Batty
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AKG Q701 and Massdrop HE-4XX.
I just added HIFIMAN Aryas to my setup. They join my Audeze LCD-3 and Focal Clears. I can’t believe I’ve spent over $3k on headphones.
Over the next two weeks I’m going to doing some serious comparative listening using my Topping DX7 Pro. I have chosen 9 songs I know very well and will be listening both unEQed and EQed using oratory1990’s parametric EQ settings. The plan is to choose a single pair and sell or return the others.
Should be fun
Martin
Look forward to thatCall me crazy but I just added a pair of HEDD HEDDphones to the comparison... I'm still going to test the three I have this weekend, then I'll pit the HEDDphones against the winner. Look for a write up thread.
Martin
- Hifiman Ananda and HE-6se V2: I don't find the Sundara particularly comfortable, so its oval brother would be interesting, as well as the the new
You can post those test songs too, if you can . I know it's a HP thread and not songs related, but for fun.
It's easy to become a gear hoarder in this hobby but I feel I've broken out of it finally
computers (Mac Pro, Hackintosh, custom gaming PC replaced with laptop) .
It's a crazy crazy position to be in. There's so many points during my audio journey where I look back and think, I could've been happy. HE-500 stands out to me as that headphone. I think of all the Audeze phones I've owned and without EQ, to me they sound just wrong now. I did feel good getting something new but there had to be a point where enough is enough, I'm chasing gear and I'm forgetting to enjoy music like you mentioned, bobbing your head, having fun is what it's all about.I've found climbing out of an end game state in several rabbit hole hobbies that I've gone down over the years to be incredibly rewarding. The mental equity you regain is priceless.
I have done this with photography (Leicas, Hasselblads, Nikons and Canons all replaced with iPhone), espresso (La Marzocco and Olympia machines replaced with single-cup Technivorm), computers (Mac Pro, Hackintosh, custom gaming PC replaced with laptop) and audio (U12t and Elegia replaced with T50RP, currently lost in the mail on their way to Mod House).
Audio in particular took me a while because I couldn't work out why you wouldn't want reference/neutral sound reproduction. I mean, hearing it like the producer recorded it made sense. But then I realised music production has, or at least should, be recorded as neutral as possible so that it sounds reasonable on the infinite spectrum of playback equipment and scenarios. Finding your own equipment that adds a flavour you enjoy, as you said, is the key, not just making a run at the end game and expecting it to be perfect. The stock T50RP's with an ifi Micro Signature have been a revelation to me - best thing I've heard. I like all the science and appreciate this site for avoidance of snake oil products, but the best metric I've found is head-bobs-per-minute. I'm not listening for absolute audio fidelity, I just want to enjoy my music.