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Lube banjo posted:If you're okay with never wearing the headphones around your neck because they will break, Hifiman HE400i can be had for $180 From what I've been told, Hifiman has started offering the Sundara's metal yokes as replacements for $50. There's also some guy selling 3D-printed plastic replacements for around $30.
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qirex posted:Beats X unless you mean no-cord earbuds in which case just get AirPods. I'm pretty happy with mine but I don't use them in critical listening environments so I can't really give you an informed opinion on sound quality. They are good enough that I can hear the difference between random download tracks and 256 AACs on my phone. I ordered beats x, thanks for the recommendation!
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Bodyholes posted:Here's an interesting thing to digest, which I actually encountered on ASR (and wish I had a long time ago). Please feel free to post in the Audiophile thread so we can more efficiently mock you.
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redeyes posted:Any recommendations on a pair of IEMs with really good bass response, flatish mids, non-piercing highs? Ive got 4 pairs of Velodyne Vpulse and they rock but are made like poo poo and die eventually. I've tried a bunch of other good-rated IEMs and their bass response is sad compared to the vpulse. I don't mean BASSHEAD OMG nothing but bass type tuning, more just something that can dip down to subwoofer lows with no effort. https://www.amazon.com/SONY-XBA-N3AP-Stereo-In-ear-Headphones/dp/B01MF4HU0Z
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Spermanent Record posted:https://www.amazon.com/SONY-XBA-N3AP-Stereo-In-ear-Headphones/dp/B01MF4HU0Z Well jesus, I believe you. Very affordable IEMs.
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redeyes posted:Well jesus, I believe you. Very affordable IEMs. These are end game for me. Best sound I've had at any size or price range. There may be better elsewhere but my ears are probably too old to tell now anyway. If these break I'll just get another pair. They loving sing. The bass is like having a proper sub in your head. They don't drown out the rest of the range AT ALL but it's super powerful. Makes my old Westone 4rs sound like dogshit, although they did have a slightly better stage and mid-range. Spermanent Record fucked around with this message at 03:38 on Apr 17, 2018 |
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redeyes posted:Well jesus, I believe you. Very affordable IEMs. https://www.brainwavzaudio.com/collections/earphones/products/delta-black-with-mic-remote Can't get better price to performance than some quality Chi-fi. Mind you if I was going to buy new IEMs I'd only consider ones with over ear hooks. You know what you want more than me though. grack posted:Please feel free to post in the Audiophile thread so we can more efficiently mock you. That headphone amp price is off by a factor of 10 for mocking. Where is the hand polished wood picked in the cloud kingdom? Where are the exotic pre WW2 brass knobs salvaged from sunked U-Boats? Where is the German guy (who lives in the US) telling us about the emotional quality while in an office made entirely of glass skylights and bamboo walls? Nowhere near Audiophile quality. DancingShade fucked around with this message at 12:18 on Apr 17, 2018 |
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You need to read the full post I replied to. Bodyholes copy-pasted a quote from a guy trying to run an O2 amp on batteries as proof it wasn't very good.
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I know this has been beaten to death here but I really need to ask again. I’m going to be doing quite a lot of traveling here the rest of year and I really need some great and comfortable headphones with ANC. I guess my choices really come down to the Boss QC35s and some Sony pair? I haven’t done a whole lot of research but I’d like some that are BT but also can be hooked up to 3.5mm (for the iPad and switch). Would the Bose be the best choice? I don’t mind spending the $350 since I’m going to be putting a poo poo load of hours on them.
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MarcusSA posted:I know this has been beaten to death here but I really need to ask again. I’m going to be doing quite a lot of traveling here the rest of year and I really need some great and comfortable headphones with ANC. bose is still the best overall, but the sony's are really close. I'd audition both the Sony WHM-1000XM2, Sony hear.ON 2, and Bose Quietcomfort QC35 II to get a better idea as to what would be your most ideal pair sound wise. also, don't discount the sennheiser pxc 550. it has a large degree of control too, and if you like the sennheiser sound, they're pretty nice.
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on another note, this site is great for checking amps vs headphones to make sure you'll get enough power to them https://www.audiobot9000.com chi-fi equipment like smsl, topping, etc. actually does really well for powering expensive cans like for example an smsl vmv va2 amp can power HD800S's just fine https://www.audiobot9000.com/match/sennheiser/hd-800-s/with/smsl/vmv-va2 5-HT fucked around with this message at 19:20 on Apr 17, 2018 |
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5-HT posted:bose is still the best overall, but the sony's are really close. I'd audition both the Sony WHM-1000XM2, Sony hear.ON 2, and Bose Quietcomfort QC35 II to get a better idea as to what would be your most ideal pair sound wise. Ok perfect thanks! I’ll give all of these a look.
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MarcusSA posted:I know this has been beaten to death here but I really need to ask again. I’m going to be doing quite a lot of traveling here the rest of year and I really need some great and comfortable headphones with ANC. I’ve done a lot of research regarding this recently and ended up deciding on the Bose. It seems like the bose is the most comfortable but the Sony’s win out in anc and sound quality. Audition a pair if you can.
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Virtue posted:I’ve done a lot of research regarding this recently and ended up deciding on the Bose. It seems like the bose is the most comfortable but the Sony’s win out in anc and sound quality. Audition a pair if you can. Yeah good point. I was gonna check Best Buy and see if they had either sets out to try on. Not really sure if that will give me the greatest idea but it’s a start. Thanks a bunch for the help.
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5-HT posted:bose is still the best overall, but the sony's are really close. I'd audition both the Sony WHM-1000XM2, Sony hear.ON 2, and Bose Quietcomfort QC35 II to get a better idea as to what would be your most ideal pair sound wise. So my Best Buy had all of these out to try and drat the Bose really are just the most comfortable out of all of them. The Sony 1000s did sound better but they just weren’t nearly as comfortable as the Bose. Also I love Sennheiser (use them on my PC) but wow these were just not comfortable at all. Maybe it was the weird cup shape but I absolutely couldn’t see my self wearing them for 10+ hours. So yeah Bose it is. Not the best sound but absolutely the most comfortable and their ANC seemed a little better Vs the Sony’s.
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5-HT posted:you're not going to get anything decent for sub $30 because the mic quality on them is just terrible. closest thing is going to be a used/refurbished Steel Series Arctis 3. What site do you recommend for buying refurb headphones? Newegg?
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Hey matching headphones iSines are amazing for people (like me) who cant stand shoving things in their ears. External leakage is really really minimal. Everyone should try them Wonder if I could find a bluetooth cable that fits them. Man the bass extension is just amazing on these as is the soundstage Don Lapre fucked around with this message at 00:53 on Apr 18, 2018 |
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I’ve got some prototype headphones to test out. They’re my first pair of Bluetooth ones - what should I check out? I’m trying connecting it to some of my devices (Android phone works great, iPad also great, PS4 was a no-go, gonna try laptop and desktop tomorrow). I got to help EQ them, so I’m trying out a few albums I didn’t try during that process, but this is awfully fun!
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Yeah the ps4 is a weird one. I think you need a dongle or something to make it work. I’d make sure you test out the distance you can you can get away from the device. I’ve had some really weird issues with that.
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64bit_Dophins posted:What site do you recommend for buying refurb headphones? Newegg? best bets honestly are checking for "used" pairs on amazon. just lookup the product and sort by lowest price. used cans generally aren't going to be much different. it's how I was able to snag a pair of HD800S's for $950 instead of the usual $1300 used or $1600 new. otherwise just go on ebay and sort by lowest price for what you're searching for. you're more likely to run into scams, but there are some real gems on there from what I've seen. NewFatMike posted:I’ve got some prototype headphones to test out. They’re my first pair of Bluetooth ones - what should I check out? I’m trying connecting it to some of my devices (Android phone works great, iPad also great, PS4 was a no-go, gonna try laptop and desktop tomorrow). here's a tracklist I like to run when auditioning cans. covers all the bases and it gives you a sense of what a good pair of headphones should be able to show in detail. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrqEkXDGV6g - vocal heavy and mostly acoustic, that snap in the background should be heard until about the halfway mark on the track https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0p647mDqT0 - dynamic rollercoaster, gets super bright once the synths are introduced https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vn9FXebN9g - strong image separation and moving image https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYJsWZRfM08 - tests the lower mids and bass, if anything fades or sound muddy, it's the headphones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-F3EQ3hYGU - the mic positions are super clear on this track, violins to the left, cello's to the right, and the piano itself has separation w/ the left and right channels with higher notes above middle c being more prominent on the right channel and vice versa. - relatively quiet track overall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaYxcGVj38k - just for a generic clean indie pop track https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGqPUGqfnCA - only listen to this version, the album version has mixing issues, overly distorted imo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9ZpoOCfwy0 - if you love some really really really good bass - this track is so bass thick and well mixed on the low end - you should be able to hear the individual notes being played for bass on good cans, this track in particular lets the lcd-x really shine 5-HT fucked around with this message at 08:07 on Apr 18, 2018 |
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Yea Amazon warehouse is a good spot.
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Man I quite like the sound and ANC on my PXC 550s, but they are NOT good if you have a big head 
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Digital Jesus posted:Man I quite like the sound and ANC on my PXC 550s, but they are NOT good if you have a big head I don’t think I even have a big head and I agree with you.
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Oh I definitely have a big head, but it's good to know that it's not just me. Not sure what to try next. I had Beats Studio2 Wireless and loved them but they eventually died. I replaced them with the Studio3s which just seemed slightly inferior in every way, then went to the Sennheisers which were no good for me. I live way out in the middle of nowhere in Australia with only one local retailer with a lovely return policy so it's hard for me to try things without buying them.
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Digital Jesus posted:Oh I definitely have a big head, but it's good to know that it's not just me. Not sure what to try next. Well it’s either the Bose or the Sonys really if you need ANC. I found the Bose the most comfortable by far but yeah you definitely sacrifice sound quality for it.
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Are there any True Wireless headphones other than the AirPods which aren't complete garbage? Facebook keeps targetting me with the EOZ Air KickStarter campaign and the specs do look good but I just don't know, never heard of this company, is there any good AirPod alternative here? Is it even worth paying 5 times the price just to get rid of one additional cable?
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No, get bluetooth headphones with a cable. You get actual physical controls and you dont lose the god drat things. You can even buy IEM's with a standard 2 pin connector and then buy a bluetooth cable for them.
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emanresu tnuocca posted:Are there any True Wireless headphones other than the AirPods which aren't complete garbage? LastInLine likes his Liberty Zolo.
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5-HT posted:best bets honestly are checking for "used" pairs on amazon. just lookup the product and sort by lowest price. used cans generally aren't going to be much different. it's how I was able to snag a pair of HD800S's for $950 instead of the usual $1300 used or $1600 new. otherwise just go on ebay and sort by lowest price for what you're searching for. you're more likely to run into scams, but there are some real gems on there from what I've seen. Super helpful, thanks!
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emanresu tnuocca posted:Are there any True Wireless headphones other than the AirPods which aren't complete garbage? I mean if you are deep in the Apple eco system the AirPods are absolutely worth the price. If not then yeah there are better choices. I think jaybirds makes a pair now too but I have no clue if they are good.
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emanresu tnuocca posted:Are there any True Wireless headphones other than the AirPods which aren't complete garbage? The Jabra ones, elite active and 65t seem to be the only ones worth a drat. Jabra were/are selling refurbished Elite Sports directly on eBay for $99. Mine are arriving tomorrow or Mon so I'll give you a trip report soon. Edit : Holy poo poo they're 80bux now! https://m.ebay.com/itm/Jabra-Elite-...d=1689851674006 Spermanent Record fucked around with this message at 14:17 on Apr 20, 2018 |
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I got myself some Bose QC 35ii for work. I really like them, the ANC is pretty great. There is just one problem, they suck as a headset. Once the microphone is activated, they switch to the handsfree profile and sound like absolute garbage. I've googled quite a bit today and that seems to just be what BT headphones do on a Mac? They seem to work fine on my home Windows PC in Skype and my Android phone in Hangouts (Skype on Android has no bluetooth support apparently?  ), just not on the Mac which is a shame because, well that's what I bought them for.Am I missing something important? Would the Sony WH 1000xm2 work better?
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I was looking for a high end headset and ended up with the Plantronics Voyager Focus, it can pair with a computer and my phone at the same time and the ANC is OK. The Voyager 8200 is supposed to be great as headphones but the beamforming mics they used instead of a boom are supposed to be just ok. Probably still better than what's on normal headphones, though.
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I'd get one of these if I had a nice set of IEMs and didn't want to get bluetooth only headphones: https://www.amazon.com/FiiO-BTR1-Bl...phone+amplifier and this one on the higher end: https://www.amazon.com/EarStudio-ES...0720AVE5MWGZXJF redeyes fucked around with this message at 18:45 on Apr 20, 2018 |
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I got a pair of Audeze isine10's for sale with the v2 cipher cable if anyone is interested https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3854842
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2jHbaGST_Q awesome video, goes over Harman Curve compensation and other things wrt testing methods
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5-HT posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2jHbaGST_Q Really cool video. I wish they had more reviews up.
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Last time I went on rtings, was to check out TV reviews years ago since they were the only ones measuring and testing poo poo that actually mattered. Surprising to see them actually expanding quite a bit beyond that, good poo poo.
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I got my Schiit Magni 3 and Modi 2 a few days ago, and I'm really happy with them so far. It's great how much clearer and... "crisper" (?) everything is when the lovely amp in my laptop/motherboard/whatever isn't struggling to drive HD 650s. edit: What's the general consensus about source volume vs amp volume? My thinking is that I should let the amp amplify and keep the source volume from my phone/DAC/whatever around 50%. RoboCop 3 fucked around with this message at 20:22 on Apr 21, 2018 |
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