@soix is absolutely correct. The HE1000 V2 (Stealth) is the sweet spot of the HifiMan range. They originally sold for $3K and are now a steal at $1399. I loved mine so much that I stretched and got some Susvaras. It wasn't until they were fully broken in that they surpassed the HE1K's. There is a guy named Crinacle that has a well-known headphone ranking list. #1 is the $60K Sennheiser headphone "system" (can't remember the model #, it's not like I'm ever gonna buy it), #2 is the Susvara, #3 is the HE1000 V2.
I've had Audeze before (LCD-2 and LCD-X) and to me they're not in the same league. They're also really heavy. I do like several Focal models but of course those are dynamic.