How portable do you need ( toss in a backpack, folding, can they just be okay in a case?) How much can you afford? Closed or open back? Are IEM's okay?

this is definitely going to come in handy for my iconx. its showing the same kind of material over this mouse

Hey guess what you call low frequency vibrations

Yeah really. With my hd600 at normal volume I can't hear anything 1 foot away.

The 560S is a dividing headphone. Many top famous audiophiles love it. Some users dislike it. I also disliked and sold it.

Ah, I'm thinking of a different kind of solid state cooling, this one, specially.

The apple usb c dongle is an amp/dac

The gain you’ll get from getting a dedicated chonky amp/dac is minimal. It’s there, the gain is there, but the money would be much better spent on different headphones or audio files.

The main reason to consider getting a big dedicated amp/dac is if you want a physical dial for the volume, lol. Which I would understand, no judgement.

I don't care it's bound to happen. I like my hifimans it's okay if they act as speakers and headphones.

holy shit $1600? lol and i thought momentum was expensive

Exactly. Try some cans, if you 100% can’t stand them return them. If you kinda like them but they sound a bit awkward/different give em some time. But never ever try to fix cans with a source or cables etc, it won’t work

Okay I'll do that, thanks

I had pain in the lower back of my neck constantly when i had mine, and that was with only 2-3 hours of use per day. The sound just wasn’t worth that sacrifice for me.

I don’t think that any nation would allow these on sale if they were dangerous. That being said, I think they may be gimmicky.

Ended up returning my pair of LCD-Xs. I just don’t have the neck of an f1 driver. After returning them at my local store i accidentally ended up trying some headphones, and they had just gotten the 109 pros in. It had the same magic, but with more punch and half the weight. Was so wowed that i ordered them then and there.

That is an actual possibility. I remember a reviewer once said "Hifiman headphones aren't the best looking, they aren't the best built, they aren't the most comfortable, but they do have best in class sound quality." And your statement does actually this.

Agree again. I would say the Sundara is the king of bang for the buck. HD6XX a close second.

ill try that guide

I like Moondrop Spring Tips as well but often use different sizes, for me, L on the right, M on the left. Depending on the IEM, some IEMs I do L both sides, some M both sides. I don't get unbalanced sound from using different size tips, the most important thing is to get a seal for consistent sound and if it takes different size tips that should be fine.

Seal test here to check if you have a seal, try to make sure you pass that with an even ear to ear 50Hz tone and then see if they are still unbalanced.

Secondary consideration would be to get similar insertion depth as that affects the upper frequencies, but this is much less audible anyway.

It's also possible Spring Tips just aren't for you, maybe you need to try something else. They work for me for most IEMs but I have some that they just don't work well with, I also like Azla Crystal, Xelastec (these mould to your ears with body heat, may help), and SpinFit, primarily CP100/+.

ill try them, can always return them

Totally agree. This is like the ultimate collection of headphones to strive for.

He is a audio reviewer who has a big following as per audio reviewers standards goes.

My thought process is that if you have a headphone with sloppy frequency response, then you are not getting a true idea of what the person can hear. It would be like using a bad microphone to test a “perfect” speaker. The microphone will make it seem like the speaker response is poor. Bad earphones in a hearing test would be the obverse.

I hope I’m saying that in a way that makes sense.

To add, it's insanely lame to shit on other people's personal taste in music, everyone is different and can like whatever they want.

I regret not calling people out on this when I was younger.

I’m really intrigued by the 800s. How wide would you say the soundstage is? Anything else cheaper that comes close? Do they compliment an Arya nicely?

The app feels mostly useless