/hpg /esg/ - Headphone General

Cute Stax edition.

How to ask for recommendations:
>Budget
>Source
>Type of headphone
>Open or closed
>Comfort level
>Sound signature
>Past headphones

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STAX

>Budget
200-450 dollahs
>Source
JDS EL
>Open or closed
closed or semi
>Comfort level
comfy
>Sound signature
leaning towards bassy with good treble and decent mids. Need for idm, darkstep, neurofunk, hardcore, darkcore and ambient, downtempo, etc

You already know the answer is tr-x00, whatever wood you want.

They have such a good frequency respond, jesus. Mids are little bit boosted. Also kinda comfy.

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en-us.sennheiser.com/wireless-headphones-home-audio-rs-175

So i ordered a pair of M50x's from amazon for $96 two days ago and instead of the M50's i got pic related how lucky did i get?

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i didnt luck out at all i dont think i cant use these with my phone but i guess they're not supposed to be used with phones?

At what point do i need a dedicated amp? 32 ohm? 80 ohm?

if anyone has the HDR 175's is there anyway to that i can use these without the base?

>Budget
$200, 250 if need be
>Source
Phone
>Type
Wired
>Open/closed
Closed
>comfort level
Acceptable, not high priority
>Sound signature
Not entirely sure, neutral most likely, I haven't had enough experience/headphones to develop a solid preference
>Past head phones
MDR-XB650BT

Thank you in advance

That's not how it works.
First, power requirements are also determined by sensitivity, not just impedance.
Second, you mostly need an amp for quality, not for power. Making a powerful headphone amp is not expensive in any way and probably your mobo has more than enough power for almost anything.
So, the question whether you need an amp (and also a dac) comes down to how good your heaphones are. If over 100$ you should already start looking at some cheap combo.

>At what point do i need a dedicated amp?

It depends very little on impedance, and more on sensitivity. That being said, good, dedidcated amps aren't only for "higher volume", but also for better resolving, dynamics and less compression.

So, I'd recommend an amp for anything with less than 100 dB/mW, or anything above a Sennheiser HD25

I recently got HD660s and now I want to fall for the Stax meme. Should I do it bros?

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refund it and get the hd58x instead

can someone please help me i dont know if i should keep these or not

read

Is Shure still a trustworthy company?

>hd58x
okay thank you ill look into these

Whatever you decide to buy, unless you can make profit from selling those, just send the trash back.

>tfw just learned that, in order to sell vegan pads, at some point Audeze required buyers to prove they owned one of their headphones, and then later straight stopped making them, since people were buying them to add to their modded M1060's
That's some next level coping. Top kek, that pajeet asked 100 for the pads alone, which are FUCKING GLUED, and thousands for the headphones themselves. Seething shitskin

First for

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>Budget
100-200 USD
>Source
BOSS Digital Studio BR-532
>Type of headphone
Wireless preferably
>Open or closed
Closed
>Comfort level
Decent, not priority
>Sound signature
Balanced?
>Past headphones
Fairly old pair of Bose Acoustic Noise-cancelling Headphones

Trying to help pops find some new headphones, he plays the electric bass so I'm not sure if a biased sound signature would benefit him or not. I suggested the Sony MDR-7506 just because I think they're pretty good for the price, asking if anyone has a better suggestion thnx.

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summit-fi

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kind reminder that the hd600s are the goat and with proper amplification even the low end is terrific
mind you, I have x2s as well

Beyerdynamic DT250 80ohms.

>hd600s
>terrific low end
Next you'll tell me "just slap an EQ"

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what's Jow Forumss thought on Sony Mdr-cd900st ?
I don't listen to many songs with beats, but some with semi-ok bass lots of female vocals too. i was thinking about picking up a set and a good amp

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frequency response graphs are a bad gimmick
other than that, the great thing about the hd600s specifically is that they eq so well

>the great thing about the hd600s specifically is that they eq so well
It's magic, right? They somehow just eq better than other headphones.

My father is a guitarist and he uses Sennheiser HD280s with his amps. They have a long ass cord too.

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>bass bass bass

So what’s listening with this afternoon?

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nice placebo cable

huh?

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>measurements are bad gimmicks
Opinion: discarded

hah?

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Why do you keep posting a random picture from head-fi? What is it supposed to mean?

huh?

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Are you really this dense? Same question can applied to you, why are you keep on posting your same shitty setup and stax?

Enjoying SR-009 over hear.

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Just ordered new dt770 32ohms for $140.
Did I jew good?

You mean *goy good

what do you mean, though?

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goyim buy new from beyer
jews spend 3 hours on ebay looking for unlisted deals

What do I really mean, just asking the most dumbass user in this site.

huh?

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heh?

Is the HD58X good for animu music?

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wait a minute...

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huh?

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care to elaborate?

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OK listen I thi- OH SHIT

huh?

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Real talk here. How much are you paid per post, and how do I get in on it?
你每次发布多少钱? 我怎么加入?

Wouldn’t that be nice.

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Bud you quoted two of my posts, I want my money as part of bargain

可以告诉我。 陈先生这么说。

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hold that thought

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Shit, I broke them..

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all ath headphones are better than stax

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Topping D70 coming soon. Now just have to wait for that fucking THX 789 AAA to become available and I will be done with this stupid hobby

Poor uni student here, please help me out. I‘m looking for a pair of headphones for classical music on a budget. They should be easy to drive without an amp and be as light and comfortable as possible.
I thought the HD599 would be nice, but people claim they aren’t and the HD579 are 200€. The HD559 would be 66€ right now, but I‘m not sure they are good enough to really enjoy classical music. Haven’t tried any of them yet.

>Budget
130-150€ max. the cheaper the better
>Source
Dell laptop or iphone se without an amp
>Type of headphone
Over-Ear
>Open or closed
Open
>Comfort level
as high as possible ofcourse
>Sound signature
Neutral or warm? (not sure what is best for classical)
Not too strong to cause fatigue.
>Past headphones
Porta Koss (sound is too weak)

>inb4 secondhand anything
Please no

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>$300-$400
>US
>PC (Desktop)
>Full-sized
>Closed
>Comfortable enough
>Neutral (I don't know much about sound signatures)
>SRH840, Logitech G930
My SRH840s shat the bed today after a long time in service so I'm back in the market for a new pair of headphones. Figured I'd ask people who know more about quality headphones than I do. Please let me what you think would be a good pick. Thanks.

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>classical music
>poor
>not being neet

that's a lot of money, consider a pair of speakers instead if your living arrangements allow for it
if you have a store nearby you, or if you're able to attend some headphone meets, you'll be able to sample more headphones and be better able to tell what sort of sound you like (warm versus clinical etc)
that being said, the three brands to consider if you're looking at open backs are Sennheiser, Beyerdynamic and AKG. If you want to have closed backs Beyer does some of those too, and Beyers are usually touted as being one of the most comfortable brands in the market
DT770s with a great amp might suit you but you'll really have to see if a little bit of treble is okay with you, as are most of the "studio-styled" headphones

in short
consider speakers
consider open backs from senn, beyer, akg
consider DT770s with great amp
look at other brands like fostex denon sony etc

I learned that bass is just good for depth and it's very good not being nigger tier boosted. It's good for kicks and atmosphere also depends on the headphones :3

Without bass songs are soulless pits

i don't feel so good, user...

How does this youtube.com/watch?v=DFRM3ju95Rc sound on your end?

like shit user

What headphones?

what?

What not?

>warm for classical
You mean bright and middle

sounds ok

yeah don’t mind me, idk anything about sound signatures

Neutral is also good for classical. Neutral then, I get you a neutral headphones very soon.

>inb4 second anything
all my AKGs were secondhands and were fairly well taken care of except the one guy who didn't say that he was a smoker for my K601s
otherwise I've been very happy with my purchases

if you want anything from AKG sennheiser or beyer, look at trying them from owners then buying instead of just shipping it straight

Does anyone get itchy ears from wearing headphones? My ears get itchy from my bose headphones. The pads trap all the moisture in, which creates a humid environment in the cans which can't be great for hygeine. I have tried vacuuming the foam pads. Heating them with a hair dryer to kill any bacteria. Better, but still itchy though.

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>Budget
$300 or even higher if it's really worth it.
>Source
Desktop (Fiio E10K)
>Type of headphone
Wired
>Open or closed
Closed
>Comfort level
Comfy pls
>Sound signature
Balanced I suppose, but I like bass.
>Past headphones
Sennheiser HD 599, HD 518, and whatever Sennheiser came before that. HD 429 I think. I just want to try something different.

clean your headphones, and don't worry about giving your pads a thorough clean if you're using velour pads, or a good wipe if you're using leather/pleather
you'd probably wanna clean your ears every now and then too

check out beyerdynamic DT 770s-990s, maybe the newer 1770-1990s if you're inclined
denon
higher end sonys

best to try out a pair or two in stores first if you have the time to see whether you're keen on closed. Don't yolo like I did when I went ahead and bought the 177x GOs

Regarding the budget, a $150 headphone is fine too. It doesn't have to be $300.

tr-x00 goes deep on 20hz? Do they make your head move? If it's between that then it's fine. Also when it come for heavy electronic music the bass really goes deep?

>all these people asking for closed back recs
If you want sound isolation just grab iems, you guys are missing out on the open back headphone sound desu

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this, especially if you have to commute on trains

I have both closed back and open back headphones and my nodded es10 still sounds 100000 time better

>Budget
>120 dollars, am poorfag
>Source
Computer Motherboard
>Type
Wired
>Open or closed
closed
>comfort level
something that doesnt feel like its actively putting a headband shaped dent in my head
>sound signature
Im not familiar with sound signatures, something that is good for voices
>past headphones
currently im using the JBL Everest 300's but have had them for a few years and are getting uncomfortable.
I dont care if the headphones are on-ear or are over-ear btw

koss
that cheap philips pair I can't remember the name of now

alt option
save a bit more, get a secondhand open pair like akg or senn or beyer

ok, back from bike ride..now where were we
Huh?

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how much do the rubber tips on iems affect the sound? Are they all interchangeable? If I have 5 dollar panasonics does it matter?

my headphones rattle at anything below 15 hz
are they junk?

you are looking for /iemg/

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nah its fine

Yes, you got memed. The DT770 is a good headphone, the 599 should be considered a sidegrade at best. You needed to go into the 600 series to get something actually 'better', but even then you might consider it worse because no matter what you're going to be losing quite a bit of bass and moving away from that v-shaped sig that you probably like or are at least used to.
That said, running from a soundcard probably isn't helping any, but don't expect it to absolutely transform the sound of your headphone
If you don't like the 599, get rid of them and look for something else. the dt990 is probably the natural place to go if you liked the dt770 and you wanted an open headphone.

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the great schism has occurred

What if I want isolation at home but I dislike the comfort of IEMs? Having pressure pushing into my ear canal just feels unnatural desu, I tried the se215 special edition 5 or 6 years ago and I absolutely hated the way the feel no matter what size tip I used.
Maybe I should try and entry level custom iem? I still have my doubts about having something actually in my ear, but maybe if there's no pressure and it's just a snug fit I'd be OK with it.

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i have weird ear canals and i dont want normies to hear my music

Hey user, what’s listening with this evening?

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who /tinnitus/ here
i have a ring around 800hz in my left ear

I have some very mild ongoing tinnitus from a show I went to 8 years ago, however this year I've had a sudden onset of much louder ringing in just my right ear, and I haven't been exposed to any loud noises or anything. I'm going to get my ears cleaned soon, hopefully that solves it.

MH-751