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Cheap (£70) 'open' sounding headphone/earbud/IEM recommendations needed!
I love the soundstage width. It's very very wide to my ears. The bass is good but a bit low in quantity (had to turn on NX4's bass boost on). I guess It needs some eq. Music feels very 'real' if I can say so compared to my Galaxy Buds Pro. Recommended IMO. Just tried a bass-heavy track and my...- XmarX
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- Forum: Introductions, Help and Recommendations
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Cheap (£70) 'open' sounding headphone/earbud/IEM recommendations needed!
For sure! But my current reference is Galaxy Buds Pro and a Jade Audio IEM (that's all I have at the moment). So, my opinion might not matter much.- XmarX
- Post #11
- Forum: Introductions, Help and Recommendations
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Cheap (£70) 'open' sounding headphone/earbud/IEM recommendations needed!
I just bought the HD 560S :)- XmarX
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- Forum: Introductions, Help and Recommendations
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Cheap (£70) 'open' sounding headphone/earbud/IEM recommendations needed!
I'm seeing some good offers - £118 for Sennheiser HD 560S in the UK. Is it a good price?- XmarX
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- Forum: Introductions, Help and Recommendations
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Cheap (£70) 'open' sounding headphone/earbud/IEM recommendations needed!
Thanks for the reply. I have been looking at the measurements without smoothing and finding AKG headphones have a very 'rough' treble. Is that a problem? https://diyaudioheaven.wordpress.com/headphones/measurements/akg/k702/- XmarX
- Post #7
- Forum: Introductions, Help and Recommendations
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Cheap (£70) 'open' sounding headphone/earbud/IEM recommendations needed!
Any idea about https://crinacle.com/graphs/headphones/akg-k612-pro/- XmarX
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- Forum: Introductions, Help and Recommendations
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Cheap (£70) 'open' sounding headphone/earbud/IEM recommendations needed!
Update: I have spotted a 'new' HD558 for £125 plus additional shipping. Is it worth it?- XmarX
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- Forum: Introductions, Help and Recommendations
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Cheap (£70) 'open' sounding headphone/earbud/IEM recommendations needed!
Thanks for the reply. But I can't seem to make my mind up to buy a used headphone! Sorry! Do you think for the amount I quoted (£70 - $90 - 82 euros), no good quality solutions won't be available?- XmarX
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- Forum: Introductions, Help and Recommendations
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Cheap (£70) 'open' sounding headphone/earbud/IEM recommendations needed!
Hello folks! I have a Topping NX4 DSD amp/dac and my main use cases are Spotify and PC gaming. Would love an open sounding (like that of a good pair of bookshelf speakers) device and a flat frequency response. I'm a bit partial to open-back earbuds but please reply with your suggestions. I...- XmarX
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The Hi-Fi + Hi-Res Audiophiles' Bluetooth Headphone Adapter Thread - [17.Oct.21] iFi GO Blu impression added
Please report back if you are successful as I'm from the UK too (east midlands).- XmarX
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- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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The Hi-Fi + Hi-Res Audiophiles' Bluetooth Headphone Adapter Thread - [17.Oct.21] iFi GO Blu impression added
Sorry, I should have been more specific! I was talking about Bluetooth. On the ifi website, it is said that the Hip DAC 2 have ~8 hrs of battery life. But the size is big. That's great as there is not much difference between the two in price terms. BTW any info about Astell & Kern stuff?- XmarX
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- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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The Hi-Fi + Hi-Res Audiophiles' Bluetooth Headphone Adapter Thread - [17.Oct.21] iFi GO Blu impression added
Any idea on the Hip DAC 2 from ifi in comparison with the ifi Go Blu in terms of SQ? Ifi Go Blu is the current SQ champion, right?- XmarX
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- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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[FiiO BTR15/BTR5 2021/BTR5]Bluetooth DAC and Headphone Amplifier Discussion & Impressions Thread
Could it be that you received a lemon? QC issues are common on some models! Would you consider a replacement first? I'm asking because I'm in the market for one and was looking at this model!- XmarX
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- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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Portable Bluetooth DAC/amp needed for long journeys - gaming & movies (LL)
So, I travel a lot on the breaks and for work. I also do travelling on flights too with its noisy engines. I use android, ios and windows 10 for gaming and movie watching and it's impossible (for me) to find a wireless earbud/iem that does it all with low latency. For PC, I'm going to get a...- XmarX
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[FiiO BTR15/BTR5 2021/BTR5]Bluetooth DAC and Headphone Amplifier Discussion & Impressions Thread
Cool! Thanks for the reply! There is aptX LL support - thats why I mentioned games. 8.5 hrs is really good btw.- XmarX
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- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps