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Monarch. Found a seller that had stock in Canada for cheaper than I would pay from China. Need to switch the cable, though. It's good quality, but it's 2.5MM balanced with a 3.5MM SE adapter which is pretty clunky to use.
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Danger Dog posted:I mean, I can live with wireless, but I'm worried about (1) losing one or both and (2) the battery pooping out after a couple years, when my last set of earphones lasted me 8. Etymotic ER2XR if you want/need a lot of isolation, KBEar Neon if you don't. Both have flat-ish signatures and replaceable cables. The Etymotic is a better set from an audio quality perspective, but super high isolation may not be desirable when biking
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My fancy 16 Core 7N Single Crystal Copper cable for my Monarch came in today. It definitely improves the emotional resonance of the soundstage or some such poo poo.
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Aug 7, 2021 02:59
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Can't post there. Too busy enjoying the improved dynamism of the vocal aesthetic.
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Aug 7, 2021 19:02
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Aug 7, 2021 20:33
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Something I learned today: RHA apparently exclusively uses 80 year olds with severe upper range hearing loss to tune their IEMs. Had a chance to try a CL750, holy gently caress was it bad. So much treble it was the audio equivalent of jamming a nail through your eardrum and I could only tolerate it for a few minutes. How on earth does anyone think this is a good product?
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Aug 14, 2021 05:51
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The CL750 measures as having a ~20db pinna gain, and from experience I'd say that's right on the mark. Listening at extremely low volumes would only make it seem that there's zero bass or midrange.
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Aug 14, 2021 17:42
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If it's an ER4S the cable should slide straight out. Don't try twisting it, that will damage the connectors.
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Sep 14, 2021 20:20
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njsykora posted:They leaned into that aesthetic years ago when they made an engraving of the mascot a design option on the Blessing. They know their image. I'm pretty sure that anyone that orders that custom engraving is immediately put on a government watch list of some sort. Really, Moondrop is doing the world a favor.
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Sep 26, 2021 18:49
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Listerine posted:My father's hearing isn't great anymore (he's in his 70s) and has to turn the TV up too much to hear, which bothers others, so my family has asked me to find a wireless headphone solution. Sennheiser makes a set of headphones specifically for this purpose. Look for the Sennheiser RS120 II.
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Sep 30, 2021 04:53
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1. Pull cable cinch as close to the earpieces as you can. 2. Put cable around your neck like a necklace, with the earpieces and cinch are behind your neck, and the split on your chest. 3. Pull the split up to your throat and pull the slack out behind your neck so the earpieces will reach your ears. 4. Problem solved *this method is not for the "generously necked"
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Nov 6, 2021 01:59
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You could look at something like the Monoprice Retro over ears, but to be honest, there's not a lot of choice at that price point that's worth the money.
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Dec 20, 2021 04:42
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The default "entry level" over ear suggestions tend to be the Status Audio CB-1, Philips SHP9500, or Sennheiser HD 599. You might also find something already discounted at Best Buy like entry level Sennheisers that will be decent enough. Just be warned that some cheaper Senneheiser bluetooth sets don't have 3.5MM inputs and can't be used wired. There just isn't much choice in the sub-$100 CDN market for over ears, which is why IEMs tend to get recommended more often.
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Dec 20, 2021 04:59
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I tried to read up on the S12s and all I found was a thread on headfi full of stupid pieces of poo poo talking about 200 hours of burn in and I had to stop before I became some sort of headphone-based supervillain and started building a death ray to get rid of them all.
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Jan 9, 2022 19:46
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Cannon_Fodder posted:First thing I hear - "Pairing to Cody's Samsung"... It's not bad but I prefer their earlier stuff
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Jan 29, 2022 06:27
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Trauts posted:Best set of wireless earbuds (noise isolation pref) that I can get off Amazon for $25? Essentially throw away work / workout sets? Usually I go to monoprice for cheap audio stuff but have an Amazon gift card I'd like to go ahead and use. Thanks At that price you're basically just going to find rebadged Chinese sets. Just pick whatever you think will be comfortable.
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Feb 4, 2022 03:08
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Boba Pearl posted:The DAC made a huge difference which makes me think my onboard sound card or dongle was kind of garbage, but holy poo poo, I thought I liked music, but actually I really really really love listening to music now. Onboard sound cards tend to pick up a lot of EM interference from computer components, and dongles tend to have poor filtering due to space limitations. If your USB is noisy an external DAC can help a lot.
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Feb 8, 2022 19:32
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Koss KSC75 or Sporta-Pro and a desktop mic.
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Mar 16, 2022 19:40
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frytechnician posted:I think you'd need to have a combination of exceptionally analytical hearing and an incredible pair of headphones to tell the difference between LDAC and some of the others but I might be wrong on that. It's not that hard to tell the difference between a low bit rate codec like SBC compared to high rate codecs like Apt-X or LDAC. Hearing the difference between various high bit rate codecs is more difficult, and depends entirely on the implementation of said codecs with your gear. AAC, for example, has notoriously lovely implementation on many Android phones and often sounds noticeably worse than on Apple hardware. All that said, if you're using your headphones for working out or travelling/commuting it probably doesn't matter that much, and you should probably prioritize things like battery life or ANC instead.
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Sep 9, 2022 20:22
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Kilazar posted:Trying again. Anyone have input? Something like a Fiio BTR3/5 with the wired headphones of your choice would be a possible solution. If you're going to be switching from wired to wireless regularly I wouldn't suggest anything that requires constantly plugging and unplugging the actual earpieces from a cable - that connection is pretty fragile and an obvious point of failure. If you want a TWS, the Sonys are a good choice. Astell and Kern stuff is, in general, massively overpriced.
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Oct 7, 2022 19:27
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Look for "RF" or radio frequency headphones.
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Dec 23, 2022 19:58
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Dogen posted:Weird. I don’t even like regular speech announcements like that, I’m a system of beeps man. Yeah, there is a tremendous overlap between weebs and audiophiles. Not surprising to anyone who's ever subjected themselves to Head-Fi or similar forums (and then immediately downed a pint of hard liquor to erase that memory).
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Feb 8, 2023 19:04
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anatomi posted:I hope earbuds aren't verboten in here. Bose has a bunch of designs with wingtips. You could also consider earhook designs.
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Mederlock posted:I'm a bigmclargehuge 6'-something" dude, and I believe I trended towards medium to large silicone tips in the past, so hopefully they'll fit! Ordering them this weekend. Still want to do a bit more looking around for a portable DAC/amp though, I don't mind one that's slightly bulkier if there's any improvements in build quality/sound quality to be had over the Moondrop Click which seems a little.. dainty I've been using the same Apple Dongle for nearly four years now and it still works perfectly.
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Feb 24, 2023 00:58
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I use TWS for exercise, and wired for everything else. I also spent good money on my IEMs so I might as well use them.
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Apr 11, 2023 19:13
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Mr. Mercury posted:Just the appropriate dongle! It has everything you need in there and is generally around eight bucks Apple makes a USB-C to 3.5MM adapter, and it's better than the Google adapter.
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Jun 30, 2023 23:58
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Dr. Fishopolis posted:lmao what the gently caress is this post? you're completely wrong and being extremely weird about it. there's a software issue that keeps the apple usb-c dongle from reaching past half volume on android, it's been well known for eons and is not bullshit at all, I have one right here and can demonstrate it I've been using an Apple USB-C dongle for 4+ years and I've never had this issue. The version sold in the EU is volume limited
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If you have a Pixel phone, the Pixel Buds Pro are a pretty good option.
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