hpg (non shitheiser edition)

>>61885225
HAHAHAHAHHA
FAIL THREAD

I bought Senn 598's for a hundred bucks 2 years ago and I love them

Best CIEMs under $400?

>>61885225
I have senn hd201 for like 7years and still use them...whats your point?

>>61885225
I love my Sennheiser x Massdrop HD6xx!!

>>61886091
Pic and timestamp?

>>61885225
Pros
Thick wire
Customizable rubber pods with fabric case provided
Base boosted
Every frequency known to man can be heard
Tight grip on ear
Cons
Takes time to learn to wear
320 kbps sounds like shit now
Wired eaephones

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>>61886225
You got me, I'm on vacation, so I can't post a timestamped picture. But here's a photo from when I got them.

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>>61886378
Pic and too lazy to timestamp
Paid $140 CAD on Amazon

>>61885232 non-shitposting, chronologically earlier thread; this one will likely be deleted soon

>>61886470
Are you into those velvet pads. When I wear audio-technica the leather pads hurt my ears after 20 minutes

>>61886503
Actually this one was posted before yours.

>>61886555
Not the same guy but, last time mods deleted the ones with more visible flamming.

Convince me not to buy hd600s

>>61886706
They snap like no other headphone can

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>>61886706
They measure like dogshit

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>>61886706
They have no treble, no bass, and the mids they have are very uneven. They are also incredibly hard to drive, and have fucking awful build quality for a $300 headphone.

>>61886523
Yeah, I like them, they're very comfortable and I can wear them all day. Sometimes I put them on, forget to play music and then forget I'm wearing them.

>>61886706
You can't afford them is the only reason ;)

>>61887455
>Wasting your money on $300 memecans

>>61887633
t. person who owns multiple cheaper memecans

>>61887656
>I own 2 sets of $350 iems
>$3500 speakers

What was that again?

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>>61887716
>wastes hundreds of dollars on inferior IEMs and thousands of dollars on snake oil speakers
>b-but they're $300 memecans

>>61887729
lel

poorfag

>>61887729
>Snake oil speakers
>Best measuring seas midrange and tweeter available
>Best in class 12" woofer
>Perfect phase crossover network
>"snake oil"
>Inferior iems
>Measure better than your precious meme600s
>Are portable and you don't look autistic wearing them.

So you're fucking retarded, is that what I'm getting at?

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>>61887769
>overpaying for literal tin can trash cans that sound like shit
>implying you don't look like a fat autist no matter what headphones you wear

>>61887794
>Being this buttblasted that your $300 memecans are $300 memecans
>Fat autist
>Posting smug anime reaction pics with a sennshill tripcode

Whatever makes you feel better about your pathetic excuse of an existence.

>>61887794
Ayy, two tripfags fighting

>>61887794
>Literal tin trash cans
You mean an HD 600?
>Inb4 HD 600s compete against speakers

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>>61887828
Dude, you're fucking mad. Is it cause the new kid on the block is beating you at your own game even with your little catamite >>61887829 backing you up? Reminder that you STILL don't know how HRTF works.

I've got some Sennheiser 558s as my main desktop's headphones, a pair of Sennheiser RS 120 II (wireless) for my TV and some AKG K450s for portable use.

Pretty satisfied with everything to be honest. I know Wireless headphones are probably pleb tier, but i'm a spaz who manages to trip over cables easily.

>>61887829
Just making a correction, the hd600s are made of chink plastic, not tin.

>>61887872
>This much buyer's remorse

>>61887872
>>61887828
Glad to see you are both shitting up your own thread for a change.

>>61887872
>Beating me at my own game
>Literally calling people too poor over $300 meme cans
>That he doesn't even own

>>61887874
558s are a good choice. You could've done much worse at any price point.
>>61887915
Dipolar and I are actually the same person.
>>61887916
>implying you weren't the one who started the poorfag namecalling with your epeen tin can speakers
>implying I didn't post proof of ownership in the real /hpg/ thread

>>61887940
>the same person.
I wouldn't be surprised, CG was too.

>>61886834
I can drive them just fine out of my mobo you retarded tripfag. Do you even own the headphones you shitpost about?

>>61887940
>Finally buying HD 600s
Thank god, you can finally shill properly.

>>61887991
I've had them for over half a year now, just never really engaged in the shilling. Better late than never I suppose.

>>61888009
Why suddenly the trip though

>>61888029
To dispelonce and for all with this fiction that I do not own the headphones I am shilling.

>>61888049
>More cancer

Thanks now I have another tripfag to filter.

>>61888049
At least I can tell you apart, I guess

>>61888049
>Fighting fire with napalm

>>61887872
>Smug anime reaction tripfag
Thanks filtered.

>>61886821
THD measurements are not a reliable indicator of audibility:
http://gedlee.azurewebsites.net/Papers/Distortion_AES_I.pdf
http://gedlee.azurewebsites.net/Papers/Distortion_AES_II.pdf
> In our next paper we will show that .01% THD of one type of nonlinear system can be perceived as unacceptable while 10% THD in another example is perceived as inaudible. Even one of these simple examples is sufficient to invalidate THD as a viable metric for discussion of the perception of distortion. Furthermore, 1% THD is not at all the same as 1% IM, but we will show that neither correlates with subjective perception.
>These results supported the skepticism that THD and IMD metrics were poor predictor of subjective perception of sound quality ratings.
Furthermore:
http://asa.scitation.org/doi/full/10.1121/1.4984044
>Research has suggested that non-linear properties of headphone responses have little effect
Furthermore:
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/e38e/b5526af06589596390cd585e6aa38c19344c.pdf
From this presentation given at the AES 129th convention:
>Conventional distortion measurements such as THD do not show reliable correlation to the ear’s perception

>>61888662
>More THD is better

>>61888712
>strawman

>>61888737
>Inb4
>>61885420

>>61888662
>Cherry picked studies that contradict the overwhelming consensus

Wow, it's fucking nothing.

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>>61887991
I have a gayming Sennheisers but the cans are the same as HD600 so I can shill for the audiophile audience and the gayming audience at once. Get on my level fagets.

>>61890277
>open back

>>61890277
>Gayming Sennheiser
>Same as HD 600
Kek. Then post them, you massive faggot

>>61890310
PC363D, bought them used for a very decent price, I would never pay 250 Euro bucks on a headset.

>>61890277
>Cringy anime waifu holding sign that says some useless adjectives regarding a chink plastic headphone.

Ew.

>>61890331
>He bought a headset instead of just buying a detachable mic

Cancer.

>>61890331
Nigga, those aren't even close to HD 600s. They're rebranded HD 558s at best. I really fucking hope you aren't the shill

>>61890367
Good to know, anon. Either way they sound miles better than Beyermeme 990, I bought those first because they were shilled so hard and it made my ears bleed, returned them after three days when I realized it was hopeless to get used to them.

>>61890394
I can't take you seriously anymore

>>61890361
why the fuck would I need a detachable mic? I am not a """""""streamer"""""" and i don't have a radio channel. Plus the mic already sounds very good.

>>61890394
>Shilled hard
No one, even Beyer shills, defend the dt990s wonky treble or shill them. It's your own fault for not getting the 880s or custom one pros which are much more balanced.

>>61890394
>>61890411
Fuck, I can't even believe you own them. Post timestamp or GTFO

>>61890411
>implying i care about the opinion of some anonymous person on a chinese chicken racing website on a thread which will 404 in few hours/days

>>61890394
>Shilled to death
>Hasn't posted a pic and timestamp yet
>Thinks his shitty meme gamer headset is even remotely similar to the hd600s.

Literally a dumpster fire.

>>61890436
Kek. You don't even own the headset, do you?
>>61890429

>>61890436
>Claims to not care
>Makes blatant disinformation/troll post about a gaming headset he owns that he doesn't even know the specs of
>Compares it to $300 headphones

This is a false flag. The PC1488GTKRWN are nowhere near the universally praised HD600.

>>61890415
>Why would I need a detachable mic
Yknow, when the shitheiser headphones break and you need to put the microphone on something else you stupid fuck.

>>61890479
>when it breaks
i am not autistic and I never broke the mic on my headsets, not even the chink shit. unlike you anon, i respect my electronics

>>61890473
Can you please tell me how to filter you, you're annoying as fuck.

>>61890498
>Implying the mic will break
>Implying the shit tier headphones won't first
>Implying electronics break only from abuse.

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>>61890502
>idiot snapposter can't even figure out how to filter people
Sasuga

>>61890502
The same way you filtered DiPolar?

>>61890465
It retailed at 250 Euros, it is discontinued though, now it is the PC373D.

>>61890529
Huh?

>>61890545
This: >>61807695
But with Sennshill

>>61890564
Cool thanks.

>>61890453
>>61890462
too lazy to post a timestamp. it is amazing how everyone is overreacting though. if it makes you feel any better i got them used, i didn't pay full price them. And yes they work very well and sound wonderful for the price that i paid.
And they do sound better than the beyermeme and were cheaper as well.

>>61890639
>Too lazy
Then at least do me a favour and stop shilling the HD 600s

>>61890639
>too lazy
>"Look how everyone overreacts lul pwned"

So in other words you don't own the gaming headset you claim to own while making the false claim they're the equivalent to the hd600s and you're comparing them to a headphone that not even beyershills recommend while claiming they were shilled to you, which are also headphones you probably don't even own.

Wow, Sennheiser shills really are cancer.

>>61890331
>>61886834

>They have no treble, no bass, and the mids they have are very uneven

you really don't know what you're talking about, either that or just 2/10 troll

>>61890694
So I'm guessing you can't read graphs? Or every graph that shows roll off at 100hz and 8khz is poorly sealed?

>>61890676
but i wasn't being serious anon

>>61890687
you are a beyershill

>>61890694
another beyershill

funny how all of you got triggered by some waifu pic claiming that the HD600 are best. You know what? I think I am gonna get the HD600 and use them along with my gayming headsets.

>>61890742
Kek. You don't even own your gaymer headset

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>>61890775
there you go

>>61890807
Nice. But it's going to be a while 'till you can afford HD 600s ;)

>>61890840
probably by then i will just buy a proper home cinema system to be honest. right now i am in a student dorm that is why i am stuck using a headset to play games/watch movies.

After some extended consideration, I can now approve the HD 600 as an excellent pair of headphones

>>61890886
Wow how clever of you! So creative and wonderful!

>>61890886
You forgot the exclamation mark

>>61886751
Pretty sure that's a meme; I've abused my HD650s for over 6 years now and except for some paint chipping theyre flawless. The cable finally broke after I rolled over it with my chair too many times but a replacement was like $15 on amazon.

>>61890934
They can snap, but you can also avoid that by not stretching the headband too far. The headband is surprisingly fragile to stretching

>>61885225
So what is the brand of choice then?

>>61890982
Sennheiser

>>61890982
Not Sennheiser

>>61890982
Whatever snaps the best

>>61890982
There is no brand of choice. It depends on form factor, budget, and intended use.

>>61890725

I just own audio technica m50s, HD600 and HE-400.

I prefer to judge a pair of headphones by how they actually sounds to me, rather than from a graph that does not entirely depicts how the they actually sounds in real life.


of those I've listed, the HD600 are the more even and linear of all, and yes, while I agree that their bass is somewhat subdued, I don't think it's fair to describe them as "lacking".

I would add that they are extremely responsive to good amping.

>>61890886
Wow! Nice to see you've finally come to your senses. Good man, hope we can be friends from now on.

>>61890742

I'm actually defending the HD600m you fucktard. I've never owned beyer so far

>>61885842
Reeee they snap!
Veillll!
Sjit sound REEEEE

>>61891107
Silly anon, get your shitposting game up. The HD 600 snaps, whereas the HD 598 can't.

>>61891129
>>61891107
Neither snap unless you're 350lbs and have a fat head and fat fingers. Hey wait a minute, that explains why there are so many sennhaters around here.

>>61891129
>being a literal chodehead

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>>61891161
>>61891175
Nice fragile cans, Ahmed

>>61891187
This myth has been debunked. The HD600 uses high quality resilient polymers which can withstand abuse for five to ten years before snapping. With regular use they should last well over ten or twenty years.

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>>61891187
feels good to have superior binned cans.

Into the filter you go tripshit

>>61891224
You really debunked me there, Sennshill
>>61888009

>>61891002
<.<
>>61891013
>.>
>>61891046
<.>
>>61891047
>.<

>>61891248
Go look around online. All reports of snapping are from very old pairs.

>>61891265
What are you looking for exactly? I'm always down to help.

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>>61891269
You're probably correct; just don't stretch the headband too far :^)

>>61891340
I just want really good sound. Don't care if it leaks out but I do care if it leaks in. Something that isn't earbuds.

>>61891352
Sound advice.

For fat head lardasses, maybe it's time to lose some weight so you can finally enjoy the HD600s.

>>61891381
Kek. Did you buy your HD 600s used? That clamp kills you. No wonder people are willing to stretch it

>>61891418
Nope, I just stretched the metal bands a bit. Clamp is tight but the pads are so nice it doesn't matter too much.

>>61891380
And is there a budget? Baseline sound good is like shp9500s or ath-m40x but if you spend a bit more you'll get a lot better.

>>61891458
Well I guess less than a grand?

>>61891473
Monoprice m1060
Audeze lcd-2
Mr speakers aeon

>>61891473
>Less than a grand
Is there any reason you can't go for a speaker setup?

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Friendly reminder :) to give EQ a shot and always buy an amp that leaves you enough power to. It has me second guessing if I really want another pair of headphones now.
I'm sure they're not really neutral now but they are far more neutral than they were before. The treble spike never bothered me in the first place but the bass is so much better with these settings. It seems so much more competent and it might even be extending lower as the 990's bass falls off hard below 50hz.
The mids are also slightly more prominent.
Seriously just spend a few hours with your eq of choice and a good FR measurement of your headphone and see what you can do.

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I got a cheap pair of folding sony headphones that are good enough for me. What can I get to replace the stock pads they came with? Anything that isn't this shitty pleather.

>>61891500
Well I'd think having direct contact would give me the best audio, is there a speaker set up that's THAT good?

>>61891498
What do you think of the people that hate on them for that ringing at whatever frequency? I don't care about the build quality, they go on my head and then on their stand and willl never leave my desk.
Every time I mention them someone responds with this scary looking FR that has a huge spike in it.
I really want the m1060 and I really want them to be good but as it stands I think I would take the he400 over it because of all the negative feedback in this thread regarding them.

>>61891577
Headphones can't compete against a good speaker setup. Not enough knowledge for recommendations, though; just ask around /hpg/

>>61891616
Seconding this. $1000 could get you a pretty killer setup from audiogon.

>>61891577
Speakers have the inherent problem that small positional changes can alter frequency response, sometimes significantly. Headphones in general have better and more consistent frequency response performance but they have inferior imaging.

>>61891658
Hence good speaker setup

>>61891609
Pretty sure revision 2 dealt with this issue, that being said the he-560 or he400i would both be good choices depending on what your source is.

>>61887874

Crossfade Wireless 2s are pretty nice, if you can stomach the price and more Low-friendly sound signature.

Currently have HE400i's. I like them mostly except theres a noticable midrange dip. Female vocals especially sound distant. Would HD600's give the more intimate mids I'm looking for? My only reservation is that I had HD598's before and a few other dynamics and hated the mid bass hump and muddy bass.

>>61891786
Yes, but you're going to lose out on the bass

>>61891786
Yes, they would. The HD600 is anything but muddy and has amazing midrange performance.

Hi guys, I know this is a headphone general and it seems theres some kind of war going on currently, but I was wondering what would be the better buy.
I'm going to be going off to college residence soon, which means I'm going to have to ditch my massive old Technics floor speakers, leaving me with some crappy JVC bookshelf speakers my dad thrifted years ago. Im thinking of replacing them with something nicer since they don't have a big floor speaker pair to hide behind. I was browsing the classifieds and found two really pristine speakers near me that I've heard some really good things about from some research.
The two speakers I'm looking at are a pair of Koss M90 Plus speakers and a pair of Realistic Minimus 7 speakers (Made in Japan). They're both pretty cheaply available at 60 and 50 dollars respectively. Both appear to be in great condition (the best of any Minimus 7s I've seen on the website both over and under the price) and I've messaged both of the owners about the condition of the cone foams, thought I'm still awaiting a response, and they both look quite nice in the pictures, but I bet we all know pictures can be deceiving, eh?
Unfortunately my receiver/amplifier is definitely not portable, so I wouldn't be able to test them out. Judging by their descriptions and other items for sale both users appear to be vivid audiophiles who know their shit, so I'm trusting their information.
Any recommendations to which one I should go with? Is there any other speakers that often go for under 100 used I should consider?

>>61891803
>>61891799
What about EQing the He400i? Is that a viable option?

>>61891848
You can try

>>61891848
Yes, but the treble of the HE400i is notoriously peaky and jagged. I remember an anon a few threads back posted a pic of his EQ, and it was not pretty.

>>61891884
>>61891878
I found this on HeadFi, going to try it through EqualizerAPO. Does it seem like a good EQ?

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/hifiman-he-400i-impressions-and-discussion.698974/page-533#post-12397986

>>61891935
It looks decent enough. I haven't listened to my 400i in months so I'd have to check.

Curious about the Modi multibit. Is multibit a meme? Seeing a lot of people saying its a good jump over the normal modi.

>>61891803
Ugh you mother fuckers. I've been shopping for another pair of headphones for a while now and you make the HD600 sound so perfect but I want a nice closed back that I might even be able to use on the bus.
It's so hard to pick a pair of headphones when $300 is a ton of money to you and is the only thing you'll be buying for the whole year.
I just know that no matter what I buy I'll be stuck thinking I could have gotten more for my money buying a different model.

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Any AMP& DAC combo for a poorfag? I was looking at the Schitt Fulla 2 and being the poorfag i am plan to buy better headphones off eBay , fuck the CB-1's , didn't know they were 32 ohms until it was too late, also have a LG V20 so i can't even use high impendence mode for the CB-1s

Tl;dr good cheap AMP&DAC combo with some bitching about the CB-1s

>>61892009
You can get them used for $200 or so. That leaves you $100 to buy an HD280 or m40x for portable use. Just keep an eye out on eBay.

I'm guessing beats are shit?

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What am I in for?

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>>61892128
Only the first generation, despite all the hate they are very good in my opinion, i recommend the Studio 2.0s wireless as they are the ones i own, when in wireless mode it uses its built in AMP

>>61892148
great bluetooth connection ease
average sound

>>61892148
>audiophile bluetooth audio
doesn't exist

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£140/$180 for Panasonic RP-HD10 good deal?

I'm a pleb, please be gentle

>>61891848
Of course. It's what EQ is designed for.

>>61891973
>Is multibit a meme?
The very short answer is yes.
The less short is that is signal output is inferior in every possible way compared to the standard Modi 2. However, it is still arguably "good enough" that no sound issues are expected with the so-called "multibit".

A longer answer can be given on request.

>>61892271
I'm just trying to decide whether to upgrade from the Schiit Stack. I've heard over and over that there's no difference, but if that's the case why aren't people running TOTL headphones on O2/ODAC and Modi/Magni. I find it hard to believe that ALL of them are blindly pissing away money and that there's at least some merit there.

best under 200 go

>>61892173
>Monster
Complete shit since they created beats

>>61892317
There is one anon who runs an HD800 off of his magni.

Regardless, look at the JDSLabs EL line. It looks way better and has better controls while still being measurably transparent.

looking for a headphone amp, has to be <$700 and I want something with a USB DAC and capable of driving everything short of electro statics well, can be seperate units if the total is less than 700. no schiit.

>>61892317
>running TOTL headphones on O2/ODAC and Modi/Magni
People do that. They aren't always visible, and they usually aren't the ones posting endlessly on Head-Fi, Reddit, 4chan. and in the conventional audiophile forums.

There are many reasons why people spend the way they do. Some people have to have "the best", whether or not it directly affects their own experience. You can see this happen sometimes when a high-profile reviewer praises or pans a product, and drives the aftermarket prices crazy. Plenty of people refuse to even consider anything that is not expressly a flagship product.
Other do it for function. The device does more, so owners justify the expense with added features.
There is the aesthetic and the finish of these products. They can be lavish and cut from exotic materials. Sometimes they even built in a more robust manner.

It's not just being fooled by auditory tricks anyway.

>>61891809
I'd go with the koss speakers. Not that the minimus are bad but they really need a sub, the koss should be okay.

>>61891973
Any well designed dac sounds the same. If buying a better dac you want connectivity options and features, because the dac is almost guaranteed to be transparent.

Multibit is a meme.

>>61892021
What is wrong with 32 ohm?

I'm looking for some in-ear earphones for running/biking. I really liked my Soundsport because the hook thing that goes inside the ear was comfy and they didn't suppress outside sound. However they're overpriced as shit and the build quality is trash. Is there anything similar to them at a more accessible price?

>>61892638
thx brah

Get fucked senn hd 558 here awesome old cans

>>61892021
Turn it on anyways? There's nothing stopping you from doing it, retard.

>>61893016
VE Monk Plus with Expansion pack and Yurbud tips

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I want bass heavy headphones, what would you guys recommend?

Current: Beats Studio 2.0 Wireless
Maybe: Sony Extra Bass Wireless

>>61893437
Fidelio X2

>>61893437
>>61893465
Budget?

>>61893437
Custom Studio/DT770
TH-X00
380Pro
Massdrop Nuforce EDC

>>61893437
HD650

>>61893620
>650
>Bass heavy

>>61893620
>HD 650
>Bass heavy
It barely has any more bass than the HD 600, which aren't even bass heavy in the first place

>>61893620
Why are tripfags so retarded?

>>61893437
>>61893437
Sony MDR-MA900

>>61890339
>Cringy anime waifu
Ey, dont you shit talk my wife Mugi.

>>61893643
>It barely has any more bass than the HD 600
Now thats just retarded. The HD600 have next to no bass at all in comparison to the 650s feel like they have virtually none at all.

>>61893641
>>61893643
>>61893676
>literally a never before seen trip calling himself sennshill
>gee I wonder if this could be false flagging mhhh

>>61893641
>>61893643
It has more bass than the HD600, therefore it is bass heavy, if only slightly.

>>61893774
Are you fucking retarded? Go lurk more in the other /hpg/ thread

>>61893787
>Therefore it is bass heavy
Take off your trip and stop being retarded

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>>61893806
Ooh, great argument.

>>61893823
Thank you :)

Are you going to do it?

>>61893840
No ;)

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>>61893774
Okay retard

>>61893850
I was talking about the guy called Sennshill who makes retarded statements you fucking mongrel.

>>61893437
Now I want you to apologize to anon. He wants nigger bass, not whatever the fuck those are

>>61893898
>>61893845

>>61893898
>whatever the fuck those are
Neutral bassy what 'those' are. HD600s are already somewhat bassy ("warm").

>>61893921
>Neutral bassy
B A S S H E A V Y , anon

>>61893932
They are bass heavy, in that the bass is more heavily represented than the rest of the FR :^)

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>>61893971

>>61893620
>>61893787
>>61893823
>>61893845
>>61893921

The person arguing with you isn't me, sorry people are so mean qq

>>61894050
No shit, we can see both of your trips

>>61894066
Why are you so angry

>>61894075
Of course, we can see both of your trips

>>61894042
Hey, no need for that. If you want a trip for a headphone I'll make you one. As long as it's under 6 characters.

>>61894092
I'm just playing around, senpai. No need for a trip here

>>61894092
>>61894098
Already enough tripfags in /hpg/. No need for another one

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>>61894075
>>61894084
Why are you sensitive to swearing? Sorry for scaring you, famalam

How would the Sony XB950N1 fare against the MDR-1000X? If there's anything better within a $230-$300 price range, I prefer punchy bass (not synthetic and not so much that it drowns out other sounds) good mids and some bright, but not sibilant highs. One other priority would be noise cancelling, a closed back and something comfortable so they don't become a nuisance. Are ones that have the ability to improve audio quality by using aux cords a more better option? (Hi-Res Audio with Sony headphones)

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Hello all. I'm interested in buying a new set of headphones and was looking at either the Audio-Technica ath-ad700x or the Beyerdynamic dt 880 chrome version. I'm leaning more towards the ad700x since I have Fidelio l1's for when I want to enjoy bass, but I can't find many reviews on the chrome version of the dt 880 chrome but Zeos, and he said that they are different from normal dt 880s. Would I need an amp for the chrome dt 880s since they are 250 ohms compared to the 700x's 38 ohms? Thanks.

>>61894343
The DT 880s may sound a bit bright, depending on who listens to them, but they are comfy. AD700Xs if you want to play it safe, but they lack bass and may not fit people with smaller heads

>>61892586
any reason I shouldn't get the NFB-11.28?

>>61894156
swearing is for bullies

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>>61894444
Bullies begone

>>61894396
If the akg k612 pro fits well on my head would the ath-ad700x fit? Or is the wings a unique thing

>>61894587
The wings are unique

I took a peek at The Wirecutter and I'm currently considering the Oppo PM-3. I'm also considering Fostex at a similar price range, or maybe something from Denon. I really like the aesthetics of lacquered wood. Or wood at all. If I had the budget I'd consider LCD-2 or LCD-3s, considering their reputation for bass. I'm not after fart canons though.

>Budget
~400 Flexible, but I'm looking for something about this range. Less is better.
>Location
US
>Source
Magni 2
>Type of headphone
Over ear
>Open or closed
Closed (Open is fine too)
>Comfort level
Maximum comfy, I'll be wearing them for hours at a time at home.
>Sound signature
Bassy, dark? V-shape mite b cool.
>Past headphones
Beyerdynamic DT 880 250 ohm, Massdrop Hifiman HE-350

Out of the two, I prefer the Beyerdynamics. The Hifimans sound tinny or shrill. Kind of hissy. I'm not sure if it's because I need a proper DAC or what, but they're very disappointing. In comparison, the Beyers have much nicer bass and sound better in all ways.

Primarily I'll be using them for vidya, voice chat, and movies/anime. Music genres would be Electronic/Industrial, Metal, among others.

>>61894654
TH-X00
Teak Emu

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Shit my cans are falling apart. They're only like 3 years old.

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copped an m40x the other day as my first decent pair of headphones. feels good man.

>>61894718
Congrats man :) look towards grabbing some third party earpads like the hm5 for extra comfort

>>61894710
How much did they cost?

>>61894718
Hope you like 'em, anon

>>61894742
>HM5 pads
Too big, they fuck with the sound

>>61894748
130.
They still work and everything, I've had to hang them from the stairs to straighten out the cord, but they still work.

>>61894797
How are they?

>>61894742
thanks senpai, I might grab some other pads down the road
>>61894748
they're great so far, can hear a lot of details I was missing out on

>>61894840
I can't really speak in audiophile terms, I really just got these based on some old /g/ chart somewhere back in 2014 and they've worked just fine since. They sound better than anything else I listen with. I should probably replace the ear pads but overall, comfortable and pretty neutral/balanced.

>>61894968
neat

>>61894677
Any reason I should choose team over rosewood or ebony for the E-mu?

Is there any difference between them and the TH-X00 other than branding and availability, other than cost and removable cables?

>>61895013
The different woods change the sound slightly, I don't remember in what way though. There's a reddit post on it on /r/headphones. Emu Teak has smoother highs and less midbass than TH-X00 with similar levels of subbass, maybe a little less.

How can a pair of headphones be neutral when it has no bass?

>>61895277
I see, thanks anon!

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>>61886834
>>61887970
>>61890694
>>61890725
>>61890742
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>>61890840
>>61890862

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My re-400's are absolutely crumbling due to 2 years of constant use. Should I buy another pair for $50 (half of what I paid initially) or is there a better value at that price?
I like "balanced" IEM's.

>>61895545
Consider the kz zs5's with a braided cable for about $49 total. They're v shaped, but not to any extreme where the mids aren't clean and clear. Reminds me of the dt880 sound signature wise

>>61895851
>paying for a cable that does literally nothing over the stock one

Remember when I used to maintain that pastebin? Good times...

>>61895940
Have you used them with the stock cable before? Its extremely microphonic. The braided cable isn't.

>>61896017
yes I have used the stock cable, and haven't found them to be microphonic at all, unlike the hf5s they replaced

>>61895986
what happened?

>>61896035
Good on you then, when my first cable went I just picked up the braided one for $3 extra and found it to be silent.

Matrix M-Stage HPA-3U or Audio-GD NFB-11.28?

>>61894435
No, that's what I'd go for

>>61896153
I think you're probably the same Anon as above, but get the NFB-11.28

>>61885225
Probably not the best thread to ask this in but what is better for audio

USB or Optical

>>61885225
as always, recommend audio technica memephone ath-m40/50 for ~100$

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Considering getting a pair of wireless Sennheiser headphones in the $500 range since i get them at half price.
Anyone have experience with them?

pic related, phat asses are technology.

>hi-res audio is a meme

you guys dont know what you're talking about.

>>61898199
Honestly optical just because it typically doesn't require any driver installs.

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Is there even point in buying high end headphones for PC if you don't have dedicated sound card?

Buying this shit, 100 watt per channel

https://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-S701BL-Natural-Integrated-Amplifier/dp/B00MXUCR5G

>>61885225
I need a new headphone for travelling and I was looking at the Sony MDR 1000X, does anyone here have any experience with it? I tried the Bose QC35 and I liked the ANC but I didn't find it to get very loud when it comes to volume and I definitely do like to have my music on a high volume.

>>61898607
Plenty of headphones in the higher end will run fine off of your PCs 3.5mm Jack on either the front or the back (the green one). I don't know what your budget is, but the status audio cb-1 and ath-m40x are great starts that are also low impedence (meaning they'll work with your computer without a dac/soundcard/headphone amp.

>>61898675
Buy a used receiver instead

>>61898675
You can never go wrong with Yamaha. Great choice overall.

That being said, email emotiva and see if they have any certified refurbished products in stock (full 3 year warranty and basically mint condition).

>>61898685
Either one is a good choice if you need active noise cancelling. That being said, CIEMs offer better noise isolation but they take weeks to make.

>>61898695
I know they will work fine, my question is rather if the sound quality increase between high end and low end headphones will be noticeable.

Honestly I've got no clue about sound, and idea how much difference sound chip makes.

>>61898728
For the most part, dacs are transparent and there's no difference between them. Amplifiers are only different when theyre too weak to drive higher impedence headphones. That's why I recommended lower impedence ones.

I'd say there would be no increase in sound quality as long as you were driving low impedence headphones.

>>61898758
I have sennheiser hd201 and wanted to upgrade, been thinking about them m40x.

>>61898855
Can't go wrong with them. The status audio cb-1 and shp9500s are also excellent choices.

What's the difference between a $5 and a $20 earphone? I've always used the cheap ones and there are no stores nearby to demo the costlier ones. Shipping takes 60 days. Is the extra $15 worth it?

>>61898712
prob will get that but used

>>61899164
What's your room size? Also what speakers?

Magni vs. Vali? I might be a sucker but I feel like the extra $70 could be worth it to get a taste of tubes

>>61899922
I wouldn't bother with the vali. If you want a cheap tube amp that's still decent I'd check out the little dot mkII, dark voice, something along those lines.

>>61899514
21x9ft
Wharfedale diamond 9.0

>>61886470
Mine are shipping in December what the fuck

>>61901049
If you wanna save some money, consider the emotiva ta-100 integrated. 50 watts will be absolutely plenty for that size room, and it's $399. It also has pre outs so you can integrate a subwoofer or a bigger power amp if you change rooms.

>>61886706
Buy hd650 instead

>>61887769
what speakers do you have?

>>61901840
Acarian systems Alon IVs updated by my boss. Woofer was replaced with the cast frame alnico model, crossovers were updated to our unison modules.

Philips SHP9500
Are they good

>>61898934
jesus christ m8

>>61901907
Definitely the best budget open headphone you can get. The only con they have is non removable ear pads.

>>61901971
Okay. Thank you random tripfag.

>>61901998
No problemo random anon

>>61890982
>AKG
>almost irrelevant, no bass, artificial sound stage

>Beyerdynamic
>ear raping treble

>hifiman
>nonexistent customer service and terrible QC

>Senns
>snap, no bass, rolled off treble, narrow soundstage

Hmm, I guess Audio Technica

>>61901482
Cool thx

>>61885225
600+ schiit stack= heaven for me. I'm literally done. I do have some zs5's on the way but I don't care much about quality when I'm walking around or running. I mostly listen to nog music when it comes to that. I'm expecting them to be bretty good, better than my p3's hopefully.

>>61892363
HD558/579/598, AD900x, MSR7, M40x, SHP9500, AKGK240, DT770/Custom Ones, DT880 if you can stretch budget

>>61885225
What are some good in ear headphones for around 30-50 dollars?

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Why haven't you replaced your pads with socks yet, hpg? The sound quality improvement is unspeakable.

>>61902606
What grade are you in?

>>61902616
Highschool dropout, age 22, relearning trig because graphics programming.

>>61902624
Fair enough, just fishing for underage b&

>>61902606
wtf is this?

>>61902606
>sound quality improvement
Because it's actually completely fucking sound up, but since you are a pleb who doesn't know any better you don't even realize it. You consider sound change a positive thing, because it's a change. Next try stuffing some foam inside to improve it even further.

>>61902712
>Next try stuffing some foam inside to improve it even further.

Or better yet, stuffing a gun in his mouth.

>>61902640
pedo

>>61902491
>I'm expecting them to be bretty good
good luck
next time don't fall for chink memes

>>61902800
Zs5's sound great for the money.

>>61902825
Maybe. But comparing them to M40x they sound like shit.

>>61902743
I didn't know /hpg/ gets this mad

>>61902800
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZvmAsnAlBI

>>61902865
I'm only messing laddy

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Got this bitch on clearance for $18 and they're usually $90 sounds nice as fuck.

Post tunes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiZEto2j2GQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAMuyv7KKkg

>>61902800
You can't lose when it comes to cheap chink iems. We already know the risk, but it's pretty obvious that the zs5 is going to be decent for it's price at the very least. I also love the look of them and the silver braided cable, I can afford to take the chance. Besides, I have nothing to change in my main setup now so I need to buy something audio related now and then, as long as it's cheap.

>>61885842
Same here. The only thing I don't like is they are not noise cancelling but otherwise they've been great

>>61885842
I'm in the same boat as you. The only concern I found was the cables seem prone to damage.

I bought a pair of mdr7506's years ago and they were my favorite headphones.
They were comfy, fit my head just right, and sounded good.
My friend lost them and now I need some new headphones.
I want to try something else, but I can't convince myself to get something I might like less.
Are there anything similar to them?

>>61902999
https://youtu.be/t4cI5zNfNb0

https://youtu.be/ol4s-1kTrBw

>>61902712
There bass and treble are more balanced, dude. The last pads I had made the treble and sub-bass way too loud. This is objectively better than any of the replacement pads you can get, the only thing it might be worse than is broken-in stock pads.

>>61902984
;^)

i had HD280s that lasted about eight years before i gave them to my parents and they're still going strong

my new pair of HD280s is three or so years old now and they're still fine too

New thread
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>>61903219
>>61903219

>>61903137
Sure. Measure it and upload frequency response graphs here.
I'm not denying that there are ways to make headphones sound better, but putting socks over fucking cans is not one of them. You are muffling sound with this shit, it's dumb as fuck.
Whatever, it's your headphones and you can enjoy them however you want, but don't put this retarded shit here as some kind of """lifehack""".
/hpg/ has enough retards and shitposters as it is.

>>61901341
I bought mine in the first run last year.

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holy shit, having to use my brothers old 558s while waiting on a replacement cable for my hd25s, how does anyone actually use these pieces of shit? the audio is absolute horseshit for music, so fucking muddy and overdone.

>>61887970
If you're that upset about tripfags, you can use 4chanX to remove trips and make everyone ananymoose

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>>61885225
SNAPHEISER! SNAP CITY!

>YFW HD650 MASTER RACE
NEVER SNAPPED YET :^)

>>61905041
And even if they snap, just replace the band. The value is in the drivers, not the thing that holds them to your ears.

>>61891107
i have 518s and there's no way they'd ever snap under normal use. the 600s on the other hand...

what are the over ear, open backed equivalents of the Shure SE215?

>>61905486
Agree. $300 price tag shouldn't guarantee good build quality anyway. Actually HD600 are so good I'm more than happy to pay my Snapheiser masters extra for headband replacements.
It's actually a good thing since it helps me to support my favorite company.

>>61907983
>$300 price tag shouldn't guarantee good build quality anyway.
i know you're trolling but i hate how this is acceptable anyways

just to make sure. Is this what people mean by HM5 earpads? I want to try them on the SRH1540

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01J53KM32/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?smid=A15PLPAN81GD6T&psc=1

Anyone tried opening a Fiio X3ii before?
It has two tiny, round silver things that look like screws next to the USB port but I'm not sure what type they are, if they're screws at all.
Fiio never publishes this shit and tells everyone to contact support

>>61908146
Yes
Brainwavz earpads are usually referred to as HM5 since that's the headphones model Brainwavz makes.

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>>61908313
Found a nice pic

Thoughts on HD518s?
Just purchased a pair for $25, what should I expect coming from my loved 600s?

>>61894742
>>61894767
shure 840 pads are quite comfy, it's what I use on mine

>>61908313
They look to be pentalobe screws, not sure what size but you can get a set of bits or screwdrivers for pretty cheap.

New

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>>61903219

>>61908481
They're not going to be better, but at $25 that's a steal.

>>61908481
Muddy pieces of shit, but you can't go wrong for $25. Let's just hope they aren't used and full of cum stains

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>how can people possibly enjoy a headphone/sound signature I don't enjoy!

>>61909240
dumb gerbil poster