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earmonger reacted to Brackaus's post in the thread OpenBacks optimised for the Sony wm1am2 with Like.I tried these with my fio btr7 and yeah they couldn’t power it that well. I think the Sony (Jpn version) might. They are so light! I’ll...
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earmonger reacted to Lindholdt's post in the thread Starting to question everything I thought I believed about DACs with Like.Yep, I have a switcher where I can switch instantly between sources, and once you get a proper volume match, my ears can't detect...
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earmonger reacted to Thomasr's post in the thread Starting to question everything I thought I believed about DACs with Like.I recently had an experience that has made me seriously question my DAC snobbery ... I have the SMSL DO200mk2 DAC as part of my main...
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earmonger replied to the thread hello. recommendations for a new guy.There is a whole Sound Science section on this site where knowledgeable people try to deal with marketing hype -- and get a lot of...
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earmonger replied to the thread hello. recommendations for a new guy.Not an unpopular opinion at all. The headphones are crucial. The other stuff is incremental at best -- and I think a lot of the...
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earmonger replied to the thread With my headphones, why do youtube live recordings sound so much better than studio recordings?.Your new headphones have more midrange -- the range of vocals and instruments like guitars and horns -- than the Airpods, so vocals will...
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earmonger reacted to kman1211's post in the thread Sennheiser HD 660s with bigger soundstage? with Like.Audio-Technica ATH-R70x, it's the closest sounding headphone I've heard to the HD 660S. It has a larger soundstage; it does have deeper...
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earmonger replied to the thread hello. recommendations for a new guy.Audeze, Dan Clark Audio and HiFiMan have good reputations. You might look in Classifieds here to find more affordable used sets. You'll...
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earmonger replied to the thread Portable amp and dac for Sennheiser HD 600.What connection is the phone output? If it's USB-C the VE Megatron is a monster -- $56 shipped to USA...
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earmonger replied to the thread hello. recommendations for a new guy.If those have been your headphones, then any of the choices mentioned above is going to be mindblowingly better and you don't need to be...
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earmonger replied to the thread With my headphones, why do youtube live recordings sound so much better than studio recordings?.Maybe you just like the aesthetic of live performance, with a fixed number of instruments and tracks, rather than all the processing...
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earmonger replied to the thread Looking for recommendations for well produced Pop music for headphone appraisal..Taylor Swift, Kacey Musgraves, Beyonce, SZA, Olivia Rodrigo, Dua Lipa, Shakira, Maggie Rogers, Pearl Jam, Chris Stapleton...Plenty of...
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earmonger replied to the thread hello. recommendations for a new guy.You'll get better suggestions if you note what kind of music you like, how you'll be using the headphones (long seated sessions? gaming...