Probably but I might try in a few days anyway. The 630 vb had better sound bestter! The price difference!
I suspect it’s safe to say it does, but curious to know how far off it is if you do get a chance at some point to compare them.
Probably but I might try in a few days anyway. The 630 vb had better sound bestter! The price difference!
Guys, can you help or guide me? Taking into account the following characteristics = Bass quality, Sound stage, Imaging. It has to be extremely pleasing for long periods of use, non-fatiguing.
What is the best closed-back headphone for gaming = Yenona Adapter-Free DJ Headphones, ISK MDH9000 or Takstar Pro 82?
What is the best open-back or semi-open headphone for gaming = Superlux HD668B, Superlux HD681 EVO or Samson SR850?
What is the best USB DAC + headphone AMP for gaming (To connect to the PS4's USB port and computer) = SMSL M3 or Sabaj D2?
I suspect it’s safe to say it does, but curious to know how far off it is if you do get a chance at some point to compare them.
I just looked at your profile...you have some of th same headphones that I do.
I gave my buddy my Yenonas about a year ago, he broke the stock cable after a few months so I gave him another one. Then around Thanksgiving he said he doesn't really use them so I took them back and see it's bc he broke the 3.5mm input (which is garbage anyways since it doesn't secure the cable like the 6.3 Port). I have a bunch of 6.3 male to 3.5mm adapters but I barely use the Yenona since I have my 99C. Maybe I'll find a 3.5 to 6.8 cable.
hey guys, just bought the isk hf-2010
first impressions: not really great, ootb it sounded bad, its hollow sounding mid were recessed, bass is lacking body and the treble is a little bit harsh. after 35 hours of burning in, the sound quality is quite good enough, but still the major flaw of this headphones is that the mids are so pushed back its either i have to turn up the volume or use an equalizer to elevate 500hz-4khz by 1 or 2 db. it sounded dull IMO.
i dont really get the hype and reviews people are giving this cans, its good for the price but not really amazing, or maybe it just need more time to open up the sound.
I very quickly stopped using the 3.5mm input jack on my Yenonas because the cables just easily fell out/were pulled out of the jack pretty much by their own weight. The 6.35mm input jack on the other earcup works perfectly, so I've used 6.35mm-to-6.35mm cables ever since.
I'm a broken record on this topic...I got my cable from Ghent Audio (it's under "Audio Cables," no. D05: http://www.ghentaudio.com/part/d05.html
(you can get 2M for $17 w/free shipping...a true deal)
What is your audio source??? It can be the problem IMO. Cause what you describe sure isn't what i hear.
I laughed out loud at the part about reading threads backwards...it's a necessary skill in these very long threads.Just finished reading through the thread. Lot of headphones got added to my wishlist, many of those removed (I get why people read threads backwards now), and some purchased (pro82 and B8).
Got the Bosshifi B8 a week ago and thought I'd share my impressions... I just didn't think reading this thread would take so long.
Fit and comfort. The headband on these is going to be too big for some people. Fits me with the sliders all the way in and I don't have the smallest of heads. Clamp was way too tight out of the bo... I'd say box but these were packed in bubble wrap. Took me a while but I've finally got it to the point where I can wear these for a long period of time. The headband only touches my head in one small spot so even though its padded it can get fatiguing after hours of wear and I find myself shifting it. Earpads are great. Overall I'd say it's built well but comfort is only okay. Okay is acceptable though.
Sound after 100 hours burn in. I like them.
The sound signature is U shaped as others have mentioned. The bass quantity is a little north of neutral but in a pleasing way for the most part. The bass quality is quite good. It's not super tight planar bass but it's fairly quick and I enjoy the smoothness of it. Mids sound smooth, detailed, and neutral. Maybe a little bit of extra energy in the higher vocal range. Treble is detailed with no sibilance but can occasionally be a little piercing.
Sound stage on these is quite intimate but has some height and width to it. Imaging on these is quite good as well. There is a problem though. When there is a lot going on in a recording (especially in the mids) things tend to get cluttered. This is not a problem unique to the B8. I find it in many closed headphones which is why I tend prefer open. With open headphones we hear the sound primarily from the drivers and less from reflections. With the B8 I'm hearing a lot of sound from the back of the cups (which are flat) as well as the resonance of the baffle containing the driver. So in short decent sound stage and good imaging for a closed headphone but can't compete with an open headphone.
Or can it?
At first I told myself these sounded good enough I didn't have to mod them and I can see why a lot of people wouldn't bother. That said I got the idea in my head about how I could "fix" them and decided to try. After a super simple mod (1 step beyond pad rolling) I was blown away by these headphones. All the problems I had with the sound stage and imaging went away. They now sound like an open set of headphones with bass but without the ability to hear my phone ring or share my music with others. Treble got tamed slightly as a result but sound signature overall is much the same. I think they entire thing was an improvement.
BTW I own a set of mm400 Denons and these are nothing like them. They look similar... ish? They are both wood headphones. That's where the similarities end. Different size, different sound signature, different everything. Still love my mm400s enough that I ordered new pads for them. They'll be here next week if anyone needs a comparison of a modded B8 vs worn Denon MM400s.
TL;DR Before modding these are a very nice set of headphones that easily out perform (in build and sound) their $90 Canadian price tag. Post modding these are going high in my regular rotation. Looking forward to the Takstar Pro 82s next as they seem to be pretty hyped.
I laughed out loud at the part about reading threads backwards...it's a necessary skill in these very long threads.
I liked the mod you did on your B8...I did something similar to some NVX SPT100...I mass loaded the driver housing with some silly putty.
Just finished reading through the thread. Lot of headphones got added to my wishlist, many of those removed (I get why people read threads backwards now), and some purchased (pro82 and B8).
Got the Bosshifi B8 a week ago and thought I'd share my impressions... I just didn't think reading this thread would take so long.
Fit and comfort. The headband on these is going to be too big for some people. Fits me with the sliders all the way in and I don't have the smallest of heads. Clamp was way too tight out of the bo... I'd say box but these were packed in bubble wrap. Took me a while but I've finally got it to the point where I can wear these for a long period of time. The headband only touches my head in one small spot so even though its padded it can get fatiguing after hours of wear and I find myself shifting it. Earpads are great. Overall I'd say it's built well but comfort is only okay. Okay is acceptable though.
Sound after 100 hours burn in. I like them.
The sound signature is U shaped as others have mentioned. The bass quantity is a little north of neutral but in a pleasing way for the most part. The bass quality is quite good. It's not super tight planar bass but it's fairly quick and I enjoy the smoothness of it. Mids sound smooth, detailed, and neutral. Maybe a little bit of extra energy in the higher vocal range. Treble is detailed with no sibilance but can occasionally be a little piercing.
Sound stage on these is quite intimate but has some height and width to it. Imaging on these is quite good as well. There is a problem though. When there is a lot going on in a recording (especially in the mids) things tend to get cluttered. This is not a problem unique to the B8. I find it in many closed headphones which is why I tend prefer open. With open headphones we hear the sound primarily from the drivers and less from reflections. With the B8 I'm hearing a lot of sound from the back of the cups (which are flat) as well as the resonance of the baffle containing the driver. So in short decent sound stage and good imaging for a closed headphone but can't compete with an open headphone.
Or can it?
At first I told myself these sounded good enough I didn't have to mod them and I can see why a lot of people wouldn't bother. That said I got the idea in my head about how I could "fix" them and decided to try. After a super simple mod (1 step beyond pad rolling) I was blown away by these headphones. All the problems I had with the sound stage and imaging went away. They now sound like an open set of headphones with bass but without the ability to hear my phone ring or share my music with others. Treble got tamed slightly as a result but sound signature overall is much the same. I think they entire thing was an improvement.
BTW I own a set of mm400 Denons and these are nothing like them. They look similar... ish? They are both wood headphones. That's where the similarities end. Different size, different sound signature, different everything. Still love my mm400s enough that I ordered new pads for them. They'll be here next week if anyone needs a comparison of a modded B8 vs worn Denon MM400s.
TL;DR Before modding these are a very nice set of headphones that easily out perform (in build and sound) their $90 Canadian price tag. Post modding these are going high in my regular rotation. Looking forward to the Takstar Pro 82s next as they seem to be pretty hyped.
does the b8 really benefits on this mod? i find the b8 imaging already great and soundstage would i think still be relatively narrow because its a close-back headphones, i dont think putting up acoustic dampers improves soundstage as it only change the sound signature of the headphones
Just finished reading through the thread. Lot of headphones got added to my wishlist, many of those removed (I get why people read threads backwards now), and some purchased (pro82 and B8).
Got the Bosshifi B8 a week ago and thought I'd share my impressions... I just didn't think reading this thread would take so long.
Fit and comfort. The headband on these is going to be too big for some people. Fits me with the sliders all the way in and I don't have the smallest of heads. Clamp was way too tight out of the bo... I'd say box but these were packed in bubble wrap. Took me a while but I've finally got it to the point where I can wear these for a long period of time. The headband only touches my head in one small spot so even though its padded it can get fatiguing after hours of wear and I find myself shifting it. Earpads are great. Overall I'd say it's built well but comfort is only okay. Okay is acceptable though.
Sound after 100 hours burn in. I like them.
The sound signature is U shaped as others have mentioned. The bass quantity is a little north of neutral but in a pleasing way for the most part. The bass quality is quite good. It's not super tight planar bass but it's fairly quick and I enjoy the smoothness of it. Mids sound smooth, detailed, and neutral. Maybe a little bit of extra energy in the higher vocal range. Treble is detailed with no sibilance but can occasionally be a little piercing.
Sound stage on these is quite intimate but has some height and width to it. Imaging on these is quite good as well. There is a problem though. When there is a lot going on in a recording (especially in the mids) things tend to get cluttered. This is not a problem unique to the B8. I find it in many closed headphones which is why I tend prefer open. With open headphones we hear the sound primarily from the drivers and less from reflections. With the B8 I'm hearing a lot of sound from the back of the cups (which are flat) as well as the resonance of the baffle containing the driver. So in short decent sound stage and good imaging for a closed headphone but can't compete with an open headphone.
Or can it?
At first I told myself these sounded good enough I didn't have to mod them and I can see why a lot of people wouldn't bother. That said I got the idea in my head about how I could "fix" them and decided to try. After a super simple mod (1 step beyond pad rolling) I was blown away by these headphones. All the problems I had with the sound stage and imaging went away. They now sound like an open set of headphones with bass but without the ability to hear my phone ring or share my music with others. Treble got tamed slightly as a result but sound signature overall is much the same. I think they entire thing was an improvement.
BTW I own a set of mm400 Denons and these are nothing like them. They look similar... ish? They are both wood headphones. That's where the similarities end. Different size, different sound signature, different everything. Still love my mm400s enough that I ordered new pads for them. They'll be here next week if anyone needs a comparison of a modded B8 vs worn Denon MM400s.
TL;DR Before modding these are a very nice set of headphones that easily out perform (in build and sound) their $90 Canadian price tag. Post modding these are going high in my regular rotation. Looking forward to the Takstar Pro 82s next as they seem to be pretty hyped.