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You-can-call-me-kal 23,013 posts
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Your-Mother 8,172 posts
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Registered 5 years agoEarly reports are pretty positive about the sound. The Verge claims they have a wider soundstage than the Sony XMs. -
nickthegun 87,711 posts
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Registered 16 years agoApparently, there's no off switch. They power down after being out back in their magnetic bra, so you have to take that everywhere. Also, the case itself looks really shit. Should have been a hard case.
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beastmaster 22,373 posts
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Registered 17 years agoLike the way the internal cups are magnetised and you can just pull them out if you want to replace them. You can also add different colours and customise it to your liking. For a cost. -
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Registered 9 months agoAudeze Penrose are arriving tomorrow. They better not be wank. -
ozthegweat 2,977 posts
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Registered 10 years agoYou-can-call-me-kal wrote:
Hey, he asked about hardware, and owning 250Ω headphones I wasn't even thinking about driving a pair without an amp 😀 The K5 Pro deliver probably the best bang for your buck. And yes, I believe I can hear a difference to driving my DT1770 Pro with an iPhone 🙃
ozthegweat wrote:
I’m fairly surprised Mr ‘it’s all snake oil’ as a DAC/amp I must say
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You-can-call-me-kal 23,013 posts
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Registered 15 years agoHeh. It’s true you can’t go far wrong with Fiio stuff. Schiit are also amazing at that price point. -
ozthegweat 2,977 posts
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Registered 10 years agoATM I'm trying the headphone port of my 7.1 surround receiver.
It cost 4 times as much as the K5 Pro, but it also produces 4 times the channels.
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Tomo 19,565 posts
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Registered 18 years agonickthegun wrote:
Yep exactly. I have speakers on during day, so open back headphones is probably preferable to partner and neighbours...
Now it looks like Im going to be working from home pretty much full time, Ive started to have half an eye on some open backs and supporting gear. No one to annoy other than the cat. -
I'm considering getting some wired headphones to use whilst working from home.
Currently I listen to my hi fi whilst sat at my desk. I have a Cyrus One HD amp and Monitor Audio Silver floor standing speakers, so music sounds pretty great from them. However, I only really get the full benefit when sat in front of them on the sofa (which I do some of the day but not for too long as it gives me back pain). I lose a lot of the bass and volume when sat at the edge of the room, which is just a downside of where my desk is. I also live in a semi detached and like my neighbour, so I'm reluctant to turn the volume up too high for too long.
My dad lent me his Grado SR60 headphones to test out. I found them comfortable and the sound stage excellent, but after hearing how great the speakers sound I'd prefer to get something a bit fancier to try and match the audio quality. I saw @kalel mentioned you can get great sounding headphones for a fraction of the price of a hifi, so I'm interested in what kind of price I'd have to pay to get a similar audio quality.
Would something like the grado sr325e sound considerably better than the sr60? I also have a pair of Sony XM3 noise cancelling headphones. How big of an improvement do you get at a similar price point when going for wired ones? Obviously it would be nice to demo a pair, but that's looking unlikely in the current climate. The headphones will be plugged into my amp so I shouldn't need a separate headphone amp or dac. -
You-can-call-me-kal 23,013 posts
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Registered 15 years agoGrados don’t necessarily get better with price, just different. It’s really what particular sound you’re looking for.
I would say you’d usually see a big leap in quality with wired. Makes a big difference. If you’re looking for a speaker like experience you should look at open backed for sure. Maybe even electrostatic although then you will need a different amp.
Spend some time of head-fi maybe just to get a sense of the right cans for you. There’s so many choices and it all comes down to personal taste really. -
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Registered 9 months agoHad my Audeze Penrose for a few days now and have to say they are amazing. Night and day difference against my previous set (SteelSeries Arctis 1)
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Tomo 19,565 posts
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Registered 18 years agoTomo wrote:
nickthegun wrote:
Who is this guy?!
It is tough in tests like that. This guy reviews headphones and whatnot and does comparisons kind of less about the quality and more about the sound stage. I dont live in anyone elses head (yet) so I dont know if this happens to everyone, but the transitions between headphones always fry my brain.
https://youtu.be/kR0xiIYvOSw?t=281
https://youtu.be/BhgFkr1-zdY?t=719DD
Suddenly I want some Grados...
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I caved...
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mrharvest 5,718 posts
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Registered 18 years agoTomo wrote:
Welcome to the jazz club. Nice.
Tomo wrote:
Suddenly I want some Grados...
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I caved...
But honestly, I don't personally like the basic Grados. I'd rather spend a bit of extra for a bit smoother top end. -
bone-on 805 posts
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Registered 7 years agoAs a side sleeper I need some good active noise cancelling headphones that will be good in bed to help me sleep. I have the Sony WF-1000XM3 and they are great but too bulky for side sleeping any recommendations?? -
nickthegun 87,711 posts
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Registered 16 years agoNever tried them personally but these reviewed well when I was half heartedly looking for something for the Mrs.
https://uk.kokoon.io/
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Dougs 100,414 posts
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Registered 18 years agobone-on wrote:
Ha, I've had to resort to using my XM3s quite a bit at night. Can manage with just one earbud in it seems. Although I keep forgetting to change the settings so have to cling on to one bud so audio continues!
As a side sleeper I need some good active noise cancelling headphones that will be good in bed to help me sleep. I have the Sony WF-1000XM3 and they are great but too bulky for side sleeping any recommendations?? -
bone-on 805 posts
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Registered 7 years agonickthegun wrote:
Cheers will have a look
Never tried them personally but these reviewed well when I was half heartedly looking for something for the Mrs.
https://uk.kokoon.io/
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Tomo 19,565 posts
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Registered 18 years agoFYI... Tidal is £4 for 4 months atm. Good chance to test out its high bitrate audio (CD quality and also a Studio Master setting for some tracks). -
You-can-call-me-kal 23,013 posts
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Registered 15 years agoOh really? I just did a month free trial of it and wasn’t impressed. Didn’t exactly do a scientific test but it didn’t sound as good as my hard drive of rips. Also it’s just not as good as Spotify on any level - content, UX etc.
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You-can-call-me-kal wrote:
I think the higher level sub is included but you don't get as long. I did a free trial for it a month or 2 ago and that's how it worked then at least. I found the app, play lists and content to be fairly good, it's certainly far easier to use than Amazon Music.
Oh really? I just did a month free trial of it and wasn’t impressed. Didn’t exactly do a scientific test but it didn’t sound as good as my hard drive of rips. Also it’s just not as good as Spotify on any level - content, UX etc.
The Studio Master content is a much more expensive sub (£20 a month) and I doubt included in the trial.
I've given up on Tidal as my amp with inbuilt chromecast seems to shit itself if I use Tidal for a few hours, not sure what's at fault but it makes it unusable for me.
I wish Tidal/Amazon Music HD offered another tier where you get CD quality stuff but not the Masters/ UltraHd. I can't hear any sound improvement over CD so it's a waste for me, but I'd be ok with paying for the improvement over MP3. -
Tomo 19,565 posts
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Registered 18 years agoYou-can-call-me-kal wrote:
All tiers are £4 for 4 months. I already tried Tidal a while back but used a second email account to give this a whirl. Good timing for testing my Grados.
Oh really? I just did a month free trial of it and wasn’t impressed. Didn’t exactly do a scientific test but it didn’t sound as good as my hard drive of rips. Also it’s just not as good as Spotify on any level - content, UX etc.
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Tomo 19,565 posts
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Registered 18 years agoBut yeah, Tidal isn't as good as Spotify. Altho it's better than when I last used it. -
nickthegun 87,711 posts
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Registered 16 years agoIf you want crap, I fancied listening to a few old bootleg a few weeks ago, so tried logging onto google music as I’d upload a load of old crap to there. The super shitty service has been merged into YouTube music which looks like if someone tried to rip off Spotify from memory. It’s just dreadful. -
Why isn't Bluetooth better
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