how much are the Senns?
― Nhex, Friday, 1 December 2017 01:29 (six years ago) link
199
― competitive shooter - - - - (Spottie), Friday, 1 December 2017 02:04 (six years ago) link
thx. still a bit too much for me to impulse buy
― Nhex, Friday, 1 December 2017 04:50 (six years ago) link
yeah I'm also not buying them because I just bought a $300 condenser mic and a sound shield and a new pair of shoes.
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Friday, 1 December 2017 07:20 (six years ago) link
are you sneaking up on someone
― attention vampire (MatthewK), Friday, 1 December 2017 09:47 (six years ago) link
In the other headphone reccomendation thread I mentioned wanting the LZ-A4 hybrid iem. It was on massdrop and I got it for around $180 I think. I love it.
Oddly, the things people worry about with getting iems over headphones weren’t a problem for me. I’m very happy with the amount of bass and the wonderful soundstage. I don’t need complete noise cancelattion and this won’t give you that.
My only minr grievances are that the very high end isn’t as detailed as I would like it to be and the blue interchangeable tips that expand the high end frequency range seem like they may be nerfing other frequencies. (The default black-front/black-back ended up being my favorite combo of the highly customizable attachment pieces).
― Woon... Doopee Time (FlopsyDuck), Friday, 1 December 2017 13:13 (six years ago) link
I wound up buying the Sennheiser 6xx's back in December through MassDrop. Turns out they don't ship til the end of March, which is kind of annoying. But I guess they're like $100-200 cheaper than comparable headphones so w/e.
― IF (Terrorist) Yes, Explain (man alive), Thursday, 18 January 2018 23:08 (six years ago) link
worth it! i waited 4 months i think.
― Spottie, Thursday, 18 January 2018 23:14 (six years ago) link
i have had a mid range hi-fi set up for a few years now, and love it, however, i have to be careful when the booze flows not to piss off the neighbours.i have never really sorted out some decent headphones for myself - just some old shabby £20 sony set i have had for years.well, last week a non-audio geek friend gave me some new ones for my birthday.ok, i suspect they dont tick any boxes for audiophiles, but damn, they are gorgeous to listen to.rediscovering orbital via these is an absolute revelation.
oh, and they are made of wood !
https://www.wunderstore.co.uk/images/SIVGA/SIVGA-SIVGA-Wood-Open-Back-Wired-Over-Ear-Stereo-Headphones-with-Mic-and-Volume-Control,-HiFi-Wooden-Headset-with-Comfortable-Ear-Cushion-and-Unique-Wood-Grain,-SV005-Walnut-Wood-496928305.jpg
― mark e, Thursday, 8 February 2018 19:54 (six years ago) link
what brand?. they are nice looking
― It's not delivery, it's Adorno! (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 8 February 2018 20:14 (six years ago) link
https://www.amazon.com/SIVGA-Headphones-Control-Headset-Comfortable/dp/B071DLH48G maybe?
― mh, Thursday, 8 February 2018 20:16 (six years ago) link
yup.my friend did some research, and thought that these were in her budget and would sort me out.she was absolutely spot on.open (not a fan of closed), and comfortable, and sound really good.now i cannot compare to others as i have been starved of such devices, but i picked up some midlevel Sony sets for mk1 a couple of years back and the bass was far too intense for me and my ears hurt after 5 mins.
― mark e, Thursday, 8 February 2018 20:22 (six years ago) link
yeah open's the way to go
― Winter. Dickens. Yes. (Jon not Jon), Thursday, 8 February 2018 21:02 (six years ago) link
I have these ones (from when they were branded as MB Quart), and they sound great, and are completely indestructible):
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/german-maestro-gmp-835-mobile-headphones
Great for DJs or working musicians who want quality and toughness.
― DJI, Friday, 9 February 2018 18:32 (six years ago) link
really wanting the sony 1000xm2 (flying in two weeks), not sure whether to buy them at a shitty 10% off or hope for a 20–25% off sale
― reverse-periscoping (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 6 March 2018 23:34 (six years ago) link
I got the mark 1 for £100 off and they’re fantastic. Can’t see anything about the mk2 that make them worth the extra.
― stet, Wednesday, 7 March 2018 00:17 (six years ago) link
phonons initially pretty uncomfortable and tinny sounding for $300 dj headphones (i snagged an open box deal and got a pair for half that)but they’re breaking in ... better sound and more comfortable after a few weekswill reserve judgment ...
― the late great, Wednesday, 7 March 2018 00:20 (six years ago) link
I got the mark 1 for £100 off and they’re fantastic. Can’t see anything about the mk2 that make them worth the extra.they appear to resolve the cracking issue, and reviews claim the anc is better. also i can’t remember the last time i saw the mark 1 in a shop.
― reverse-periscoping (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 7 March 2018 01:24 (six years ago) link
found them for $100 off. the guy in the shop immediately offered to price match them against some web site i’ve never heard of. i didn’t even get around to asking about price. no idea what they’re like because i am out drinking
― reverse-periscoping (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 7 March 2018 08:07 (six years ago) link
this is the first time i’ve spent more than au$200 on headphones (not counting airpods) and they are absolutely incredible. the app seems to forget my equaliser settings but maybe i stuffed something up. everything else is better than i expected, especially the lows/highs. because it comes with a cable, it even replaces my billion year old budget sennheisers which have always hurt my ears.
― reverse-periscoping (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 7 March 2018 09:45 (six years ago) link
The Mk2s? I haven’t bothered with the app yet
― stet, Wednesday, 7 March 2018 11:52 (six years ago) link
I finally smashed my Pioneer cans to bits because they were fucking terrible (and Pioneer DJ is terrible and I hate them, but that's for another thread). So bought myself a pair of HD25s and have been happy with them, especially with a $10 coiled cable via eBay. Not sure if they'd appeal to non-DJs but they haven't been mentioned in the thread and apparently are somewhat iconic: https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/1954
Eventually if I have cash to burn it would be nice to have a really high end pair of Grados or the like. OTOH with tinnitus maybe it's probably best for me not to wear headphones all the time anyhow, IDK.
― davey, Wednesday, 7 March 2018 13:47 (six years ago) link
xm2s distinctly lopsided last night, fine this morning. no idea what to make of that.
― reverse-periscoping (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 7 March 2018 21:11 (six years ago) link
Finally got my Massdrop Sennheisers, which are really the first “good” pair of headphones I’ve had as an adult, and damn. It’s actually hard to do anything else when I’m listening on them because the music becomes so enveloping. Time slows down.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Tuesday, 13 March 2018 02:53 (six years ago) link
yeah theyre super nice!
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Tuesday, 13 March 2018 03:10 (six years ago) link
I still say they’re kind of ugly though.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Tuesday, 13 March 2018 03:43 (six years ago) link
i think the dark blue was a weird choice. they're so close to black that it looks like a mistake.
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Tuesday, 13 March 2018 03:46 (six years ago) link
In non-audiophile/sport use, has anyone used the recent aftershokz trekz stuff? I'm now just trying the older titanium model in a still, quiet environment (with Loma). In this quiet place, they are not as full and rich as my usual favorite, the plantronic fitbit.
Both Fitbits and these are very active/usage-specific, so not for everyone. I've gone through three pairs of fitbits over years, I love the depth, reasonable clarity, and the fact they don't block out surrounding ambient. nor do they bleed in quiet areas. I know few other fitbit users, but two who are super committed, as I am.
As quiet as I have the treks set now, I don't feel the "bone conduction" at all...
― Hunt3r, Tuesday, 13 March 2018 04:09 (six years ago) link
― they call me melo gelo (Spottie), Monday, March 12, 2018 10:46 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Oh, mine are black, they just have a really weird shape and are too big (although I guess the size is related to how good they sound). It's fine though bc I never walk around with headphones and I'm only going to use my beaters in the gym.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Tuesday, 13 March 2018 14:05 (six years ago) link
I guess it's cliche, but it's really true about how much more DETAIL you can hear in the music. One of the first things I put on was Coltrane Live at the Village Vanguard, and I was able to hear stuff I never heard before like Coltrane tapping his foot on the stage to count off a tune, or, at one point, a very faint ring of a telephone inside the club.
I also put on a recording of a Bach harpsichord concerto where the harpsichord previously always sounded a little buried in the mix to me and suddenly I could hear everything.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Tuesday, 13 March 2018 14:07 (six years ago) link
What's better, the cheapest Philips or the cheapest Sennheiser?
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 26 May 2018 08:25 (five years ago) link
Philips appear to have stopped doing their cheap over-ear model, so I might just go Sennheiser.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 26 May 2018 08:27 (five years ago) link
Just got these red Sony headphones bigger style. Sound is amazing and they were 60 bucks
― California scheming (Ross), Sunday, 27 May 2018 18:46 (five years ago) link
apparently it was only a one-day sale but I snagged the Sony XB950N1 headphones for less than half price
they have the not-as-good noise cancellation compared to the active kind on the top end models, and I doubt I’ll ever use the bass boost much as the default profile has great bass reproduction for headphones, but at around $120 they were a steal and I could see comfortably wearing them for the entire work day
― mh, Saturday, 17 November 2018 20:42 (five years ago) link
I got air pods for christmas. They’re amazing. Convenient, sound good, I look as on trend as Jonah Hill, A+
― 💫 (Trϵϵship), Thursday, 27 December 2018 21:40 (five years ago) link
Not just jonah hill, kristen stewart wears them too. Imm on the trend.
― 💫 (Trϵϵship), Thursday, 27 December 2018 21:41 (five years ago) link
anyone else have sony active noise cancellers
― gabbnebulous (darraghmac), Thursday, 27 December 2018 22:04 (five years ago) link
i had a pair of sennheiser (?) noise cancellers once, i guess sometimes on the bus it was effective to turn on the thingy, but the whole idea of shooting extra noise in there just didn't sit right with me
― j., Thursday, 27 December 2018 22:23 (five years ago) link
after another pair of otherwise quite trustworthy shure SE215s started coming apart at the housing (where the peg for the earbud tip meets the rest of the unit, seems to be a design flaw with them) after long-term heavy use i decided to give up on them and try something new
i think both of these were mentioned somewhere on this thread or the other one:
went back to big headphones for outside-the-home use for the first time in forever, a pair of beyerdynamics custom streets (the ones with the physically adjustable switch on the ear units to let more air in / out). they're a bit bassier and muddier than i have been used to but they work nicely, and it's a good change of pace. it's a bit more fatiguing to use them than my shures, but i think they're easier on my hearing, so that's an acceptable tradeoff/up.
also picked up a pair of KZ ATE earbuds as backup / for lighter traveling days, since they were super cheap at < $15, and they have turned out respectably. cord is a bit wiggly as advertised, and i'm not quite happy with the seal i can get on the tips, but it's fine enough that i'm not concerned to fuss with it.
― j., Thursday, 27 December 2018 22:29 (five years ago) link
incidentally, the KZ ATEs have a design that is quite similar to the shure SE215s, except that they lack the sculpted wiring/cord for hanging them over the outer ear (the cord is designed to be looped that way, it's just not as effective). but the post for the tips is replaced by a much thicker cylindrical extrusion that seems to be continuous with the design of the main unit, so that there's no attachment medium (something plasticy that turns rubbery or gummy with exposure / heat on the shures) to fall apart.
― j., Thursday, 27 December 2018 22:33 (five years ago) link
got sony 1000xm3 and this is living
― L'assie (Euler), Thursday, 27 December 2018 23:04 (five years ago) link
ive the 2s. brilliant kit.
― gabbnebulous (darraghmac), Thursday, 27 December 2018 23:50 (five years ago) link
Massdrop is doing the Sennheiser 650xx (or whatever they’re called) for 199 again. I have them and they are awesome.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 28 December 2018 01:08 (five years ago) link
xp the headband on my 2s started clicking so i stopped wearing them
― calamity gammon (Autumn Almanac), Friday, 28 December 2018 04:17 (five years ago) link
How the Sennheisers fare with an iPhone? Got some Hifiman hps from massdrop but they really needed more powerful amplification than my phone could provide
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Monday, 31 December 2018 14:34 (five years ago) link
Darra- I have these Sonys for my commute etc, fantastic cans, great battery life
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― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 31 December 2018 15:18 (five years ago) link
Oops
https://m.newegg.com/products/9SIA2F85UN4971?ignorebbr=true&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleMKP-Mobile&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleMKP-Mobile-_-pla-BuyVPC.com-_-Headphones+and+Accessories-_-9SIA2F85UN4971&gclsrc=aw.ds&gclid=Cj0KCQiAmafhBRDUARIsACOKERPvuY-RzWQjs09WLyIJsIUVqBM-3kYxZ0OLsBoQFcjmY5gj6IswV3UaAoyqEALw_wcB
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 31 December 2018 15:19 (five years ago) link
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Monday, 31 December 2018 14:34 (one hour ago) Permalink
I’ve heard some say you need a separate amp but for me they’re more than fine. Maybe they’d sound even better with an amp but they’re already a massive leap above my old Sonys (which themselves were not bad at all). Keep in mind they’re open back so they’re not gonna stand up to a noisy environment.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Monday, 31 December 2018 15:37 (five years ago) link
I would suggest using an amp with the them
― тпсбlack (Spottie), Monday, 31 December 2018 17:24 (five years ago) link
Do you have a rec for a portable DAC/amp? I do most of my listening walking around the house/doing chores so it just needs to be small and comfortable enough for that kind of activity.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Monday, 31 December 2018 18:15 (five years ago) link