>HD 560s are $140 nowWhy would anyone buy anything else?I tried the AirPods Max 2 today and ANC features aside it still gets its fucking ass beat by the HD 560s for a quarter of the price
Hifiman HE400se or Fiio JT7 is cheaper and better.
>>108526297Because some people enjoy listening to bass and treble and not only mids like with Shitnneiser cans
>>108526297>be sennheiser >split into consumer and pro divisions>consumer sold to sonova>560s part of the consumer division>sonova is now trying to sell its partsennheiser is dying, and very soon, replacement parts will be a PITA to get (if it's not already a PITA)
>>108526297Can other people hear what I'm listening to with those?
>>108526297iTODDLERS BTFO
>>108528369Yes, less than a speaker but more than closed backs. Not a problem if you're in a separate room but if you were on the couch listening to something loud it'd sound sort of like if you had your phone's volume on to people in the room.
I bought them for that price a few months ago. Aside from the weak unexciting bass, pretty good cans for the price.>>108528369Sound leakage hasn't been a problem for me. You kind of hear something but it's really quiet.
>>108526297>Why would anyone buy anything else?They are open back and that's instantly a no-go for me. The reason I use headphones is to block out the sounds at work, when I am traveling and from my shitty ass crackhead neighbors.
What's the best open backed headphones I can buy for the price of the $550 AirPods Max or less?
I'm really baffled by how headphones are compared online. Most description of their quality seems to come down to frequency response, but then that's also what hifi people tell you you can just adjust with EQ.
just plugged in my Sennheiser HD650 S2 paired with the STX and holy fuck these sound awesome
>>108529848Eq can only do so much. You ideally want the natural response to be as close as possible to what you want and then use EQ just to fine tune it to perfection.
>>108530130Is stuff like "soundstage" and "imaging" a product of frequency response or is it other aspect of the headphones design?
>>108530154>Is stuff like "soundstage" and "imaging" a product of frequency responsees
>>108526297>HD 560sIs this thing even good
>>108530181I think it's the most commonly recommended headphones on Reddit
>>108526297My 660S2 were overpriced as shit but I enjoy listening to them
Heard some good things about FT1 but I am not sure if that's just forced shillingsanyone has any experience with them?
>>108529633>weak unexciting bassgive them back, Tyrone
>>108526297>AirPods Max 2 today and ANC features aside it still gets its fucking ass beat by the HD 560s for a quarter of the priceAppleshit is overpricedCall me when you realise water is wetOr don't actually
you sure about that?
>>108526297My dad uses these for production and I've used them too. They're flat as FUCK, hence why they're for production and not for fun listening. Anyways, has anyone tried Marshall headphones? They're one of the old brands, right? Used to make amps and shit? How're they today?
>>108529476>imagine spending money to have that
>>108531196If you're not an Indian living with 10 other people in the room, then open back headphones can provide much more "space" in the audio and enhance clarity. You don't know what you're missing from headphones until you try them.
>>108526297Obsoleted by fox IEM.
>>108530154You have two channels, a right and left, and two drivers, a right and left. There's nothing more that can happen from the cheapest $2 earbuds to a $1000 set of pro studio phones, other than for the two speakers to play the two signals. So it could well be the case that certain frequencies standing out more, having less harmonic distortion, whatever other factors affect the overall quality of the sound, this may give a better perception of of something so nebulous as a 'soundstage'. But in the end it's really just better quality audio, those terms are made up bullshit.
>>108531099I see all the absolute dumbest fucking people wearing them. I've just been on holiday around South East Asia and all the instagram IDIOTS have Marshall headphones now for some reason. There must have been some kind of influencer marketing campaign, which leads me to believe they are trash.
>>108532305the best part is that they allow for equalising of the pressure instead of ramming your ear drumclosed backs feel like youre on a plane
>>108532305>>108532739yes and my autistic ears are so pleased with this
>>108532744its not autistic, anonunequalised pressure is just extremely uncomfortableim a diver, the valsalva maneuver is the first thing you learn
>>108530200>I enjoy listening to themAnd at the end of the day that's what matters.
>>108526297>Why would anyone buy anything else?I need closed headphone so the beyerdynamic dt770 it is.
Any major drawback to the Arya Stealth? Seems like 90% of HD800s benefits for 3/10ths of the price.
>>108526297How do they compare to the DT 990 Pro?I bought them because when I tested them in the store they were supremely comfortable and a massive upgrade over the Audio-Technica headphones I used before, but I know a lot of people recommend the HD 560s.
>>108534151i don't see how they're comparable, totally different drivers
>>108534230the dt 990 is an outdated design with a heavily coloured v shape, by all means the hd560s is a straight upgrade
>>108534244poorfag cope
Quick history of the headphones I used:>some cheap gaymer headset I got in high school, lasted me 5 years>AKG K240STUDIO Semi-Open, one can stopped emitting sound after 1 year>Haylou s35 anc, my first wireless headphones, sound quality seemed worse than the last but I enjoyed being able to be untethered from my computer. The battery and one of the cans broke after a yearCan you give me something decent that will LAST? I play the guitar so it would be a nice bonus if I could plug them in, but being able to take them out is a plus too.I listen to My Chemical Romance.
>>108535452I would recommend k7xx. I have multiple mid-fi headphones including the HD-650 but prefer these.+ wide soundstage+ reference level eq. Bass takes a hit in quantity but highs aren't "veiled"+ light on head with no clamping+Find them for >$100 on eBay- Cheap internal wire can break. *Easy to solder back though- Plastic body*If you can't solder just get the HD6xx instead. Its a sidegrade with more bass but less soundstage and highs. Sennheiser's external cables are more prone to random failure (anecdotal).
