How to request advice:https://rentry.org/hpgdoc>/iemg/ told me $20 IEMs sound better than any headphones/iemg/ is a chinese shill zone. Do not take anything they say seriously.>Headphone Power Calculatorhttps://www.headphonesty.com/headphone-power-calculator/>Sub-$99• Philips SHP9500 / SHP9600• Audio-Technica ATH-M40x• Shure SRH440• Fostex TH7• Used Sony MDR-7506>$150~$250• AKG K371• AKG K612 Pro• Phillips Fidelio X2HR• Sennheiser HD6XX (amp required)• Shure SRH840• Fostex T50RP MK3 (remember to mod)>$300-$500• Audio Technica ATH-R70x (amp required)• Drop + Dan Clark Audio Aeon Closed/Open• Audeze Maxwell (Gaming Headset, but unironically good)• Used/Discounted Focal Clear OG (not Mg)• Sennheiser HD600 (amp required)• Fostex T60RP (mod-friendly) (amp required)Avoid all Chinese-brand headphones. Bad quality, waste of money.>Recommended DAC/amp:• JCally JM20 / Any dongle/miniDAC with an AK4377 or CS43131 chip• JDS Atom - $99• RME ADI-2 (many DSP features) - $1200Measurements and recommended information(tentative)https://pastebin.com/iteNDhcn
If you have anything besides hemp grados, you're a faggot
we fucking made it2 threads in a rowtears of joy, ropes of relief
bros...is this the sexiest headphone or what?how is it so sexy?
this guy is pretty hot too...
dang these are beautiful too
What are the comfiest good headphones under $300? They should be lightweight, not crush ears, not dent head.I have had these Sony headphones for over a decade, I'm tired of it. They hurt.
>>106478987You know the headband is spring steel, right? Bend it to fit your head. Also get some comfy pads that fit your ears.Worked great on my Alpha-modded T50RPs.
kinda sexy but more luxurious
>>106479031>You know the headband is spring steel, right? Bend it to fit your headbruh wtaf, this is blowing my mind. I can't believe I was suffering like this for a decade not knowing I could bend the fucking headband. this is better, thank you based anon.still, aren't there comfier headphones?
>>106479053looks uncomfortable if used for longer than 30 minutes at a time
>>106479054>still, aren't there comfier headphones?Yeah, I'd look for something open back with velour pads. More comfortable in the summers.
lol
>>106479054Ideally you want something that distributes its weight and clamp as evenly as possible over your head and around your ears. Lightness helps too.Maybe a HD600 or one of its relatives, with the headband bent to suit your head or a suspension strap mod.For me deep pads are a requirement too, but I seem to have massive Dumbo ears that still manage to touch the driver grilles even in my ZMF Ori pads, so your mileage may vary.
>>106479107>ears that still manage to touch the driver grilles even in my ZMF Ori padsjesus christI happen to have those in my pads collection and they're pretty much as deep as pads reasonably get>Maybe a HD600 or one of its relatives, with the headband bent to suit your head or a suspension strap mod.HD600 is plain uncomfortable without a suspension strap IMO, regardless of clamping force
>>106479151Yeah, the ones I have are a few years old and see pretty much daily use so maybe they've compressed a bit, but no matter what pads I try something always ends up touching my ears.Also a possible underrated comfort pick: Grados that are fully bent to suit your head with some thick foam pads. Or hell, go all the way with the lightness and low clamp obsession and get a Koss KPH40, maybe swap to KSC75 or Capra Faunus driver assemblies if that's more your taste.
>>106479171>KPH40yeah, those are great for when you don't particularly need to have crazy sound quality and your neck could use a break from planarsyou can even afford to retain some clamping force with good old yaxi pads>Capra Faunusvery interesting
>>106479199>very interestingThat's what I'm thinking. Small portable (semi-)open biodynas? Sign me up.
>>106478880star wars fan detected
>>106479054
>>106479263look at those pristine metal cups, how it contrasts with the black. the pads...the tasteful thickness of it. it looks so hifi it will laser etch songs into your brain
>>106479266polyester mouse pads truly cannot look clean
For me, it’s Stax
No fucking way this OP actually put a gram of fucking effort into the OP instead of spamming f5 f5 f5 f5 while looking for the perfect stock image of xer's favourite headpohone
>>106479702What?
Chinkfiman is turning this hobby into a subscription service by combining shitty QC and yearly updates to the same headphone line. It's gross. >>106478880>>106478896HD800/S/20 are by far the most aesthetic headphones ever. So fucking cool.
>>106480376I think TH900/TH909 are pretty up there tooon the other hand, generally considered to be beautiful headphones like the ones from Meze look quite gaudy IMO
wow guys, spending time on audio science and headfi to a lesser extent i suppose is undoing all the damage from reddit and 4chan from the past 9 years. damn. real human responses. actual intelligent people, talking. its amazing
Kinda surprised that DT770 Pro are not recommended, I unironically love my pair, especially with the replaceable top cushion. I am sick of headphones wearing out and being designed in a way where replacing the wear parts is obnoxious.
>>106478896Might be cool looking but it's one of the worst hifi headphones I've ever heard by far. Complete disaster.
>>106478735want closer balanced headphones in 200-300€ rangeive been eyeing these models:>fiio ft1>Sennheiser HD 620S>Austrian Audio Hi-X60>Sony MDR-M1what would you recommend?
>>106480841>want closer balanced headphones in 200-300€ range*closed
For me, it's Stax. With a custom passive energizer. And a full on Class A speaker amplifier setup powering it. Truly the only way.PS: Sennheiser sucks. Except for their attempts at being Stax.
>>106481128stax is the final destination in the audiophile journey. some dare not tread there, because once they tread there, wonder is forever gone from their lives. even the man tyll himself kept stax under wraps for fear of this
>>106481178I've been extremely impressed with SR-007 and 009 earpads compared to literally all other premium pads on the marketbased on that experience, owning the rest of those two headphones must be pretty crazy
>>106481337you've woken up, the dream is over. there is no more journey for you, you are at the destination
>>106481347a-anon, I don't actually own SR-007 or 009, just the pads
>>106481337Don't bother with 007, at least if it's the 007mk2, it's actual garbage. I hate the way it sounds, it's dark, muddy, boomy and devoid of life. The 009 is ok but overpriced unless sub 2K second hand. Good looking though.
>>106481469>gets filtered by dark headphonesworthless opinion detected
>>106480841>>106480939>balancedYou probably want HD620S, then. FT1 is warm, M1 is v shaped and Hi-X60 has some resonances and some tuning weirdness, probably because of said resonances.
>>106482271Those headphones are the complete opposite of Stax's sound philosophy. It's supposed to be a precision instrument of extreme detail and accuracy, not mud city. So it's a crappy headphone. They did way better in the 80's. Enjoy your lifeless mud though.
>>106482290mostly balancedim not super anal about it
Just got my ft1 pros..ngl these don’t sound much, much better than the airpods pro2 i have. Am i doing something wrong? I’m listening to the exact same lossless/ALAC music from the music app but it sounds pretty much the same. I’m a little underwhelmed unless i am doing something wrong
>>106483085That's because they have similar sound profiles and those fiio are budget chinese headphones anyway. You might find some aspects are better and some could be worse. My suggestion is to try and only listen to music through the ft1 pro's (or any headphones) for a week straight and then switch to the airpods again, that's where you'll notice the most differences. FWIW I think the airpods pro2 are worth about $30-$40 maximum in terms of sound quality. You're paying for the convenience, software, battery life, superb ANC etc not just the sound.
>>106482941Well, HD620S are still probably the best in that list since the build quality is pretty good as well. >>106483085You're probably used to the sound signature of the airpods. Give it a day or two and then compare them. Or EQ if you want to tweak the sound. If they're missing treble/bass to you then add more. But it's probably psychoacoustics since you're used to the airpods' frequency response.
Are there any alternatives to Koss KSC75?Specifically with the exact same wearing style.Alternatively, tell me they're worth 30 eurobucks
>>106479054lmao
>>106483391>Are there any alternatives to Koss KSC75?Porta Pro if you mod the headband>Alternatively, tell me they're worth 30 eurobucksThey are, but you should get Yaxi pads for them. Then they'll be more comfortable and sound better than $150 headphones.
>>106483179>>106483205tried with a flac file on my pc and the difference is farr more noticablei can actually pick up on the small background tunes like i hoped to when i listen on pc.maybe the music app/iphone is the issue
Hey anon, what’s listening today?
>>106483517Chevelle, Christian McBride, Polyphia, and the Protomen so far
