Hey everyone! New to the site and the whole headphone game. Was looking to get some recommendations, I currently have ARGONs mkiii and diana v2s, was trying to get my Third pair to rotate through. Wanted something that is significantly different from these two. So far been looking at Tungsten’s...

Hello Head-Fi! My father is a bassist and learns to play songs by listening to them. He runs them through his mixer to a 1/4" audio jack, then adapts to 3.5mm. He's looking for some decent wired over-the-ear headphones that have a crispy bass-heavy sound to help him pick up the bass from...

After multiple years of saving, working, and getting ready. I am finally on the journey to getting my (personal) end game headphones, the Meze Empyrean (Original). No other headphone I've demoed has sounded the same, or made me feel the same within its price range. I've tried Focal utopias, ive...

Hello gang, I am a professional sound designer/mixer. My work is mostly in stereo. Looking for a flat analytical DAC to connect it my active monitors “Genelec”. I currently own the go bar Kensey and it runs circles around my apogee interface when it comes to sound definition, punch and quality…I...

Hello everyone! I have a CCA CRA (old version) which I like but I want something better. I also have a Sundara which is of course better but which I prefer in terms of sound quality. I have a few IEMs in mind that I'm putting in the survey. Maybe some will be close to the quality of the...

I am a happy user of a working pair of Sennheiser MTW3. The sound quality is great, but I started wondering what would be the next step in searching for the best sound quality in true wireless realm. I mostly listen to extreme metal and enjoy a bit of more bass here and there. I use Iphone +...

Lots of people who come to this forum are new to the hobby, and just want advice on a reasonable starting point without spending a ton of money. This makes a lot of sense: only by listening do you develop an idea of your own likes, dislikes, and preferences. By starting with modest gear, you...

Presently i am using blon bl o3 with shanling ua2 portable dac….can anyone suggest me some iems to upgrade from blons budget around 100-150$

Hi happy Friday! Newbie here again, seeking for experts' opinion and insight. I am looking for upgrade or equivalent in different character from Moondrop Blessing 2. BTW, I am listening music via cellphone + Helm Bolt + Applemusic While I like the clarity and separation of B2, it wasn't fun...

Hello, finally got permission for christmas from wife to step into audio world ;) So I went ahead and narrowed down choice of headphones to these two models: Grado RS1X and LCD 2 Classic. Which one of these would suit better genre of classic rock / metal (think for example queen bohemian...

Does anyone know any IEM, earbuds, or on ears that got relatively similar sound to Superlux HD660/330? I loved mine but my place is basically hot & humid + I sweat a lot (basically not a good place for full size over ear headphones) planning to change to smaller gears, hopefully I can find...

Hello ! Could anyone give me a recommendation for a pair of headphones ? I’m looking for ; -Bluetooth AND Wired -Good sound quality (obviously) -Comfort -Not too much latency -Good for gaming -Not above 200 $/€ -I don’t care about active noise reduction I plan to use this with my TV, my...

Recently I picked up a pair of KZ ZSN PRO X's. It's my first time actually trying anything from KZ, so I started with their low end IEMs. Anyway, whenever I use them I can hear an annoying hiss (which seems to cancel once music actually starts playing.) The hiss persists on any of my devices...

Hello everyone! I'd like to buy my first (at least a bit) audiophile pair of headphones. I consider myself as a beginner so I ask if can some give me an advice or help me. My budget is $500. I listen mostly electro music (but I'd like to use it for watching movies as well) and I kinda like bass...

Sorry if this is a long read Basically what the title says. I'm looking for a high end or TOTL IEM that can be worn comfortably under an over-ear headset. I use an Audio Technica BPHS1 (with aftermarket Brainwavz earpads that give my ears more room inside) for when I'm playing online games with...

Hey all, my old headphones gave up on me after 3 good years and I would like to upgrade! My budget is max 200-250 and like I described in the title I would like the headphones to be suited for jazz/hiphop/lofi. I have a simple FiiO olympus 2 DAC/AMP already so I hope this will be good enough? I...

Hello, I'm quite new to the scene of DAPs, but am most likely getting a pair of monarchs within the coming month. I've been interested in the idea of getting a DAP for quite a while, and this would be the primary use (I also have a Beyer DT 1770 Pro, so if the DAP can run that as well, bonus on...

I currently have the Sennheiser HD 598 SR and a pair of vintage HD 424 as well as a Modi + Magni Schiit stack connected to my MacBook Pro primarily playing HIFI/Master streams from Tidal plus some FLAC. I am currently thinking of expanding my headphone collection to include more of a variety of...

Recently lost my pair of KZ ZS10 Pros, feelsbad Before that I owned a pair of iBasso IT01's, that should pretty much explain what I'm looking for. Currently I'm stuck between a pair of TRN V90s that I found for 40$ and a TFZ no.3 for 80$ (pricing is weird where I live some are cheaper than...

I was using the ATH-M50X but wasn’t satisfied with the sound and gaming performances so decided to make an upgrade. My total budget is about 1700$, both for gaming and music listening. About music, I usually listen to hip-hop, r&b, EDM, pop, and rock. It needs to have great imaging and...

Hello, I have had my eyes on B2 for a while now since they get a lot of hype for the price and Crinacle ranked them very high. I have Blon03, KZ ZSX,Tin P1, Starfield and KZ AS16 (had Shuoer Tape but sold cause they were too shouty for me) and out of those to me AS16 sounds the most revealing...

I'm in a real troubling situation here with these monitors :sob: the sound quality the WH1000XM3 gives when NC is activated is amazing; however, it's been giving me this ear pressure sensation eventually goes away after a couple of days. But I want to be able to use these bad boys for long...

Looking to update headphones and DAP for office use. I am not very needy listener, but need something more than average mp3 and cheaper headphones. Its hard to set maximum price, but I´d hope to get under 500 €, previously been using FiiO E10k and Sennheisers 558/598. Main music I have is CD...

Hey all, Im looking for recommendations for sub 50 chi fi iems, since i intend to buy a pair when my internship ends as a little reward. (head-fi'ers can have a little chifi, as a treat) Asfar as I know, I think I prefer forward mids (id almost say a very mild inverted v shape) with tight...

I want to upgrade my audio chain and would appreciate your input. Right now my chain is Tidal on MBP > Focusrite Scarlett > Amiron Wireless (wired), and Focal Elex are on the way. I was looking for consensus on good DAC/AMP combos around $500 and came up to the SMSL M500 and Sabaj D5. Will I...