headphones

Hey guys, been roaming this site for a little while and only recently dove deeper due to my recent knack for speakers. I was thinking of getting a new laptop and saving up for it but my love for audio wins over anything rn lmao so im just gonna save up for audio stuff. Distance from where I want...

I have been interested in upgrading my CD player for a while, so I can get better audio. I currently just have an old Philips portable CD player from the 2000s (no line-out port), and while it's fine for going outside, I'd prefer an at-home system with superior audio quality on a budget (less...

HEADPHONES!!! to start, i recommend grabbing the "Subject D2 HRIR" (ignore the BRIR) for best results of the final HRTF from here: https://www.york.ac.uk/sadie-project/database.html i recommend D2 for the reason of openal's 'makemhr' doesnt use all the measurements in the HRIR files for the...

Hello fellow ASR members, I was doing a bit of research online - Since I want to add a new headphone to my collection. This headphone looks like a real winner: https://moondroplab.com/en/products/cosmo Also see this link...

Hello fellow ASR members, I'm in the market for a new noise cancelling headphone. I will be travelling soon (next month). I have the KEF Mu7 and they are good at ANC, but not at the same level vs. some of the big players in the market such as Sony and Bose. However, I cannot justify spending...

Moderators I made two posts one on canjam by accident and this one- I hope we can keep both but email me if I made an error by doing two- thanks! -JM I am hosting my first event ever! I hope you can come! Its free and we will pull out all the stops to make this a great event so you can demo...

I am hosting my first event ever! I hope you can come! Its free and we will pull out all the stops to make this a great event so you can demo equipment in one of 4 different ball rooms- bring your own gear... hang out and meet the owners and distributors Long Island NY Headphone Expo...

With this new project, they are providing downloadable EQ settings for every wired pair of headphones measured on their B&K 5128 benches, allowing to tune closer to the diffuse-field HRTF, Harman, SenseLab, or SoundGuys targets as well as our RTINGS house curve. Some related links and articles...

Disclaimer, I saw some here and in the beginner section. If this is not the intended place please let me know so I can pull the thread. I am a semi-professional organist. Due to noise concerns for the neighbours (not that they ever complained but I d rather prevent those) I practice with...

Hi everyone, I'm starting a new fitness routine for health reasons, and I'm looking for a specific kind of gear that seems a bit niche—so I figured this is the place to ask. I’m in search of closed-back headphones (not earbuds, bone conduction, or open-back) that have an onboard music player...

Hey, I have an E2x2 and need to record a Podcast for Uni and wanted to know whether I could somehow use the Headphone out + Line out to connect two different pairs of Headphones to this Interface. Very Important --> Would the Monitoring feature even work even if the Line out could also be...

Hey, so I have a pair of wireless headphones- Edifier w800 bt pro and they sound fantastic I love the sound quality, I have tuned them with the eq in their app but for some songs on my phone they sound a bit too quiet for my taste. Also on my iPad and on my MacBook they are even quieter. Which...

Hi everyone, I’m looking to buy my first pair of over ear headphones and would really appreciate your advice. My budget is up to €200, and I’ll be using them in two main scenarios: 1) Office Use Connected to my laptop in an open desk environment. Mostly for listening to music via YouTube or...

Hi everyone. I think I am looking for a combination DAC and headphone amp. I'm starting to geek out on my sound systems at my desks at home and at work. At work I primarily listen on a pair of Sony WH-1000XM4s. The noise reduction does a great job on the constant air handler rumble at my desk. I...

I have a Samsung Galaxy S24+ (Android 14) and two DACs (MEIZU Hifi Pro and MOONDROP Dawn Pro) and I just picked up the Hifiman Sundara headphones. I can play local files with USB Audio Player Pro and it works fine with the phone-DAC-headphone setup. However, if I want to stream files over my...

Quite nice advice for newbies and not only which can be expanded also to other audio categories. Short overview: 00:00 - Intro 00:51 - Avoid solely considering your budget maximum 01:43 - Avoid the sunk cost fallacy 02:45 - Avoid sanitized "reviews" from content farms 03:10 - Avoid buying too...

Here is the frequency response for the new Adam Audio H200 closed back over ear headphones for anyone curious. These headphones have very shallow earcups so dumbo ears beware! Earpad Dimensions Height: 65.00mm Width: 40.00mm Depth: 25.80mm Below is the frequency response measured on my...

I have a Focal Utopia 2022 revision headphone with the following specifications: Loudspeakers : 15/8" (40mm) pure Beryllium ‘M’-shaped dome Frequency response (+/- 3dB) : 5 Hz – 23 kHz Harmonic distortion rate : <0.2 % @ 1 kHz / 100 dB SPL Impedance : 80 Ω Maximum SPL (peak@1m) : 104 dB SPL...

I love my DT 1990 Pro at home. But they are openback, so a big nono in my work, don't want to annoy other with my jazz. Any bright closed back headphones that you know about that are available in EU around 500 eur (upper limit)? I though about getting DT 1770 Pro, if nothing comes around to at...

Selling a lightly used pair of Hifiman Arya Stealth headphones. Bought on Amazon new from Hifiman in November 2024. I can take more pictures for serious buyers if needed. This comes with everything that it shipped with from the manufacturer. Condition: Like New - Used for about 30 days...