Hey Audiophiles! Let’s Talk Headphones
- Thread starter Doog_de_Jour
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See the people walking down the street
Fall in line just watching all their feet
They don't know where they wanna go
But they're walking in time
The Throbber’s got the Beats.
@Doog_de_Jour
I was a sound man at one point in my experience and so it occurs to me to ask what is the source of what you are listening to ~ Is it your phone, laptop, Ipad, Internet radio, or a wireless connection device? is it high fidelity "acoustically perfect" stereo?
My thought now is that wireless devices have taken over the environment and as a result the compression that is applied to what we are listening to is now materially different than the "acoustical stereo" of old.
In lots of ways this is asking how many angels dance on the head of a pin really, because what you really want to do is listen to various options and decide what you like sound wise, and also consider how it feels on your ear, the liveliness and level of dynamic response that you like, and the weight of the device ~ and of course whether or not you desire the functional freedom of wireless or not.
Personally I would explore wireless ~ and I would just drive out to magnolia HIFI and see what they have that you might like.
Good luck paratrooper.
I was a sound man at one point in my experience and so it occurs to me to ask what is the source of what you are listening to ~ Is it your phone, laptop, Ipad, Internet radio, or a wireless connection device? is it high fidelity "acoustically perfect" stereo?
My thought now is that wireless devices have taken over the environment and as a result the compression that is applied to what we are listening to is now materially different than the "acoustical stereo" of old.
In lots of ways this is asking how many angels dance on the head of a pin really, because what you really want to do is listen to various options and decide what you like sound wise, and also consider how it feels on your ear, the liveliness and level of dynamic response that you like, and the weight of the device ~ and of course whether or not you desire the functional freedom of wireless or not.
Personally I would explore wireless ~ and I would just drive out to magnolia HIFI and see what they have that you might like.
Good luck paratrooper.
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New Fish
Oh, shit, I thought they were actually broken. You need one of these:
Yes, great marketing and yoots confusing ka-booming base with hi-fidelity.
The truth of the matter is you can't really get "audiophile" sound out of headphones until you get to the $1,000.00 and up portion of the market. Audeze is a good example.
Doog_de_Jour
New Fish
Yes, great marketing and yoots confusing ka-booming base with hi-fidelity.
The truth of the matter is you can't really get "audiophile" sound out of headphones until you get to the $1,000.00 and up portion of the market. Audeze is a good example.
I do not find those attractive.
I love it when the rubber comes off.
I got some Sony headphones. they have been great but I kind of just use them for work. I live alone in a trailer in La Grande. Most of my money goes to season tickets, and gas to and from Volunteer Park, Chris Petersen's bushes, and Aurora Ave N.
1to392831weretaken
New Fish
Yes, great marketing and yoots confusing ka-booming base with hi-fidelity.
The truth of the matter is you can't really get "audiophile[/b]" sound out of headphones until you get to the $1,000.00 and up[/b] portion of the market. Audeze is a good example.
There is a causal relationship between these two things. And the cynic in me wonders which direction the arrow points...
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New Fish
Okay, let's say one of the girls at the brothel is entertaining a client and needs to really focus to get the job done because this guy looks like me. She can't be distracted by you and the other girls' desire[/s] nay NEED to blast DJ Snake's "Turn Down For What" at volume eleven. That's where these babies come in:
Greatest sound quality? Fuck if I know, I'm half deaf. But the magic is that, for a relatively affordable price per set, you can wireless connect a millionty of these headsets to the same base station, thus multiple people can share in the magic while the kids[/s] other whores sleep in the other room. Even when the kids are up and the sound is on and we're watching the rare family movie that doesn't suck, I'll pop the headphones on to help me make out the dialogue.
Greatest sound quality? Fuck if I know, I'm half deaf. But the magic is that, for a relatively affordable price per set, you can wireless connect a millionty of these headsets to the same base station, thus multiple people can share in the magic while the kids[/s] other whores sleep in the other room. Even when the kids are up and the sound is on and we're watching the rare family movie that doesn't suck, I'll pop the headphones on to help me make out the dialogue.
GrundleStiltzkin
New Fish
Okay, let's say one of the girls at the brothel is entertaining a client and needs to really focus to get the job done because this guy looks like me. She can't be distracted by you and the other girls' desire[/s] nay NEED to blast DJ Snake's "Turn Down For What" at volume eleven. That's where these babies come in:
Greatest sound quality? Fuck if I know, I'm half deaf. But the magic is that, for a relatively affordable price per set, you can wireless connect a millionty of these headsets to the same base station, thus multiple people can share in the magic while the kids[/s] other whores sleep in the other room. Even when the kids are up and the sound is on and we're watching the rare family movie that doesn't suck, I'll pop the headphones on to help me make out the dialogue.
Last set of cans I bought were Sennheiser DJ cans, kind where one cup swivels up. Great cans until the beard's cat bit threw a wire.
Doog_de_Jour
New Fish
Yeah, it’s my laptop, iPad, or iPhone. All Bluetooth connection. Mostly listening to conference calls, audiobooks, podcasts.
Doog_de_Jour
New Fish
How come you never let me know when you’re in the neighborhood?
Yes, great marketing and yoots confusing ka-booming base with hi-fidelity.
The truth of the matter is you can't really get "audiophile[/b]" sound out of headphones until you get to the $1,000.00 and up[/b] portion of the market. Audeze is a good example.
There is a causal relationship between these two things. And the cynic in me wonders which direction the arrow points...
Hi-fidelity is diminishing returns. You get your biggest gains, for example, going from like a Bose or Sonos set up to a decent $2000 to $3000 integrated amp with $2000 to $3000 good entry level hi-fi speakers.
My gear isn't super hi-end by audiophile standards, but will blow the doors off what most people have had the opportunity to hear in their life times. The component stereo is such a niche thing these days.
1to392831weretaken
New Fish
Yes, great marketing and yoots confusing ka-booming base with hi-fidelity.
The truth of the matter is you can't really get "audiophile[/b]" sound out of headphones until you get to the $1,000.00 and up[/b] portion of the market. Audeze is a good example.
There is a causal relationship between these two things. And the cynic in me wonders which direction the arrow points...
Hi-fidelity is diminishing returns. You get your biggest gains, for example, going from like a Bose or Sonos set up to a decent $2000 to $3000 integrated amp with $2000 to $3000 good entry level hi-fi speakers.
My gear isn't super hi-end by audiophile standards, but will blow the doors off what most people have had the opportunity to hear in their life times. The component stereo is such a niche thing these days.
There was a time before I damaged my ears with loud car stereos and power tools and motorcycle engines during which I cared about things like the quality/loudness of said loud car stereo systems. I spent quite a bit of money once (fast strategy...) on a setup that blew my mind (and, apparently, ears...). When that car's engine got stolen and the rest of the car scrapped, I moved this system into the car that replaced it. Same components, sounded like hot garbage. Turns out that this particular car the system was first put into just happened to have a perfect shape/stiffness/amount of sound deadening to really make those components shine. I don't doubt "audiophile" gear has improvements over the mass produced stuff, but I wonder how much of a difference it makes compared to, say, room design and insulation. And, as you say, I wonder how much of the rest is diminishing returns.
@Swaye threatened to scalp me if I come within 100 feet of you.
Also he's a prude.
