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YummyBaldy t1_j9o98h2 wrote

Reply to comment by Line6Guitarist in just got my first audiophile headphones (Hifiman he400se) and honestly, I hate them by Line6Guitarist

Sorry OP, I've made a mistake. I don't know why it sounds bad then maybe it needs more power, cuz hifiman is the sauce. When i connect my hd600 on 260mw into 32ohm dongle it sounds really muffled, maybe the same thing happens. I know it's not the same specs but planar likes juice a lot

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Exact3 t1_j9o75i7 wrote

Reply to comment by audiochef68 in What are some of the headphones which most replicate speakers? by natidone

Well obviously, I do have panels on the side and backwalls and also a few in the ceiling. But I was talking about the bass that you mentioned needed 20k speakers and 20k treatment to sound fast like in headphones, which simply isn't true. Good placement (I used the masters-setup) coupled with capable, half-decent speakers and bass traps will get you there.

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>gee turn in a speaker a few degrees and it all can turn to shit, aleast
headphones don't have that problem, i can also listen as loud as i like
and any time i like without the neighbours wanting to kill me...

Completely beside the point, but you do you. Have fun with the Stax, I'll enjoy my speakers :)

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audiochef68 t1_j9o5y28 wrote

Reply to comment by Exact3 in What are some of the headphones which most replicate speakers? by natidone

There is much more to room acoustics than a couple of bass traps go get some pricing on wall and ceiling soundproofing, gee turn in a speaker a few degrees and it all can turn to shit, aleast headphones don't have that problem, i can also listen as loud as i like and any time i like without the neighbours wanting to kill me...

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Egoexpo t1_j9o5lyf wrote

Reply to comment by AdityaUbarhande in What makes good headphone sound good? by AdityaUbarhande

I really don't know, sorry. Just an engineer knows about a thing like this. I speculate that it's to increase the rigidity of the diaphragm, adding a surface that is not completely straight with unevenness between its surface. I don't think that is a big thing, because some Focal and BeyerDynamic headphones don't have an unevenness surface in their drivers.

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Exact3 t1_j9o42zu wrote

Reply to comment by audiochef68 in What are some of the headphones which most replicate speakers? by natidone

Where are you pulling these arbituary numbers from? What I meant with the bass-comment is that headphones simply cannot do bass the same way a speaker can, a whole-body experience.

My speaker-setup has cost me about 2000€ so far, room treatment about 300€ (still more to come of course, gonna shoot up to about a grand in total) and the bass is fast, physical and doesn't ring in the room until the 40-30hz rangle. A couple bass traps achieved this, no need to spend 20k on them as your comment suggests lol. The whole presentation, with Dirac, is simply amazing, sold my HD800 since I simply don't even use them anymore due to this system, grand total of less than 3000.

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DreamShiftThing OP t1_j9o3zj7 wrote

Reply to comment by TagalogON in Please explain In-Ear to me by DreamShiftThing

Wow, thank you for all this work and info. I'll start digging into this! I feel like I skipped an era and now I'm cool again xD DIY is definitely sth I'd do.

Turning the volume up too high is probably not the way my ears will go. I like to go down till it's too quiet and then just one up. I like it in the background and I know the numbers by heart for "alone at home" and "walking by the busy road" ;)

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