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Varg posted:lemme guess she also "let" you buy them with your own money you make lol ;_; I've got my LG G7 with Quad Dac. 8 sets of IEMs to A/B against. Comply foam tips. FLACs, DSDs, etc. Blueballs from hell over here. I even tried the 'well what if they are broken?!, I better try them out real quick' argument which might have worked except she asked if they were on Prime and they weren't so that isn't going to work at all.
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KEF Porsche Design SPACE ONE Over-Ear Noise Cancelling Headphones are now $99 on Newegg. I have no idea why but for $100 I might as well give noise cancellation a shot eh? https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826416014 GnarlyCharlie4u fucked around with this message at 23:30 on Nov 21, 2018 |
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KEF makes some very decent headphones. Even if you never use NC it's likely worth it anyways.
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redeyes posted:I just got the BGVP DM6's. Problem is my wife yelled at me and wont let me open them until xmas. Goddammit. No reviews any time soon. Problem identified. Awesome audio gear is more important. Hope that came off as more humorous than a slam. But yeah it's your money dude, unless she walks off with half of it or something.
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:KEF Porsche Design SPACE ONE Over-Ear Noise Cancelling Headphones are now $99 on Newegg. That's... very cheap. I think they originally came out as fairly pricey. Maybe clearing stock for a new version or something. Probably still an excellent buy.
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Nov 22, 2018 07:45
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Massdrop pre-blackfriday has the MEE P2s for $42 https://www.massdrop.com/buy/mee-audio-pinnacle-p2-iem
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:KEF Porsche Design SPACE ONE Over-Ear Noise Cancelling Headphones are now $99 on Newegg. Porsche design really doesn’t mean much does it. Those are like the most generic looking headphones I could imagine.
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wooger posted:Porsche design really doesn’t mean much does it. Those are like the most generic looking headphones I could imagine. That's... kind of their thing. Brushed metal, understated design-kind of the polar opposite of ferrari fashion stuff. Most of their gear is very good quality wise, if expensive as all hell. E: Ordered those KEFs as well. Right in my price range and reviews seem to point to them being damned decent for the sale price.
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Naturally Selected posted:That's... kind of their thing. Brushed metal, understated design-kind of the polar opposite of ferrari fashion stuff. Most of their gear is very good quality wise, if expensive as all hell. godspeed fellow goon. let's hope they're half-decent and not Chinese knockoffs or something.
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So did anyone get to try the Mobius yet? My pair is still delayed due to a series of unfortunate incidents, I used them before but I'm curious if anyone itt also tried them or not.
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Just want to say that out of all the headphones I own or have listened to my Fostex TH900 are the best of the bunch. Plus the cups look amazing. If you ever have a chance to listen to, or own a pair, you should jump on it.
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FYI, Massdrop has Carsas em5813 for 149 dollars. Regular 429. Really good deal on for 37 more minutes. https://www.massdrop.com/buy/cardas-em5813-iem
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My thread is live if anybody wants to jump on it. For the Sundara and the PXC550 it's a steal https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3875213
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5-HT posted:My thread is live if anybody wants to jump on it. For the Sundara and the PXC550 it's a steal For some reason I think you’re local to me. (KC?) I keep looking at the $550 sale on LCD-3Cs because I’ve wanted to hear a planar set, but now you’ve got me looking at Sundara reviews... (I also really don’t need to add to my headphone hoard) eddiewalker fucked around with this message at 03:44 on Nov 24, 2018 |
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eddiewalker posted:For some reason I think you’re local to me. (KC?) I keep looking at the $550 sale on LCD-3Cs because I’ve wanted to hear a planar set, but now you’ve got me looking at Sundara reviews... $550 LCD-3Cs? WHERE?
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ddogflex posted:$550 LCD-3Cs? WHERE? https://www.audeze.com/products/bla...+Master_US+Only They’re b-stock, but Audeze says they’ll be “perfect from 2 feet.” Reports from past sales are positive.
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eddiewalker posted:For some reason I think you’re local to me. (KC?) I keep looking at the $550 sale on LCD-3Cs because I’ve wanted to hear a planar set, but now you’ve got me looking at Sundara reviews... yes I am, sent you a pm.
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I've got a long trip planned and I'd love for those boes to drop another hundo. Hrmph
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Is this thread the right place for questions relating to headphone hardware maintenance? I own a pair of Sennheiser Momentum headphones that recently had the rubber banding holding the earpads to the actual structure begin to break. I've owned these headphones for a few years now, and I've already replaced the detachable cable once, which was a very simple process- heck, they came with a spare cable. I couldn't find any first-party options for purchasing new earpads, and pickings in general were slim (and not that well reviewed on Amazon) and went for an option sold by Geekria. Trouble is, I'm not even sure they fit at all, and even the reviews claiming they got them to attach did so only after a somewhat involved struggle. Are there any other options, is Geekria a scam, am I even asking in the right thread? Am I just going to want to duct-tape the old earpads back on, or go for the sane if expensive option of just shelling out for a new pair of headphones? I can provide photos, if that would help?
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KazigluBey posted:Is this thread the right place for questions relating to headphone hardware maintenance? I own a pair of Sennheiser Momentum headphones that recently had the rubber banding holding the earpads to the actual structure begin to break. I've owned these headphones for a few years now, and I've already replaced the detachable cable once, which was a very simple process- heck, they came with a spare cable. I couldn't find any first-party options for purchasing new earpads, and pickings in general were slim (and not that well reviewed on Amazon) and went for an option sold by Geekria. Trouble is, I'm not even sure they fit at all, and even the reviews claiming they got them to attach did so only after a somewhat involved struggle. Are there any other options, is Geekria a scam, am I even asking in the right thread? Am I just going to want to duct-tape the old earpads back on, or go for the sane if expensive option of just shelling out for a new pair of headphones? Pretty sure this is what you're after: https://en-au.sennheiser.com/accessories--momentum--earpads
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Massdrop has the Nuforce Primo 8's for 99 bucks. Is this a good deal?
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Megasabin posted:Massdrop has the Nuforce Primo 8's for 99 bucks. Is this a good deal? It also has a pair of Mitchell & Johnson MJ2 Headphones regular $500 for $99. I bought a pair because why wouldn't you?
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:godspeed fellow goon. Just got them in. If they're knockoffs they're very good ones  To my admittedly untrained ears, they sound terrific and the ANC works well enough as far as I've tested it (not much).E: ANC definitely adds a bit of compression/warmth to the sound, which I actually don't mind at all. Makes guitars stand out a bit more in busy mixes. Naturally Selected fucked around with this message at 21:49 on Nov 26, 2018 |
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Megasabin posted:Massdrop has the Nuforce Primo 8's for 99 bucks. Is this a good deal? Very good deal, they're terrific IEMs. Deal is over, though.
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Naturally Selected posted:Just got them in. If they're knockoffs they're very good ones Just got mine too. These are CLEARLY made to be travel headphones. They come with a nice case and even a little adapter for airplanes (that airplanes don't even use anymore). The build quality is definitely there. The leather feels very plush and the headphones overall feel absolutely rock solid. They're very comfy and I could definitely see myself wearing them for long periods of time. The ANC is definitely good but it isn't completely isolating like I expected. It sucks out the bass and a lot of the white noise but you can still hear voices so it's not like you car wear them solely to drown out the outside world without playing music. Still not 100% sure I'm going to keep them though. I really don't need them, what I do need is a good pair of bluetooth headphones/earbuds to use with my Google VR headset. After an hour or so of listening I'm not sold yet. Bass is deep and detailed but also over pronounced for my liking. I'm more of an open backed guy anyway. Edit: yeah they're going back. Unless someone here wants a $100 pair of KEF Space One. I'd rather put that money towards a pair of bluetooth buds. GnarlyCharlie4u fucked around with this message at 17:30 on Nov 27, 2018 |
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Speaking of Nuforce, I've been waiting a week for an RMA # for my BE6i's that poo poo the bed on me after 10 months of sporadic usage. The limited warranty is up in a couple weeks. I wonder if they'll get it to me before then. This is actually the second pair of Nuforce earbuds to die on me in less than a year. The first was a pair of NuForce NE-7M's that sounded great with my rockbox'd Sandisk Sansa back in the day.
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Is Nuforce kind of sketchy, quality-wise? I just ordered the udac-5 from massdrop :/
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Just got mine too. These are CLEARLY made to be travel headphones. They come with a nice case and even a little adapter for airplanes (that airplanes don't even use anymore). Yeah, i didn't mention the design/build/packaging much because it's what you'd expect from PD. Solid as all hell and extremely German, including the hidden battery compartment button design. Spent about 6 hours in them overnight because I'm an insomniac, and they're extremely comfortable. Oddly enough though, I'd say these are very tame as far as bass goes. But as I've said above, I won't pretend to be a good sound judge 
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I bought a pair of $45 Bludio Bluetooth headphones awhile ago to use with my tablet to watch TV and there was a slight but intolerable audio lag that would get progressively worse. They have a wired adapter so no big deal I just use them for my computer, but I'd still like to get some BT headphones. Googling around made it seem like this is just a problem endemic to BT, but I have a BT speaker that works fine with no lag. Is it possible to find such headphones for under $100?
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hope and vaseline posted:Is Nuforce kind of sketchy, quality-wise? I just ordered the udac-5 from massdrop :/ They've been around quite a while. No experience with their products. The reason I never considered one of those was the output impedance on that unit was too high to play nice with my more sensitive headphones.
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hope and vaseline posted:Is Nuforce kind of sketchy, quality-wise? I just ordered the udac-5 from massdrop :/ FWIW I was going through reviews for the EDC and EDC3 and it seemed like a lot of people had quality issues.
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Ah, fingers crossed then. My 12 year old total bithead has been having issues lately and I was hoping this would be a decent replacement for it.
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Has anyone got any experience with swapping Hifiman pads? I cannot for the loving life of me get the pads off my HE6se to swap them out for thicker leather ones. I know about the four clips on the ring but even putting in enough pressure to hurt my fingers I can't see to get it to unclip. Am I pushing the wrong way?
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BurritoJustice posted:Has anyone got any experience with swapping Hifiman pads? I cannot for the loving life of me get the pads off my HE6se to swap them out for thicker leather ones. You want to pinch the pad right where the clip is and pull towards the center. Yes it will feel like you're going to break the plastic ring. It'll just warp a bit. It's not the best mounting mechanism.
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I want to buy a set of USB wireless headphones for my wife. They don't need to have a microphone, and they don't need to be some dumb gam1ng headset with LEDs and poo poo. It kind of doesn't seem like this is a thing, can anyone point me in the right direction for what I want?
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Memento posted:I want to buy a set of USB wireless headphones for my wife. They don't need to have a microphone, and they don't need to be some dumb gam1ng headset with LEDs and poo poo. It kind of doesn't seem like this is a thing, can anyone point me in the right direction for what I want? You bet they exist. Since you didn't mention a budget here is something high end you can work backwards from https://audio-technica.com.au/products/ath-dsr9bt/ (I know they're wireless but they also work via USB directly if so desired) Make sure any alternatives you're looking at can transport audio over the USB directly.
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Memento posted:I want to buy a set of USB wireless headphones for my wife. They don't need to have a microphone, and they don't need to be some dumb gam1ng headset with LEDs and poo poo. It kind of doesn't seem like this is a thing, can anyone point me in the right direction for what I want? What do you think USB wireless headphones are? USB isn’t relevant for wireless so I’m not sure what you are after - it’s either Bluetooth, or you can get specialist low latency non Bluetooth wireless headphones for TV - but they probably aren’t what you want. What sources will she be listening to? What kind of headphones do you want? Over ear, on ear, IEMs ?
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I'm also looking for some bluetooth iem or over ears. Noise cancelling not necessary. Trying to keep it around $100 but I'm really looking for the best price/performance ratio. I'm curious if the Monoprice offerings are any good. For reference I've got a lot of open backed headphones. Sennheiser HD598se, Sennheiser HD6xx, HiFi Man HE4xx, Phillips Fidelio X2, Phillips SHP9500, Audio Technica K240 ATH M70x, and HD598c are my only closed backed pairs. I'm also curious about truely wireless buds that would be good for motorcycling (must fit under a hemet) or if I'm just better off getting a bluetooth cable like the KZ Aptx.
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Weird question for foam tip users: is there a trick to restoring the foam consistency after washing them? They are way softer and don’t isolate nearly as well after washing in warm soapy water.
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Red_Fred posted:Weird question for foam tip users: is there a trick to restoring the foam consistency after washing them? They are way softer and don’t isolate nearly as well after washing in warm soapy water. You've probably destroyed them. The cleaning method recommended by Comply is wiping with a damp cloth. Water only, no cleaning agents.
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