How 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• Dongles (Fiio, Crinacle)• Took out the DX5II in the wake of it now blowing up headphones L30 style: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/topping-dx5-ii.60996/page-127#post-2492199>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)• 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/>>108214793
Any good headphones yet?
>>108227399Requesting advice for babby’s first DAC-US, will be ordering over the internet-$400, but I might be willing to go a bit over-Looking for a DAC for a desktop computer that’ll stay in one place and be a “do everything” for computer audio on headphones. Will be used for all types of music, but electronic will be the most common. Will also be used for gaming but that’s comparatively minor.-Currently have a Sound Blaster AE-5 sound card and Sennheiser HD 600 headphones. The AE-5 sounds good but I want to upgrade and everyone says sound cards have EMI and DACs will always be the better option. I like the HD 600s and have used Audio-Technica ATH-R70xs in the past, I might like the 600s a bit better.
>>108228257You'll never need more than a Topping DX3 Pro+, but there are plenty of cheaper models that would also be perfectly adequate, starting with dongle DAC/Amps.
what am i in for?
>>108228476V-shape sound but inverted
>>108228257>Sound Blaster AE-5>HD600 Consider an OTL Tube amp If you want a DAC, then a Schiit stack (whatever fits your budget), or Apos Druid R2R DAC + Apos Gremlin tube amp.
>>108228257>a “do everything” for computer audio on headphonesWhat does that entail precisely?>everyone says sound cards have EMI and DACs will always be the better optionDo you actually encounter any such issues in your setup? Because if you don't, another DAC will make precious little difference.
>>108228304>you will never need more than Chinese e-waste which will fail in a year>>108228257Sounds like you just genuinely need a dongle, get a JCally or something. >>108228807 isn't a bad idea either, but I think out of the scope of what you're looking for. Not worth buying an expensive DAC unless you have use for a lot of the inputs or know exactly what you're after.
>>108228476A rabbit hole of EQing, OTL Tube amps, and maybe modding.They're fine out the box as is though desu, there's a reason these fuckers have been around forever and mog most of Sennheiser's newer offerings.
Also Nth for Uli (I will get mine soon mashallah)
>>108228257you dont need a dac unless your current one is giving you problems (broken, noisy or too quiet)emi is big fucking bullshit, and it wont solve a problem as it will be electrically connected through the ground regardless
What are some good neutral headphones for about $300 or less if I'm just gonna use them for listening to music?
>>108229659>>108228476picrel
Continuing my posts from yesterday, does it looks like leather pad to you? About 1-2mm thick, in places where holes are it has brown undyed color. It feels stiff but it's soft if it need to be. It absorbed moisture and oil. I could use bit of flame on the outside but it's my only pair of those. Do you think it's leather or fake leather? Bought from AliExpress for 15usd
>>108228476Tons of updoots and karma farming on /r/headphones. You’re finally in compliance with the Headphone Movement! Now you need to spend $2,000+ on your next upgrade because this hobby (yes, buying shit online is a hobby) is ALL about spending more and more money for updoots. You DO want to stay in compliance, right? Don’t forget that Dankpods is watching you. Hurr durr six hungos!
I'm retarded and don't know what to search for. I want headphones that leave the ear open so air can flow around it, preferably bluetooth. Only shit I find are tiny ones you clip on your ear. What's the correct term I need for my search?
>>108229796i dont use reddit
>>108229813Speakers
>>108229693How old are they?
>>108229813NWM One
>>108229693does it matter? if you really want to know just take a lighter to it
>>108230200That looks like what I want.
>>108229796Hating on 600s is extremely reddit, they only wear Chinkfiman headphones now. You're outing yourself as a redditor.
>>108230344The 600 deserves hate, it fucking sucks. It also sucks less than most other headphones which are unlistenable e-waste and in chinkshitman's case unlistenable e-waste that breaks in 1 year.
>>108229046>using AlNiCo magnets that are shitty tech AND lose magnetism with ageEnjoy your planned obsolescence I guess. Only 4k dollaridoos too!
>>108230397A lot cheaper than that, but thanks I will. Everyone who's heard them says they're the best thing they've put on so I don't mind spending money on something fun since I'm not poor.
>>108229796>>108230397>getting this mad at how people spend their moneytime to post your topping shitrig buddy
>>108229693>Bought from AliExpress for 15usdThis definitely goes in the "too good to be true" category, anon. If we talk full high-quality grain/top grain leather, which is what usually people mean when talking about leather. Definition of "Leather" is really smeared at this moment, it could be just chemically processed pressed mixture of leather shreds. Technically this also counts as leather. Even if it is artificial leather, it does not mean anything bad per se, there are some high-quality pads made of artificial leather which hold for decades.
>>108228257Like others said, you don’t need more than a dongle as a DAC. You might benefit, however, of an amp. Luckily, DACs and amps often come together nowadays, and getting a good stack gives you other benefits such as RCA input bypass, balanced connectors and more IO in general. I bought my DAC (smsl c200) just for headphone s initially, but when I got into proper speakers, it worked great as a preamp and I can quickly change between them and headphones with the click of a button.
>>108230402Do tell us how it sounds when you get them.>>108230416I fell for a bigger version planned obsolescence meme.>t. Dan Clark shitter owner
Chifiless setup update. Today I realized that my RCA cables despite german branding all over them were made in China.So I managed to buy Monster Cable Sigma Retro Gold RCA (Lmao what a name, original MSRP 1000$) for a MickeyD meal price.
>>108230511The stuff about AlNiCo isn't wrong necessarily, but seeing as ETA still do repair/replacement jobs on the Fostex mods they did like 7 years ago I'm confident they'll fix whatever might happen with the magnets after however many years so I'm not too concerned about obsolescence.
>HD600>Apple DongleI don't need more.
>>108227523nah maybe next time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ979fSz06k>DMS turned to pushing budget shitphones for the rest of his life as penance for this exposure
>>108230600You also need an EQ software.
Buy Stax
>>108230979At least he released the files so everyone can build his specific flavor of 3D printed Peerlessslop
I have one of these older FiiO FT1s with the fucked screws/bolts whatever in the hinges that seem to need a repair kit but luckily in over a year I didn't have the issue. I'm paranoid it could fuck up at any moment though. Is it worth it going through the trouble of contacting FiiO for this shit or should I grab the specific parts myself? Fuck if I know.
>>108231064lol
>>108230529>Monster Cable Sigma Retro Gold RCAwhy not silver if you're going to spend that kind of money?
>>108227399I wish I were her!
Headphones are solved.
Sony xm6 are great, I've been using this headphones for 3 generations now and they only get better.
>>108229659Headphones physically can't be neutral. Neutral is subjective depending on your body shape and hearing impediments.
>>108236397>Headphones physically can't be neutral.how are they physically tuned to have certain bass and treble then?
>>108237456They aren't.
>>108237934headphones aren't tuned. fuckin paradigm shifting news to me. goddamn
>>108238044And now you know why there are no good headphones.
>>108237456Transducers are 90%, the rest is shit like the pads, cups, and dampening.
yup
>>108239182Pads can change the sound by 10dB just from the wear.
>>108239144All headphones are good if you eq to the best speakers in existence.
my akg712s are dying after 10 years of servicesadly my financial situation is dire now so my budget is 100 max. what do i replace them with
I've been using the Philips Fidelio X2HR for a good couple of years now but I'm thinking of trying some closed back ones. I've already checked out some of the ones in the OP but are there any other good ones you guy would recommend? I'm not too knowledgeable on headphones honestly.
>>108240467How are they dying? Cable can be replaced. Pads can be replaced. Headband can be replaced. Internal cabling can probably be replaced or soldered somehow, too.
>>108239198Only on cheap closed back monitors which were never intended to provide tonal fidelity in the first place.
are Sundaras decent?
>>108240467PortaPros. Check techscrewdiy on youtube though.
>>108237456One has nothing to do with the other. You can increase or decrease treble and have an observable effect, but there's no neutral amount of treble for all listeners because headphones exclude parts of your anatomy which normally inform what neutral is.
>>108241764Lol
>A lab in the Netherlands performed tests on numerous headphones and found them to possess endocrine-disrupting chemicals, which mimic hormones, that can cause neurodevelopmental problems and the feminization of males. >Leading products from Bose, Panasonic, Samsung and some Sennheiser headphones and other companies are now being pulled off the shelves. >Notable on the list of headphones possessing dangerous levels of these chemicals are gaming headphones from Razer. >“Daily use – especially during exercise when heat and sweat are present – accelerates this migration directly to the skin.”>From the study: Bisfenol A (BPA). Easy to enter your body through your skin when you wear the headphones for long or when you sweat while having them on. Even small quantities can weaken your immune system, cause fertility issues and allergic rashes.https://www.whathifi.com/headphones/check-your-cans-big-name-headphones-may-have-hazardous-materials-in-themI hope you aren't using headphones that turn you gay, anon.
>take shower>can't use headphones for 30 minutes until hair driesAny solutions? I'm not Indian so avoiding the shower isn't an option, and I'm not black so waking everybody up with speakers also isn't an option.
>>108242169Get shorter hair
>>108242204No.
>>108242131>and this one cheap obsolete headset from 20 years ago
>>108242169Earbuds?
>>108242169ksc75, ofc
>>108242158its off gassing from foam, the tiny bits of foam on headphones are no biggie compared to your mattress
>>10824216930 minutes? my hair takes like 4 hours to dry completely
>>108242169become a baldywake everybody up with a hair dryer>>108242521don't use in-ears after showering, you'll get an ear infection
>>108227399Drop has been killed by Corsair so get your HD6XX before the 25th of march guys. Otherwise you probably won't get them at all.https://www.theverge.com/news/884824/corsair-ending-drop-shopping-siteI have no love for Drop but this is a shame since it means the Koss electrostat won't ever be back either. Also means DCA planars for $400 are also no longer a thing. >>108242169Use a hair dryer. Don't use in ears after showering as that's an even worse idea since that will give you an ear infection. Or just cut your hair shorter, will take less time to dry. >>108241790Yes but JT7 is a better planar for less tbdesu. Either way you get chinkshit quality control but the JT7 is tuned better. You might also want to look at FT1 Pro. Albeit I've heard unit variation might be an issue. Sundara is one of chinkfiman's best models, at the very least. This one doesn't have the treble distortion spike XS/XV have.
>>108245507>JT7I don't wanna get fiio'd.
>>108245722You'll get chink'd no matter what since Hifiman is worse if anything. If you want a non chink planar you have to spend more on something that's not chinkshit or just get a DD headphone.
>>108245722Fiio's guerilla marketing has them in the same barrel as Samshit and LG. I'm not interested in their products even if they're good because their gaslighting is so ridiculous I can't trust any information I get on them.
>hd6xx is deadChadFiMan *replaces worn hd6xx pads* wins again *replaces worn hd6xx pads*.Sundara will break 100 euros by 2027 inshallah.
Between the DT 990 Pro 250 and the DT 990 Pro X, which should I get? I don't use any amps, but I do use an audio interface. If it helps, I care more about the bass than the mid and top end.
>>108246252HE 400SE. Just as unreliable as beyershit for half the price and dramatically better bass.
>>108242521You will get nasty ear infection and/or destroy your earbud with steam. I would wait at least half an hour.
>figured verum 2 was a huge meme>it actually mogs high end planarsschizo ukranian, i kneel
>>108242169buy bone conduction headphones like shokz
>>108246641Too bad it's ugly as shit. I'll just wait for a new Sash.
>>108246641I want to buy them but they're so fucking ugly and only get uglier the closer you look. Its like a fractal of ugliness. Those vented pads are extremely smart though, I have modded several planars with vents which really improved bass performance.
>>108246716Couldn't the vents just be integrated into the baffles or pad mounts? Seems easier than having to source custom pads.
>>108246716The iridescent version looks a bit dumb, but the black one is quite fine actually. If you don't like the silver metal driver mesh, it seems to be attached with screws, so its literally 5 minute unscrew and black spraypaint job if you don't like it. Also if you like autistic eastern european USSR-inspired design, Neuropunk M1 looks quite fascinating and does not measure that bad either.
>>108246846I thought the black looked fine at first too but if you zoom in the gloss is just awful. This kind of design only works made out of real bakelite.
>>108246925Dunno its like "yeah whatever" to me, don't really care that much how I look with the headphones I use at home. you can make it matte with some hobby paint or a very fine sandpaper even
>>108246960I wouldn't use sandpaper, it'd be next to impossible to get into all the little corners.Maybe someone will design a 3D printable trim ring or something.
>>108246846Cannot stand that forced "boutique" look. He should hire someone to make design that don't look like premium luxury brand created by chatgpt. Industrial design is like one thing that holding him back and it's sad because 3d printed semi diy stuff with of the shelf 50mm dd looks way better, not to mention real boutique stuff
>>108246989It costs like 400$ and since its DIY don't think he would deny you a custom design if you ask nicely and drop some bonus cash on top. >>108247006Get real, are there many good DIY designers in this price range? I would take his design over DMS Omega full plastic 3D printed DIY piece of shit any day
>>108246716>Those vented pads are extremely smartNo, they're only good for retards that don't know how to EQ. Otherwise, you're just losing a lot of output capability in deep/infrasonic bass for no good reason.
>>108247824You have no idea how some of these planars are tuned.
Bros. I need a good budget stereo desktop speaker. Any recommendations? Not gonna blast music at 120 decibels. Just need something with good audio quality for everyday use, like watching movies, playing games, listening to music etc.
>>108248082I think i might get Edifier MR3. Is it good?
What are some good closed back consumer headphones I can get in the £200-500 range? I can go a little bit higher if needed. Ideally a pair that don't need much EQ fuckery and sound good out of the box. Wired or Wireless don't really matter, but wired ideally. Currently I'm thinking about just getting some Airpods Maxes because everything else looks lacking in some way.
>>108247887>this is a good thingretard
>>108248532>chinkshitmanlol
>>108248262Final DX3000CL>>108246641Lowest distortion in the game and its not close, it was funny to watch a certain forum kvetch about them knowing that ideally they are the science planars
>>108245507>Logitech basically erased Blue>Corsair turning >assdrop into a "curated gallery of (their) previous brand collaborations, from Cyberpunk 2077 to Fallout's Nuka-Cola"I hate these companies so fucking much.
>>108249781Drop hasn't been good since CEE TEE left anyway, he was the only reason they were getting good products.Apos is pretty much Drop 2 just go through them
>>108249810Some promising stuff in the interest check stage there. Hope the plans for that Capra collab get released though, unless it's just a mass-production optimized Satyr 3 which is already easy to DIY.On a side note I just realized you can get Beyerdynamic spring steel headbands for like 10 bucks basically anywhere in the world, so I might try making my own headband design using that instead of getting an Aliexpress special. Already got ideas on how to make it Capra yoke-compatible too.
If I want to own exactly one planar which one should I get
>>108250427Verum 2 really. I'd say Sash Tres SE, because it's much cooler and more aesthetic, but the new Verum is king. I also just noticed that the Sash Tresh store doesn't exist anymore. Maybe lil bro stopped production...
>>108250561sash troon roped
>>108250567It just says on his website that he's doing aduio consultations or whatever the fuck.
>>108245507the hd 600 is the same price as the hd 6xx now so who really cares
which one mogs the other in terms of movie watching? FT1 Pro or AR5000?
Sennheiser directly sells Refurb HD600 with 1 year warranty for 200 euros, 240 for HD650. The problem is they only ship to select EU countries, outside you'd have to use a forward shipping service - still it should be cheaper than buying new in a shop.Plenty of other models, 560S for 96, 599SE for 68, Wireless Cancer for 140.
>get some planar magnetic headphones>listen to a bunch of chilliout/downtemp type mixes>bass elements go so low I almost feel my soul leaving my bodyI almost thought I was memeing myself but that changed my mind.
>>108250561NTA but shill me the verum 2 beyond how it looks.
>>108251321Actually halfway decent tuning out of the boxInsanely low distortion for all your EQ needsBuilt by a schizo Ukrainian man who says things that really piss off reddit
>>108251321>>108251820i’ll also add:isn’t a gorillion pounds and doesn’t have shitty pads like dca
>>108248262As long as you’re not a desktop PC gamer who’s chained to your desk 18 hours a day, the AirPods Max aren’t a bad choice. Dealing with an amp and all the retarded shit in this so-called “hobby” is a pain in the ass. All closed back wired headphones have significant compromises and even the nicest pairs have significant complaints about sound, build, weight, etc.
>>108251026>AR5000made for child size heads>FT1 Prono ballsCheap headphones that can handle movie levels well is Hifiman's wheelhouse.
The atom amp should be enough for the vast majority of headphones right? They claim you don't need more than 1W (realistically more like 300mv) but I keep seeing people saying you need more headroom.
been using kiwi ears altruva for like 10h at a time every day with no ear pain
>>108255120with glasses on*
>>108255042Yeah, 25.6V peak-to-peak with a decent current buffer should be more than enough to drive the vast majority of headphones to instant hearing damage levels.
>>108255042>but I keep seeing people saying you need more headroomI would invite anyone who claims this to give you a concrete case where they need more headroom. Even dumb audiophile shit like Modhouse Argon is finished at 1W.
I hate open back DD bass so muchIt sounds so wrong
>>108256221Big reason planars took off, tighter bass at the same/cheaper price point>>108255042They're dumbasses, Atom is running everything you need to put in it more than fine.>>108251321>lowest distortion I think ever? measured so you can EQ it however the fuck you want>pricemogs shit 10x its price>comfortable>out the box tuning is good if you don't want to EQ for whatever reasonThe only downside is the dude making them is gettin shelled in Kharkiv every day so good luck getting timely CS/repairs down the line.
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