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D3athCAP OP t1_je8vze9 wrote

Reply to comment by rhalf in My Thoughts on The AKG K371: Really Disappointed by D3athCAP

Certainly helped but still not what I would considered good. I messed around with the Loki EQ on my stack, didn’t have any EQ software installed due to my fragile state audio drivers (it’s messy and don’t wanna break it, please help). The 1000XM3 paired to my iPhone is a bass hell. It’s like a pair of Beats all of sudden, sounds fine paired to my Samsung, still bassy but man, iPhone did some crazy stuff to it. In the Sony app I had to do some ridiculous EQ to get it under controlled.

I originally got the K371 for my tiny portable practice amp and EQ wouldn’t be an option on it. On a regular amp it’s possible to work around but that’s a hassle.

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Pwopaghenda t1_je8vyqb wrote

Reply to Why do people buy more than thousand dollar headphones instead of speakers? by BC_LOFASZ

I have difficulty concentrating on things. This includes sound. The soundstage of speakers is just too large for me to stay concentrated on the music and enjoy it. Even some headphones with larger soundstages set this off. Thus, I choose to buy headphones that have a small enough soundstage where I can just enjoy the music with instead of trying my best to keep listening to the music.

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rhalf t1_je8vikz wrote

Reply to My Thoughts on The AKG K371: Really Disappointed by D3athCAP

I'm not sure, but it looks like this headphone uses the same or at least similar driver to K518 DJ, which would make sense because it's not precise with bass. That headphone sounds warmer than you'd assume from the graph.

That said Sonys should be quite a bit bassier. K361s only bloat in the subbass (if your pair is normal). They famously lack clarity and detail, but bass should not be terrible. Maybe EQ the subbass out and see if that helps.

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Koebi_p t1_je8ty21 wrote

Reply to comment by dioverme in Advice to stream NAS Flac to an HP ampli by dioverme

R7 is one of the cheaper options out there.

To connect to your NAS, you will need Ethernet. The Argon audio you listed, does not have ethernet, so it will not be able to connect with your NAS. Other cheaper options like ifi or topping M50 also does not have ethernet.

Network streamers with Ethernet aren't cheap. The most popular option is Blue node, which is $549 by itself. That does not include DAC or AMP.

Edit: Blue node does have headphones output, but R7 is more versatile in terms of headphones out.

Depends on your priorites.

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wavecult t1_je8sx6n wrote

Reply to comment by blurpree in Hi guys! This community seems really interesting. Could someone give me a breakdown of what kind of things you do dofferently woth headphones and some popular budget picks? by blurpree

Equalizing... You adjust the "presence" or volume of each frequency range to come up with your desired sound profile.

So, imagine for example that you have some headphones that have too much harshness in the highs for your taste oraybe there's a peak in a certain frequency range that you want to get rid of or maybe you switched to sheepskin earpads and now you get too much bass... Well, essentially you can compensate by adjusting those frequencies with an equalizer to get the sound profile that you prefer...

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atyne_mar t1_je8sb2b wrote

Reply to Are audiophile headphones that noticeable? by BicBoiBen

You just tried some of the brightest, most analytical headphones at the price. Maybe you just didn't enjoy the sound signature. I personally don't like either of them too. Both are too thin and tense for my taste. Try something with a more casual tuning. Find out what you enjoy and what you don't. Move from there.

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