Pic related. Seems to be a steal for $85 and despite the nigger tier chassis the PCB, parts and soldering themselves seem to be pretty solid, I just wonder if there's a catch.
Jason Anderson
No, I can understand when some people go mad over expensive SS amps, tubes are different tho, but when people tell that you don't need amp at all they are just plain retarded. They are also retarded when they say that amp only to make things louder, there was a very noticeable difference in sound of my HD600 through amp and through just my macbook even tho my mac would go really loud volume wise. But in the end it depends on headphone, shit like HD600 really needs at least a basic amp, shit like X2 may still benefit from an amp but much, much less. DESU most of SS are overpriced and you would do good with either objective 2 or magni 2/fulla 2.
Where is midrange at :^)?
Dominic Lee
Are there any closed upgrades to the DT770 before the $400-500 price range and the Th X00?
Considering the MSR7, but that seems more like a change in sound signature than an upgrade.
Dylan Stewart
SR850 soon, feeling good about this purchase.
Decided to not order the ones that had prime just to save a few bucks and put that into a microphone.
I did some research on the zalman and was going to get it but from what I heard, it was just too sensitive. Got this thing instead (x3, I only thought it was 1) for $6. Tried them out, compared them to the apple earbuds mic and it sounds clearer, would have to try them out on a skype call and ask the other side if it's louder compared to the old mic.
Jordan Jones
Not exactly headphones, but I need to get an XLR mic working with my computer. What's generally the cheapest way to do this that isn't full retard?
Lucas Taylor
Steinberg UR12/Focusrite Scarlett Solo
Josiah Rodriguez
If you bought a mic that doesn't work with your PC out of the box, haven't you gone full retard already?
Jaxson Baker
SR850s are uncomfortable as fuck I hope you're planning on replacing those stock pads.
Ryder Anderson
Doesn't even list the output impedance
pass
Jeremiah Sullivan
i used to use that wireless mouse it has a very uncomfortable shape if you like vidya try g900 mx master for general use
Christian Ramirez
wtf I love AKG now?!
William Morgan
But I was told that they were c o m f y
Charles Peterson
Are you a girl of some sort?
Dominic Fisher
>g900
I got it during black friday Great mouse, but the colored LEDs are obnoxious as fuck and the setting to turn them off doesn't survive a suspend/reboot
Lincoln Rodriguez
>not buying Audio Technica ATH-M40x and forgetting about every set of ear subwoofers worth less than 1000$ You live only one life, why spend it listening to distortion, 45 hz bass boost and decibel response graphs that look like nintendo's hardware sales
>It seems to me he's designed these latest two headphones as an experiment >the Atticus is [...] a [...] headphone that is a bit veiled and uneven in the treble >the bass was just more emphatic on the Atticus—the mids seem relatively unmolested >Like the Eikon, the presence region is a bit withdrawn, but the Atticus has a much larger dip in response at 6kHz >Atticus more lackluster >the Atticus is a bit dead and boring >Vocals are [...] rather more artificial and obviously reproduced with the Atticus
Not even Tyll can defend those hot, new garbage headphones anymore.
Ethan Martinez
Okay /hfg/, I need some guidance:
I got an LG v20, and I'm looking for an entry-level pair of cans that would take advantage of the DAC in it.
US, budget 50-80 dollars, preferably flat audio, as any form of equalization on the damn thing drops to 48k instead of 96k, not super worried about comfort, and would prefer closed because I'd wear these in a gym/in bed.
Is there hope for me?
Pretty much all my other headphones have been IEMs(Shure 215(rip), klipsh r6i(stolen), and Dunu 2k(rip)) and have been just making do with a shitty pair of skullcandy hesh a friend gave me.
Camden Moore
I don't know why the X2s don't get more love. I've never heard them, but they seem pretty solid going off most reviews.
Samuel Miller
Maybe the NAD Viso HP50 or Focal Spirit? I'm considering the Focal Spirit Classic right now because it's $170 on Amazon at the moment, but there seems to be build quality issues.
Benjamin James
What are good cheap open back headphones?
/csg/ recommended me somic v2, around $50 seems like a decent price point since I'm not an audiophile. I mean, I could spend more if there's some great deal, I got some disposable income to burn. But no point if I can't appreciate it, and I got nothing but PC output to power it.
Particularly looking for something comfy for longer sessions.
Isaiah Anderson
hd598 is only one fiddy on amazon
Henry Scott
SHP 9500 is a good value if you get them for $55 from newegg. Comfy stock, detachable cable, not much bass though.
Better than other cheap open backs in the price range.
Lucas Miller
Those look nice, and would match my cheapo closed back Philips headphones. Can't find them anywhere in my country, so I would have to find some place that ships to eastern EU. Are they discontinued or something?
Ethan Roberts
Buy an audio interface or mixer.
Cheap secondhand interfaces and mixers are everywhere.
David Rogers
Don't think so, I'd just look on different Amazons. They have the 9500S now which is the exact same thing.
Joseph Butler
>HD650 but closed Good luck with that.
Anthony Wright
I'm looking for a pair of IEMs, preferably under $110, comfortable and also slightly durable (no thin flimsy wire). In terms of sound signature I would like them bassy with audible mids and highs.(Nothing weak-sounding) Sound cancelling would also be an aspect I'd want. The pair of IEMs I previously had were urBeats. Thanks.
Alexander Hill
GR07 Bass Edition
Henry Kelly
I saw some ugly ass nigga with one of those AKGs that look so cute on the anime girls, had a gold trim on it. He looked like a doofus and it made his weird facial features and shitty goatee stand out more. Dont wear these massive things if youre ugly
Noah White
Are Grado SR60s a classic meme?
Jose Collins
HD558 ~$100 Somic V2s are shit, the cheaper 668Bs are better
Ayden Garcia
Are expensive in ear headphones (not monitors) actually good? Are their wires any more durable than cheap $1-20 headphones? $30-$50 headphones Ive seen seem like scams since sure the cable is replaceable but just the cable is $20
Easton Taylor
anime needs to be banned on /g. its disturbingly unhealthy how emotionally attached people are with these inanimate objects. they're cartoons. just because you toss headphones on some creepy anime girl you masturbate to that drawn by some fat dude doesn't make it related to headphones. doesn't matter if Sup Forums started off as a degenerate anime board, /g isn't for anime. that that nonsense to /a and all the other boards dedicated to it.
Isaac Wood
668B's/SR850 or the Superlux 681 Variants (681/681F/681B)
David Morales
Is there any major difference between a Schiit Modi and the UCA202? I'd rather get a magni 2 and the UCA202 instead of a Fulla 2 so I can use SPDIF.
Jayden Rogers
modi 2 uber will give you spdif, optical and coax.
idk what dac chip uca202 uses internally, or how well it does.
Kevin Torres
okay grandpa come on guys, lets go outside, i heard they let you play 30 minutes of WoW for free at walmart
Xavier Diaz
I know that.
Matthew Rivera
Would those be useable on a phone? Any other recommendations?
Joshua Young
Yes, they're usable on a phone. I would've also suggested Shure SE215's but they're a bit on the darker side while still bassy.
Carter Edwards
idk what to suggest, desu.
Maybe get Fulla 2 first, which is a very useful device in any event. Then you can test all you want uca202 to fulla2 line in vs fulla2's dac, uca202 to headphones without fulla2 vs fulla2, all that crap.
If it turns out the fulla2 is significantly better, you might then want to consider getting the uber stack. In any event, the fulla2 will always be handy, due to its form factor and function.
Xavier Hernandez
Why does Dolby Digital Plus make everything sound better? I hit the button a bunch of times and toggled it constantly and could accurate tell if it was on or off. It makes things sound more "fuller" and "fun"
Benjamin Harris
What a pile of steaming shit
Asher Peterson
>user can't fathom the truth
Owen Price
It's called coloring. That's politically correct slang for distortion.
Carter Rogers
Anybody have any experience with Ghostek?
These seem pretty good and of all the reviews I've watched on it, the only reoccurring complaint is the blocky earpiece.
How the fuck can I get these in Canada? It only seems to be available on american amazon
Mason King
>velor pads >absorbs all the dirt and oil on your face >putting it back on your face again why do people do this?
Colton Morris
uh ackshully those are digital photos not inanimate objects
Grayson Cruz
Because personal hygiene isn't an issue unless you're a mouthbreathing neckbeard
Aiden Nelson
prevents ears from getting sweaty how much dirt and oil would be around your ears?
John Morgan
they make you sweaty just buy wearing them
what if you leave in vegas
Jacob Stewart
Are these, dare I say, certified /trustyfucks/?
William Collins
May wanna shove 'em into the washer, user.
Landon King
I'm using an Avid Mbox Mini with a pair of Etynomic HF5's. I can hear a very subtle buzzing noise whenever I move my mouse (G303).
Is my audio interface just shitty or am I having a grounding issue? It's not too distracting but noticeable when I have no audio coming into the IEM's.
Austin Baker
>prevents ears from getting sweaty I dont get this meme. Also people who seat when using a mouse. How fucking fat do you have to be? Decent leather is breathable and will not make you sweat. Good polyurethane wont make you sweat either.
Angel Peterson
*who sweat
Samuel Phillips
Reminder that if you have S/PDIF or mini toslink out on your source you dont need a USB EMI riddled piece of shit like the Shit Modi or ODAC, all you need is the Fiio D03K converter between your source and your amp.
Mason Davis
Its a piece of shit and is known for doing that. Its caused by electromagnetic waves and youll have that problem until the next phase of the solar emission cycle
Charles Miller
Once the stock issues with the m1060 are resolved it's going to be the new meme headphone, the new m50. Calling it now
Christopher Hill
It is pretty shitty. If I turn the big nob I get static galore. I have the big nob halfway and use the mixing nob as my way of adjusting volume.
Any suggestions for a better audio interface? Preferably one with a lot of plug ins because I'm sick of sharing one input for all my synthesizers.
Evan Brooks
Why does putting my phone over my "300w" preamp subwoofer make matrix noises?
Evan Miller
well im talking about fake leather for closed backs do audiophile headphones generally have real leather if they aren't velour?
Noah Richardson
You try not sweating when it's 80 degrees and there's no AC.
Carson Ortiz
oh polyurethane nvm anyways i haven't had good fake leather before so i wouldn't know also way to overuse meme like it's funny to descibe meh headphones everyone is jacking off about but this is something people actually experience
and >Also people who seat when using a mouse. How fucking fat do you have to be? literally wtf are you going on about
Xavier Nelson
Anyone?
Isaac Wright
Philips SHP9500 on Amazon for $75. The new M50X.
Aiden Hughes
By this mean in terms of meme quality. The M40X is also in the same range.
Blake Bailey
Calling the SHP9500s M50Xs isn't exactly a compliment, user.
Michael Diaz
AKG k81dj vs ISK HP2011 vs Superlux 668B vs Beyerdynamic DTX 910?
Lucas Anderson
Any opinion about the Marshall monitor?
Jayden Clark
I think the meme refers more to how they're discussed.
M50x aren't as bad as people make them out to be, but the price got jacked up and ruined the value they had. Only tried them quickly once, but the bass was way too muddy for my taste. DT770's are a much better option in the price range for bassy closed headphones.
The fact that M40's are cheaper and better doesn't help.
The SHP's are fine, especially if you've never had open headphones before. Super comfy, detachable cable, easy to drive, and decently neutral sound with rolled off bass and some graininess to the treble.
Carter Harris
I've been using these for awhile now and I feel like they're going to break on me soon. Are there a pair of IEMs that have comparable or better sound signature than these below $115?
Liam Scott
Sooo... M40x or M50x guys?
Adam Thompson
And should I buy a Certified Refurbished™?
Samuel Walker
M40, DT770 if you want to spend more.
Jack Russell
Oppo PM-3 or DT250.
Both are brighter than HD650 but are good choices while remaining relatively neutral.
This post is just plain wrong.
They are comfy.
Mine does.
M40x.
SR850, SHP9500.
UCA202 is a pretty great DAC.
This nigga gets it.
Gabriel Scott
bump
Luke Jackson
668b
Isaiah Clark
668B or SR850
Grayson Gonzalez
Hi grandpa.
Camden Young
here my dud
Tyler Jones
Honestly what do you expect from a headphone built in someone's garage?
Camden Ross
The UCA202 SPDIF is an output, not an input.
Blake Rivera
Have a fucking shower, and wash the pads every once in a while.
Juan Richardson
I have JVC HAS-400 headphones and they really good but also really uncomfortable with the default pads, I just can't wear them with glasses without them killing my ears, also they get my ears really hot in summer so I can't use them. I remember it was mentioned that they could be replaced, which ones are compatible and where can I buy them online in europe?
Julian Walker
>Have people place them on randomly selected listeners. I don't think randomly selecting the listening group does any good here. Better to choose people which are discriminating and trained. >All the DTs are identical in build and feel. Not all. But if were to stick into the Premium lineup of one selected model such as DT880, yes. >Its the same headphone with different impedance. Different voice coil wiring to be more precise.
This way of "blind testing" still won't give us much confidence in comparing their sounds. The procedure of changing the headphones and the time spent not listening during the changing poses a lot of issues. Headphone response changes when you adjust them on your head or put them back on different times. This is a nearly impossible variable to control. If the idea was to compare the headphones to each other, an immediate switch would be required. For now we'd be reduced to scoring the headphones individually on some scale and likely doing a lot of listening for any meaningful results. We'd also need to volume match across the frequency band by equalization. It might yield different results on different real ears.
David Gomez
It's not like you sweat due to physical exercise at your computer screen. Sweating is individual, can be caused by a variety of reasons and doesn't just relate into being fat or out of shape.
Nathan Murphy
I think I read a post from him inviting one of the [spoiler]/r/headphones objectivists into his "workshop". Would kill for someone like Axel Grell to take up the invitation and school those pretenders.
I absolutely detest the romanticised artisanal rhetoric that started with Shinola. In this case, its a few guys without formal acoustics or transducer engineering training stuffing OEM drivers into "lovingly" lathe-turned earcups with an arbitrary amount of foam stuffed in them. This passes for premium/high-end/SOTA according to forum audiophools.
Luis Davis
HD650 is a safe bet, yeah? No genres it shits itself in, good all around though rarely great?
Robert Gomez
>australia >45 degrees during summer >reguarly hits 30s even during winter hmm I wonder why I get sweaty
Jayden James
HD650 sitting on my head right now and I couldn't be happier
Thomas Evans
Safest bet
Sebastian Jenkins
HD600 is better.
Angel Collins
good joke
Adrian Cruz
...
Jonathan Gomez
DT880 Premium Black Edition is on sale on Newegg Flash for $135 until Monday. Get that shit while it lasts.
Bentley Adams
Got them a few month ago, switching from a ATH-M50, great quality and much comfier. How do you guys clean the pads tho?