Generally lossless files are mastered better. That’s why apple has its digital masters or “mastered for iTunes” badge as they’re mastered for lossless playback

ok thank you,will order soon

You need two short XLR interconnect cables to run a balanced setup. You also need an XLR cable for your HD800S.

The only objectively "better" service would be Apple's Hi Res Lossless Option for streaming, AmazonHD's Hi-Fi, Qobuz, Deezer Hi-Fi but in the end most people can't tell the difference unless they're actively listening for differences... I can tell the differences but honestly for most times I'm not looking for which pin dropped in the studio Spotify is near identical when actually enjoying music and not trying to not pick. I have lossless CDs and stuff saved through Qobuz but I use those rarely and would cancel my Qobuz subscription soon.

What even is better is getting a well mastered and dynamic range checked piece of music... If it's lossy, doesn't matter, that would sound far better than a terribly mastered and dynamic range squashed recording that is in lossless form.. but hey, "lossless" is better I guess.

lol yes,i am still waiting for my regular rca,you think it's matter?

I said "much better", not just "better" about sound quality. In some scenarios it can be better of course, but I don't think that better sound quality in lossless can be detected every time. And it can't be "MUCH better" than Spotify

Lossless is better? That’s well established. But even then I’m not saying everyone should have a library of 24 bit FLAC files it’s just competing services have lossless audio if you want it as standard. Buying hugest end equipment and not using the service that has the better audio uplift just seems a bit dumb

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Browsing and doing my assignments.

Really? Just checked that it ships to Malaysia

The DT 770 Pro is what one would call V-shaped. This means they have a bass and treble boost. Id recommend playing with a bass shelf, starting at around 100Hz and then just increasing the boost to your preference. You can also set the shelf at lower or higher frequencies, all depending on what you like, but don't go to high and ruin the mids.

Same thing for the treble, just set a shelf starting at 5000Hz or so and adjust boost as well as exact position according to what sounds best to you.

What you are basically trying to do, is to get a V-shape, with "correct" mids.

Also, remember to adjust preamp as to "counteract" your highest boost. So, if the highest boost setting is +12dB set preamp to -12. If the highest boost is +29dB set preamp to -29dB. You get the point. This is to prevent clipping!

It’s ogg Vorbis, I was shortening it.

It’s efficient but it doesn’t sound good vs other options that offer lossless audio streaming

Definitely can understand what you are hearing and feeling. Over a decade ago I got my first HD650, and over the years tried many sets, even picked up a second 650 after selling my first. After a number of flagships, I've settled on the HD660S. These are the ones.

I'm currently living in Singapore, so no way to have Drop ship them here direct. And MSRP for HD650 here is insane, usually $500++ USD.

He must have them GOLDEN EARS /s Or you know, just a gatekeeping snob.

Gotta ask why not just get a hd6xx, thanks for the music recommendations. Never knew I would like this

OGG isn't the codec... The codec is called Vorbis. OGG is the container like MQA, FLAC. With Vorbis being the codec used to store data in OGG container.

Also Vorbis is a very efficient codec, much better than mp3 and generally able to maintain a higher level of audio quality at lower bitrates meaning less data used for the same fidelity.

MQA is trash and also lossy like OGG Vorbis but that's a talk for another day... Have a good day

Another "FLAC sounds much better" cultist or just a troll?

It’s Oggs so yes it is. Codec matters

I guess my issue with the oratory EQ is that it makes the headphone sound rather... standard? There's nothing wrong with it, but I've heard the sound signature so many times before that it's become kind of "boring". It absolutely did bring out the mids more, but the headphones lost a lot of their "uniqueness".

I want to preserve the original sound signature as much as I can while bringing the mids forward just a tad. Can that be accomplished by dialing down the bass/treble?

Sorry if I sound pretentious/demanding, I'm mostly just ignorant.

Ain't no way you wrote that with a straight face and hit send on that🤣... If 320 kbps is shit then your ears must be that of a bat (which I know it's not) and needs that good"Hi-Res" or whatever it is straight from the studio... Funny

I was asking the same question as you

It’s a shit platform for audio quality? Not really a secret.

You're using them wrong. The headband bends into shape.

Started with the sr60 many many years ago....bought I think the 225...then splurged on the HF2 that they released to support Head-Fi. They were my daily drivers until last fall when I bought the RS1-X. I don't foresee more expenditure.

Grado just gets things "right" in my opinion. Just fun to listen to. Maybe they are not perfect with everything, but damn do they get most of it. Yes I listen to jazz, rock, electronica, industrial, etc.

I sometimes get the piercing highs that are usually the main complaints, but then I just take a break for a bit, or switch music. The RS1-X has really minimized that in my opinion. Now that I think about it, not sure if I have suffered from that at all.