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blorg t1_je8y1rk wrote

Reply to comment by entivoo in Really enjoying my new $350 "budget" setup. HD660S and Topping DX1 by Jfox8

It's entirely possible to make a single ended amp that is as good as a balanced one, balanced isn't necessary in that regard. But it's often an easy/relatively cheap way to add more power, at a given pricepoint, or with a particular design. Particularly with small USB or battery powered stuff.

The person I was responding to doubted anyone "can actually hear the difference between balanced and single ended". But it provides in these type of devices typically 3-4x the power, and that's a very obvious difference, if you have something that needs it. HD660S doesn't need it.

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Mosamania t1_je8x6tf wrote

Reply to comment by wijnandsj in These Headphones kept me sane during my 48 hour fasting session. I listened to Ibiza chill music. by samaxe1000

Fasting is the perfect way to lose weight quickly. There are multiple fasting regiments, one of which is the 48 hour fast. I am currently doing a 72 hour fast regiments broken then by a large meal followed by 72 hours for the next month.

It's been two weeks and I lost 15 Lbs should be around 25 to 35 Lbs a month in this regiment. It's not easy, especially if you are just starting out, but as you get used to it is extremely easy and doable, you just have to be careful regarding your micronutrients needs during your meal.

There is a 5 day regiment followed by two open days, but I get weak and dizzy by the 4th day as I am not used to it enough, so for now the 72 hours regiments will do fine.

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SpringsNSFWdude t1_je8x3e0 wrote

Reply to comment by Zaxer_ITA in The right driver on my HE1000SE just died, again... by fgt-boi

Mono is one I'm curious about. Years ago had a modded m1060. Sound was great but by a country mile the worst built headphones I've ever seen. Nothing that would break, the parts felt durable, but it just felt like the absolute cheapest possible "sturdy" build where yes things are metal and wood and so on, but it feels so poorly distributed weight wise. Feels like a piece of string with 2.5lb weights on each end, just the worst most uncomfortable headphone I've ever wore. Earpads were great but I literally couldn't even look down at my phone without them falling off.

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StanGenchev t1_je8wvz8 wrote

Reply to comment by Gromu in What's the word on the street about DCA QC? by hurtyewh

Deformed pads definitely change the sound with DCA. Even Dan Clark himself said in an interview that even a millimeter of difference will greatly affect the sound. The initial Stealth review by Passion for Sound was done with a unit that had worn out pads which changed the sound drastically, yet visually you couldn't really tell the difference between the new ones and the old ones.

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entivoo t1_je8wq7c wrote

Reply to comment by blorg in Really enjoying my new $350 "budget" setup. HD660S and Topping DX1 by Jfox8

Balanced is not always the best I think, but most manufacturers simply put all of their resources to balanced output and input if their amp/dac has both single ended and balanced. At least for lower end amp/dac like the toppings. High end ones mostly have the same quality of sound between the balanced and single ended output or input.

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StanGenchev t1_je8wlhv wrote

Reply to What's the word on the street about DCA QC? by hurtyewh

I got the DCA Expanse. Everything was top notch except for the earpads. They were made out of quality materials but had big tolerance issues and were crooked. I've seen other DCA headphones with similar pad issues. Even HiFiman has less QC issues when it comes to the pads, from what I've seen. It seems that's the weak point with DCA.

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entivoo t1_je8w7ma wrote

Reply to Are audiophile headphones that noticeable? by BicBoiBen

There is a law of diminishing return and I think most expensive headphone are specialized in a certain aspect and most of the time the increase in sound quality that you get is so much less that what you expect considering the additional money you spend on them.

I suggest getting an entry level headphone, preferably below $300, and once you find a sound signature that you really like, it might be the right time to get something that is an upgrade to that kind of sound signature and move on to the more of the top of the line headphone. At that time you should be able to appreciate the small incremental increase in the type of sound that you really like.

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