HD6XX

Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro X (not to be confused with regular DT 770, or DT 700 Pro X which is over your budget) Or DT 990 Pro X (not to be confused with regular DT 990 or DT 900 Pro X). The DT 770 Pro X are currently available as B stock directly from Beyerdynamic for within your budget https://north-

I bought the Meze Noirs from Drop.com. edit: they come with a really nice hard case that I legit have dropped so many times and even the case is still pristine. and a little tip is if your high quality (even lower quality) headphones are not sounding the best, buy a little plug in DAC like the Fosi

Again, it is the use case of what a person is looking for from their headphones. If you want fun sizzle as a consumer HiFi listener, I can see how many might choose the HiFiman Edition XS, but if you are using them for professional critical listening, particularly if you are making critical decision

Reaper is the way. Your license will run on Windows, Mac, or Linux. It can run on very old computers easily because it has the lightest footprint and is very easy on computing resources. I have a Focusrite Scarlet 18i8, and my baby brother uses his Scarlet 212i with Reaper too. Online documentation,

Studio monitors with a PC as the source will get you the best bang for buck. For example, Adam audio D3V. If you want headphones, I recommend the Topping DX5 II DAC+HP AMP + Sennheiser HD6XX (HD650). Hope this helps Edit: make sure to upgrade the firmware on the Topping if you get it (bugs fix).