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Ian Lopez
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Aiden Stewart
THEY DELAYED OUR EARSPEAKERS REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Hunter Scott
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Landon Barnes
3-4 months for >muh stax
I can wait it out but it's a bummer. looks like neo-/hpg/ is going to be a bit delayed
Luis Flores
chink'd
Parker Hernandez
comfy hpg
Kevin Roberts
Thread reminder to never buy Schiit products.
>#1 recommended brand by reddit shills because hehe i get to say Shit
>owner thinks authoring a 140-chapter work of fiction about the company history makes up for garbage quality and performance
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>solder splatter
>caps on output
>Either they don't measure their DACs, don't care or don't know how to design a clean DAC.
>For me the biggest letdown with all of this is the major disservice Schiit and others are doing to the community. They are toting these frankly "shit" amps as power houses
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Colton Rivera
>>>/reddit/r/jobuds
Alexander Morales
time to update your shit user, you forgot to link to the bifrost review
Xavier Reyes
>80th anniversary
lmao at all these faggots buying 1940s technology
better plug them in to your gramophone
Camden Williams
Add the bifrost measurements
Landon Johnson
link?
Josiah Reyes
do you even read the websites you're linking to ? it's on audiosciencereviews
Jace Stewart
WHERE THE FUCK ARE THE FEET? I CANT JACK OFF TO THIS
Joseph Garcia
nah i don't usually check non-news sites daily. will add
Ryan Johnson
>He hasn't read about schiit $400 10bit dac
Angel Fisher
o i am laffin
Robert Scott
OP is a faggot if I've ever seen one
how did you miss this glorious development?
Zachary Torres
this review is fucking hilarious. he says he has three more reviews of schiit dacs coming in soon. schiit eternally BTFO soon?
Luis Phillips
When did you realize that speakers are superior to headphones
Andrew Powell
he said he was gonna review the fucking magni, amir is /ourguy/
Jonathan Nguyen
Magni 3 review is also on the way
Cooper Cook
>single man utterly destroys schiit's credibility
>stax is his headphone of choice
100% /ourguy/
Evan Campbell
schiit have already been utterly exposed. he's an idiot for throwing money at them.
it's also very dishonest not to show the FR measurements of the DX7 after having compared it with the bifrost for all the other measurements. it probably sucked, so he left it out because it didn't fit his narrative.
Isaac Sanders
he showed the FR measurements of the DX7 though on his review of the unit
Chase Gomez
Hunter Diaz
One day in the future when I get dedicated listening room with acoustic treatment.
Blake Diaz
This just in! Friendly reminder & PSA regarding electrostats:
In addition to recently raised concerns over the potential electrical hazards regarding the use of electrostatic audio reproduction devices, be they developing from short or long term exposure to the high voltages that electrostats operate at, a world-renowned multi-national collaborative scientific research has recently began to uncover evidence which might suggest that the usage, or even storage, of electrostatic ear speaker equipment in the vicinity of personal computers and other digital media storage devices might play a part in the gradual degradation of information stored in said devices.
This phenomenon, known by its official designation of rotational velocidensity, or more colloquially as file rot, might be affected by nearby electrostatic equipment, and in the unfortunate circumstance that their magneto-electric flux happens to manifest itself in the same rotational direction as on the impacted storage devices, accelerate this so called file rot from the commonly occurring rates of between 7 and 21 kbps per year to figures up to perhaps four or five times that rate. Naturally, a magnetic flux of the opposite direction as that of the rotational velocidensity at play in a given situation could potentially be used to slow down, or even completely halt its negative effects, but with no reliable home measuring tools available, this cannot be recommended at this current time.
(to be cont.)
Angel Miller
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Anthony Torres
(cont.)
What makes the situation regarding the continued use of electrostatic ear speaker technology perhaps even more troubling, is another phenomenon discovered by the same multi-national group of scientists. It would appear that rotational velocidensity is not the only peril potentially being amplified by electrostatic audio technology, but there is another one, related to the use of dust protection to prevent unwanted particles from making their way to the delicate interiors of electrostatic ear speakers. While the ear speakers themselves might be well protected by such measures, this has the unfortunate, and based on current knowledge on the phenomenon, an unavoidable, side effect of disrupting the overall flow of airborne digital dust, inevitably increasing its adherence to digitally stored information contained on all storage media in the vicinity of the dust protected electrostatic audio device. Current test results would indicate this to occur regardless if said electrostatic devices are kept connected to the mains or not.
Could these findings spell the end of electrostatic ear speaker technology as we know it? The scientific community does not have definitive answers yet, but further rigorous experimenting will sure shed more light on this topic during this dark hour. However, one thing remains certain. That is thatfor the time being audiophiles are adviced by the esteemed research team behind these findings as well as Stax Ltd for the time being to rely on their trusted HD 600 and MA900 devices, which have been proven in multitudes of scientific tests to not contribute to either the increase in rotational velocidensity or hastened accumulation of digital dust detrimental to the preservation of digital content stored on non-volatile storage devices.
Noah Murphy
Cucks sure are worried today
Ethan Jones
I laufed
Carson James
pathetic. buy stax you soyboi
David Price
Is that your mouth when you are taking all that BBC?
Dominic Rivera
the only BB thing I take is the BBS, dynacuck
Brandon Reyes
Laughing at how cucked you are
Kevin Sanders
okay, i take it back. he's not dishonest, just lazy.
Sebastian Ross
Laziness is the key to living a good life.
Thomas Thompson
maybe just forgot to include it, you could point it out to him
Kayden Clark
t1 is a superb piece of art
t. ex he-400i owner
Isaiah Thomas
>okay, i take it back
Luis Hernandez
>That is thatfor the time being audiophiles are adviced by the esteemed research team behind these findings as well as Stax Ltd for the time being to rely on their trusted HD 600 and MA900 devices, which have been proven in multitudes of scientific tests to not contribute to either the increase in rotational velocidensity or hastened accumulation of digital dust detrimental to the preservation of digital content stored on non-volatile storage devices.
Caleb Robinson
What would be good to listen to ASMRs?
Camden Flores
20-minute gap between posts in /hpg/. this is what happens when OP doesn't make a thread with high-quality foot sniffs
Elijah Allen
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Wyatt Anderson
Recommend me a preamp my budget is 3k
Bentley Powell
no
Aaron Kelly
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Jason Jackson
You have haunted hpg for quite some days and the answer will always be: no. Go beg some other place to recommend you audiophool gear.
John Perry
Am I the only person who prefers speakers to headphones? I have quite a few headphones and I just prefer the wide open sound of actual speakers. Not that I don't use my headphones cause I use them when I'm cant blast my music.
William Sanders
>Am I the only person who prefers speakers to headphones
Of course not. If I could listen to speakers blasting all night long and ignore the neighbors need for sleep I would do it in a heartbeat.
Cooper Lee
someone's selling LSR305 near me for 140€ used, should I go for it ?
Gabriel Gomez
If he didn't fug it up, yeah. Might be stolen, I guess.
Brody Thompson
You've got to be memeing that this point. Just fucking pick one and buy it, pretty much anything fits your budget.
Julian Hernandez
ELAC Uni-Fi UB5, Monitor Audio Bronze 2, or Monoprice KBAS?
Jace Gonzalez
Bronze 2
Nolan Russell
I'm desperate
Wyatt Thomas
thanks to the dude who recommended the Echobox IEMs. love them after a few songs. Only one question... how do I differentiate the right and left headphones?
Daniel Sanders
McIntosh d150 preamp
Austin Torres
No problem, which model did you get? They should be marked right by the cable terminations.
Bentley Jackson
left right test on youtube
Caleb Allen
>Budget
Location
East Coast US
>Source
Cell phone mostly, maybe in the future a hifi player.
>Type of headphone
IEM
>Comfort level
Max comfy level
>Sound signature
neutral or warm I think. I like postrock, electronic, Jazz, Classical
>Past headphones
Sennheiser HD-280 Pro, ATH M50X
>Notes
I really want excellent isolation. When I listen to music I don't want to hear anything but my music.
This pair is for the gym, but in the near future I also plan to get a pair of CIEM. Am I making a mistake? Should I just go with one pair?
Jacob Lewis
Assuming that it's the Finder, there's letter markings on the underside of each housing, plus there's a small, colored gaskets where the cable goes into the housing (left is black, right is red/brown).
Tyler Perez
Etymotic ER4XR
Chase Cooper
Never forget
Bentley Long
Finder X1. Also, should I go with tips that are a little bit bigger than I need to kinda force in, or smaller ones that may fall out?
Wyatt Turner
stop reminding me
Ryder Green
I mean I've always treated people as seriously as they treat me. You can find actual serious and intelligent discussion in several threads. If people wanna autistically screech and shitpost, I'll return the favour. Just look in the audio/speaker general also active in Sup Forums right now, and the previous thread in the catalog. The hostility and treatment I get says more about average headphone user in this forum than it does about me. Also to the user posting discord screenshots, grow up. This is an anonymous image board literally no one but me and you (probably not even you) know the context of that image.
Ian Walker
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Zachary Walker
Don't take it so personally, Canucklehead.
Benjamin Torres
Use the tips that are the most comfortable. You may want to go with foam tips (they probably came with some Complys, I know that they used to) if the silicon ones won't stay put or look into hybrids like Symbio tips by MandarinE on eBay. I find that the medium single flange tips work well on the Finder for me, but everyone's ears are different. Try all of them until you get what feels (and sounds) best.
Ethan King
Every thread until you like it
Caleb Mitchell
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Matthew Phillips
CIEM won't necessarily have the best isolation, just the most comfortable and practical fit. Unless you really want that custom fit, I'd personally stick to universal models. ER4XR like said would be a good choice, but they're deep-insertion which might get weird if you're working out (I'd read up on some reviews first to see if anyone has had an issue). Other good options for warm-to-balanced would include Noble EDC Velvet, RHA t20i, Echobox Nomad and (assuming that you can find one used already) the Massdrop Plus IEM. Foam tips or hybrids would work best for isolation, although you may also get good isolation from double and triple flange silicone tips.
John Parker
Any recommendations for a budget headphone amp for Fostex T50RPs?
Preferably a DAC/Amp combo
Charles Morris
and you had to put my waifu there fucker
Owen Foster
Aren't the T50RPs thirsty fuckers that demand power? Maybe the SMSL AD18? Define what price range you mean by "budget".
Jaxson Walker
by the time the L300LE arrives I'll probably have already bought a few more kilobucks out of impatience
Matthew Peterson
How low of a budget?
Kevin Green
my bank account being low as fuck and my income being 0 I'll just settle on and go for the speakers meme while waiting
how much are you making though ? you seem to buy so much headphones recently
Wyatt Mitchell
holy fuck, these things seem amazing, coming from $10-15 earbuds. Do you guys like yours?
John Martinez
Audiophools should not be welcome anywhere on this earth.
Ryan Moore
>you seem to buy so much headphones recently
you have me confused with someone else
Carter Gomez
Would like to keep it under $100.
If I can get a DAC/Amp at that price with enough oomph to power them great, if not, I'd settle for a regular ol' amp.
Tyler Martin
this May delay has troubled my mind and I don't even know who I'm talking to anymore
time to go to sleep for 3 more months
Kevin Roberts
They were my daily drivers for a while, then they got a side-grade to my workout IEMs because they're durable as fuck. I still love 'em, but if you ever end up moving on to the Nomad (their flagship), it's basically the Finder+ (a little better clarity, better imaging, wider soundstage, removable cables, more comfy).
Old memeing aside, the Fiio E10K should do everything that you need it to within your budget. If nothing else, it'll be enough to hold you over until (read: IF) you decide to upgrade in the future.
Christopher Baker
What made you buy the T50RP if you're that much on a budget when there are so many other closed cans that do better than them, particularly compared to unmodded T50RP, which have a bass response that is just plain ridiculous for closed cans. That, and with much higher sensitivity and less amp requirement for competing headphones.
T50RP are a meme from people obsessed with planars who think they can get these low end planar drivers to become good by modding them heavily, which requires doing things like buying earpads that cost a third of the price of the headphone to seal the front volume.
Liam Cruz
Looking for a pair of bluetooth earbus for the gym, cheaper is better. Sound quality isn't a priority, would like to stay under $50. Gotta be sweat-resistant or better
Chase Adams
Do you use the short earbus?
Chase Bennett
>duuhh people can't axe aboot owdio hear dummy
You r faggott
Landon Phillips
>time to go to sleep for 3 more months
it's all so tiring
Tyler Bailey
Where's your sense of humor?
Jackson Price
Why not just SLEEP FOREVER?
Jordan Morales
yeah
John Lee
glad i didn't fall for the stax meme
Leo Barnes
My SR-507 arrives today.
Jaxson Allen
audiosciencereview.com
new review is up
will schiit win this one?
Oliver Thomas
the stax meme adrenaline was the only thing keeping me alive
Angel Bailey
Brainwavz BLU-100 or Soundmagic E10BT.