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Ticonderogue t1_jdw9zbi wrote

Reply to comment by szakee in What does a high end DAC really offer? by hurtyewh

Typically you may find usb Or optical input, sometimes both, and rca preamp output. These are basic features.

However, you may want balanced XLR input, sometimes you'll find all of the above.. XLR and RCA and coax and optical, Bluetooth (and what version matters for use case, range used, reliable connectivity, ear bud compatability, ... ie BT v4.0 to 5.2, LDAC, apt-x, etc), 3.5mm aux input, location of power and input selects for convenience sake, how easy the selects are to read and use, switches or buttons, tactility, the placement, feel and dampening on the volume knob perhaps, how easy it is to read said volume, overall build quality, remote control, digital display, HDMI input, custom EQ, 5 band, 10 band, Parametric EQ, MQA, or if you don't want MQA - none (and you may save 50-150 doing so), or ability to turn MQA on and off at will (rare), etc, etc.

The possible feature options or combinations thereof are many.

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GL1TCH3D OP t1_jdw5afs wrote

Reply to comment by Maneisthebeat in Went to an Audio Show and got to try tons of high end goodies Stax X9000 / Yamaha 5000SE / Focal Utopia / Audeze LCD5+CRBN / more! Quick thoughts inside by GL1TCH3D

I should have also mentioned I'm incredibly comfortable with buying used headphones. My TH900s cost me around $500 which puts it in that mid range market. The awas used are going around that same price range. I'm also incredibly focused on that higher end market. So that $500 price range starts blending with that lower end market.

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VendettaxRiich t1_jdw2yl4 wrote

Reply to The ultimate IEM eartip rolling guide? What’s your favorite and does it align with the reviews in the guide? I use the Dunu S&S eartips and the review is spot on. All tips are in alphabetical order and navigation is a breeze. by blak_glass

JVC Spiraldots++ is what i use with my IE900. I spent way too much money on Eartips in the past and many were fine to great but at the end nothing came close to them in terms of comfort adn balanced sound.

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ExiledSanity t1_jdw222f wrote

Reply to The ultimate IEM eartip rolling guide? What’s your favorite and does it align with the reviews in the guide? I use the Dunu S&S eartips and the review is spot on. All tips are in alphabetical order and navigation is a breeze. by blak_glass

I'm a big fan of the spinfit CP100+ and the Spinfit W1. I don't notice much difference e between them though. I was surprised to see the site linked here describe the feel differently as both are generally grippy, and that makes the biggest difference. These stay put so much better than about anything else I've tried.

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35mmpistol t1_jdw1cpk wrote

Reply to What's the actual behind the scenes purpose of beyerdynamic making so many different ohms headphones? by aTraceMayBe

My understanding is that it's rooted in studio settings where your using amps outputted to a dozen headphone ends, and you'd just send stupid power to 'all of them at once' and you needed headphones that could handle the higher power. So if you had one headphone plugged in, instead of 6, your headphones don't explode from excess power delivery/

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-This could be completely and utterly wrong. I don't know.

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Maneisthebeat t1_jdw1adv wrote

Reply to comment by GL1TCH3D in Went to an Audio Show and got to try tons of high end goodies Stax X9000 / Yamaha 5000SE / Focal Utopia / Audeze LCD5+CRBN / more! Quick thoughts inside by GL1TCH3D

> Audio Technica Awas is a nice pair for a lower end market.

I can see I'm out of my depth here, bloody hell! Happy you had fun, but this would be more like visiting a museum for me. Just interesting to observe this world from a slight distance.

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