Recent comments in /f/headphones

SteakTree t1_j50grbp wrote

I’ve only used it on PC. Dolby Atmos for Headphones is absolutely fantastic when watching either the Netflix or Prime Video app (use apps not the browser which only supports stereo).

It takes the multichannel signal and renders it into a binaural spatial audio track for your headphones.

Spatial audio is critical if you truly want to get imaging and soundstage that approximates what the audio was engineered for.

Consider that most music and audio is engineered for speaker listening where each of your ears hears a blend of both stereo channels as well as room reflections.

That said, at least on PC Dolby Atmos didn’t seem to be as effective on stereo music as say something like Waves NX. Not sure if on mobile they may have different settings that makes it better for stereo listening

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pr0_sc0p3z_pwn_n0obz OP t1_j507tef wrote

Every question on Reddit can be googled, I asked because every article I read and both those links you gave just describe how it works on surround sound speakers, I'm specifically asking how this surround sound effect is achieved in headphones. I understand it's a "3d audio landscape" but how can you achieve 3d audio on headphones?

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boarderms t1_j5079c4 wrote

Unfortunately I don't have one off hand and am unable to get a pic anytime soon. Basically, with the hanger part, go between the leather and metal band so that the band rests directly on the hanger or whatever you use and the leather strap is underneath it. When the leather goes underneath, there shouldn't be any tension on it

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Stickytape777 OP t1_j50710v wrote

>I had the closed and open and they are not that different.

I'm noticing this as well. The opens barely have more sound stage than the closed. The closed has better overall sound quality imo. Force some reason the mids on the open sound muddy. I even lowered the bass 2 to 3 dB using an EQ and they just don't sound good. The Closed are definitely the better option.

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Stickytape777 OP t1_j4zzg8l wrote

Well I got the H6Pro opens yesterday and even swapped out the closed back pads to the open headset and the audio is bad. Just bad. The closed backs sound decent but the open back headset is just ugh. I don't know how to explain it but the mids are not clear and kind of muddy sounding. The bass and treble are ok. I can't tell the difference in sound stage between the closed and open backs and the directionality of audio cues in games are the same. The closed backs sound soooooo much better imo.

The PC38X headset is starting to feel more comfortable but it still has more clamping force than I'd like. Currently have it stretched out and sitting on my desk to hopefully alleviate some of that.

I'm starting to get irritated at how difficult it is for me to find a freaking headphone or headset that I like.

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