Like some of the responses here. Top-notch convenience, merely adequate sound performance. The biggest problem with these wireless over-ear noise cancelling headphones in general is the overly high bass boost shelf: It extends too far into the lower midrange. That results in a muddy (relatively...

Not only that, but my performance scores with that DDR4 board were about 10 percent slower than it should have been, particularly with creator apps. Either I switch the board or buy a higher-end CPU - either option being expensive. As it turned out, either MSI is using relatively loose...

Updated that system. Same CPU, but replaced one of my 1 TB 980 PRO's with a 2 TB model, then upgraded to a GeForce RTX 4070 Ti, then finally replaced both the motherboard and RAM with an Asus TUF Gaming Z690 PLUS WIFI (the DDR5 version) and 64 GB of DDR5-5600 RAM. I did this because every single...

Actually, it wasn't. The item actually sold out very quickly because so many people had ordered them that were not Head-Fi'ers, and there was only a limited supply available at that price to begin with. Plus, as it turned out, Lenovo did not receive additional shipments of the item, and were...

In addition to the sound quality flaws that I mentioned in other threads, such as a bass boost shelf that runs too far up into the lower mids, I also heard a very audible hiss with my particular WH-1000XM4 when ANC is turned on. It might be a firmware issue - but the latest firmware that's...

I'd hate to disappoint you in this thread, but I cannot recommend anything for your use case at this time based on your criteria. None of the over-ear headphones hold their position well, if at all, whenever you move your head even slightly. And please note that I said the word "cannot" as in I...

Actually, when EQ'd the WH-1000XM4 is not that bad. Not even close. It's the stock tuning that leaves a lot to be desired. And I have heard much worse than my WH-1000XM4 in spite of my criticism of that headphone.

This lack of soundstage problem is very common in most in-ear phones. None of the in-ears have any soundstage to speak of. It might be that you are not much of an in-ear fan. Over-ear headphones are more up[ your alley. The problem is that most Bluetooth wireless over-ears leave something to be...

Sounds like you dislike all in-ear 'phones of any kind. You just assume that bigger is always better - in the strictest sense of the word, with absolutely no regard whatsoever to the relative quality within types. And note that I never tried to compare the APP2 directly to any over-ear...

I hate to have to say this, but perhaps you prefer all bass and no mids or highs? And I have the Sony WH-1000XM4, which I do not particularly like even when EQ'd with the free Sony app. The biggest problem with the WH-1000XM4 is the quality of the bass, not just the quantity. The Sony app's EQ...

In the APP2, I think I may have found my new favorite portable headphone or earphone for everyday use (as opposed to critical listening). I just picked up a set today. And this coming from a person whose previous favorite TWS was the Sony WF-1000XM4 (which I still have), and who has had (and...

A very common problem with most consumer headphones - both closed- and open-back. In addition, the typical closed-back headphone housing itself resonates significantly at 200 to 350 Hz - that’s the exact area where the upper bass transions to the lower midrange. As a result, most closed backs...

I bet the OP was talking about the DT 990 Edition. The DT 990 Pro, which I have a pair of, somehow screws something up: The upper bass response was a bit bloated, with its bass boost shelf running a bit too far into the lower mids, while there was simply too much overall treble response that...

I can see how 24-bit/192 kHz digital audio can sound worse than even 8-bit/32 kHz audio, much less 16-bit/44.1 kHz: If a DAC is capable of 24-bit/192 kHz processing, then the analog output stages must be capable of rejecting this IM distortion caused by extraneous ultrasonic frequencies...

It depends on whether you’re going to have the power on the headphones themselves turned on or off. You cannot use the Sony app at all on the PC since one doesn’t exist. You will have to set the EQ and other settings on a smartphone. The customized settings will be stored on the headphone...

I have had many computers since Head-Fi was launched way back in 2001, but my current system consists of: Intel i7-12700K 64 GB DDR4-3600 RAM (yes, I stuck with DDR4 rather than moving to DDR5 RAM for the time being) GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER (carried over from my previous AMD Ryzen 9 5900X PC...

Over the past several months I thought about getting one, and listening to it at an Apple store I was fairly impressed with its sound. But ultimately, I decided that it was too expensive for a headphone that is technically incapable of reproducing even CD-quality audio because not only Bluetooth...

Sorry, but my previous post isn't necessarily applicable for all Sony products. Only for most of its over-ear closed-back headphones. This house sound is, I'm afraid to tell you, is typified by my circa-1998 production model of my now-in-storage MDR-7509: The upper bass (above 100 Hz) is not...

It’s not BT per se. It’s that you just do not like the Sony house sound, which boosts the mid- and upper bass that bleeds too far into the lower mids, while leaving much of the midrange more scooped out than usual.

Nope. While 1V is the peak maximum, it is not an RMS continuous maximum. Realistically, it only outputs about 8 mW with 32-Ohm headphones. That's only 500 mV RMS. And even 1V is equivalent to only 31 mW into 32 Ohms. And considering that most high-impedance cans require much greater than 1V just...

Updated my ranking and tier list after listening to my two "higher-end" wired IEMs: Over-ear headphones (wired and wireless) S None A None B Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro (250-Ohm) Sennheiser HD 560S B- AKG K371 C+ Koss KPH-30i C Sony MDR-7506 C- Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 D+ Sony...

I gave up quickly due to my employment and income situation at the time. I was completely unemployed for almost five years at that time (and would not start employment again for another 20 months), and I would not remain at that place I used to live at for much longer. I moved out of there...

That is an exception, not a rule. More typically, wireless headphone manufacturers use really cheap, relatively inefficient drivers in their wireless headphone products, and they needed the amplification that's built into such headphones just to sound right. Without this headphone-specific...

Nope. If anything, they would be a significant downgrade from the HD 598 SE because I do not care for the way the WH-1000XM4 does its bass boost: Its bass shelf extends too far into the lower mids, making the low end sound honky and woofy. And using the XM4 wired without its NC turned on will...

That's wishful thinking. Unfortunately, it's extremely unlikely as Apple devices continue to only support SBC and AAC for Bluetooth codecs (and Apple's implementation of its AAC bluetooth codec is restricted to 16/44.1 maximum), and that Apple headphones will continue to convert audio digitally...