onitafmw55
Head-Fier
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I have a question, maybe it's been answered (if so direct me to where I can find the answer), maybe it's a silly question. But I'd rather ask it and end up coming across like a fool, than constantly be curious and wondering.
I love headphones but I have trained my ears over the years to listen louder and louder and louder. It's to the point now where I listen to a Fiio X3 2nd gen on high gain at 100-120 steps almost always. My hearing at least at 32 is still very good, my yearly ear doctor always passes me. I hear fine for now anyway.
I love to listen loud, I can't go back. I just don't have fun going quiet. But headphones are not all equal. Some will clip/distort and I feel like it is 100% due to the fact that they can't handle the volume. Too much. They clip/distort before getting to the volume I prefer. When a headphone does that, it's basically useless to me. I've returned so many headphones because of clipping/distortion.
So my question is....is there anyway to know if a headphone can handle loud volumes before buying them, so I don't always have to return them. It's fatiguing to return a headphone all the time. It's even got me banned at a few stores. Too many returns. I know specs aren't always accurate but is there some spec that would tell me, this can go loud.
To give you a few examples of headphones I had that distort at loud volumes that I use:
Beyerdynamic DT770 80 ohm
Beyerdynamic DT990 250 ohm (yes I used an amp)
Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro Plus
Philips Fidelio X1
Bose QC25
To give you a few examples of headphones I had, that do not distort at loud volumes I use:
Audio Technica M50X
Audio Technica AD700X
Sony MDR-V6
Sennheiser Urbanite On-Ear
Beats Solo 2
I do feel that higher end headphones seem to distort more than lower end. That over ear headphones distort more than on ear or earphones. It could just have been a coincidence though.
So is there anyway to know before buying, if a headphone can get loud enough? Any technical specs way or anything to help. If so, please let me know. Also why is it, some headphones get loud while others seemingly distort. Is it just the way the companies design it.
Thanks for the help.
I love headphones but I have trained my ears over the years to listen louder and louder and louder. It's to the point now where I listen to a Fiio X3 2nd gen on high gain at 100-120 steps almost always. My hearing at least at 32 is still very good, my yearly ear doctor always passes me. I hear fine for now anyway.
I love to listen loud, I can't go back. I just don't have fun going quiet. But headphones are not all equal. Some will clip/distort and I feel like it is 100% due to the fact that they can't handle the volume. Too much. They clip/distort before getting to the volume I prefer. When a headphone does that, it's basically useless to me. I've returned so many headphones because of clipping/distortion.
So my question is....is there anyway to know if a headphone can handle loud volumes before buying them, so I don't always have to return them. It's fatiguing to return a headphone all the time. It's even got me banned at a few stores. Too many returns. I know specs aren't always accurate but is there some spec that would tell me, this can go loud.
To give you a few examples of headphones I had that distort at loud volumes that I use:
Beyerdynamic DT770 80 ohm
Beyerdynamic DT990 250 ohm (yes I used an amp)
Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro Plus
Philips Fidelio X1
Bose QC25
To give you a few examples of headphones I had, that do not distort at loud volumes I use:
Audio Technica M50X
Audio Technica AD700X
Sony MDR-V6
Sennheiser Urbanite On-Ear
Beats Solo 2
I do feel that higher end headphones seem to distort more than lower end. That over ear headphones distort more than on ear or earphones. It could just have been a coincidence though.
So is there anyway to know before buying, if a headphone can get loud enough? Any technical specs way or anything to help. If so, please let me know. Also why is it, some headphones get loud while others seemingly distort. Is it just the way the companies design it.
Thanks for the help.