>tfw too poor to use anything better than cheap ear buds I'm

>>68992564
diminishing returns
a 150$ set of ear phones are only 14.7% better than a 9$ set

>>68992564

nope you are not missing out on much anon. The Phillips she3590 is my favourite earbud - its unbelievable for the money. i have spent 30x more (before /hpg/ was around) and was dissapointed.

Focus on lossless files and better dac/amps - thats where the gains are.

the difference in sound between my old 30gig ipod and iphone 6s is stunning

>>68992564
Only buy expensive headphones/earbuds if you want realistic sound and/or bass performance. You still hear everything, it's just that you miss alot of post-production stuff.

>>68992658
How much of a difference would lossless files and dacs even make with cheap ear buds?
>>68992665
I suppose they prevent me from noticing loudness war shit and brickwalling.

people who buy expensive headphones are the real cucks

you can buy great earbuds for like $20

the $20 sony over-the-ear headphones you see in bestbuy are almost as good as my $200 sennheiser momentum. difference is that i went through 4 of those sony ones before i broke down and spent big money, and at the pace they were breaking at for me i've saved money by spending money.

>>68992658
Stunning in a good way? Is the iPhone DAC any good?

>>68992761
Sound quality wise you can do well with earbuds for cheap. Headphones (open and closed) bring a different element to the sound that feels unique and nice.

>>68992564

Headphones are really prone to diminishing returns. Once you go past the point of around $150, everything above that is only marginally better. Heck I have tried earphones that were thousands of dollars, and they were definitely not even 100% better.

>>68992755

dude speakers and headphone drivers are just a magnet - a coil of wire - a paper or plasic diaphram - and a case

the acoustics have been completely computer modelled and known for decade - they have pretty much been perfected

there is a saying in audio - source is everything

also subjectively a boutique headphone shop is down the road from me - i hang out there and trade hi-res files with the owner. I have plugged my 5 dollar Phillip she 3590 into a $1500 dollar Aste & Kern DAP, and they totally stood their ground against megabuck iems who just had a tad more bass definition.

>>68992564
If you spend more than $30 on headphones you are a litteral cuck

Money should be spent in a system not shitty beats

>>68992796

yep

http://www.kenrockwell.com/apple/iphone-6-plus.htm#measurements

"Holy cow; I tested a Beyerdynamic A200p DAC and headphone amp at the same time I had the iPhone 6 Plus in my audio lab, and the iPhone 6 Plus beat it! The iPhone 6 Plus has less distortion, flatter frequency response and much better ability to drive low-impedance headphones with low distortion than the dedicated portable amp!

While all iOS devices have always sounded great if you have good transfers, the audio output of the iPhone 6 Plus is now so improved that it sounds and measures about as well as professional reference DACs like the Benchmark DAC1 HDR, and better than many consumer DACs."

>>68992761
How can you hear any music if you're deaf?

>>68992564
youre missing out on both audio quality (less bass and lower mids and highs) and build quality. its worth it to save up like $80 for some sennheiser headphones. If you only use earbida exclusively everything will sound shit anyway

>>68993030
awesome DAC it sounds like, thanks for the article

I use the Panasonic RP-HJE120-K earbuds and I love them. Walmart sells Apple Earpods for like $9 through their website and those are great too.

It's not worth it to spend a lot of money on earbuds imo.

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>using ear buds

>>68992564
>I'm not missing out on much, right?
Yeah, you're missing out.

>>68992990
I spent $60 on mine. No way am I getting a good sound system with that budget.

>There are people on this board who claim to love music but don't have equipment to fully appreciate it.

I don/t believe you should ever spend more than $500 on a single headphone but getting a dac/amp and a set of good headphones above $150 is a game changer.

for home use i prefer headphones, but for public/out of home, earbuds are great, really any brand over $10 will do.

Get xiaomi hybrid dual drivers, I have some fancy klipsch earbuds and they sound about the same but the xiaomis are piss cheap so I actually carry them with me in my pocket every day while the klipsch stay at home collecting dust.