Eagle_Driver's latest activity
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Eagle_Driver replied to the thread Why Closed Back Headphones Sound Worse Than Open Back.I am quite the opposite. Bad is bad no matter what. In fact, in my experience closed-back headphones (most of them) sound even worse in...
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Eagle_Driver replied to the thread Best closed back Sennheiser?.How much money do you consider as "affordable"?
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Eagle_Driver replied to the thread Rank the Headphones that You Own..Now that I got my iFi Hip-DAC amp, I will re-rank my headphones among those that I have listened to in the past year (note that this is...
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Eagle_Driver replied to the thread Sony WH-1000XM4 discussion and reviews.For that matter, outside of earbuds I have not yet found a wireless headphone that I liked much. In fact, I have not really found my...
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Eagle_Driver replied to the thread Sony WH-1000XM4 discussion and reviews.When multipoint is enabled, only AAC is available. While it works fine if a connected device is an Apple device, AAC is very erratic for...
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Eagle_Driver replied to the thread Eagle_Driver's back! (With new impressions of a few new headphone purchases).Besides my DT 990 Pro, I tried three of my other wired headphones (all closed back) - my Audio Technica ATH-M50x, my Sony MDR-7506 and...
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Eagle_Driver replied to the thread Headphone Sensitivity / Power Requirements Compared.For the record, based solely on the published specs on my headphones that I tried with my new iFi Hip DAC/amp, here are my calculations...
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Eagle_Driver replied to the thread Headphone Sensitivity / Power Requirements Compared.Calculated using the parameters based on the first post: SRH1540 - 126 mW - 52 mA - 2.41V RMS
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Eagle_Driver replied to the thread Eagle_Driver's back! (With new impressions of a few new headphone purchases).My apologies. I have been posting sporadically since my announced "comeback" into the headphone game. I have since purchased a few...
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Eagle_Driver replied to the thread Sony WH-1000XM4 discussion and reviews.It's not just bassy. The bass actually bleeds into the lower mids. It suffers many of the failings of over-ear closed-back headphones in...
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Eagle_Driver replied to the thread Why Closed Back Headphones Sound Worse Than Open Back.The thing with the spikes in the upper bass is due to resonances within the closed cups. That lends a blurry and honky character to the...
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Eagle_Driver replied to the thread Sony WH-1000XM4 discussion and reviews.After plenty of time with the WH-1000XM4, my later opinion still stands. I have discovered the reason for my finding: The WH-1000XM4...
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Eagle_Driver replied to the thread Sony WH-1000XM4 discussion and reviews.After a few days of listening to the WH-1000XM4, I am beginning to warm up to its default (stock) sound signature. To be honest, it’s...
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Eagle_Driver replied to the thread Sony WH-1000XM4 discussion and reviews.Here's the problem: I had been of the mindset that even a modest amount of bass and treble boost relative to the mids and upper mids...
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Eagle_Driver replied to the thread Sony WH-1000XM4 discussion and reviews.I recently purchased a set of the WH-1000XM4 headphones. Although it has quite a few useful features, I found its default sound...