yeky83
Power User
You shouldn't choose a 800 ohm can over a 32 ohm one, not for your use.Yeky, see the last post above. Note the impedence of both sets, there's also a 32 ohm version, why choose an 800ohm set over a 32?
Some reason for high impedance cans are: harder to blow out with too much signal, potential for less distortion, less susceptible to music source output impedance differences, etc.
But this matters little with your use case! I think all these posts show that you're overthinking it... buy things for your use case and budget. There is no "perfect headphone" for you out there And if you do want to get obsessive, there's all this info available already with a little googling. This ain't a headphone forum! haha.
The noted Innerfidelity can be a good source. Sonarworks, I don't think it applies for your use much, it's only for desk/mixing use, and there's a valid argument for why no one should mix on headphones anyway. So take Sonarworks headphone stuff with a grain of salt IMHO.
From what you've already said, you need: isolation, very loud, usable with variety of music sources including portable players, $200ish. That means: closed back, low impedance, high output, mid-priced headphones. Many of those are available. Pick a reputable audio brand you like, go with the best they have for how much you can spend.
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