help and recommendations

Hello everyone, I'm looking for an IEM under $175 CDN (I'll explain why later) and a sub $100 IEM for my sister (though I might already have it). For my sister I bought a CCA C10, but it's so uncomfortable I'm already thinking about the process of returning it. The earbuds are either so big...

Would these earphones be good paired with this dac? Earphones: https://www.amazon.co.uk/LINSOUL-T2-Dynamic-Earphones-Detachable-transparent/dp/B07HQQ9T6D?th=1 Dac...

On my first setup and was wondering you all's opinion on whether its better to buy and amp and a dac or ditch the dac and use that money to get an even better amp

More looking to learn what is good at each price point (just going for sound accuracy and ability to drive higher impedance headphones for whenever I get them), and what the differences are when you go up a tier. Budget is probably 2k or less combined, but maybe flexible if it's really...

I am looking to buy a new set of iem's but since I have only ever owned my current pair (Ibasso It01's) I am unsure what to get really, but I have been between the sets listed below. Also I'm open to any suggestions you might have! my budget is 350.00$ usd... but because of where I live I have...

Hiya, new member here! Just curious on everyone's thoughts on this pair of cans before buying them, particularly on the reliability side of things. I've previously owned the Shure SRH940 and been burned on the reliability of the headband (broke after ~2-3 months of usage) and the AKG K845 BT...

Hi all, new to this forum and looking for some help and advice on some new headphones to upgrade to from the AKG Q701. I recently purchased the Beyerdynamic Amiron and, whilst they do have some great qualities to them, have found them to be a little different to the Q701. Granted the Amiron do...

Hello All, After a lot of research stuck trying to find an upgrade for my daily driver. Could use some help! Current driver: 1. Monolith M570 2. Fiio FH7 ( on loan ) 3. JDS ATOM DAC + Amp stack Headphones will be used for Music and Gaming Genres of music I listen to: Mix of different genres...

This is my first post (after introduction) on head-fi. If I have made some mistakes, please bear with me. I have a Sennheiser HD600 which I use with DAC/Amp Fiio EK10. While this setup works great when I'm using it to listen to music on my laptop or watching movies. I was wondering if there is...

Hi, I'm a noob searching for a new headphone after my ATH M40X, really good by the way but a bit dull after a few years of use. I'm using it only on my computer, I don't care about portability but I care about the quality of build, I still hate the Razer Kraken for it's poor quality. I'm looking...

Hi All, Looking for some help here.. Googling has been driving me nuts. I want to pick up playing guitar again, but I'd like to play quietly with headphones. This is something I've never done, though, so it's all new to me.. Is it possible to run the guitar into an audio interface, hook up the...

Hello! first time posting, thanks for having me 😁 currently using the Astro A50 gen 3 on my PS5 / PC and would very much like to go for an upgrade and get wired closed back but I have no idea where to start. I mainly play FPS games with the odd single player game every now and again so I...

I like the AKG K712 Pro, and it's still pretty good for music, but it doesn't give me the eargasm that I would really like. I don't mind if it's closed or open, just something that will work well with the music that I listen to, if it matters I have the sound blaster x g6 for a sound card. I...

hey y'all!! don't know who will see this or if anyone will BUT for christmas i bought my husband to be a full gaming/streaming set up in terms of mic - he has the shure sm7b mic and everything needed to make it the highest quality it can be HOWEVER i now want to get him a headset too, his main...

Howdy! Does anyone know if there is a closed-back planar magnetic equivalent of the Sennheiser HD820? I'm specifically looking for a similarly wide soundstage and equally great imaging. The HD820s sound great (to my ears at least), but I'm wondering if I could get a bit more clarity/separation...

Hello guys! I'd like a bit of help if you all please, I'm currently searching for a replacement for my old and broken Sony MDR-EX500, which to me sounded very much like haven must sound, lots of power, oceanic and very defined bass and sub-bass, natural sounding, detailed mids and trebble...

I am thinking of buying sennheiser 599se or 660s I want to know whether or not I am going to like sennheiser 599se or 660s if I didn't like 598 open back Sennheiser headphones i love 202 280 pro rs 185 rs 170 average sound 598

Hey everyone!(: I'm a complete newbie who's been searching around for new in-earphones or IEMs I mainly listen to music or podcasts when cycling so I'd like it to have some noise isolation from wind and also some water resistance from rain. I'm also gonna use it for my nintendo switch and...

Hi everyone, I've been looking to upgrade my headphone setup. I listen to EDM and play games, so I'm looking for headphones with an exciting and clear sound, with a decent/good soundstage. I recently purchased the DT990 600ohm headphones and the murder treble gives me a headache, so I'm going...

I'm attempting to find a better way to wire my PC setup and you really appreciate some advice on the subject. I have a set of Koss ESP/95X which are connected to their energizer, which is then connected to an Aune T1se DAC/AMP via RCA/Component (Red and White) connector, then from the Aune T1se...

I'm currently trying to decide over the Final audio design LAB II in ear earphones or the D8000 full size headphones from Final audio design as well. The earphones look to cost about £900.00 pounds more coming in near to £4000.00. However, I've never spent a ton of money on in ear earphones...

Hi, this is my first thread, i wuld like to ask you guy about what headphones get. Here is a summary: Budget - Around 100 EUR Source - Laptop and PS4 (optional) Requirements for Isolation - It would be welcome Preferred Type of Headphone - Over-ear Past headphones- Sorry for the...

I have the Hifiman Arya's and an order of the Verite Closed on the way, my question is, would the Diana V2 be worth upgrading to for a different Planar that isn't bright? The Arya's are great but I do hate how they can be bright, and it ends up that I turn down the volume on songs since my...

Hi all, I'm looking to buy a new pair of closed back, wired headphones. I've been doing my research, but I keep seeing contradicting opinions and I'm kinda lost. I'm looking for and everyday pair that I can use for music and games. I'm looking to spend less than $300 USD and as I said above, I...

Hey. I have been looking for quality IEMs for a while and am struggling to find a good pair of quality IEMs with the following traits: - Good to Great soundstage - Detailed imagery - Solid build, any material is fine but I prefer alloy/metal, but if it's something that wont break after a month I...