The 99 Noir have black wood; the 99 Classics have brown wood.

The AKG K371 hug the Harman Curve, a sound signature that represents what "most people" sound good. Your mileage may vary. Pretty neutral with slightly elevated bass, but nowhere near as bassy as the Mezes. But they also don't have the bass bloat into the mids of the Mezes.

Good luck.

for mid tier Hifiman R7DX JM Edition Mod

I think many of us actually also have good speakers. But here they only post about their headphones because that’s the topic of this sub.

my earbuds are from HTC, they're authentic and as a call quality vs noise, it beat soundpeats free2classic and belkin soundform play , but as for volume htc is below them , anyways i added the models in ,y thread, and i bought both of them to test out and the summary is what i listed in the thread, both are acceptable, so it's either 5.3 with fast charging , a bit louder and lower battery , or 5.1 with huge battery but without fast charging and a bit lower audio, or return both and risk with new experiment lol

Yeah maybe I just try to fix it by connecting it to another 2 pin cable

they will lack power to drive a big headphone like those, could try to use them to drive another iem since those use less power.

fast charging is a make up for low battery ? worth ? yes the one with low battery is a bit higher on volume and mic , i added models to the thread

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Heard tons of good things about Audeze Maxwell.

Welcome to the subreddit. I guess that makes at least 2 of us that are into mechanical keebs. Its actually kinda funny that I just happen to be running Moondrop Tennence switches (yes, the audio company) on today's keyboard :)

As for what we do differently, I'm not sure I know what you mean but maybe running our headphones with balanced cables through an amp, EQed for neutrality?

As for budget picks, I'm personally a massive fan of the Porta Pros with Yaxi pads (I believe they're $39 on drop.com at this time)... They're just awesome fun straight out of the box although I do mostly run them EQed for neutrality on a Qudelix 5K. The Koss K75's are even cheaper at around $20 and more neutral, although I personally don't find them as much fun.

Another budget option might include the Phillips SHP9500 but it always comes down to personal preference and what you want to listen to...

The Audio Technica r70x is still quite popular here.

2021 LCD XC

My home office is on the other side of the room from my entertainment center (7.1 Klipsch RP setup). If my kids are using the TV for something I can hop on my PC and play games or listen to music without anyone complaining that I am interfering with their TV/moving watching, game playing, etc. I use mostly closed back headphones which helps.

I live in a condo and the walls are not very thick so I cannot fully enjoy my speakers for music (usually just movies, shows, and PS4).

I will chime in to say the Focal Elegia, because I love them, and I bet I would like the Stellia even more (if I was willing to pay that much for a closed back). I'm more of a fan of open backs, but the Elegia gets really close to the technical performance of an open back, without the weird bass boominess and muffled sound that tends to plague closed backs.

I've also owned and daily driven the HD 569 and a Bose Soundlink (wireless). Night and day difference with the Elegia how much better quality the sound is, it even compares well to Clear MG (not *as* good, but bloody close). I really hoped to save money on a closed back in getting the 569, because I didn't have very high expectations for an outdoor, walking around closed back. I honestly just wanted to keep my ears warm in the cold. But the 569 absolutely drained the life out of music, and I never took the Elegia off my wishlist. And I don't regret it, it's just a delight to listen to.

Not having to deal with room acoustics, not bothering others, it can be more immersive with headphones, hearing music in a different way, easy to change headphone if you're in the mood for a particular sound signature/ tuning, they take up a lot less space, personal preference etc.

There is no "x is better than y", it depends. If I want physical impact and a wider soundstage I listen to speakers. Most of the time I just enjoy headphones.

I bought a pair on a whim this winter, and they've been my go-to coffee shop work headphone for a few months. I like them for a lot of genres, but the harman bass shelf they have can get to be a little much sometimes. Really depends on the genre and the mix. Also, they're VERY finicky about placement, and the seal on the cable side of mine has to be just so or I lose a good seal, and thus accurate bass response. But I think for the money they're a tremendous value, really.

Why do people act like every redditor has a industrial warehouse for a room? You put the speakers up, and face them towards you. Congrats, you're done. If you're dropping huge money, sure you could go above and beyond. But what is this laughable comparison I see here where if things aren't PERFECT then speakers are shit. Do you guys warn people away from Open Backs because hey guys there's noise outside so they're worthless right?

for me the beginner headphones were the hd6xx (200$) the beginner iem was the moondrop starfield(110$). a lot of people would not think of these as budget/beginner.

Hahaha it’s going to be so confusing for new members. They’ll be hunting for $8 Abyss cans for the rest of their lives.

They are though, that's the point. Speakers scale linear with money invested. A $500 pair will absolutely shit on a $100 pair. A $1000 pair will shit on a $500 pair. A $10000 pair will dump on a $8000 set, and so on.

The sky is the literal limit. You could drop $100k on a audio setup and that isn't even scratching the surface of what the tech is capable of.

Headphones? Is there really anything worth 3x the MSRP of a HD800s? Does anything really sound 4x better than a LCD-X? Plenty of options in that range though. Headphones top out immediately in comparison to speakers, like it's not even close. There's a reason you can spend around $1000 for a headphone and you get pretty close to "max performance". Above that you're paying for build quality and creature comforts usually. You don't need a Orpheus to experience high end, there's not a world of difference between a $500 headphones and a $1000, nor a $1000 and a $2000. Plenty of people unironically prefer a 6xx over a $4000 Abyss. Nobody does that with speakers because every penny spent is put towards superior performance. Know how many options we have in the headphone and iem market under say, $300? I would compare a similar amount of options and performance gain on the table for speakers in the maybe 1-$2000 range.

You could drop $10k on a speaker setup and you're still not even close to high end equipment. In terms of "ability" my $200 JBL 530s blow my old LCD-X out the fucking water, so much more capable

Clear OG gang. Bought them on a whim seeing them dip to 999 last year but seems like it is going to stay that way for a while.

Definitely an engaging listen. Make sure you got the right mood and energy when you listen to them!

JBL 530s refurbished were $200, amp and cables and whatnot another $75. Absolutely shits on my old Sundaras, genuinely not even in the same realm.

I enjoy my blessing 2s for music but for certain aspects of music, not to mention movies, games, media, etc, it's not even close. I'm sorry but there's no headphone that can replace feeling Bass in my entire upper body when at my PC.

I hope this sub never recovers from bin store week and we keep saying stuff like this for the rest of time

Mind explaining the differences between tonality and detail retrieval - more so what exactly that last one would encompass.

I live in a tiny apartment with three other people and work from home. Most of the day I’m at my desk with headphones on, because speakers would bother my wife also working from home in the next room. On top of that the space where I work (which is basically a hallway) has irredeemable acoustics, so while I do have speakers there for when I’m alone they’re cheap because basically no speaker will sound good in this space.