few people on a beyerdynamic thread mentioned that they used to hate the sound of their headphones because it’s too sibilant or shouty. However as they age, they’re less sensitive to treble and actually prefer those headphones because other cans have become too dark for them. This goes to show that it can be very difficult to be less subjective in this hobby due to circumstantial factors - I even find hd600 with new pads to be a bit shouty because I’m very sensitive to treble.
Otherwise I do agree that people in this hobby are not great at communicating. When I was searching for a headphone with decent soundstage, r70x popped up. However some people mention that it has a narrow soundstage because they’re comparing it with an hd800, whilst those who say it has a wide soundstage are comparing it with hd600.
Also there is an unbelievable amount of snake oil products in this hobby lol
Something similar to a flavour wheel would definitely be helpful