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  1. MorrisL

    WE WANT MUD! Dark headphones appreciation thread

    Hell with "sparkle" and "sizzle!" Screw the Beyer mountain peak! Screw all the shouty upper mids and all the shrill highs! And shove that "air" up where the moon don't shine! We appreciate warm, dark, smooth sound signatures that we can relax to and enjoy our music without our ears bleeding...
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    Can the HD 58X replace the HD 600 as mixing headphones?

    For as long as I remember, the HD 600 has been something of a gold standard for mixing and mastering. If I only had a dollar for every time I saw a photo of a smiling audio engineer with a pair of these sitting on the desk behind him! Still, despite its legendary status in the studios all over...
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    Diminishing returns for earbuds (Kicking in at 7 bucks?)

    I have lots of great over-ear headphone but really love the portability of earbuds. So I've been trying to upgrade my 7-dollar VE Monk Plus for a while and it's frustrating... The Monks are great but they're a far cry from what I could experience on even a cheap full-size headphone. I've been...
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    HD 800S vs HD 600 for mixing and mastering

    I recently went into a major studio where the audio engineer, a millionaire who can afford any headphones, was using HD 600 on his mixing desk, with his high-end speakers and all the other marvelous gear I saw there. Seeing that, I assumed he just didn't know about higher-end headphones, but I...
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    HD 800 vs T1 - A comparison revisited

    It's a strange thing in this hobby how people judge a headphone by its price... Turns out even highly experienced users do this all the time. I've been considering buying one of these flagships and started reading up various comparisons. Made a strange discovery. So, when they were just...
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    Why don't we make our own pads? (Share your pics!)

    Pads are expensive. They are often too narrow, not deep enough, not comfortable enough... I'm looking at some HM5 pads and thinking to myself, these should be trivially easy to make. What's a piece of foam and a nice pair of socks made of soft fabric? Anybody making their own pads? If you...
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    Closed back alternative to HD 600, for mixing.

    HD 600 is my reference headphone for mixing/mastering, but unfortunately I often need to work at nights and don't want to disturb my girlfriend.    I have DT 770 32ohm but it's so different from my reference ideal, it's confusing to work with those. Does anyone know which closed headphones...
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    Consumer Reports recommends Beats. Legit, nonsense or simply a paid-for ad?

    I used to trust Consumer Reports on my electronics purchases and always felt like I was making smart decisions based on their recommendations. I recently decided to look up and see what they say on headphones. I was really surprised at what I saw. They were recommending audiophile headphones but...
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    Fake Beyers popping up on ebay?

    Anybody knows what those things are? The pop up every now and then for under $50 and are supposedly sold from Hong Kong, always through freshly created sellers with no reviews... What kind of fakes are those? Horrible plastic cups which merely look like Beyers? Not that I'd ever consider...
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    No portable amp needed for HTC One?

    So I was at a store shopping for a new smartphone and mentioned that I'd want it to have great sound so I can use it with a Fiio amp and listen to music, without a need for a dedicated DAP. The shop assistant quickly identified himself as an audiophile and said I needed an HTC One, and with...
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    What speaker/monitors could give me sound comparable or better than my HD600?

    Headphones are nice and all, and I've bought a few by now... But before my room looks like a headphone shop, I'm wondering about speakers, which some say give a better experience of music than headphones ever could.   My question is this: HD600 is the best headphone I have at the moment. Now...
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    Why are darker headphones so rare?

    A fellow head-fier recently pointed out that "headphones from dark side of neutral are hard to come by" and it got me thinking... Less than a year into this hobby, and I've managed to hear many headphones ranging from $20 to $2000 in price, and the vast majority are indeed bright, often...
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    Is Presonus HP4 an acceptable amp for high-end headphones like HD600?

    So, I have the 4-channel Presonus HP4 amp and I use it to drive my headphones. It's nice to share the experience with somebody else, and I love to be able to listen to the same symphony (I only listen to classical music) with someone. There are very few words about the HP4 amp on this site. I...
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    Will HD518 be an improvement over PX100 ii?

    Somebody at work is selling a barely used pair of HD518 for really cheap. Auditioning it before buying isn't an option because he has to make a long commute to bring it from his father's house. And I wouldn't like to change my mind about buying it even if I'm not pleased with it. So, I have to...
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    3 mics ranging from sub-$100 to $2000. Can you hear a difference? (Mention headphones used.)

    NOTE: The mics are revealed on post #32.   We keep hearing about headphones and the diminishing returns one gets at around $200. Well, mics are almost exactly the same technology and they should be pretty much the same with the diminishing returns. Let's have a listen and see.   Three pairs...
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    Please help identify these JVC earphones

    Some girl at work is willing to sell me these JVC earphones (HA E200) for very cheap ($10). I can't find any real info on these online. Seems like they've long been discontinued. Not even a mention of them on JVC's own site.   Anyone happens to know them or heard of them? 
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    Looking for a close and portable version of HD 650

    This has been a long and fruitless search and I need to pull a Hail Mary on this, in case there's a glimmer of hope.   I hate bright headphones. I have a pair of DT 990 pros and they give me pain and headache every time because of their excessive treble (even though I like them otherwise). So...
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    Is HD 600 an upgrade over DT 990?

    So, I've been living with DT 990 Pro for some time and I found that I might be sensitive to harsh treble. The highs are just too fatiguing and when listening to higher volumes I get some headaches which won't go away for hours. Sometimes those piercing highs are downright painful. I have been...
  19. MorrisL

    DT 880 vs. DT 990 for classical music

    Here on Head Fi, you can find literally hundreds of pages and thousands of comments full of gushing words of appreciation for DT 880. The complaints are so few and insignificant that it makes you feel like you don't even need to audition it before a purchase.    But when you look up DT 990...
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    Is Beyerdynamic DT 660 really as good as T1? (for classical music)

    In his popular thread, a head-fi forum member with the nickname DavidMahler makes a curious claim about DT 660 being "on par" with T1, as long as it is used for classical music. This is of serious interest to me, since I ONLY listen to classical music, and if his opinion was true for me as well...
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