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    What are the best iems for watching movies in 2024?

    Buying a low latency bluetooth transmitter with aptx adaptive to send low latency bluetooth audio to some wireless iems, but I need to figure out which iems would sound the best for movie watching? Some combination of clear vocals, decent base for explosions as they may arise, good sound...
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    Are there any dacs I can connect to my tv to output dolby atmos / surround sound / spacial audio to my headphones?

    Right now I'm using optical to my fiio dac from my lg cx TV for audio. It's my pc and media source amd I use headphones for all audio. My current everything headphones are the focal clears. Problem, I can't currently take advantage of Any of the surround sound options while streaming on...
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    CanJam SoCal 2021 Impressions Thread (September 25-26, 2021)

    If by summit fi you mean the best of the best, my guess is that this kind of show selects for people who have already been into hifi audio for years and have already gone through the stages of entry level to mid level high end audio. So for them the main draw is the crest of everest. I'm just...
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    CanJam SoCal 2021 Impressions Thread (September 25-26, 2021)

    I just put my order in for the focal clears, they are set to get more to ship out around mid October for 990. When I was there headphones.com seemed to have the most headphone options to try and I latched onto those as my next obvious upgrade from my ancient akg q701s. Hopefully you all got...
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    CanJam SoCal 2021 Impressions Thread (September 25-26, 2021)

    I checked that one out too as I was eying the sub 1k headphone segment but everything in that category kind of melted after I heard the focal clear. I wish I had brought my busted AKG q701s with a dangling headband to compare. Those were in a slightly lower price segment when I bought them...
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    CanJam SoCal 2021 Impressions Thread (September 25-26, 2021)

    For me it was a complete non issue, once I put on the headphones that was the main thing at the fore. If you need complete sound isolation with open backs you need an entirely different type of venue from what was setup.
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    CanJam SoCal 2021 Impressions Thread (September 25-26, 2021)

    I must be some sort of audio barbarian, my favorite set of headphones I listened to under 1500 were the focal clears.
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    CanJam SoCal 2021 (September 25-26, 2021)

    Anyone know if there will be demos of those expensive 3d audio headphone setups? I remember there being some crazy device that handled the processing that could turn headphones like the sennheiser 820s into real world positional speaker simulators. The company is called smyth research...
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    CanJam SoCal 2021 (September 25-26, 2021)

    I got my ticket a couple months back, my first time going to one of these. Any idea if this is only going to showcase ultra expensive headphones? I still want to sample stuff well under a grand.
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    @Everyone who has owned/listened to AKG Q701 headphones - what have you heard that sounds better for under 600 dollars?

    Here is an example. What makes the sound of the NAME OF GOD sound best?
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    @Everyone who has owned/listened to AKG Q701 headphones - what have you heard that sounds better for under 600 dollars?

    I'll try to wait. In the meantime, I'll try to find the modmic 5 to attach to my q701s as that seems to be the best sounding headset mic I've come across.
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    @Everyone who has owned/listened to AKG Q701 headphones - what have you heard that sounds better for under 600 dollars?

    I posted another thread about potentially geting the audeze mobius for general purpose gaming and movies and music, but after diving deeper those don't seem like they match the sound quality of so many other things. So I am back to square one. I got sucked into an HD 660s vortex, and then...
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    I am considering the Audeze Mobius as a general replacement for my AKG q701

    https://www.amazon.com/AKG-Signature-Reference-Class-Premium-Headphones/dp/B004444O3W I've had those for years, the earpads wore out and I had to order an overpriced replacement pair from ebay as that was all that sold them. They still work, but I got those so long ago I figure there MUST be...
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    Chinese / Asian Brand Info Thread (On or Over Ear Headphones)

    Ok guys, I'm new to the world of chi-fi, for a budget of 300 dollars, what can I get from a chinese brand that sounds far better than my current AKG q701s https://www.amazon.com/AKG-Signature-Reference-Class-Premium-Headphones/dp/B004444OFK
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    I was alerted to the existence of cheap Chinese audio that punches well above it's weight

    This was mostly about IEMs where often times people in China would get the same drivers from the factories that sell to established brands and put their own casing on. But it made me wonder... Is there some equivalent with full size headphones? Is there a Chinese headphone that rivals the...
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