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Nolan Sullivan
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Dylan Turner
son william of schiit shill has been cursed, buy schiit!
also idol trash here, what setup is like yours anonalonadingdong
James Bell
How are the d7200?
Cameron White
Ascended user here. Daily reminder of the state of this whole thread:
>Delusional Shiit shills that legitimately, unironically believe they made good purchases. Bonus points if they say "YGGY!" which is code word for "You and i know we made a horrible mistake but we shouldn't say it openly because that would mean accepting we fell for the meme"
>ZMF shills that will only post "PREORDER" or a copypasta with random nonsense about a literal who that resells chinese aliexpress drivers into wooden cases strapped with a hairpin for thousands of dollars. Again, people that spent WAY too much and wont admit it made a mistake. Bonus, the Zach & Friends defense force that will drown your post with nonsense so it disappears quickly
>IdolTrash asking what's your gear
>TakstarDude recommending the same shitty headphone to anyone too poor to afford something better or too lazy to buy CALs
>Sennheisser Army that instead of focusing on what is good about senns, like upper range and soundstage, decide to spread lies like "good bass on the HD600" or "Totally not murder trebble on the HD800" .
>Audeze and Hifiman fanboys posting the only picture they could get before their "headphones" fell apart in tiny pieces. They try to defend their headphones without mentioning sound quality
>People who unironically, in 2018, are buying Beyers and AKG's ignoring how those companies went to shit along with everything they make many moons ago.
>Randoms trying to make you believe STAX is a meme
> only 1 dude posting about the "superior Planar sound" that even he himself knows its a meme
Leo Morales
What's a good entry-level amp that will help getting the best out of say, an HD600 or DT990 Pro?
Nothing too expensive.
Eli Nguyen
maki is not even that cute tbqh
Jack Brooks
Pretty good. Not as comfortable as they look though, and its the biggest annoyance. The headband is pretty stiff, and the earpads are rather shallow.
That said, they have good sound, with a downward slope sound, with a warm sound, and recessed treble.
I have put ZMF Ori pads on them now, the pseudo-suede ones, and they have become very comfortable. I think they don't sound as good as stock though, but the added comfort sealed the deal for me, considering sound isolation and comfort is a bigger draw to me than excellent sound quality. I have plenty of good open-back if I don't care about isolation. They're not portable headphones though.
James Watson
Micro and macro dynamics are absolutely exceptional. Switching from anything else to Verite is like switching to 4K HDR - there is just sharper color and depth to every note. This is because the texture of continuously changing volumes is reproduced so incredibly accurately and clearly. Super tangible and ultra realistic texture. I can see why the name "Verite" was chosen.
One of there really defining elements to the sound for me is the attack. Verite reproduces everything with a very tight, clear edge to it. Transients are A++++. I mean, when you talk about transient snap, this is about as good as it gets - has that electrostatic-like immediacy to it. Every sound that comes out of it, you're like, "I know exactly what the #$%& that sound is and where the $&?# it's coming from." It's just super assertive in it's sound. Love this!
Bass on Verite is beyond first class. Impact is super stiff. Great sense of suddenness to it. Even more power than the blackwood Auteur, which is exceptional in the bass dept. Bass clarity is planar-like - you just get that extra level of detail down low that you usually can't get with dynamics - super clear and detailed. Never congested. Really great differentiation between different notes/sounds/instruments down there.
Cameron Richardson
If you wake up and the 1st person you meet is an asshole, you met an asshole. If you wake up and everyone you meet is an asshole, maybe you're the asshole.
Jose Howard
or you're on Jow Forums
Jaxson Collins
L300 for ~$430
is this ok
Adrian Sanchez
srs-3100 is $650-700. srm-252 is $250. L300 is $400.
Jace Young
That's probably just for the headphones, you need the energizer which is a couple hundred bucks
Easton Gomez
How important is having a sound card as opposed to just using the motherboard?
Daniel Foster
is aliexpress the only place i can buy SHP9500 for reasonable price?
Tyler Morales
maki user, can be used for a detachable cable mod for the 007? should try to buy some off dan. also, how are the stock atticus pads on the 007? did you try the auteur pads or only the universal?
Isaac Long
So after we've disqualified AKG and Beyer for being chink shit, Sennheisers for their shitty bass, and Hifimans for their trash build quality what is fucking left?
Andrew Lee
ZMF
Dylan Sanchez
Japanese memes
Tyler Brown
Mr.Speakers, Fostex, Denon, Audio Technica, Philips Fidelio/SHP before they're sold out, V-Moda, Beats, etc ...
I mean, there's plenty of companies making headphones, not only an austrian/german axis of companies.
Matthew Brown
>ZMF
>literally who company whose products aren't available at neither of the 3 biggest international online retailers of audio equipment
No comment.
Thought so.
And if I live in europe, I should go ahead and fuck myself if I don't want to pay import fees, right?
Zachary Torres
All the noteworthy AKG and Beyer models are made in Europe though, only the shitty $50 crap is made in China.
Leo Gomez
>implying most of those brands aren't available right at Amazon or other hi-fi online stores like Thomann
Samuel Mitchell
>And if I live in europe, I should go ahead and fuck myself if I don't want to pay import fees, right?
I live in Europe, and Sennheiser is unironically a god damned ripoff in Europe.
Also, Denons are on the cheaper side compared to US prices, Fostex aren't really more expensive as far as I know, Mr.Speakers are expensive as shit to get.
But really, that other guy is high on some shit, because Beyer and AKG are still pretty good. Even if AKG produces everything in China, and maybe the K712 in Slovakia, as far as I know.
Oliver Thompson
>Mr.Speakers, Fostex, Denon, Audio Technica, Philips Fidelio/SHP before they're sold out, V-Moda, Beats, etc
Overpriced shit, overpriced shit, overpriced shit, SHIT, shit, shit, nigger shit
Evan Brown
What about the K712?
Yea, like four of them are available at Thomann.
Haven't seen many Denon products the last 3-4 years.
Ryder Butler
>Haven't seen many Denon products the last 3-4 years.
Bought my AH-D7200 this year, pretty much half-price compared to MSRP, on Amazon UK.
Samuel Price
>Amazon
If I received a percentage of the purchase price of every item that had the text "This item does not ship to Hungary" when I wanted to buy it, I'd be drowning in money.
Alexander Russell
Where are the feet?
Tyler Johnson
Budget
£200
Location
UK
Source
Fiio X5ii/PC
Open or closed
Open
Comfort level
To be worn for several hours
Brayden Anderson
find me a halloween headphone wearing anime girl displaying her feet
Nathan Nelson
Ryder Rivera
>Budget
$250 or less. Flexible, but no more than $300.
>Location
US
>Source
PC with a Schiit Modi 2 DAC and a CMOYBB headphone amp.
>Type of headphone
Full size.
>Open or closed
Open
>Comfort level
I can accept a lower comfort level for better sound quality, as long as it's not a vice on my head. I generally don't listen for longer than three hours at a time.
>Sound signature
Neutral or bright, I listen to a lot of instrumental and classical stuff.
>Past headphones
I have a pair of Sennheiser HD 280 Pros. They're nine years old and the ear cups are starting to fall apart, so I was thinking about upgrading to a pair of open headphones. I was looking at the Audio-Technica ATH-AD700X ($99), the Sennheiser HD 599 ($185) and the beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO ($179). Alternatively, I could just cheap out and buy some new ear pads for my HD280s. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Brandon Thomas
user I'm sorry I'll post it if I'm around next time
Hunter Powell
God damnit I REQUIRE N*DE FEET! I like this one. Photoshopa headphone and a witch hat.
Ayden Richardson
stax and anime feet go together like peanut butter and jam
Anthony Smith
AAAAAHHHHHHHH
Jordan Gonzalez
I just ordered a Sennheiser HD 58X now I still need a good entry level dac, a pcie based one is fine too, I live in Germany and my budget is around 80$/70€. I hope the investment in becoming a audiophile is worth it.
Ryder Watson
>now I need a dac
yikes
Leo Sanders
What're your thoughts on the ATH-SR9 /hpg/? Would you go for them if the asking price was £300 ($380) rather than the standard £440 ($560)?
Camden Gonzalez
No idea about the cable thing, but it looks like a huge pain to mod. You might be better off just using the connectors standard to the ether series, they're the best headphone connectors I've tried and are installed on my MA900 with an XLR cable. Would require a ton of work either way. I know someone out there has modded a lambda to take those connectors so it's definitely possible.
I haven't tried ori pads on the 007, tried the Auteur pads but didn't like them (I like them a lot better on the atticus, they sound like a mix between eikon and ori pads leaning towards the latter). 007 + universe is as good as the L700, if not better to my ears. Wider soundstage, way more comfortable, and makes it a little less dark. SRM-717 provides the needed extra gain to really push the bass up when you feel like it.
Nathan Torres
Does anyone know if JDS labs runs a black friday sale?
Daniel Flores
I am sorry user I am new to this, but I know the soundchip on my 120$ gayming motherboard is probably not that great.
Sebastian Cooper
long day of listening ahead
Levi Walker
Who knows and who cares? Buy SCHIIT.
Jose Wright
I've asked this before but didn't really get a solid answer. I have the monoprice desktop amp and it currently drives all of my headphones without having to go over 50% on the dial. Would upgrading to a more expensive amp/dac bennefit me at all? Or am I getting into snake oil territory.
Adam Flores
Monoprice, Monoprice, it’s so simple and plain
Monoprice, Monoprice, it’s different but all the same
Nathan Campbell
Would the KZ-ZS10s be a good IEM if I like the bass of the Sony XB50AP but want more pronounced mids-highs?
Logan Rodriguez
Did that answer your question user?
Landon Perez
just got HE500
for some reason I prefer 400i
did I get memed?
Samuel Butler
Just wait til they snap on you then you'll really be feelin memed
Luke Hill
welcome to hifiman, where the headphones get worse the higher you go!
Christian Clark
Big help. Thanks
Isaac Kelly
DT880 250ohms or AD900X.
Grayson Sullivan
Anything wrong with the ATH-M50x? My friend is willing to sell them to me for like 20 cheaper than amazon price rather than returning them. I prefer over ear if that matters.
Lincoln Thompson
My Hifiman HE400i has been pretty meh. Had to replace the earpads twice because the glue they use fails after 9 months. I also had to replace the cable, but it's 3.5 to 2.5mm so that wasn't too hard to find. The drivers, housing and headband have all held up pretty well. I've had them for about 2 years.
pic related, my headphones when the earpads started to fail
David Young
I’m sad I didn’t make the meme list.
Jason Morgan
They have easily replaceable cords and most of the other parts are still available as well. They are a very durable headphones. My HD650s are old as shit and I was an alcoholic piece of shit for years while owning them. I've dropped them, fallen with them on, pass out on top of them. All I've had to do is replace the cord once and the pads. Frankly they are probably the most durable headphones I've ever owned.
No. You might be able to convince yourself you hear a difference but measurements so it's not so.
Logan Lee
Nah good headphones. Very durable, bit bass heavy. HD580s are better for the money but open headphones.
Luis Parker
I do want to note that the audio quality is superb and those build quality problems are gone now that I have aftermarket earpads and and aftermarket cable. Still, not sure I would recommend these to others.
Henry Green
I like mine better than HD600, and I got them with aftermarket cable+zmf pads for about the same price.
John Sanders
Thanks, looks like I'll grab them from him then.
Wyatt Watson
I guess they are still cheaper that way, not a bad route to take as long as your expect to replace those bits.
John Kelly
that's because you are an attention whore, iris
Elijah Miller
Yeah, my 280s are older than dirt and the painted letters have hardly begun to chip off the back of the ears. Sennheiser makes a quality product.
Juan Diaz
Well I didn't really expect to, it's more that the stock cable was annoying and I found the pads uncomfortable.
That's okay with me because they sound great.
Jason Bennett
>Budget
Don't worry about it
>Location
US
>Source
Smart Phone or PC
>Type of headphone
Wireless earbuds
>Comfort level
Maximum
>Past headphones
Bose Soundsport, which I enjoyed a lot, but the cord failed on them twice before I decided to just try something new.
Basically I'm looking for comfort, preferably without a huge form factor, and with a decent battery life.
Blake Cooper
Is shp9500 off aliexpress still the best option for cheap, easy to drive, open back headphones?
Jeremiah Hernandez
It seems like dac/amps generally only make the sound louder. I can only notice a genuine difference in sound when I try different headphones. Have I just not tried out the right dac yet?
Anthony Sullivan
If the only diference was really loudness that means you've not tried out any wrong dacs/amps.
John Long
>Have I just not tried out the right dac yet?
we have probably told you repeatedly that dacs don't make a difference to sound. why are you still not listening to us you faggot
Jayden Turner
High dollar solid state amps and DACs are the ultimate audiophool snake oil. No one can pass blind tests with decent equipment. People can tell the difference with tube gear because it makes the sound objectively colored but some people enjoy that.
Matthew Perry
DACs are a meme outside of certain use cases.
I use one because my onboard gets really annoying EMI when the GPU is under load. Outside of stuff like that they sound the same.
Jacob Parker
DACs are good if your speakers' volume knob are placed on the back of the speakers, and you want a more reachable volume knob when using those speakers. They're also used if your headphones need a lot more power than whatever device you're currently using. Other than that they're pretty much just there to look cool.
Samuel Nguyen
They usually do
Jayden Edwards
Best closed-back headphones under $500? I like analytical sounding phones but without sacrificing the low end
Elijah Garcia
Thanks for the recommendations kind user, I'll definitely look into those.
Brayden Kelly
Used d5200
Aaron Kelly
whats a good 200 USD ish headphone which is comfy and great mids? im looking to sell my HD 6XXs and get a different pair
Logan Lopez
hd600
Adam King
that is basically the same shit as he has now
Blake Turner
exactly
Nathaniel Gray
so go from nobass mudphone with driver matching and soundstage to nobass mudphone with no matching or soundstage
Jayden Diaz
yes
Zachary Wilson
Whata a good pair in the $500+ range? Want it for 50% music and 50%, gaming
Nathan Collins
thanks
Daniel Carter
pad swapped srs-3100
Asher Jones
Well you currently have what almost everyone would suggest for a $200 comfortable headphone with great mids. Why do you want to change from them?
Owen Kelly
>.>
where u getting 3100 for under 500?
Juan Brown
>$500+
Connor Gutierrez
oh ok
Jaxson Flores
Idol trash here. What's your setup like, user?
Good OP.
Gabriel Nguyen
Idiot
Justin Richardson
My 660s came in... my god they sound amazing
600s are now in the drawer
Jonathan Myers
fuk u idolchan ;-;
Justin Bell
Sony NW-A45 with Takstar Pro 82
Henry Ward
Why so unhappy? Idols might be able to help.
Have you seen Love Live yet?
Oliver Walker
i tried love live. i ended up getting into guro.
Ryan Evans
how does it feel to be cucked by 58X
Logan Rogers
god damnit what is that image.