Recent comments in /f/headphones

x9spoons t1_ja1wif2 wrote

Reply to comment by Le_Bork in Help me find!! by Le_Bork

As long as the cable isn’t mega cheapo shit tier, it will sound the same. Lower quality cables may not feel or look as premium, but they’ll sound the same. The Blessing 2 cable is a different color, but it’s somewhat similar in its physical design, that one being braided and the blessing 2 one being kinda like a chain. If you really love that cable, look up the Moondrop aria snow edition. The cable isn’t the same texture, but it is white and clear. Then again, if you want exactly that cable, those earbuds are only $40. Most custom cables cost more than that

Edit: I am wrong. The kinera sif uses a mmcx cable not a .78mm 2 pin. Don’t trust strangers on the internet! They don’t always know everything! Do your own research!

1

MrRIP OP t1_ja1vzuf wrote

Reply to comment by cryptodolphins in CanJam2023 First Day Impressions by MrRIP

Definitely try the LCD-5 with the red ampsandaudio amp, the Susvara with the Envy and the Elite with the Wa33/23. Those were the best listening experiences I had.

I didn't find it hard to demo what I wanted. However, I did get there pretty late and from combing other impression posts around the net. I think most of the hype was near the Abyss table earlier on in the day.

6

blorg t1_ja1vwv3 wrote

Reply to comment by Zero_Aspect in Finally added an Audeze headphone to the collection by om3gapro

These are the EQ curves, not the frequency response of the headphone after EQ. So all of them, it's bringing up the upper mids substantially over stock. I just do it a bit less than Oratory or Resolve in my last one, my EQ is smoother/darker than Oratory's EQ. It's substantially less dark than the stock tonality which is much too dark.

How much exactly is personal preference, I found Oratory1990's Harman just a bit too much. I don't on most other headphones, I use his Harman presets extensively. But on this one, a bit too much. I found it just a bit better without quite as much of a boost. But exactly the level is personal preference, the bands I reduced by -2dB were the treble high shelf which raises everything over 1,800Hz and the presence/sharpness at 3,850Hz.

The one other headphone I brought Oratory's preset down in the upper mids was the HE6SEV2. Most of them I am good with his Harman preset as is in the upper mids, I usually just add a bit more air (his presets often cut the air, I usually leave this out).

The LCD-X is a lot punchier than than the Arya or HD800, and I think also even than the Clear, while also having much better sub-bass extension than the Clear.

3

TagalogON t1_ja1vlc9 wrote

Reply to Open-back headphones for an office with a blaring radio. by FlyingNinjaSloth

Open back headphones do not leak that much unless you're listening really loudly, you can confirm this with dongles/devices that have those estimations (still not that accurate) for decibels or volume hearing levels, see here for more info: https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/11a5ysg/qudelix_5k_and_moondrop_kato/j9r0kp2/

Open back headphones barely have noise reduction/isolation. Whenever people use them outside, they'll get tempted to raise the volume to drown out the external noises and this is not good for your hearing health. Try closed back headphones (with ANC or not) or wired IEMs instead or better yet, TWS earbuds (with ANC or not) when going outside, those will have better passive noise reduction.

Try Bluetooth ANC headphones or TWS earbuds instead, or wired IEMs.

More info on headphones/IEMs and PC gaming: https://www.reddit.com/r/HeadphoneAdvice/comments/1151ezm/looking_for_1st_real_pair_of_headphones_mostly/j8zm0q8/ and https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/10zxpfb/why_are_you_using_openback_headphones_for_gaming/j85vv18/

Open back headphones noise reduction (scroll to the bottom half part of the comment), earwax clogging issue, parametric EQ, noise reduction for your PC/room, et cetera: https://www.reddit.com/r/HeadphoneAdvice/comments/115c99b/coming_from_iems_and_looking_for_headphones_150_eu/j92mpe9/

For noise reduction/isolation, try Etymotics, they'll beat top of the line ANC from Sony/Apple/Bose/etc. Make sure to try Comply P (or Comply T(x)100) foam ear tips before giving up as the deep fit can be a dealbreaker.

Some more info on Etymotics, Adorama links to get them for $50-70, ear tips (has some info on custom ear tips, custom IEMs) for them, TWS adapters and neckband adapters for them, et cetera: https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/10lyo41/earphones_that_wont_fall_out_of_my_ears/j60alja/

Extra info about Etymotics, noise reduction, et cetera: https://www.reddit.com/r/HeadphoneAdvice/comments/111j1hj/i_know_nothing_about_headphones_help_me/j8f69ei/

And yup, you can use those 3M noise reduction earmuffs too or so for factory workers and so on, they should be available on Amazon. You can probably use them with a lot of wired IEMs and TWS earbuds.

Etymotics and TWS earbuds for noise reduction: https://www.reddit.com/r/HeadphoneAdvice/comments/11a7p7g/i_need_the_absolute_best_noisecancelling/j9rqpfx/

Extra info on wired IEMs/headphones/Bluetooth/et cetera: https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/11a550d/how_can_i_learn_the_basics_about_soundheadphones/j9r9r48/

−2

Le_Bork OP t1_ja1veoa wrote

Reply to comment by x9spoons in Help me find!! by Le_Bork

HD6XX looks nice especially since I’m sick of these awful cheap ass Corsair headphones. Do you have any recs for the cable type in the pic? Are certain cables higher quality than other or is it all based on design?

2

x9spoons t1_ja1u7t4 wrote

Reply to comment by Le_Bork in Help me find!! by Le_Bork

Yeah definitely. I would start with the chus and if you really like em, I would just go straight to the blessing 2s. If you buy them on headphones.com, there’s a one year return policy so if you catch buyers remorse and want your money back it’s no problem. If you’d rather do headphones instead of iems, the most common recommendation for most people is the HD6XX. You can get them for like $200 on drop.com, totally worth it everyone loves them.

1

Le_Bork OP t1_ja1tp1t wrote

Reply to comment by x9spoons in Help me find!! by Le_Bork

Is it worth dropping a couple hundred on some quality ones in the future? I’ve never been a very big audiophile. I own a 6 year old pair of Corsair void pros, and AirPod maxes so I clearly don’t have a refined taste lol.

2

x9spoons t1_ja1sjlg wrote

Reply to comment by Le_Bork in Help me find!! by Le_Bork

Lmao felt. One wallet tip i would have is if you’re gonna upgrade, upgrade big. better to go from $20 pair to $80 pair to $300 pair than $20 to $50 to $80 to $110 to $150 and on. I bought like 3 $20 pairs before I took the plunge and now I feel stupid for it

1

blorg t1_ja1sfjc wrote

Reply to comment by Watermellow123 in Little bit of Focal on the ocean by toastyhoodie

Impedance isn't meaningful with an active BT headphone. It's 1,530Ω on the Bathys, but that's just the input impedance of the amp in the headphone. Very high impedance is normal in this case, it would be the same as measuring the impedance of the RCA input on an amp.

An incoming analog 3.5mm signal is digitized, the ANC and any other DSP performed, and it's fed through the internal DAC and amp at that point. The 3.5mm input takes a line level input, it doesn't need external amplification, that's in the headphone. Best quality, you'll get keeping it digital and using the USB C input rather than the 3.5mm, that is just there for compatibility/convenience, such as if you want to plug it into an in-flight entertainment system.

8