DCA E3 EditionHow to request advice:>Location (since pricing and availability may vary)>Budget>What exactly you're looking for (be as detailed as possible)>Previous gear and your thoughts on it>Open back wired headphones• Hifiman HE400se• Sennheiser HD 560S• Sennheiser HD 6XX (US)• FiiO FT1 Pro>Closed back wired headphones• Shure SRH440A/SRH840A• AKG K361/K371• FiiO FT1>Wireless Bluetooth headphoneshttps://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/best/by-feature/wireless-bluetooth>Wireless Gaming headphoneshttps://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/best/wireless-gaming-headsets>Cheap Headphone amp/DAC combos• JDS Atom2 Stack• Schiit Magni Unity + Mesh• Apos Gremlin/Merlin• Topping DX5II• Apple dongle>Active desktop/bookshelf speakers• Edifier R1280/MR3/MR4• iLoud Micro• Kali LP-6 v2• Neumann KH 80• KEF Coda W>Passive desktop/bookshelf speakers• KEF Q1/Q3 Meta• Ascilab F6B>Interfaces• Steinberg IXO22• Topping E1x2• Motu M2>Speaker amps• Loxjie A30• Yamaha R-S202• WiiM Amp>EQ/DSP software• Equalizer APO (Windows)• EasyEffects (Linux)• SoundSource (Mac)• Wavelet / RootlessJamesDSP (Android)• PEQdb (browser)>EQ/DSP hardware• Qudelix 5K• Neutron DAC V1• miniDSP>Useful resourceshttps://xiph.org/video/https://harmanhowtolisten.blogspot.com/https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.phphttps://superbestaudiofriends.org/index.phphttps://diyaudioheaven.wordpress.com/https://www.erinsaudiocorner.com/https://peqdb.com/
>audiophiles can't refute it
>>107532414>closed back
say something nice about him
>almost entirely Chinkfimancompletely unserious list
>>107532581crinacle has bizarre taste and evaluates everything without EQ
>>107532633Not gonna fault him for noeq because outside of my 650s I listen to stock sound, but bizarre taste is on the money
Alright anons I am once again requesting your advice and tell me I am a retard here goesMy location is Mexico, but I can get my headphones from Amazon or I can ask for a friend to send them to me from USABudget, let's put 200-400 USDPrevious Gear, Sony XM4 I think they are fantastic, they have lasted me for a long time, the sound quality is good and I like the ANC whenever I game and listen to MusicWhat I am looking for, since my PC is a few feet away and I cannot use wired, I am looking for Wireless, I focus more on Single Player games and honestly with my XM4 on Bluetooth I don't notice latency, or maybe there is but I haven't "heard" it, but I want to boost my gaming audio experience.Open or Closed back? Closed I want a decent ANC when there is sound or any construction nearby and just focus on my game, as for profile I would like a balance of bass and sharp sounds for both dialogue and OST, I have been eyeing the XM6 since they must be way better than the XM4... right?
>>107532980XM6 build quality is honestly suspect (better than the XM5 at least, not as good as the 4 though) so I'd honestly just re-buy another pay of XM4's if you really like what they're bringing.Momentum 4 probably a good alternative if you really want something different, but I think Sonys in general are more comfortable.
>>107532547I've been in the hobby for 999 years and never even heard of that person outside of /hpg/
>"if you didn't perfectly double blind it and repeat the test 50 times, it doesn't count>"why no, I've never done a double blind myself. Amir said it's true, so it is. Do you doubt the science?"t.
>>107532414I need a lot less actually
>>107532414Do we hate treble because we're autistic...
>>107533973I think it's more of a joke about comfort, the Z1R has an infamous 10k treble peak which is worse than a lot of those cans in the picture.It's more that aside from that, the Z1R is well known for being comfortable and easy for long listening sessions, while audiophile fags will last less than a hour with the most uncomfortable shit to listen to 'true' audio
>>107534011>while audiophile fags will last less than a hour with the most uncomfortable shit to listen to 'true' audioImagine wanting to suffer like they do
>>107534011What kind of high end audiophile headphones are actually uncomfortable? I get Audeze maybe because of their weight, but every Sennheiser i had almost disappears, the egg shaped hifiman's with a strap as well.
>>107534030Senn 650's clamp pisses people off, 800s aren't fantastic, in my experience i didn't care for how Chinkfiman's felt but given their popularity I might be in the minority there. Old AT open-backs had meme-tier bands, but they've fixed them now.
true chinkfi endgame
>>107532980>XM6 since they must be way better than the XM4Nah, it's mostly the same. If XM4 works and you don't hear latency there is no reason to upgrade.
>>107534030>What kind of high end audiophile headphones are actually uncomfortable?The head flaps are the worst thing ever.
>>107534030everything (especially if over 400g) is uncomfortable until you've bent or outright replaced the headband and added a custom suspension strap (even if it comes with one, stock is never good enough)under say, $800, I don't expect stock pads to be comfortable either, and pad swaps can become a journey if you don't want to ruin the tuningin short, everything sucks comfort-wise unless it's Koss and weighs nothing
>>107534263They're very strange.
>>107532319I just ordered calibration mic. Gonna try to calibrate my setup this weekend. Wish me luck.
>>107534325Off the top of my head the only things I can say are genuinely comfortable are Z1R's and most ZMF cans. Apparently the Uli is too, I'll know when they ship out in Jan for sure.>>107534431Ganbatte
>>107534431Ganbatte anonkun
>>107534437>Apparently the Uli is too, I'll know when they ship out in Jan for sure.I'll definitely pay attention to what you have to say about them
Anons... My HD650s that I've had for 15 years are starting to fall apart.I don't know what to do. I haven't needed to even think about this shit for over a decade. Now there's things like hifimans and planars and other crap that confuse me. How can a boomer like myself figure out what I want?
>>107534471I'll do a write up on here for sure. Everything I read from SBAF sold me on them, the last time Marv got this hyper about something was for the SR-1as and those turned out to be as legit as he said.>>107534504You probably can get replacement pads and a headband still honestly. If the drivers are getting cooked then let us know the price range and we can toss you some suggestions. The 2020 650 isn't as great as your OG iirc.
everytime i try to eq my headphones or use someone elses eq profile they sound worse
>>107534520Try the PEQdb one, Sharur's a meme but at the minimum I think the target curve he set sounds less exhausting than the Harman one, and blows the Crinacle curve out by a lot.Might also depend on how you've adjusted to cans or what their base tuning is - I don't EQ my cans other than my 650s.
>>107534504Get another open back pair with similar sound signature. I like FiiO FT1 but I don't remember how it's compare to HD650. If you can, try some headphones before you buy. Or just fix your's with new pads and electrical tape.
Does it make sense to buy used headphones
>>107534511Chinks managed to copy the headband properly so you can get it on Ali for 4$ but unfortunately not the earpads so this still is going to be 39$. Although if they are not completely fucked you can stretch them back to the original shape with a hairdryer a few times before the foam totally disintegrates.
>>107532319>currynigger dongle edition
>>107535091
What is even the point of r2r?Intentional distortion to make it resemble 50 year old equipment designed before engineers figured out how to make digital audio not suck, and that's it?Or is there anything to it beyond pure autistic aversion to any change?
I don't know why but my headphones sound considerably better at night than during the day
