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The_D0lph1n t1_j1ioxt0 wrote

Reply to comment by covertash in Stax’d by tenderbeefonpho

That particular user always seems to stir up shit in every thread that has a higher-end headphone. The same breed of Reddit-informed "hardcore objectivist tough guy" persona that appears on here every few months.

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666lucifer t1_j1iopc2 wrote

Reply to comment by Bvlvkvy in I guess we are all depressed by AzizAldubikhi

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testurshit t1_j1ilqbt wrote

Reply to Is the HD 820 THAT BAD? by CogSci2022

It’s not unlistenable like some people say. Not bad with electronic music at all but I only had about 15 minutes with it.

Definitely a little wonky in the tuning but far from the worst I’ve tried, dare I say I enjoyed it as it retained most of the great subjective qualities of the 800 at the cost of tuning. It’s a great headphone if you don’t mind some EQ.

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The_D0lph1n t1_j1ilpm4 wrote

Reply to Is the HD 820 THAT BAD? by CogSci2022

You need to try them out for yourself rather than going solely off of other people's impressions, because your ears are not our ears, so our impressions will differ from yours.

I've tried them twice, and they sound very weird, but I don't think it's as bad as some people make it out to be. It's always going to sound "thin", like vocals don't have much weight or body to them. If the vocals require the lower midrange (e.g. many male vocals), it can start to sound hollow, like sound is coming from a very echo-ey chamber. The way I would put it, for male vocals, is that it makes every vocalist go up one pitch, like bass becomes baritone, baritone becomes tenor, and tenor becomes basically falsetto. It immediately sounds weird for male vocalists. I think female vocalists are less affected, especially if they already have a higher-pitched or thinner voice.

The treble can be a bit grainy and uneven, but not harsh. It's not a fatiguing sound. The bass sounded pretty good to my ears, with decent quantity and quality. And the soundstage is one of the widest I've heard, not just amongst closed-backs, but in general. But the midrange is one of the strangest I've heard, and it's a dealbreaker for a lot of people.

Definitely one to try before you buy. I'm guessing a lot of people bought it blind because it was the top model in Sennheiser's lineup and were immediately put off by the bizarre midrange and wanted to sell it. The 820 is the headphone I most want to listen to more, to fully understand its weirdness, but I don't feel like spending $1800 on weird right now.

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SupOrSalad t1_j1ig85r wrote

Reply to How do you pronounce Schiit Audio? by CogSci2022

It's pronounced like shit.

On the company website, this is what they have to say.

Is that really your name?
In case you didn’t get it from typing in the URL, reading the home page, reading the About Us section, and, like, every page of this site, YES, that is our name. And yes, it’s pronounced exactly how you think.

Are you guys for real?
Absolutely. Yeah, our name is an attention-getter, but you’ll quickly find that we’re dead-serious about audio.

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