Recent comments in /f/headphones

NoDa12345 OP t1_j4o08hb wrote

Reply to My first real pair of IEMs! by NoDa12345

Before this I have only had galaxy buds and some $30 symphonized earbuds. The Hexa make my galaxy buds 2 (twice the price of the Hexa) sound like trash. The Hexa are very nicely balanced, but the best part is the treble. Not a big headphone guy but I’m impressed so far.

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N0TaC0PP t1_j4nxmty wrote

Reply to comment by Astrophan in First Hifiman Starter Pack by Orangutan_Ulti

I had both for a long time. Arya stealth is superior in every way to my ears. Clearer and bigger soundstage.

But I'm a scum that likes bass extension and vibrations. I'm not an audiophile. I want my ears to literally vibrate.

The Arya Stealth was MUCH more powerful (cable of being more powerful). Wasn't even a competition really.

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StarWarder t1_j4nnecm wrote

Reply to comment by Lelouch25 in First Hifiman Starter Pack by Orangutan_Ulti

Completely incorrect. It’s definitely the other way around. Audeze has probably sold more Mobius and Penrose headphones than Hifiman’s entire lineup. Mobius was being sold retail at Microcenter. Maxwell for Xbox 360 is sold out until March. Audeze literally can’t make these headphones fast enough. When I talked to Sankar at CanJam he said getting into the consumer level completely transformed the company.

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MaximumEffort433 t1_j4nnd4j wrote

Reply to comment by ryukin631 in First Hifiman Starter Pack by Orangutan_Ulti

The point of failure on the older models is pretty uniform: The ear cups are held to the headband by eyeglass screws threaded into a plastic retainer, eventually the plastic thread gives way and the ear cup comes off. Here's what mine looked like, and another redditor's, and a third for good measure.

I'm not trying to belabor the point, it's just that the HE-4XX is my favorite headphone so far and I wish I'd put zip ties on them, so I'm trying to show you very specifically where the problem is, I guess. Sorry, I'll go.

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StarWarder t1_j4nk80k wrote

Reply to comment by Karoleq00 in First Hifiman Starter Pack by Orangutan_Ulti

HiFiman seems to only put premium quality into their 4-figure headphones. Even then, the effort is hit and miss depending on the topic. The packaging for my 400$ Oculus Rift was far more premium than for my 6000$ Susvara. As referenced by the meme, the cables are still horrendous. The rotation of the Susvara cups are facilitated by little nylon washers seemingly taped to the joint and this weak adhesive just dissolves over time leading to jamming of the rotation and bits of oozing adhesive. The crappy foam job in all their packaging up the line to Susvara is hidden by the satin which isn’t secured into the box at all like a liner but rather just stuffed in there and bunching up over time if you attempt to use the box for storage.

I can at least say the drivers, the pads, and the frame of the Susvara look sturdy. I guess those are really the things that matter shrug

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FastGecko5 t1_j4mv3j0 wrote

Reply to comment by Spojinowski in First Hifiman Starter Pack by Orangutan_Ulti

Fostex is like that meme of someone playing with a kid in a pool, one kid drowning, and then a skeleton at the bottom of the ocean.

Fostex is the skeleton. It's like everyone just forgets that they've been making a good cheap planar for like 20 years at this point.

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