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Last time I tried to answer this I didn't stick to the sub questions. Let me try again...
- I look for sound quality, comfort, and isolation (I don't really care about leakage). I prefer a sound signature on the warm side of neutral, especially for closed headphones where bass is likely to be masked by noise.
- My favorite headband is suspension. Otherwise, something rounded in the normal direction and flat in the other, like on Beyerdynamic, Focal, Fostex, etc. The stuff Audeze uses on their non-LCD over ears is the worst (Mobius, EL-8). The curvature front-to-back on the 1000XM2 creates an unnecessary hotspot at the top of my head, though it's not unbearable.
- For travel use, I need ANC, which means Sony or Bose. Otherwise, my favorite is Focal. The LCD-2C closed is also very good. I'll refrain from crapping on the brands I don't like, though I will say I've pretty much tried them all (well, for high end stuff, anyway).
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