Genkishi569
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So anyway, it occurred to me just an hour ago to try plugging my Hifiman HE1000 V2 into my Huawei P9. This is knowing full well that it was not going to sound anywhere near as good unamped. Ironically, the HE1000 V2 sounds loud enough and passable (like an HD600 with more air and crispy-ish treble) out of them...sure, there's just enough slam, and the sub bass is kind of muddier than usual, but I've never enjoyed my gear more than I have now.
For the first time in a long time, I'm finally enjoying my music rather than looking for improvements, and I am REALLY enjoying it...haven't headbanged and toe-tapped in forever. Not having to worry about nearly anything in the chain is stupidly liberating. I'm not even remotely concerned that the sound is obviously very compromised. I've pretty much gone full circle and I don't think I would reverse a single expense I made over the years just cause it helped me get to this point...come to terms with the way I want to enjoy this whole thing. I'll consider all the headphone, and speaker gear a sunk cost to this newfound appreciation for music. The music lover becomes the audiophile becomes the music lover. Feels like I've been chasing my own tail this whole time.
Who would've thought it would take the combination of a high-end HP and an unequivocally mediocre source to get here?
So there's my little snippet, and I'd like to know if other members of this forum had their own epiphanies about the audio hobby, music, life, etc.
P.S. Couldn't really find a more succinct way to describe to title this post than with impostor syndrome even if it's not really an accurate way of saying exactly how I feel about my involvement in the hobby.
For the first time in a long time, I'm finally enjoying my music rather than looking for improvements, and I am REALLY enjoying it...haven't headbanged and toe-tapped in forever. Not having to worry about nearly anything in the chain is stupidly liberating. I'm not even remotely concerned that the sound is obviously very compromised. I've pretty much gone full circle and I don't think I would reverse a single expense I made over the years just cause it helped me get to this point...come to terms with the way I want to enjoy this whole thing. I'll consider all the headphone, and speaker gear a sunk cost to this newfound appreciation for music. The music lover becomes the audiophile becomes the music lover. Feels like I've been chasing my own tail this whole time.
Who would've thought it would take the combination of a high-end HP and an unequivocally mediocre source to get here?
So there's my little snippet, and I'd like to know if other members of this forum had their own epiphanies about the audio hobby, music, life, etc.
P.S. Couldn't really find a more succinct way to describe to title this post than with impostor syndrome even if it's not really an accurate way of saying exactly how I feel about my involvement in the hobby.
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