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Gobbelcoque t1_j9z4vcs wrote

I just tried, the kph40i drivers are easy to pop off (I'm honestly amazed they haven't broken with how roughly I treat them) and I couldn't dislodge the 30 drivers from the headband. I'd say no, also the 30's headband is not fragile say you'd have better luck with the 40s, the 40's pivoting driver is kind of flimsy feeling and just rattling around my bag has popped the driver off multiple times (never broken but still, I don't just toss them in my bag anymore)

The 40s do sound noticeably better than the 30s to me, though. I threw some yaxxi porta pro pads on them and they're fantastic

If you love the koss on ear stye, I think they're a proper improvement over the 30's. But if what you're after is more durability, I think the issue is a wash, I'd go with some regular grado sr60's for the on ear hifi, and you can actually replace their headband with a more durable one from aliexpress if it ever breaks.

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Manny-Calavera t1_j9z0gbt wrote

I'm searching but i can't find a definitive answer. I don't even know if there's one. That said, and i will probably be happy with whatever i end up buying. Because to be honest, i don't think my hearing is all that great and it's not trained like a lot of people here. So for example, even if they say the Variations are not good (or ideal for metal i rock) i think i would enjoy them a lot anyway. I don't really know what to do, ahahaha.

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mat-2018 t1_j9yzogk wrote

Reply to comment by mattband in Ouch by PharaoRamsesII

yes, which is why i clearly stated that i never heard it so i can't say whether a tube amp sounds "better" (which is subjective anyways). i do think it's important to tell people that tubes aren't magic, they can't improve the original track, just modifiy the tonality a bit.

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halfercode t1_j9yy157 wrote

Very interesting, thanks. I am but a neophyte, but I tried the referenced LCD-2Cs last week, and they are currently my favourite cans over a stack of Focal, Hifiman, and Sennheiser headphones (admittedly the DAC/amp was different for these tests, so it is not remotely scientific).

Since I am new to the sport, I wanted to check to see what other folks thought of this device, and Josh Valour (on YouTube) was ecstatic about them. Intriguing how people hear things so differently!

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PutPineappleOnPizza t1_j9yxt1d wrote

Reply to comment by corporatemonkey in Ouch by PharaoRamsesII

Oh my.. guess you need to have golden ears to hear these differences.

I love my Xduoo TA-26, but it also taught me the lesson that many reviewers are full of shit. Being completely honest, to me the difference is neither good or bad, but it's very slim, like 5-10% different in comparison to the FiiO at best (using the FiiO's DAC on both devices).

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Grimspoon t1_j9yx8c9 wrote

Reply to Ouch by PharaoRamsesII

Wtf you storing perfume near your audio equipment? You got a listening station setup in your washroom?

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