[pretzelb]

When you're trying to compare a set of headphones, do you switch back and forth over the same content or give each one a set period of time? It seems like doing an "a/b" test with the same song would be the best but it is pretty cumbersome with IEMs. I'm just curious what works for everyone.

 

[TSi]

i sometimes run the music on both my laptop and dap together at the same time, with 1 headphone (earphone) plugged into each socket.

the song would run at the same speed, and then i would just swap them back and forth.

 

[Al4x]

i listen to like a minute of a song in each, using a splitter

im rubbish, by the time ive listen to the second ive forgotton the first,

it drove me mad trying to find what one i liked out of triple fi and se530!

and it makes it harder when you have to fit them!

 

[TSi]

lol, for iems, ive tried putting 1 in each ear, through a splitter, its funny, cause then one ear will definately sound better than another.

 

[pretzelb]

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Originally Posted by TSi /img/forum/go_quote.gif lol, for iems, ive tried putting 1 in each ear, through a splitter, its funny, cause then one ear will definately sound better than another.

Oh my gosh, I never even thought of that. I may need to give that a try but I can see it driving me insane.

 

[intoflatlines]

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Originally Posted by TSi /img/forum/go_quote.gif lol, for iems, ive tried putting 1 in each ear, through a splitter, its funny, cause then one ear will definately sound better than another.

What do you do if they're different sensitivity?

 

[krmathis]

I plug both 'phones into the same amplifier, then let them charge/heat up properly.

The actual listening session start by listening a minute or two with one 'phone, then switch to the other 'phone. Adjust volume level if needed. Then repeat the procedure with different tracks/music.

 

[TSi]

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Originally Posted by intoflatlines /img/forum/go_quote.gif What do you do if they're different sensitivity?

tats why i have attenuators for =D, but yeha, ive only tried this like twice, for fun

 

[cosmotron]

If you're doing a blind test, how do you get around the fact that you can tell which headphone is which by how it feels on your head?

Just something I have always wondered...

 

[rohanjd]

If it helps, you need to vary your genres and make a list of songs you'd like to audition when you compare headphones, earphones.

If I want to evaluate bass, I may choose something from Korn..and pay the first 10 seconds on one earphone 6 or 7 times, so I can make a mental image of the music. How are the bass, mids, and highs presented? Are they shrill, rolled off...etc.? What emotions do they encite when I listen to these earphones?

Then move on to the next. It is cumbersome, but after a while you could play 3 or 4 passages of music and move on to the next earphone.

Tune into all the details... use lossless quality or high quality VBR files....

Not that I'm an expert...but this is what helps me out. Hope this helps...