The FR curve for AKG 371 looks decent. Especially in the bass section. Presumably because it's closed back. But open headphones generally have better sound stage etc. So, what open back headphones have a similar FR curve like the closed AKG 371? (yes, I'm expecting price differences, but...

So Chord is running a promotion in the UK where both the mojo 2 and poly is getting money off. I'm tempted but, then I remember how much functionality I get out of my Qudelix 5k. The most important one is the fact I have cut 1.6db from the L channel as I have slight hearing imbalance. Anyway...

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/sony-dvpsr760hb-dvd-player-12872098.html That is the cheapest new DVD player that supports Audio CD, which I take to mean normal CDs for music, and it has an HDMI out. Would that be as good as a dedicated CD player costing a lot more with optical out...

Frequency response Just received my Hola yesterday, and I mean just wow. You no longer have to pay for good tuning in 2023. A cheap unit tuned well is a better buy than a unit with expensive components tuned in a way you don't like. I would say the signature is "subdued neutrality with...

Had someone around my house who remarked on my speakers setup, so I switched it on to show them. Now my sort of go to tracks for initial demo of speakers / headphones / whatever would be something like from Céline Dion, or Enya. Warm and rich bass that envelopes the listener with either dynamic...

It's been a long time since I've used any proper high end IEMs (the Shure SE500 were high end the last time I made a purchase lol and the UE10 pro was the best IEM in the world), and there's a lot of choice these days. For a thousand bucks or thereabouts would the best be Thieaudio Monarch MK2s...

I haven't been here in a while and the last time I owned a standalone music player was the iRiver H140, lol. Don't think that had a removable battery either, but things are more expensive these days. As for music, I mostly stream off Amazon Music now, so it'll need to run android streaming apps.

Hi, so I bought a pair of Philips Fidelio X2HR off Amazon UK yesterday for £109 as I thought it was a good price. I'm a bit sad to find that even though this is X2HR so supposed to be newer / later production date than the X200, the left channel seems to be louder than the right? TP Vision...

https://www.ggmm.com/collections/headphones/products/h300-triple-driver-headphone From cursory research they seem to focus on extreme value products? Don't know if this is any good or worth a punt at 70 dollars? As an aside I've not really listened to headphones / iems for the past 5 years...

I used to have a pair of Shure SE846, they were great actually, but I sold them years ago because they weren't practical. I'm getting a new phone when it comes out, the LG V20 which is gonna have really good dac / audio capabilities for a mobile. So I'm thinking maybe I want nice iems again...

I have a music collection on my harddrive, because hey, i'm kind of old school, not that old, but old enough. i guess teenagers all listen out of their itunes library or something now.    but what i've found is that increasingly when I want to properly listen to my music on my good audio gear...

ok, its in "general discussion" because i'm not sure where else to put it.    basically, there seems to be an imbalance between my ears, which is more noticeable the more localised the sound source is. For example, if I put in in a pair of IEMs, it's very clear there's an imbalance, if I put...

I came across the SE846 when I read it won a bunch of CES awards, looking around for some reviews they all seem pretty rave. Was just wondering if anyone has heard both the Shure SE846 and the Sennheiser HD800. They're both pretty much the same price, at least in the UK. £949 vs £999.99.   ...

As the title, I'm looking to buy a new headphone amplifier for my Sennheiser HD800. I bought them a while ago on a whim after being awarded a minor cash bursary. I currently have an old "Beresford TC-7520 USB" dac, but as far as the HD800 go, I've always felt it was like having bought the best...

I currently have both the ACS T1 & T2 custom iems, both of them older versions without the detachable cables that now come as standard in the latest Rev 05/12. I was thinking about selling one pair to free up cash since I don't really use them both and I do know in recent years people have...

Um, a bit of a weird question. I've noticed a bit of a smell coming from my less than 1 week old HD800s, where the earpads are. I noticed them after I put it back into the box for a day then took it out again (I didn't remember smelling anything when I first took them out? or maybe i just didn't...

What the pros and cons of having an IEM with detachable cables vs fixed cables? And would you recommend me to get them with?   Things like, reliability, comfort, etc. Cos there seem to be a little block of plastic on some detachable cables iems I see, does that brush up against your skin...

I know good audio quality but that is not what I'm looking for here. I simply want a pair of headphones that will represent sound fairly accurately when for example when I plug it into my electronic piano to practise (and not scare anyone with the cacaphony), watch stuff late at night, will play...

I have been a long time user of the ACS T2, heard basically the original ACS T1 was too harsh and even that Andy Shiach prefered the T2s.   So they've remade the ACS T1 for 2010. So is it like the T2 but better? Anyone know? There is a 15% - 30% discount for current ACS customers.

Well, money is tight and my sound system is probably the most "luxury" items that I own purely for it's pleasure, eg my expensive chair can be partly justified on ergonomics grounds. I'm thinking of downgrading from Adam A7 speakers + SVS PC12 subwoofer to just a pair of active computer...

I dunno, seems like a crowded market place, how does a newbie even choose now heh. I remember when I first got into iems, it was all about shure vs etymotic and UE. I haven't used another IEM since I went custom 4 years ago and the amount of new brands and models now is just

I stumbled upon this little test when I was googling as I've just purchased a calibrator for my pc monitor. It basically tests your ability to distinguish the subtle differences from one hue of colour to another on different scales. Afterall, spending money on colour calibration for my screen...

Thought this should be a question being posed in the Sound Science section.

I use KMPlayer and I'm not changing it, it's also capable of using Winamp plugins. Looking for a plugin or whatever to normalise the volume of my song WITHOUT comprising on quality. I have a mix library of FLAC and MP3s. Any thoughts? Thanks

With my current DAP Cowon A3 slowly dying, and the fact that my nokia N86 has music player and can take a SD card in, I'm thinking of just using that to play music on the go. Especially as most of my music listening these days is infront of my computer rig. Anyone else considering or already...