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What’s the best manufacturer and model of headphone/earbuds? Discuss

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Beats by Dre, probably. People wouldn't buy them if they weren't good.

beats by dr. dre
anything else will make you look poor

this
after all they're made by a doctor

Skull Candy if I had to choose.

I like shure

Ordered these

You need to have a fixed address to order China shit. How do you manage it.

Pic related, for the employed among us.

The order was fulfilled by Amazon, so it ships from some Amazon facility

Shure SE215

Beyerdynamic
Sennheiser is plastic garbage in comparison to Beyer's pro models at the same price point.

Etymotic Research.

Bose IEMs have a planned obsolescence in their cords. They are planned to deteriorate after 2 years.

Any hardphone cord that lasts 2 years is tough as fuck.

I have headphones from 2002
stop buying shitty products

I buy $10 chinkbuds by the dozen and do not give a fuck when they break or get lost.

Are these okay?

>$11
>"name brand"
not even once

They get the job done

Nah there are better and cheaper IEMs that are more ergonomic to boot.

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Get the KZ ZS6, they're $25-$40 depending on where you get then, atm they're the budget kings, they rival IEMs far beyond their price range, they're an incredible value.

i unironically like the earbuds that came with my s8

Vsonic. GR07.

The AKG ones?

This. Others are fucking My-Fi shits.

Are 1More triple drivers good?

Shure se215 is the best you can get for $100

Laughed harder then i should.
>not choosing this. plebs

If you have ~100 USD to spend pick up the Fiio F9 on Amazon or Aliexpress. They are perhaps the best earbuds I've ever owned. They respond great to EQ, have a near reference signature, come with loads of extras, have detachable cables, and an amazing build quality.

I bought a brand new amp a month ago.

I set the volume to a comfortable listening level.
Now I have lowered that about 30%.

Do amps have a burn-in procedure like most speakers too?

of course not, you're listening just quieter

I'm pretty sure that user was insinuating that you are poor/homeless

For the same volume, user.

checked with a spl meter?
the ear itself has no absolute reference and no 'memory' at all

I want a pair of Roland MA-8's but can't find any. What is a similar product?

No, but paying the same songs, with same volume settings everywhere, I've had to lower the volume from -30db to -50db.

mi hybrid>
for bassy cucks like me

PHILLIPS

the SHE3590 was a fantastic 10 dollary doo meme from 2012 to the current era of chink shit

bonus points: could just buy them from the mall instead of waiting a month for postage

...

yes, they are great for the price and very comfy.

They sound nice but the cables are shit

I've replaced mine twice now, though good warranty so it didn't cost me

Oh xD

>adds an amplifier
>"why are things louder?"

Soundmagic e10c OP.

Mine have spinned THREE times in the washing machine in 70 °C because I keep forgetting to check jeans pocket. Despite this mic works and they sound like when new. They're indestructible.

Akg. Beats are overhyped garbage

Klipsch S4 II

Is "burning" headphones in a meme or does it actually work?

why would you believe something like that?

Thanks for your informative answer!

Buy 20 chinkshit mmcx cables.

Are you stupid?

>after a short period of the intended usage a device performs noticeably out of spec
usually you'd call that broken
>the result is always better
makes you think

also there's some great tests f.e. on innerfidelity that show even after a really long 'artificial' break in there's no measurable evidence that wouldn't be negligible compared to the difference a headphone's fit makes when putting it on your head twice

don't fall for that shit

I want a new pair, but I'm torn between either bluetooth, or a wired set of noise cancelling ones.

What's the better one's for less than £100 though?

I've looked at the Shure S215s, but hearing about the shit cable makes me reconsider. Also no Jaybirds X3

Any ideas?

how are xiaomi's earphones? i'm considering getting the hybrid, but is it worth it to pay a little extra for the hybrid pro?

Bose for mid ranges and obviously the sound cancelling

Yes.
But if you don't like niggerbass then get neither.

Why would the quality of the cable be a concern when the cable is replaceable?

what's good that's around the same price point and not too bassy

Get IEMs with mmcx connector.
You can get a BT cable in addition to the normal cable. Maybe in the future there will be a ANC cable.

I have some old e10's that i use with foam tips and they sound great. I tried to buy a new pair so I could keep the old ones for exercise and outdoors but UPS failed to deliver them. I bought audiotechnica mx40s and I prefer my old eartips lol. Do you know if there is a noticeable sound difference between the e10 and e10c's? A reviewer said that the e10c's have a slightly boosted base but I didn't see that anywhere else. I am not sure If I should buy e10/e10c or if I should try something new.

What's a decent pair of IEMs though? Shure SE215?

Or these were on sale now:

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I buy dre beats by Dr Doctor for cheap!!! Buy now low price!

Made from the same chinesium and Leadogen materiars as the real one?

Name your price!

Fiio f9. I own both sure215 and them and the fiios are better overall, come with a lot of extra goodies, detachable mmcx cable and all that.

They're actually somewhat hard to find because they sell out so quickly on amazon.

I've ordered six of these (MXditect EB166) in the last six months (I break them pretty often.) They go for around $12 on Amazon and you can get these in singles or a three pack

They stay in when I'm working out and are a little bass heavy as well, but an audio equalizer like what Spotify has can fix that if you don't like it.

Apple.

Westone UMs are better. Non-proprietary MMCX cables.