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Zachary Butler
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Ian Taylor
Wyatt Edwards
objectivist cucks btfo
Evan Price
Good dacs and amps tastefully color the sound.
Cheap amps should be a wire with gain at the lowest possible price.
Carter Rivera
>cardas
Parker Davis
Good DACs and amps do not color the sound. Bad DACs and amps color the sound, which is not tasteful by definition.
Jonathan Ross
>He paid several thousand dollars for a DAC that doesn't convert digital audio perfectly
>Now he has to defend it on /hpg/
I don't feel sorry for you.
Joshua Edwards
Well I also have a $99 dac that doesn't.
Ethan Cox
...which is like $60-70 too much for a transparent DAC.
Camden Stewart
Landon Sanchez
Does /hpg/ have big enough balls to post themselves wearing their favorite headphones?
Hudson Butler
floor user made this thread a much better place, good to see someone who appreciates audio instead of staring at autistic graphs.
Ryan Butler
Don't do this. Schrodinger's user dictates that if an user has not posted a picture, that user is both a cute 2D girl and whatever that user may really be. Posting your picture opens the box so to speak.
Benjamin Hernandez
Agreed. Floornon seems genuinely enthusiastic about the music he's listening to and the high fidelity that it's being listened to at. Makes me happy :)
Sebastian Morris
Hatsune Miku's feet are a treasure!
Daniel White
I keep researching and reading about headphones, I even bought one that was probably more money than I had any business spending.
Yet I am no happier.
Ethan Taylor
Life is brighter when you believe in magic rocks and snake oil cables.
Ian Thompson
Zeos reviewed the koss ESP950
youtube.com
has any of you tried them?
Alexander Williams
Higher end gear can bring you more satisfaction out of listening to music but I wouldn't call that happiness in itself. Happiness is something you gain through good balance in life, work effort vs amount earned for a decent living, amount of free time you can have to enjoy your hobbies, interactions with friends and family and so on. No amount of audio fidelity is going to make a depressed man happy.
Levi Ward
don't forget the largest factor for happiness and that's workplace commute time. the happiest people work from home
Ethan Sanders
But if you don't have any of those things I thought maybe an audio hobby would help. Keep buying shit, it's not working!
I think I just need better headphones, like a focal or something.
Is anyone else seeking happiness through fidelity?
I don't work because it makes me even less happy.
Joseph Nelson
Idol trash here. What's your setup like, user?
Idols, feet. Good OP.
Ryan James
This is kinda implied in the "amount of free time yo enjoy hobbies". Large commutes eat your own personal time. You're not really paid to spend 2h on a commute, at best in some jobs, and some countries, you are paid the cost of travel, but not real work time.
There's nothing wrong with spending in the hobby if you can afford it. But like I said, this is not a real source of happiness. This isn't where human needs lie. If you are seeking happiness look at where your life went wrong in the first place and do something to fix it.
Zachary Mitchell
Men have a desire to build. Stop buying, start DIYing.
Oliver Richardson
Maybe go to a live idol performance.
It's supposed to be much better than silly recordings, enjoyment wise.
Isaac Parker
Nice best headphones in the world, IT.
Leo Allen
I'm not enough of an attention whore to post myself, when my headphones are all anyone MIGHT give a shit about. Everyone here has seen my yoga mat, and that's close enough for me.
Ethan Robinson
This. diy can be very therapeutic and give you a real sense of accomplishment to be proud of.
Isaac Richardson
Pretty lewd
Joshua Rodriguez
>Posts Zreviews video that's unlisted
Does this mean that you actually pay into his patreon? Or did you get this from somewhere else?
Julian Cook
he forgot to make it patreon only
Ian Johnson
>175CM
She's a big girl.
James Evans
Sir Richard Bishop
Why don’t you give him a listen user?
Aiden Rogers
She's about right height wise.
A matter of taste I guess.
Easton Jenkins
Is The Element any good?
Blake Fisher
It's great
Bentley Foster
I'm buying a USB filter. Do you guys think the -90db noise floor of the modi on bad usb will be audible in comparison to the -130db of a 'good dac'?
I honestly bought it over something like a topping or oldac because it matched.
James James
I purchased a pair of B&O H6 gen 2s, will I regret it for use on planes/airports?
I may also plug it into my amp at home for use at night so as to not disturb others things such as explosions happen in things I'm watching or playing.
Samuel Jones
Have you considered the Eitr or Wyrd, sir?
Bentley Barnes
it's not just about cutting into personal time. even people with 5 minute commutes vs 15 minute commutes are significantly happier.
Daniel Hughes
I found one used for $25 from ifi, sorry Jason.
Jaxon Rodriguez
youtu.be
Follow this at the 32th min. You will understand whether something is audible at -90dB or not very quickly.
Jayden Sullivan
For me its the SHP9500S
Luis Richardson
Thanks, ordered it
Daniel Reyes
Did you lose your marbles?
If you _have_ to get the modi, at least get the version with AC power and SPDIF inputs. Then you won't need a silly USB filter.
I can't recommend buying the modi though.
Tyler Miller
what did you engrave?
Jackson Peterson
I see a lot of fuckers here bitching about tube amps being bought. women like to talk and bond, men like to build and conquer.
you motherfucker. I don't want to sit around discussing how a tube amp is higher in distortion and inferior to SS. I don't care if it sounds objectively better or worse. I want to learn. I want to get my hands dirty and build something beautiful that I can look at every day and think "I built that with the sweat from my own brow".
Aaron Butler
Build an O2 then.
Xavier Johnson
Lol no.
Samuel Robinson
I have no interest in building an amp smaller than the size of my penis
Carter Flores
No, uber is back ordered.
Doesnt this prove that the modi is fine at -90db which is where its noise floor is?
I also have a good powered usb port on my mobo I'll be using for now.
Sebastian Harris
Good ol John Fahey
Mason Martinez
Then get a Fulla 2 or something.
Definitely better than a plain Modi 2. That's just a usb dac in a huge box.
Mason Barnes
I bought it because it matches the magni 3. Anything is better than having to use an eq to fix my dac x6. However if there is no audible improvement at all over the eq fixed dac x6 I'm going to send the schiit products back and use the money on some etymotics I think.
Camden Murphy
>Doesnt this prove that the modi is fine at -90db which is where its noise floor is?
This does but I linked the video for you to see for yourself if your ears can bypass sound masking while playing music. Keep in mind the noise shown in that video is worst possible noise and more noticeable than the typical -90dB noise.
Like another user said though, you're paying more than what a dumb DAC box with poor (but inaudible) measurements is worth.
Jose Turner
Modi 2 money buys OL-DAC or Topping D30, both of which measure way better than Modi 2.
Parker Watson
Are there any affordable (sub 50USD)
earbuds that don't pick up cable noise?
I fell for the Advanced M4 earbuds meme and despite receiving a lot of compliments on the braided cable, that was ironically the worst thing about it.
I need something that won't produce noise when the cable rubs up against something.
Preferably with something that can use silicon ear tips.
Julian Morgan
I'm aware but my desk looks crappy enough so I decided since it's in audible i'll get the one that matches. I also have a good usb port on my motherboard that's powered.
I have a suspicion that it's going to sound completely identical to the eq fixed dac x6 and if that's the case I'm returning both anyway.
I'm paying because of the looks, I got that. The video is really helpful though I know for certain I will not be able to hear the jitter on the modi.
Gavin Evans
Fulla 2 is terrible
Xavier Taylor
It's less terrible than Modi 2 non-uber
Same DAC, also usb powered, but has more functionality and a nice huge knob.
Liam Ross
I have modi multibit. Use both usb / toslink input. kinda like it.
Brayden Martin
>-90dB noise floor
I doubt that would ever be an issue on its own. That figure is in reference to full scale output, but the voltage output is what determines the noise you hear. -90dB of 2Vrms is roughly 60 µV.
If you plug in very sensitive armature IEMs and configure the gain structure poorly (stupidly), maybe.
In-ears or buds that don't try to close off the ear?
Jeremiah Cox
No, both of them are actually terrible.
Samuel Russell
Brayden Taylor
In ears.
I guess in ear monitors was the phrase I was looking for.
Ryder Taylor
>multibit
How's it? I don't think we have any other multibit owners around.
At least you got the cheapest schiit multibit (and supposedly the better one).
Evan Lewis
dont know how to describe XD. I may say sound colorful (?)
never expierence noise issue.
Ryder Moore
>XD
Fuck off
Evan Adams
XD XD XD
Jonathan Brooks
wait for it
:^)
Luke Thompson
Robert Russell
>Own Marshall Monitors
>I love them and think they sound great for their price point
>They don't make ear pads for them and mine are deteriorating
Liam Robinson
>>I love them and think they sound great for their price point
They don't.
>>They don't make ear pads for them and mine are deteriorating
This is why you buy from actually reputable headphone manufacturers. Good manufacturers sell all parts. All of them. Not just teh earpads.
headphonespares.sennheiser.co.uk
north-america.beyerdynamic.com
audiotechnicashop.com
Lucas Nguyen
Don’t listen to this prick. You might just buy a replacement since you love em so much?
Xavier Walker
>You might just buy a replacement
Replacing the entire headphone every couple years sounds like a very smart thing.
Ethan Roberts
I buy new adidas samba every few years.
Christian James
Brandon Hughes
Logan Gray
>Maybe go to a live idol performance.
I've been to live seiyuu (Asami Imai) and j-pop concerts last year, and experience was perfect.
Jack Nguyen
You sure they don't make ear pads for them? I mean China likes to copy everything have you checked aliexpress or ebay?
Could also just look for ear pads that would fit them.
Ryder Jenkins
Yes, no, maybe so?
Hudson Foster
For me its the cat and headphones duo
Nathaniel Murphy
*destroys your cable*
Gabriel Watson
Look some of the best headphones on the third planet from the sun and a Sennheiser.
Dylan Flores
So I've got a pretty decent pair of headphones, and I noticed that when I turn my volume up and down from the Windows icon tray, I get a variety of different frequencies that sound similar to a dial-up internet connection. There are some flat sounding volumes.. and some times going up a bar and bringing it back down to the same bar will fix the frequency issue, but what the hell is going on? How can I prevent this?
Jackson Sanders
Thinking of getting the Behringer U-PHORIA UMC204HD, will this be ok for low impedance headphones like Sennheiser hd 579's?
Thomas Butler
What headphones? One day you'll realise you invested your money and were glad you did instead of spending it on drink and drugs.
Adam Jenkins
yes!
John Johnson
Sweet! Thanks man.
Robert White
Just keep things off floor, like a reasonable adult.
Isaiah Thompson
Wires can be bitches, even when you take measures to move them out the way.
Alexander Reyes
>I've been to live seiyuu (Asami Imai) and j-pop concerts last year, and experience was perfect.
Mingosu... I'm envious, user!
I was just listening to chihaya's Jupiter as I read you.
Jayden Wright
Apparently my Asus ultrabook has trouble driving my old Sennheiser PC 360 (see pic), so I need new cans.
Do I need the lowest possible impedance in order to be sure my ultrabook can drive the new headphones?
Any recs?
Over-ear, open, no amp, general YT viewing.
Lincoln Perry
Unironically HD600.
Zachary Morales
But the HD600 has an impedance of 300 ohms.
Aren't I supposed to look for the lowest ohms rating possible so my little ultrabook can drive them?
Carson Lopez
Someone help me decide what to upgrade to, I've currently have a pair of K701's which I've had for years and years that are gradually starting to show their age and are broken in places.
I was planning to upgrade to the HD650's, but the K712 Pro are only ~£200 on amazon right now which is making it difficult to convince me that the HD650's are worth the extra £100 on top.
Pic related is the suggestions canpicker gives me.
Ayden Campbell
What if you can't afford furniture because you spent it all on $500 headphone cables?
Grayson Cook
No-one going to help me?
Jeremiah Myers
>expecting help
>not posting anime girl feet
Levi Anderson
Well here's my waifu's feet, is that good enough?