/hpg/ - Headphone General

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Official /hpg/ Headphone Ranking List:

GigaChad Tier:
>Audeze
>ZMF
>Focal
>Klipsch
>Meze (Empyreans)

Chad Tier:
>Beyerdynamic
>Fostex
>MrSpeakers
>Koss
>Campfire Audio
>Old Denon
>HiFiMAN
>Oppo
>Philips
>Meze (other products)

Okay Tier:
>Sennheiser
>AKG
>Final Audio
>AudioQuest
>Audio-Technica
>Sony
>Takstar
>New Denon
>Superlux


Shit Tier:
>Shure
>Monoprice
>Ultrasone
>Grado
>Bose
>Beats
>Behringer
>Avantree
>UnderArmour

Incel Tier:
>STAX

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amazon.com/Klipsch-Heritage-Over-Ear-Headphones-Ebony/dp/B076HVQMPK
amazon.com/dp/B000AJIF4E
twitter.com/NSFWRedditGif

1st for END GAME

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shit thread kys

stfu stax boomer

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DT1990 new or HD 800 used?

I can get both for around the same price.

1st for shoegaze

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imagine not owning stax lol

Neither.

Get the Elex for $700. Shits on both.

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you should

go back

Faggot

redpilled

I don't need anything too special.
In how many months do the hinges crack on Skullcandy Crusher Wireless?

Build quality is pretty fragile and flimsy but no one said anything about their's cracking in reviews.

AMPERIOR SUPERIOR
EAT MY SHIT HAHAHAHAAHAHAHA

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Go back where? Into your mom?

>Buys shitty Skullcandy headphones for burger money
>complains about the build quality

Nigga shitty crap like Skullcandy and Stax is laughed at for a reason.

Skullcandy is kiddy toy tier.

LCD2.2 or Ananda?
One is used, but in great shape. The other is new.
Difference in price is minimal.

I'm kinda scared about some people on forums talking about defective drivers and what not. I'm importing it, so returning would be a pain in the ass.

ksc75

I'm retarded and thought this was a dying thread while the stax thread was the next one, so I'm posting it here too.
I need cushion replacements for both my Bose noise canceling 35s and Sony MDRV6.
Is it best to just pay out for the official ones, or are cheaper replacements fine? My concern is that if they split in the first place, then I'm just spending 30 dollars each for them to split again after another year and a half.

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stax

BUY STAX, problem solved

Best headphone for $50.... GO! :D

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just buy
>a hd6xx from massdrop
>a 100 dollar amp
congrats you got to endgame without wasting any money like a dumb motherfucker
anything more expensive claiming to be higher fidelity is audiophool pseudoscience placebo

I actually just did this today
Thank you for making me feel good about my purchases

anyone have experience buying a SRS-3100 system off ebay from a nip seller? did it go smoothly?

Dad, no.

I've been using 1 dollar Philips earbuds for the past year or so and they sound fine.

WHAT NOW STAXCELS??

>mudheiser

Their frequency response is awful and they sound veiled as fuck.

Ananda sounds great but Hifiman quality control is a dice roll.

Venture electronics>stax

BUY

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VE MONKS

...

Still searching for a cheap headset with decent ANC. Help

buy stax

I got these super insane cheap last black Friday, and anyways they aren't very comfortable at all. Anyone else have some? Thoughts?

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>shanling m0 arriving tomorrow

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KZ ZS7 shit all over your headphones.

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get those knockoffs out of hpg

My endgame headphones are going to be Sony Z1R, Focal Clear and Klipsch HP-3 and there is nothing anybody can do about it.

youtube.com/watch?v=34k0MvgSuJ4

amazon.com/Klipsch-Heritage-Over-Ear-Headphones-Ebony/dp/B076HVQMPK

>Amazing Sound Quality

>Budget
100-150USD
>Location
USA
>Source
Sansa Clip running Rockbox
>Type of headphone
Over the ear, preferably foldable
>Open or closed
Closed
>Comfort level
High
>Sound signature
Neutral to laid back
>Past headphones
I can't remember, I think I had some Beyerdyanmics at some point that fell apart. Have some Shure IEMs that I don't like anymore, but I'm at work and can't remember the model number

What I'm looking for is something that folds up for travel, so I can keep it in my briefcase, and has some non-active sound isolation when on airplanes. Comfy is preferred.

Pic unrelated (it's a cat that visited my office this weekend)

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>KZ ZS7 is shit
ftfy
you're welcome

I should add I'm looking at these:
amazon.com/dp/B000AJIF4E

80 bucks shipped... Wire Cutter recommended them and they tend to be decent for TV recommendations, thoughts?

Really pisses me of that they become trendy and so the price went up

They are basically high end Fidelio X2's. I mainly want them for their different sound signature.

Is it still a reasonable option for my application?

I'd say the portability aspect is met, but I can't speak for the comfort. It should be adequate though.

Any recommendations for wireless headphones?

I'm a little turned off by the 10ft cord that isn't detachable. That might be a problem traveling :/

What's the average lifespan of a headphone cable? I bought an aftermarket cable for my Fidielio X2s and it's ded after 7 months.

Longer than 7 months. Contact the company for a new one.

You could mod it to have a detachable quite easily.

I'm pretty retarded and would probably break it.

>massdrop hifiman edition xx
>based on HE-1000 but at $600
Is it as good as the HE-1000 though.

>Budget
Location
U.S.
>Source
Desktop with USB sound card/phone
>Open or closed
closed
>Comfort level
eh, medium. I'd like to wear for an hour or two and not feel pain, but am willing to sacrifice
>Sound signature
neutral, but don't really care
>Past headphones
ATH-M50's from a few years ago. Didn't like long as fuck cord, and the pleather started to wear, but ended up buying replacement

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mystery headphones arrived
The claim of 3 drivers per ear is true. They're not amazing, but absolutely listenable. A bit like baby STAX.
Original price sticker is on the box, adjusted for inflation they would've cost ~25€.
The one store attempting to sell them for ~100€ hasn't gotten back to me, but at least based on sound reproduction they're vastly overpriced, and since the brand is an absolute who I doubt they're collectible at all. Probably fishing for someone who owned a pair years ago who could want a NOS pair.
Absolutely worth the ~4€ I paid for them, both in sound quality and novelty.

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AKG M220, Samson SR850, Koss Porta Pro

they are both bad, you should probably buy stax

Please recommend me some good headphones for >70usd. I'm currently using T3 IEMs for comparison.

stax

have sex

you said good headphones that costs higher than 70 dollars

> chink company handing out refunds

unlikely

Fuck, my bad

SHP9500 is $75 on amazon
it used to be cheaper but i doubt it will get any lower than that
still a great deal for $75

Superlux HD-330 with beyer pads

Buy Stax

E10K or K3?

Buy STAX!

basically buy Stax

Topping D10 and JDS Atom
>b-but muh portability!
stop listening to music in public like a dweeb.

all i have is 120$, portability is not an issue

I've been using thoses 20 dollar Sony MH1C headphones for 7 months now (daily) , and just today one ear is dying. Seems the wire is disconnecting on the inside.

Kinda disappointed as I had read reviews saying they should last me a year at least.

What a faggot op, reusing pictures and posting that autistic bait again. No bump, no (you).

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NX4

How toxic are leather headphones pads exactly, /hpg/? I'd assume all of them use chrome-based tanning.

BEST bluetooth earphone/headphone (sound quality) i can get for max. 50 USD on aliexpress?

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Sage doesn't work if you post picture.
Fucking newfags.

What’s sage?

I love how /ESG/ gets BTFO every time

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fake news

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>Xiaomi
>chink branding

I hope you get ear cancer.

Hey user, what’s listening with this afternoon?

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>no, no, we know we were supposed to sell more Stax to the white gweilo on Jow Forums! Mr. Zhang please don't hit us!

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Focal Utopia/LCD4 > Stax.

slumming with portable till this thunderstorm is over

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ITT snake oil and the retards who buy it

>t. poorfag

From what I've seen most people that are regulars have under 1k setups if you think that is alot to spend on a hobby your either underage or really poor

Whats wrong buddy? Trying to justify your purchases?

Only snakeoil being shilled here is Stax.

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>ZS7
*driver crinkling noises*
Damn, should have bought the T2 like everyone else told me but I fell for retard KZ once again.

>Budget
$200~
>Location
USA
>Source
Nothing
>Type of headphone
Full-sized
>Open or closed
Closed
>Comfort level
idc, so long as I can have it on for hours without my ears getting sore that's all that matters.
>Sound signature
Neutral
>Past headphones
ATH-M50, HD558, MDRV6

Thanks in advance.

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purchase estats

wheres /iemg/ im supposed to be shilling T2 today

I know I'm supposed to be shilling shitty KZ iems to retards who don't know any better.

I have never visited /iemg/
what do they think of SE215

gross and muddy. Shure IEMs are pretty bad especially in the budget range.

>estats

Link?

Its a meme