Recent comments in /f/headphones

Velcorn OP t1_j31qasj wrote

Reply to I think I've finally reached my dream setup (for a few months or so) by Velcorn

From left to right:
Topping DX3 Pro+
Hifiman Sundara
Sennheiser HD 600
Sennheiser Momentum 4
Moondrop Aria Elven Maiden Edition + Tripowin Altea cable, powered by Qudelix-5K
FiiO BTA30 Pro

Since it was asked, PC equipment:
Monitors: 3x AOC C24G1
Keyboard: Logitech G213
Mouse: Logitech G502
Camera: Logitech G920
Mic: Auna 900B

I've been trying to complete a setup for both wired and wireless listening for both staying at my desk + moving around the apartment as well as when I'm out and about. My last addition has been the FiiO BTA30 Pro as Bluetooth on Windows has been an absolute trainwreck of an experience for me and no cheaper alternative existed. The only problem I'm still facing now is with the audio sometimes cutting out on silent passages - hoping it'll be solved by using an optical cable instead of USB, but it might genuinely be an unfixable thing I'll have to live with tied to how the Bluetooth codecs send audio... only works with LDAC which the Momentum 4s sadly don't support.

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School-Tricky t1_j2zn9dv wrote

Reply to My First Audeze Headphone by Incarnation139

I like your description of the bass technicalities. Not the punch of Focal (never tried HE6). But the texture and tightness is on another level. Even my Celestee punch harder than my Audeze, like a jack hammer, but they can’t hold a candle to the sub-bass extension, instrument separation, and timbre down there.

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minionhammy t1_j2wxhzs wrote

Reply to Are there any headphone amps that are compatible with Xbox One and Series X via USB? by BladeOfSmoke

I ran into similar issues with my Xbox. I ended up doing optical out of my tv to a schiit stack and setting up an iPad with a blue yeti for voice (which does require me to join parties with a second account).

Kinda annoying but it’s better than the modmic/senny 598 combo I used to use. I just dislike having anything connected to the controller.

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AvailableAdvice2 t1_j2wvzo7 wrote

Reply to Are there any headphone amps that are compatible with Xbox One and Series X via USB? by BladeOfSmoke

Any DAC/amp that use UAC 1.0 which which is used for audio, any higher bandwidth DAC won't work , best way is to get hdmi splitter that splits it into hdmi video and the audio into coax or optical based on what Ur DAC /amp accepts. What kind of headphones do you have anyway? Creative have budget stuff that should work and are okay sound, most other devices that use UAC are this budget gaming DACs like SteelSeries or atsro mix that limited to 24/96khz i think due to uac 1.0

If you don't need that much power any portable decide should have decent sound , maybe try https://en.creative.com/p/sound-blaster/sound-blaster-x1

In case you not gonna get hdmi audio extractor

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