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blargh4 t1_j6kb69r wrote

Reply to comment by pinkcunt123 in DCA Expanse Synergy by LuckyX222

the Expanse is the one planar I'm aware of that doesn't have a flat impedance, so you'd probably get some frequency response shift even assuming the amp's frequency response is flat into a resistive load, which isn't the safest assumption for tube amps.

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guesswhochickenpoo t1_j6kb5c3 wrote

Reply to comment by Tanachip in Oh boy 👀 - how do we think the list will look? by JupitersCubes

Here is the most recent snapshot from Jan 27th and there are a shit ton more going back the last 3-4 years. +1 for the Internet Archive. Doing the lords work :P

https://web.archive.org/web/20230127072336/https://crinacle.com/rankings/iems/

Edit: Here's the latest Headphones one from yesterday.
https://web.archive.org/web/20230129101923/https://crinacle.com/rankings/headphones/

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Toasted__Water t1_j6ka9bh wrote

Reply to Steel series arctis pro without dac ps5 by MrHaphazard1

To be completely honest, gaming headphones aren’t gonna sound miles better with a dac, i would only get one if you’re using dedicated listening headphones and separate mic, and with steelseries, razor, hyper x, Logitech, etc sound quality in their headsets isn’t a priority, as much as ease of use and sound mixing are

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Incarnation139 t1_j6k98c5 wrote

Reply to comment by HoumamGamer in Music headphones? by HoumamGamer

You're right. Marketing and lack of experience will have people just recommend stuff blindly. Not saying that it's wrong or anything, but something like the AKG K371 + a microphone will wipe the floor with any of those gaming headsets in the same price range.

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Kirei13 t1_j6k8zs3 wrote

Reply to Oh boy 👀 - how do we think the list will look? by JupitersCubes

I am still salty over some of the other changes that he made (some of which I disagree with like the Drop JVC HA-FDX1 which can easily compete with the Blessing 2). The tonal ranks are only useful when they account for the sound signature first (which people seem to miss for some reason when they talk about the rankings). For example, having A rank for a warm sound should not sound the same as A rank for a bright sound.

The list is mainly for sound but there are flaws in that. It is a tragedy when people buy expensive IEMs/headphones that have a high ranking, only for them to die a month later. It doesn't account for quality control issues, durability issues, comfort and fit issues, etc.

At the end of the day, his list is useful but you are not supposed to agree with it entirely.

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Overall_Falcon_8526 t1_j6k7pb4 wrote

Reply to comment by This-Dragonfruit-668 in The Tao of Headphones: The audio that can be played back on my current headphones is not the eternal Audio, the music that can be heard at this bit rate is not the true Music. Curvelessness is the beginning of equalization, the equalized is the mother of the ten thousand frequencies. by MaximumEffort433

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The Waifu spirit never dies

It is called the mysteriously pubescent female.

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The entrance to the mysteriously pubescent female

Is called the root of mesh and ear tip (keep it unclogged).

Endless flow

Of inexhaustible frequency response.

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