Like $50 CAD?Just picked these up (2nd hand) for 50 bucks... Threw in the filters suggested by @amirm and - g'dam - these are some fine phones! With that bass boost - there's absolutely nothing to complain about.
Like $50 CAD?Just picked these up (2nd hand) for 50 bucks... Threw in the filters suggested by @amirm and - g'dam - these are some fine phones! With that bass boost - there's absolutely nothing to complain about.
Well... It's mostly a US audience so it was 75CADLike $50 CAD?
Ruh Roh.... After some use... One issue has arisen - they don't give enough space for the cabbage leaves I call my ears. My Drop+ DCA Aeons are much more accomodating to my lobes. So... maybe not "all-day-comfort" good; but definitely more enjoable than the DCAs... To me they sound "more dynamic" than the closed DCAs. So you know what that means, right?Just picked these up (2nd hand) for 50 bucks... Threw in the filters suggested by @amirm and - g'dam - these are some fine phones! With that bass boost - there's absolutely nothing to complain about.
The egg-shaped Hifimans have very spacious earcups and are a huge step up.Ruh Roh.... After some use... One issue has arisen - they don't give enough space for the cabbage leaves I call my ears. My Drop+ DCA Aeons are much more accomodating to my lobes. So... maybe not "all-day-comfort" good; but definitely more enjoable than the DCAs... To me they sound "more dynamic" than the closed DCAs. So you know what that means, right?
Time to find the open version of the Aeons! This is a very stupid obsession!
Hey. Thanks for the suggestions, but I'll probably opt for after-market pads first. Dekoni pads look promissing, but I haven't compared the measurements yet.The egg-shaped Hifimans have very spacious earcups and are a huge step up.
Ananda Stealth is $399 new at the moment, or $349 refurbished, and they have stock for Canada, this is a very good deal IMO:
ANANDA-Stealth Magnets Version
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Or $379/$329 for the Edition XS, but I'd go for the Ananda Stealth at this price delta, the headband is a lot better.
Edition XS
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I'd stick with the stock pads, aftermarket pads are likely to make the FR worse. Oratory has an EQ which may help.Hey. Thanks for the suggestions, but I'll probably opt for after-market pads first. Dekoni pads look promissing, but I haven't compared the measurements yet.
Cheers! I have mine EQed. Simple shelf for the low-end and a 4db boost around 2K. Don't have a PEQ, so more of a GEQ eyeballing really, but I'm not one for slicing hairs so - good nuff. Going to try the XL pads from Brainwavz. Should get more room for my ears. I can always go back to stock.I'd stick with the stock pads, aftermarket pads are likely to make the FR worse. Oratory has an EQ which may help.
UPDATE: The XL Brainwavez pads do give a little more room, and made these phones more comfortable for my elephantine ears!Cheers! I have mine EQed. Simple shelf for the low-end and a 4db boost around 2K. Don't have a PEQ, so more of a GEQ eyeballing really, but I'm not one for slicing hairs so - good nuff. Going to try the XL pads from Brainwavz. Should get more room for my ears. I can always go back to stock.
Headphones do not burn in: https://www.rtings.com/headphones/learn/break-inI'll probably burn them for about 80 hours and then listen to them
I'm just reiterating what I've seen online, like I said, this is my first serious foray in this. But thanks for letting me know. Will open and start using them straightaway. Can get the KA13 earlier if required lol.Headphones do not burn in: https://www.rtings.com/headphones/learn/break-in
https://autoeq.app/ choose the 400SE, select EqualizerAPO, and download exact and detailed settings.Just got these today and have been listening for about 4-5 hours. Good God the level of detail is anything I've ever heard before. But the volume at 100 on my laptop is equal to 30 for the Blackshark V2 USB. It is okayish loudness but I definitely need more for when I'm listening sometimes. Will get balanced cables and the FiiOKa13 later in December.
I have installed the Equalizer APO and Peace and have adjusted the settings as per Oratory. Sound is more or less the same for now, will probably shine once I get the Ka13.
Can you @Blorg or @staticV3 please see if I have set them correctly as advised by Oratory?
Thanks! Just that the AutoEq first filter Frequency says 105 and the pdf downloaded from Reddit says 30. Any reason this is so?https://autoeq.app/ choose the 400SE, select EqualizerAPO, and download exact and detailed settings.
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This is a lowshelf filter... So 105 is where the shelf starts (encompassing all the lower frequencies). I assume reddit is a graphic eq filter, which just defines one frequency around which the boost occurs..Thanks! Just that the AutoEq first filter Frequency says 105 and the pdf downloaded from Reddit says 30. Any reason this is so?
AutoEQ is software producing that EQ. So it's using Oratory's measurements, and targeting Harman and will have a similar result but not the same, as it's automatically generated.Thanks! Just that the AutoEq first filter Frequency says 105 and the pdf downloaded from Reddit says 30. Any reason this is so?
Preamp: -5.5 dB
Filter 2: ON LSC Fc 105 Hz Gain 5.5 dB Q 0.71
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 600 Hz Gain 0.4 dB Q 1.4
Filter 4: ON PK Fc 950 Hz Gain -2.3 dB Q 1.4
Filter 5: ON PK Fc 1900 Hz Gain 5.5 dB Q 1.2
Filter 6: ON PK Fc 2950 Hz Gain -1.2 dB Q 3.5
Filter 7: ON PK Fc 8000 Hz Gain -1 dB Q 6
Filter 8: ON HSC Fc 10000 Hz Gain 1 dB Q 0.71
Yes. A simple 3.5mm Male to Female adapter like this. You plug the adapter into the dongle, then your headphone into the adapter, and that disables the JM20's auto gain.Bringing me to: is there any legit, straightforward and financially inconspicuous way to trick the JM20 into high gain and fix the issue with loudness on a budget ?