My favorite is my k812 but if I could only have one I'd choose my AQ nighthawk bc nothing sounds harsh on them and they have a "comfortable" sound

My trusty LCD-2. I loved mine even without EQ.

AKG712 IS A POOR'S MAN HD800.

4.4mm gang reporting in 🤘🏻

Everyone knows adding anime character on box art improves sound quality smh

True enough

No one has ever argued that headphones cannot be prefered over speakers.

My point was simply that a headphones "soundstage" is incomparable to speakers.

It therfore irks me, when people compare the "soundstage" of headphones to speakers, because that comparison can only be made by someone who does not know better.

All AKGs are made in China now, except the K712.

I bought mine a couple of years ago (serial number 077457) and I haven't had any issues.

That said, that plastic piece is known to break sometimes even on the old Austrian made ones. It's relatively rare but it does happen.

I'm using TWS eartips for my IEMs.

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Final Type E and ePro Horn for TWS.

Hd800s soundstage is fake and forced often. Arya's provide a much more natural soundstage to me.

Should be the same as any speakers except that the correct distance to sit from them will vary with the width they are placed apart.

I've had the chance to listen to many speakers system, some that cost more than my net worth, in a treated room. But a lot of times I still find myself enjoy the music from my headphones more. I feel like they are more personal, intimate, and engaging.

All I'm saying is that speakers isn't some holy grail that headphones can never touch. They are just different listening medium that provide different experiences.

I have an M1 Air, and there is definitely something special going on in these. Everything I’ve plugged into the headphone jack on mine sounds great. Large stage, solid bass, clear everything, great dynamics. Really nothing to complain about with mine.

I don't think that studio monitors are the speakers being referred to

After spending more than a thousand dollars on other options, I came to the conclusion that I would have been perfectly happy with my Cloud Alphas. Play around with EQ if you want something new for now, don't spend money for more unless you're sure you want to move on.

My favorites are Spinfit CP360, Moondrop Springtips, and Dunu S&S. I tried W1 but the way it boosts highs was too much, they also seems to be less comfortable than regular spinfits.

How loud are you listening to them? I have the 660s and I am comfortable at 50% on my iPhone and at 4 notches on my M2 Mac mini (high impedance jack)

To my ears. They sound the same. I tried really hard trying to hear a difference and I couldn’t.

Hd800s

Lol,this days every headphone is a mini hd800

I am using for years now a Sound Blaster ZxR. It's sound is comparable with what you get from an external DAC plus entry level headphone amplifier.

Most music is mixed in Stereo, so unless you have a recording (like movies) which scales with more than 2 speakers plus subs, I do not see the point tbh.

If you meant headphones with Atmos software, i.e. DSP, I believe that you can only say that because you have never experienced a stereo setup, let alone PROPER Atmos in a cinema :)

In my experience an enclosed space (a room to which you can close the door) plus REW gets you 95% of the way, without having to do any furnishing.

Whats less ideal is that for the best experience you want to be sitting in front of the speakers at one exact position, whilst with headphones you can do a hand stand in your garden and not miss out on anything.

Layering and Separation is a subset of Imaging not Soundstage

What about Atmos 7.1 setup

Headphone soundstage can be worth it, even though it's incomparable to speaker soundstage, because getting some extra layering and seperation gives another dimension to sound, especially in games.