[mortron]

Does anyone know if the below-linked Takstar 82 Pro sold on Amazon by “Takstar Official Store” are indeed legitimate, and are the newest V2 version?

TAKSTAR On-Ear Monitor Headphones Bass Adjustment HiFi Stereo Dynamic Studio Noise Cancelling Headsets for Recording Monitoring — PRO 82 Black https://a.co/d/dgmYf3j

I bought from Amazon in Canada and got V1s... YMMV

 

[JackTorrence]

There is simple explanation for that - there is NO OFFICIAL v2

 

[Cosita]

Hello
My GM200 are a bit worn out, I'm thinking of buying the HyperX Cloud.

Which of the two is better?

Thank you

 

[Plumbus the Wise]

Hello
My GM200 are a bit worn out, I'm thinking of buying the HyperX Cloud.

Which of the two is better?

Thank you

Without a doubt the GM200...in terms of comfort and sound. The only aspect the HyperX Cloud has is a slightly better mic quality, however that can easily be remedied in the GM200 aftermarket. Another option is mod micing the PRO 82 or the Cooler Master mh751 which is my favorite for gaming or calls.

 

[BenF]

Without a doubt the GM200...in terms of comfort and sound. The only aspect the HyperX Cloud has is a slightly better mic quality, however that can easily be remedied in the GM200 aftermarket. Another option is mod micing the PRO 82 or the Cooler Master mh751 which is my favorite for gaming or calls.

Careful - MH751 doesn't sound nearly as good as Pro 82 or GM200, at least the copy I have:
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/tak...scussion-thread.849965/page-164#post-14832495
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/tak...scussion-thread.849965/page-180#post-14985125
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/tak...scussion-thread.849965/page-179#post-14982030

Lack of the bassport really hurts it:

 

[Cosita]

Without a doubt the GM200...in terms of comfort and sound. The only aspect the HyperX Cloud has is a slightly better mic quality, however that can easily be remedied in the GM200 aftermarket. Another option is mod micing the PRO 82 or the Cooler Master mh751 which is my favorite for gaming or calls.

On the web Rtings they say that the HyperX cloud are slightly better than Cooler Master mh751

 

[BenF]

On the web Rtings they say that the HyperX cloud are slightly better than Cooler Master mh751

Rtings is absolute crap for headphones - they review them based on measurements, not how good they sound.

 

[Plumbus the Wise]

Careful - MH751 doesn't sound nearly as good as Pro 82 or GM200, at least the copy I have:
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/tak...scussion-thread.849965/page-164#post-14832495
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/tak...scussion-thread.849965/page-180#post-14985125
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/tak...scussion-thread.849965/page-179#post-14982030

Lack of the bassport really hurts it:

Sound-stage is objectively better though due to the large cup size.

 

[Plumbus the Wise]

Rtings is absolute crap for headphones - they review them based on measurements, not how good they sound.

The two are not mutually exclusive. FR tells a huge part of a headphones sound.

 

[BenF]

The two are not mutually exclusive. FR tells a huge part of a headphones sound.

FR only measures quantity of signal, not quality.
You can have a 40$ headphone measure more neutral (which is what Rtings is looking for) than a 4000$ headphone, doesn't mean it will sound better.

 

[Plumbus the Wise]

FR only measures quantity of signal, not quality.
You can have a 40$ headphone measure more neutral (which is what Rtings is looking for) than a 4000$ headphone, doesn't mean it will sound better.

A strawman comment.

The quantity of each frequency coming through the driver is by far the most important sound metric. Not the only...but the most important. That is not my opinion, it is objective fact. I would gladly accept something else thats more important if a case was made for it, but I am not sure how that is possible.

 

[dstarr3]

I disagree almost entirely.

The most important metric is how it sounds on your head. Engineering headphones is a science. Enjoying them is not.

The only practical use I've found for FR graphs is for quickly determining if a headphone is tuned to your tastes. For instance, I'm a basshead, so if I see a headphone with an FR graph that shows lacking bass, I'm not going to look into the headphone further, I already know it's not to my taste. Outside of that simple information, FR graphs are meaningless.

 

[Plumbus the Wise]

I disagree almost entirely.

The most important metric is how it sounds on your head. Engineering headphones is a science. Enjoying them is not.

The only practical use I've found for FR graphs is for quickly determining if a headphone is tuned to your tastes. For instance, I'm a basshead, so if I see a headphone with an FR graph that shows lacking bass, I'm not going to look into the headphone further, I already know it's not to my taste. Outside of that simple information, FR graphs are meaningless.

How it sounds on your head has many factors I agree, but the primary one is FR.

What single factor is more important?

Sound is vibrations in air going to your ear. FR tells you how much of each wave is being received/sent.

 

[dstarr3]

How it sounds on your head has many factors I agree, but the primary one is FR.

What single factor is more important?

Sound is vibrations in air going to your ear. FR tells you how much of each wave is being received/sent.

FR graphs tell you how much of each wave is hitting the testing apparatus' microphone. Actual human ears, and more importantly, everybody's own ears, are all very different.

 

[Plumbus the Wise]

FR graphs tell you how much of each wave is hitting the testing apparatus' microphone. Actual human ears, and more importantly, everybody's own ears, are all very different.

So what single measurable or quantifiable factor is more important than FR then?