I don't know if I'm having a "placebo" effect, but I feel like the music sounds more clear, less veiled (compared to the toggle on) when I toggled off the "Safe Mode" in Fiio Control Panel (Buffer Settings > Safe Mode). Sennheiser HD 600, Tidal hi-fi source. All windows enhancements turned off...

isn't it just easier to get warm signature headphones, though? Like ATH-R70X.

thanks for the advice 1. I don't really care about physical copies of anything anymore, except books which feel better to read compared to Kindle. 2. I haven't listened to analogue and don't know anyone who has it. 3. Yes As for the previous message, I've seen a few turntables which have...

wow, this hobby is cursed

Hello. I'm looking to check out the turntables and vinyl, out of curiosity... Does it sound different? Better? Or is the flac CD as good as things get? My budget is under 350-400$, though I'd prefer to not break the bank and get something cheaper if the difference between 350-400$ models isn't...

It's 10$ if you have the PS4 version of Director's Cut.. and 29.99$ if you upgrade PS4 version to PS5

I keep getting the same responses when asking for a dac and amp, and it seems like the people in this hobby absolutely love proving to themselves that item A is good... then they move on. I've been recommended some things which were completely not what I'm looking for and then when you ask for...

I haven't used tubes yet but I agree totally about them being good for metal, rock and any heavy music. The thing that makes HD 600 great for ANYTHING is that they don't color the sound and that's just all you need: for gaming, movies, music of any type.

I've decided not to try it. Even if I could justify the discounted price, the repair costs would be too much. If something happens to them. Plus the brightness is simply not okay for my health and the wide sound stage will likely not work well for some of the music I like to listen to. I was...

So far all of the opinions I've had and all of the more objective and not "lush body, rich woof-woof" comments I've seen alligned almost 1:1 with Crinacle's reviews. And he puts Sundara rated as B+ while HD 600 is A- (S- tonality and B+ technical).. which is insane for this price point as...

ok, thanks

Isn't Massdrop known for having much worse QC?

I almost hit the "purchase" button on "Monolith Desktop Headphone Amplifier and DAC with THX AAA Technology (Dual AKM 4493 DACs & Dual AAA-788 Modules)". The reviews say that it is very neutral which would, I imagine, pair well with HD 600? It's been pretty exhausting browsing the forums...

560s sounded slighlty brighter to me when doing A/B test on the same equipment. Not by a lot but just a bit to make it noticeable for me.

It has been a while since I posted, haha. I find 600 way better tuned and yeah, it is more resolving.