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JCRG reacted to AudioDuck's post in the thread The Closed-Back Headphone Thread (Plus Comparisons & Reviews) with Like.Yes, good point- I bought a knitted cover on Amazon which helped, but a more “proper” cushion would be even better, I’m sure. 👍
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JCRG replied to the thread The Closed-Back Headphone Thread (Plus Comparisons & Reviews).SRH1540's headband is notorious for creating hot spots, what I did back in the day was to purchase a sennheiser hd280 headband cushion...
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JCRG reacted to P007's post in the thread The Closed-Back Headphone Thread (Plus Comparisons & Reviews) with Like.They work fine with a newborn baby, but I don't have specific experiments on their isolation. Both isolate about as well as can be...
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JCRG replied to the thread The Closed-Back Headphone Thread (Plus Comparisons & Reviews).Do you have any practical examples of how well the Aeons or Beyers helped you isolate external noise? I'm still kinda on the fence about...
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JCRG reacted to P007's post in the thread The Closed-Back Headphone Thread (Plus Comparisons & Reviews) with Like.For your budget, I would definitely give the Aeon RT/X, or a used Beyer T5/T5p which definitely has an impressively wide soundstage...
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JCRG replied to the thread The Closed-Back Headphone Thread (Plus Comparisons & Reviews).Keep us posted with how you find the Aeons RT vs the Nightowls; I'm particularly curious, because i have a pair of the latter
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JCRG reacted to KaiFi's post in the thread The Closed-Back Headphone Thread (Plus Comparisons & Reviews) with Like.Just ordered the Dan Clark Aeon RT Closed with money I received for Christmas. :) I've been looking for an upgrade to my Audioquest...
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JCRG replied to the thread The Closed-Back Headphone Thread (Plus Comparisons & Reviews).Throwing my 2 cents regarding fans: ime, 200 mm fans tend to be a quieter solution in general, I have a case that sports two 200mm fans...
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JCRG replied to the thread The Closed-Back Headphone Thread (Plus Comparisons & Reviews).I read a bit about them, they seem mighty interesting, their cup design does make me believe they would seal around the ear and isolate...
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JCRG reacted to plakat's post in the thread The Closed-Back Headphone Thread (Plus Comparisons & Reviews) with Like.@JCRG you might also want to take the new Austrian Audio Hi-X60 into account. They isolate very well and sound really good. Plus they...
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JCRG reacted to catom's post in the thread The Closed-Back Headphone Thread (Plus Comparisons & Reviews) with Like.Unscientific measure? I just got a sound meter app on my phone and played with the fans on my PC to get to different dB levels. My PC...
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JCRG replied to the thread The Closed-Back Headphone Thread (Plus Comparisons & Reviews).Wow, that's excellent info for my ears! I am deeply grateful for the insights you are providing, such comradery is very scarce these...
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JCRG replied to the thread The Closed-Back Headphone Thread (Plus Comparisons & Reviews).the LSA HP-2 are out of my budget atm, and they might sound great, but I've yet to read how good they are at blocking noise from outside
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JCRG replied to the thread The Closed-Back Headphone Thread (Plus Comparisons & Reviews).Fwiw, how much sound the headphones leak is not an issue, I just need the best one at blocking outside noise
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JCRG replied to the thread The Closed-Back Headphone Thread (Plus Comparisons & Reviews).For me, the soundstage from high end closed backs has been enough, I've been through the, ATH-A900x, Shure SRH1540, the Aeon Flow Closed...