Headphone general thread. For the discussion of headphones and related gear.
For recommendations, please provide the following info:
>Budget
>Location
>Open/closed
>Past equipment
>Sound preferences
>Intended use
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Nathan Russell
Joshua Green
>>Budget
$100. Looking for something cheap but serviceable, with build quality at least above pure shit.
>>Location
My bathroom.
>>Open/closed
Closed
>>Past equipment
Meme50s, AKG K550s
>>Sound preferences
Warm, but I don't care too much.
>>Intended use
Home and outside listening, like in the library. Don't need them to be ultra portable.
James Davis
Tascam TH-02 or Sony MDR-V6. Both could use replacement earpads though as the stock ones are terrible.
Anthony Lopez
Is this the daily autism thread?
Juan Bailey
Is there such a thing as a good clip headphone?
Ryan Perez
Yeah Koss ksc75/35
Brandon Wood
oneST for SUMMIT FIDELITY
Juan Price
>>Budget
£100-150
>>Location
UK
>>Open/closed
Closed
>>Past equipment
IEMs that come free with Samsung phones and a £20 Monoprice
>>Sound preferences
warm to neutral I guess
>>Intended use
listening to music at home mostly
I don't know much about headphones. I know M50s were pushed hard a few years back when I last went headphone-hunting (ended up not buying anything) but just reading around I get the impression that they're deemed overrated. Dunno how much of this is memeing. I listen to mostly rock music if that's of any help.
Jacob Jones
HE4XX vs HD 6XX?
Joseph Martin
M40x are a cheaper alternative to m50x. M50x are still good too.
Takstar 580s are really good in that price range too.
Hudson Adams
what are the pros and cons of m50s?
Isaiah Clark
Not from personal experience but from reviews/measurements:
Pros:
Durable, deep pads, neutral sound in general, detachable cable
Cons:
Uneven frequency response, tight clamp.
From pure sound, the tascam th-02 performs much better for much cheaper. From personal the experience the tascam sounds like planar headphones.
Wyatt White
Shure SRH840 for cheap but quality sound? or something else?
Thomas Cooper
My country only has Takstar Pro 80 USED for 50$
Nicholas Russell
tascam th-02 are better than m50s? how can that be, they're like a quarter of the price
what's the best pair i can get for £100-150 in your opinion?
Kayden Wood
>tascam th-02 are better than m50s? how can that be, they're like a quarter of the price
For sound only, they're built cheap, but still durable, and they also need replacement earpads to be comfortable. They sound amazing though, better than anything closed your £100-150 range. If you insist on spending in your range and not cheaper, then yeah the m50xs are probably the best in that range as there aren't many good closed headphones in general. Your price range is a really bad area for closed headphones.
Nathaniel Richardson
I've narrowed down my poorfag options. Out of these, which one would you pick?
>Porta Pros
>Tascam TH-02 with replacement pads (maybe brainwavz?)
>KSC75
>MDR V6
Brayden Gutierrez
Are HE400i's a good starting point for this autism? Or are traditional dynamic drivers better for the price? I am looking for something that will blow me away in sound quality after years of earbuds and chink IEMs. I already know I will be buying a DAC and amp, so that isn't a factor.
Charles Harris
Tascam for best sound. They sound like planars and are detailed enough in the highs without sounding bright. If you want a brighter headphone go with v6. Porta pros and ksc75s are always good but the tascams do sound better. I have brainwavz pads on mine and yaxi pads on the v6.
Connor Collins
400i is excellent. You'll have to spend thousands to get a decent upgrade from those.
Hunter Jones
Get the takstar pro 82 m8. you wont find anything better for under 200 quid and it's cheap as fuck - especially on ali express.
John Moore
Join the Takstar army
Andrew Cook
If you can justify that kind of build quality then rationalize the price sure.
Henry Bennett
Why don't you already own a pair of kph30i g? drop.com
Ian Mitchell
Fiio E10K vs Shiit Fulla 2 vs Dragonfly Red
Which is the better buy?
Owen Bailey
TELL ME ABOUT SHURE
Evan Edwards
They make good IEMs, se535 especially. Although noawadays chink iems off aliexpress are probably just as good.
Caleb Martinez
LOTTA LOYALTY FOR A HIRED SHILL
David Smith
>Budget
willing to go up to 100 US dollaridoodles
>Location
argentina (south america)
>Open/closed
closed
>Past equipment
shure 440, a-t m40x (current), sennheiser 558, vsonic gr02 iems
>Sound preferences
neutral/no embellishment
>Intended use
exclusively commuting, phone listening, might even just use them to filter out a bit of noise while on public transportation. decent isolation MANDATORY. probably won't use them for more than 1 hour at a time
Cooper Perry
IEMs are fine too btw
Dominic Martinez
Senns 4.40 BT maybe?
Sebastian Myers
Are there headphones with a feeling even more "aerial" than those?
Jose Cooper
don't seem to exist in my local ebay website
might have to get into the chink system
Ryder Jones
They used to be only game in town for IEMs, but now there's so much good competition, no need to bother with their stuff.
Grayson Anderson
la audiogoblina
Lincoln Foster
Okay given the price I'm sold, no harm in shelling out £25 I guess. Which replacement pads would you recommend?
Ayden Ortiz
Also what would you recommend for open headphones in that range?
Easton Barnes
What headphones does he wear?
Hunter Martin
What's a good open back headphone under $500? Not sure if I want something neutral or something warm. No screeching beyerdynamic highs though pls.
Cameron Myers
Brainwavz they're what I use. Dekoni is good too, I use them on other headphones but not sure if they have any that fit the th-02.
Looking at amazon.co.uk:
AKG K702 (£99)
Beyerdynamic DT880 (£156)
Sennheiser HD58X, when available for EU
In no particular order:
M1060, or modded M1060C
Takstar 580
Hifiman 4XX
HD58X
HD6XX
Ryan Long
>Budget
300 dollars
>Location
Lol Mexico City but I can buy in amazon from the US
>Open/closed
Open
>Past equipment
AKG K240 with Fiio e10k and I love them
>Sound preferences
Detailed, open, with decent bass. Fun but neutral like the K240
>Intended use
Music, all genres; from classical and death metal to Miley Cyrus
AKG K702 and Hifiman he-400i are my options for now, should I consider other options ?
Liam Jenkins
You want Stax fed from reel-to-reel.
Hudson Taylor
Why do newbies listen to this Amerimutt goblin? He is either literally deaf or actively saying complete nonsense in order to sell thru his referral links.
Benjamin Harris
+ inverse polarity wallwart for $15
Camden Flores
Fuck off
Jaxon Watson
>it's bad because I can't be an early adopter
Dominic Kelly
Kill yourself, retard.
Nathan Hughes
I think the M50s are your best bet.
Kayden Fisher
Nobody that actually knows anything about headphones seriously. Half the people are there for his weeboo anime crap and the other half stumbled in through youtube recommends.
Landon Cooper
>Buy some bluetooth shit to fuck around with and test
>See a strange delay between pausing/playing audio and the animation but think it's just the OS i'm on
>Then see that there's a significant delay for voices and the lip syncing
And phone manufacturers want us to buy nothing but bluetooth audio shit? Fuck that. DAC/AMP/Wired Headphones will forever reign supreme.
Landon Adams
Should I just pay the extra for an ad900x over an ad700x?
Jordan Carter
>Budget
$1 million
>Location
basement
>Open/closed
closed
>Past equipment
nothing
>Sound preferences
perfect bass
>Intended use
hardcore torture on enemies
Juan Martinez
Made a new headphone guide since previous guides are out of date. Not including any overly expensive headphones since those aren't usually what asking for recommendations. Feel free to suggest anything you think I've left out and I can add it to the guide.
Henry King
based
Jack Bell
>2019
>leverage available at record low interest rates, they'll give it to even the biggest retard
>still being poor
Zachary Edwards
Get a bluetooth receiver with APT-X LL
Luis Gutierrez
>Solves headphones
Owen Sullivan
You guys over exaggerate the chink build quality of Hifimans. HE400S is bottom of the barrel and it's build quality isn't bad at all. My MDR-1ADAC has more creaking than the 400S ffs
Hudson Martin
Fuck Diana Krall and anyone who listens to """"vocal jazz""" or some other meme genre to prove to themselves their headphone is worth the price.
Ryder Wilson
I'm caving and buying the he4xx today, very excited
Brayden Harris
I use jpop idol shit to audition headphones with.
Liam Roberts
How big of a difference did your m1060 mods make to the sound?
Camden Torres
Grado SR80
Zachary Davis
HE400S with focus pads are better than 400i
Thing with them isn't build quality of the lowest product
HE-6 costs a lot more, and has the exact same build, except for the drivers.
4XX. Better base, better extension, better dynamics, actually had soundstage. HD6XX sounds like a normal headphone, only better. 4XX's sound way better. Don't fall for the scaling meme.
If that's the kind of music you enjoy, then that's the correct choice
Zachary Reed
Already ordered something for this. Here's to hoping.
Nicholas Brooks
I got it that way, haven't really had the motivation to put it back to stock. I love the vegan pads too much.
I was put off Hifimans for a long time because of all the 'quality control issues' people about about them.
Jaxon Phillips
>dat RME ADI2
Easton Brooks
In that shot? The Verum-1.
verum-audio.com
Ryan Gray
hifiman got a bad reputation for their lower end products (HE400 and HE500 series), they really cut costs there and cut corners with the cheap plastic. On the one side this made the popular for their low price, planars used to be >$500 before Hifiman came to the scene. On the other side their side pieces would snap off if you ever dropped them. Fortunately their higher end product use metal parts.
Dylan Harris
How the fuck did he get his 7/10 white wife? He doesn't seem rich at all, lives in a shitty apartment...is it a big cock?
Hudson Collins
A. He's not married, and B. His booty is imported from South America, so that's the best he can do with what he's got.
Benjamin Gomez
adi 2 chad reporting in
Nathaniel Russell
What headphone stand is that?
Matthew Hernandez
Any decent headphones with a 3.5mm port on the cup (I own a vmoda boom microphone). Or headphones that can be easily modified to use one.. I'm in the UK so don't suggest shp9500.
Kevin Cook
Kevin Flores
I've modded my AKG k701s and K550s for those. As long as they have space in the housing it isn't hard at all. I only soldered a few times before.
Jackson Baker
>Budget
$100
>Location
US
>Open/closed
Open
>Past equipment
Razer Kraken
>Sound preferences
Warm
>Intended use
Listening at home, gayming, so needs microphone
Mason Green
Spend $20 more for a PC37x.
Andrew Lopez
>Budget
100 even can go a bit above if necessary
>Location
US
>Open/closed
Not sure if it matters.
>Past equipment
some sesenheimer gaming headphones
>Sound preferences
a bit bassy than above, i liek my bass but if it sounds good is not completely necessary
>Intended use
gaming, mic not required however
Nathan Richardson
Personally I think the tascam-02 sounds the best in your price range, otherwise go with something from
Jaxon Ross
>>Budget
$50
>>Location
UK
>>Open/closed
Closed
>>Past equipment
SOUNDMagic E10
>>Intended use
Something good, affordable, that doesn't leak sound too much
I hated the E50s though, felt like it was going to tear my ears out
Gavin Jackson
forgot to mention, I'm looking for IEMs
Robert Mitchell
Soundmagic PL50s are great.
Owen Richardson
Has anyone tried the fiio k1? It's a dac for poorfags and apparently it's not bad.
Jose Foster
I actually surprised it sound comparable to my gt770
Thomas Rogers
I don't know anything about headphones but those LCD 3's look really cool so I'm going to buy a pair. What kind of amp will I need?
Hunter Diaz
At least a magni 3. Look at LCD-X for reduced amp requirements.
Lincoln Collins
If you've got the money, go with Stax over the Audeze.
Levi Williams
AAA 789 on Drop
Connor Martinez
how does the HD800 sound on just the ADI 2?
James James
i think i want a verum one
Alexander Bell
Idoit.
Eli Cruz
which one lads
on-ear headphones btw
Isaac Taylor
How does the a DAC connected to a PC via USB work exactly, I don't really understand how it "communicates" with your headphones. Does it override the on-board audio or?
Christian Price
Get hybrids if you can. Leather for more isolation, velour for comfort. We don't know how you like stuff shoved against your face though.
Owen Ross
pc -> dac -> headphones -> you (gay)
Eli White
Yeah obviously, doesn't answer my question though.
Carter Phillips
>Budget
100 USD
>Location
Burgerland
>Open/closed
Closed
>Past equipment
Phillips SHP9500s
>Sound preferences
Neutral or V I guess? Haven't tried enough to be discerning
>Intended use
Music, gaymen. Just want headphones without so much leakage as the SHP9500s without sacrificing much quality.
Robert Bailey
Blake Sanchez
Data from the PC is sent to the DAC through USB then output through the jack.
>does it override the onboard audio
Yes, if you tell the PC to output through the USB port. Works the same as external soundcards. Eg the Asus Xonar gets recognised by the PC as an audio output device and will install drivers for it.