Again, it's a niche within a niche. It's not going to happen / even large studies get it wrong, so what chance do individuals have at providing evidence any kind of evidence you would accept? What would that even look like?

In the end, "better than nothing" is how we end up having to live our lives, and, simultaneously, the foundation for many of the most widespread cases of misinformation in all of scientific history.

We can't know until we know. Until we do, I'm not so willing to say I'm convinced, and saying I'm not convinced doesn't change anything/affect my life, so it's fine, in my book.

That sounds like a fun headphone.

600 ain't going anywhere, let's get weird with the rest of the line.

Abigail dongle doesn't work. Bought one to boost my SHP 9500 a bit because I use APO EQ (harman curve setting) (I use the oratory setting). The dongle arrived today, tried it, and it doesn't do anything to it. Help, what should I do?

Every AAC implementation I've heard sounds different. I'm sure it's just that. I don't use it for that reason with my Grado GW100x. AptX and SBC both sound more normal than any AAC I've heard (including Apples, although it's much closer).

If you like the midrange product as much as the high-end one i'd double check with other resources as it could be an attempt to upsell/make a sale(especially if they dont carry the product).

As for whether to shop onsite/online I'd probably base it on whether their good service and ability to get a product immediately is worth the price premium and the effort to go to the place. I feel like telling the shopkeeper upfront that you don't intend to purchase (even if you actually do) makes identifying a good shop easier as the better ones won't become pushy for you to buy or callous to you and your questions/requests

I wouldn't say it's tiring. I do find it a bit bassy, punchy, which I like. Headphones/iems that make me "tired" is those that has piercing trebles, which I don't find in the M50x. But I'm not that comfortable using my M50x anymore lately, especially for home use because I'm too used to open backs, the closed back and tuning of the M50x make me a bit claustrophobic, somehow. As for details in the sound, it does have a good instrument separation. Sometimes it can be exhausting listening to many things at once I agree, but I'm already used to it I guess.

Senns 6 with recessed mids? Ultra high price? If anything, they should be improving the 600 classics.

try manually set the Bluetooth audio codec in the Bluetooth or developer settings. Make sure they are the same.

I’m a baaaaaaaaaad guy 👉🏻👈🏻

Some of these people crack me up. Even if we pretend there is a difference, you’ll get so lost in the music after a few minutes you won’t even end up noticing the very minute details. I tried Tidal, noticed no differences to my ears on my HEKse and Utopia and kept Spotify. I’m not going to throw out years of playlists and a better GUI just to hear a hi-hat at a slightly different pitch. There is more to a service than bitrate.

Apologies if I misread - it seemed you were suggesting Sony headphones have a deservedly poor rep making any comparison to them unflattering.

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Theoretically shouldn't be the case. I have an s23 ultra and noticed no difference when switching my btr5 over to it

I would've guessed it was the quality of the amp, but for wireless headphones there shouldn't be any difference in sound

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I picked up the S1 for 399CAD, right now they want 799 for the S2.

I cannot imagine it's 2X as good.

This. The S8's benefit greatly from a balanced cable. One of the few IEM's in my collection that makes a noticeable difference.

> topping dx3 pro+

I will look into it if I cant resolve these issues by then. Thanks.

Final audio e2000/e3000

I’d say return it and get a topping dx3 pro+ or ask customer service

Well I wouldn't call them relaxed sounding. Quite a lot of treble and bass, but pretty fun sound. I think they're more intended for monitoring and maybe mixing, perhaps not quite for long and relaxing listening sessions.

Might help to EQ a bit. Look around for guides on Peace APO. Oratory1990's presets are a popular place to start.

I dont know why anyway would waste their money on these after the poor reviews, rewarding sennheiser for lack of innovation

Thanks for your honest opinion. I enjoyed the read. Sorry for the angst you got for just telling us your thoughts.

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