What is a great sub $1K closed back headphone that's super comfortable (especially for larger ears) that has great detailed bass that extends very deep (very rumbly, love sub-bass), but is otherwise overall a bit neutralish. Or neutral with slight bass emphasis? Was considering the DCA Aeon 2...

Looking to maybe buy a new headphone, thinking of closed back. What is the best <$1K over-ear headphone out there currently? I like rumbly bass that extends deep, but don't like V-shaped headphones otherwise. So neutralish/harman curve with great bass. Oh and they need to be supremely...

I've been thinking about buying the Dan Clark Audio Aeon 2 Noire, given the good reviews and measurements and they look like they'd fit my large ears well and thus should be comfortable. They go for $900. What else to consider at that price point that is closed back, measures well and is...

Go to many festivals and loud concerts without hearing protection like I did when I was younger, and soon enough all hi-fi gear will sound excellent :ksc75smile:

So, anyone know of deeper earcups that would fit on these? That's really my only complaint with these, the earcups aren't deep enough and thus my ears rub up against the driver on the inside.

It seems that a lot of these Cirrus based dongles (such as the DC04 Pro) perform well, whereas the Hidizs is ESS based, where the implementation of the DAC can make a large difference in the performance of the end product. At least that was the case with older ESS dac chips. Of course all DACs...

Does anyone anywhere that has detailed measurements of the Fiio KA5, kind of like how ASR does it? I can see the SINAD, but also curious about jitter and IMD. Just want to know if it objectively provides clean output.

Interesting. Thanks.

Is there anything just like it that does offer that feature?

Just got the DC04 Pro. So apparently the app only works on Android (not any other platform), and you can't store any user settings on the device (e.g. DAC filter, power mode, etc.). That seems like an odd design oversight on Ibasso's part.

Audiophiles are some of the most gullible consumers imaginable. I would totally do nonsense like that if it meant more sales.

Just USB-C spec. It's now just a regular USB port, not a proprietary port. And a lot of things just work now. Really a great improvement, not just because you can consolidate cables across devices, but you also have better compatibility.

Thanks. Then these should fit my ears just fine.

Any usb-c cable will work.

How well would the DC04Pro be able to drive Planars? And in terms of some of the firmware settings (e.g. the roll-off filters), is the only way to set those through an Android app? I'm on the iPhone, but do have an Android tablet. And once set, are the settings stored on device? Or does it...