Board 8 > My new headphone setup is going to cost around $1100

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Hey Digi, anything new going on with the site? Just wondering since it's getting close and I haven't heard from you in awhile.

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From: DpObliVion | #151
Hey Digi, anything new going on with the site? Just wondering since it's getting close and I haven't heard from you in awhile.

Yep. Sorry, I was emailing some of the other guys about the logo sketches. I'll loop you in to see your thoughts before I get back to my designer. Things are on-track. Not for June 23, but for July 1, I'm thinking. I'm loving the response I got from B8, too.

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Hm, guess I don't have to stress out as much about getting so far ahead of schedule, since I'm gonna be on vacation for a couple weeks at the end of July and wanted to be able to get through that time.

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Yeah, sorry I haven't spent much time talking to you about your planned content. It looks like good stuff, I'm just more focused on getting things up and talking with SB Nation right now. I'm moving full steam ahead though.

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How are things progressing with SB Nation, is it gonna be up on there?

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I wait for the day when I can wear them and proceed to play audiosurf. A lot.

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From: Psycho_Kenshin | #149
Those excellent Brainwavz Beta earbuds you recommended on sale a few months ago are back on sale for 13 bucks again, just ordered a couple more pairs. Eeexcellent.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005IF3CE8/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00

I just got a free pair with my portable amp :]

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man, it's only been 2 weeks?
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takes forever. BUT IT WILL BE WORTH IT.

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From: Wanglicious | #159
takes forever. BUT IT WILL BE WORTH IT.

Are you talking about getting the Jaycar headphones in? If so, yeah, the shipping time is always pretty brutal when you're dealing with OEMs.

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yeah, shipping times.

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I said what what

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Any recommendation for good workout earbuds?

Preferably around $50 or less. Also, only in-ear if they have foam tips that work well or sit on the inside of your ear (like the stock iPod buds or Bose earbuds). Rubber tips just don't stay in my left ear well and triple flange ones begin to annoy the **** out of me after having them in for about 20 minutes.

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Well you can try the Meelectronics M6 and then buy some of the Comply foam tips separately. I personally feel that buying IEMs (I now am refusing to incorrectly say 'earbuds'!) that are made for working out isn't too smart an idea. The sound quality is always terrible. I know that's not the biggest issue when it comes to working out, but if something can be found that works just as well and sounds better, than you know.

Anyway, I'm on my phone right now so I'll try to get back to a computer later and give more recs.

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826106574&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL062612&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL062612-_-EMC-062612-Index-_-HeadphonesAccessories-_-26106574-L0I

Any idea how these are, Digi? My Brainwav Beta buds broke and I'm desperate to get some decent buds again.

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From: Azp2k32 | #166
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826106574&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL062612&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL062612-_-EMC-062612-Index-_-HeadphonesAccessories-_-26106574-L0I

Any idea how these are, Digi? My Brainwav Beta buds broke and I'm desperate to get some decent buds again.

I really am not a fan of Sennheiser's cheaper IEMs. They have so many of them and the quality is literally all over the place. If that's about your price range though, there's a ton to work with. What kind of sound signature are you looking for? Those Betas should have plenty of warranty, fyi.

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DigitalIncision posted...

From: Azp2k32 | #166
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826106574&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL062612&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL062612-_-EMC-062612-Index-_-HeadphonesAccessories-_-26106574-L0I

Any idea how these are, Digi? My Brainwav Beta buds broke and I'm desperate to get some decent buds again.

I really am not a fan of Sennheiser's cheaper IEMs. They have so many of them and the quality is literally all over the place. If that's about your price range though, there's a ton to work with. What kind of sound signature are you looking for? Those Betas should have plenty of warranty, fyi.

Oh... right... warranty's a thing. Iiii definitely threw out the packaging a long while back, and tossed the buds the day they broke on me. >_>

Really, I'm just looking for any decent and cheap buds. My Brainwav Betas were the first pair of buds I've had that weren't just a minimum quality $5 pair.

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From: Azp2k32 | #168
DigitalIncision posted...

From: Azp2k32 | #166
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826106574&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL062612&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL062612-_-EMC-062612-Index-_-HeadphonesAccessories-_-26106574-L0I

Any idea how these are, Digi? My Brainwav Beta buds broke and I'm desperate to get some decent buds again.

I really am not a fan of Sennheiser's cheaper IEMs. They have so many of them and the quality is literally all over the place. If that's about your price range though, there's a ton to work with. What kind of sound signature are you looking for? Those Betas should have plenty of warranty, fyi.

Oh... right... warranty's a thing. Iiii definitely threw out the packaging a long while back, and tossed the buds the day they broke on me. >_>

Really, I'm just looking for any decent and cheap buds. My Brainwav Betas were the first pair of buds I've had that weren't just a minimum quality $5 pair.

Well, in my opinion, the Meelectronics M6 are the best bang-for-your buck earbuds when you don't factor in potential sales. http://www.amazon.com/MEElectronics-M6-CL-Sound-Isolating-Headphones-Players/dp/B0038W0K2U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1340737649&sr=8-1&keywords=meelectronics+m6

An earbud I've grown to really love in the $30 range are the Dunu Trident. I bought these on a whim having never tried Dunu before (they're somewhat rare) and they turned out to be really awesome. Very V-Shaped response though, as in they're bass heavy (but not agonizingly so). http://www.mp4nation.net/headphones-amps/earphones/dunu-dn-12-trident-iem-earphones

There's the Meelectronics M9 as well ... and the Soundmagic PL30 ... I'm really just throwing names out there at this point with no idea what kind of music you think you'll be listening to.

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IT SHIPPED AT LAST

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Sweet. Let me know what you think. I'm really jealous I don't have one of those or the re-brands anymore. If you find the pads to be a little uncomfortable, Brainwavz actually sells the more comfortable pads that they put on their re-brand at mp4nation.net I believe. Don't go for 'em unless you're uncomfortable with the ones that come with the Digitech (I believe that's the brand used on the cups of the Jaycar OEMs)

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honestly it'll be hard for me to be uncomfy with anything that big. my ability to gain comfort is second to my ability to be lazy/stubborn and stick with things that are good.

but man, you introduced me to them. don't you have BETTER ones by now. like say... the 1100 setup ones.

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Wanglicious posted...

honestly it'll be hard for me to be uncomfy with anything that big. my ability to gain comfort is second to my ability to be lazy/stubborn and stick with things that are good.

but man, you introduced me to them. don't you have BETTER ones by now. like say... the 1100 setup ones.

Of course. I have at least ten pairs that are objectively better, but I don't currently have a pair that is neutral. Those are seriously neutral champs. I've owned them in the past. And yeah, they'll probably get comfier with time, as the somewhat stiff cups loosen up.

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Man, the neutral king cans. Has a good ring to it.

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From: Kinglicious | #174
Man, the neutral king cans. Has a good ring to it.

I'm not even the first to call them that! Here's the Brainwavz rebrand being called such in a review: http://www.head-fi.org/t/585281/review-brainwavz-hm5-a-new-neutral-champ and here's the Fischer Audio rebrand being called the same thing in a totally different review: http://www.head-fi.org/t/491632/review-fischer-audio-fa-003-a-neutral-champ

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...man, looking at those reviews just makes me baffled at how it's going from $50/70 -> $120-140 -> $200.

while being mostly the same.

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DigitalIncision posted...

Well, in my opinion, the Meelectronics M6 are the best bang-for-your buck earbuds when you don't factor in potential sales. http://www.amazon.com/MEElectronics-M6-CL-Sound-Isolating-Headphones-Players/dp/B0038W0K2U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1340737649&sr=8-1&keywords=meelectronics+m6

An earbud I've grown to really love in the $30 range are the Dunu Trident. I bought these on a whim having never tried Dunu before (they're somewhat rare) and they turned out to be really awesome. Very V-Shaped response though, as in they're bass heavy (but not agonizingly so). http://www.mp4nation.net/headphones-amps/earphones/dunu-dn-12-trident-iem-earphones

There's the Meelectronics M9 as well ... and the Soundmagic PL30 ... I'm really just throwing names out there at this point with no idea what kind of music you think you'll be listening to.

The Meelectronics M6 sound good enough. The music I listen to would probably be considered largely either electronica or indie rock, if that changes things much.

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From: DigitalIncision | #001

Do I have a problem?

For reference I'm getting the Hifiman HE-400 headphones, the Schiit Lyr tube amp, and then a DAC, possibly the Bifrost but more-than likely I'll go a cheaper option for that right now.

I'm sure many of you don't understand that but YAY HEADPHONES

I get to use some pretty legit headphones when I'm running the sound board at my church, but we don't have anything quite as good as all thought. But I'm no stranger to expensive headphones. So good for picking out every single nuance of half a dozen different instrument/vocal channels at the same time.

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From: Wanglicious | #176
...man, looking at those reviews just makes me baffled at how it's going from $50/70 -> $120-140 -> $200.

while being mostly the same.

Well, Fischer Audio is a very, very respected brand and loyalty factors into their price. They also have great support. Brainwavz is also establishing themselves well. But, the reviews also say that these headphones perform out of their price bracket. The neutral, analytical aspect of these is on par with other $250 offerings, something that's really tough to do considering the general jump in quality from $50 to $200 (which I believe to be about the biggest jump in headphone quality, honestly).

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came home, saw a strange package. i knew. i knew.
listening to baba yetu with this now. goddamn are these things clear. i mean i'm using baba yetu as my benchmark because i've seen VGO perform it, twice, so i know how it can be.

but there's a hell of a diff from my cheapo ones and my $20-30 ones.

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So you digging them?

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Quite a bit! Makes the music feel more alive which is pretty amazing with Ace Combat music. The unsung war wasn't my fave but it just sounds much better than before due to the clarity. Zero however, sounds awesome.

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The ATH-M50s are f***ing quality!

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By the way, digi, I'm digging the Creativs you recommended. They don't muffle sound much when music isn't playing, but they sound exceptional. Thanks for the recommendation.

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From: Kinglicious | #182
Quite a bit! Makes the music feel more alive which is pretty amazing with Ace Combat music. The unsung war wasn't my fave but it just sounds much better than before due to the clarity. Zero however, sounds awesome.

I imagine you'll hear a lot of things that weren't there before.

From: ExThaNemesis | #183
The ATH-M50s are f***ing quality!

Easily one of the most recommended headphones in existence! They've been going strong for more than ten years now, I believe.

From: CalvinbalI | #184
By the way, digi, I'm digging the Creativs you recommended. They don't muffle sound much when music isn't playing, but they sound exceptional. Thanks for the recommendation.

Awesome. Yeah, it's hard to actually muffle sound without active noise cancellation. Unfortunately, noise cancellation is often hand in hand with terrible sound quality. The best thing to do is get a closed pair with hard clamping force .. but then they're not as comfortable.

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yeah, i've heard quite a few things as there's a lot more that's clear. at this point i think i've already 'gotten used' to them. if i'm not paying attention to the music it's one of those 'oh so this is about the same?' because obviously all the major parts are there.

but when i listen to it i realize that it isn't because there's some instruments i couldn't tell were there or were muffled underneath. and it's just subtle changes in quality to make the gap.

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for a test now, i just plugged in a pair of 'cheap good ones' i had (well, relatively - phillips snug i remember seeing reviewed well for the retail price... and i got 'em for 15).

the difference is enormous. all those subtle things to make it clearer just all stand out to make every sound crisp. while it sounds blurry in comparison, not bad but just... blurry. except the background instrumentation, that REALLY stands out with these and it scales voices much, much better. things just are heard crisper, clearer, changes are noted, and everything seems to be there.


best part? that's the comparison from a rock song on youtube. not asking for the highest quality media to have notable differences in it there! within my collection... yeah. that'll be fun.

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Hey Digi, would you have any recommendations for a quality set of bookshelf speakers for general turntable use? Something that plugs into a pre-amp. I just ordered the Sony SS-B1000 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000OG88KY/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00) but I'll probably have a day or two to cancel the order if you have anything comparatively priced but better in mind.

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...i think they've warmed up because some tracks i'm hearing now sound a lot better all of a sudden.
......man. this is so much better than before which was so much better than what i had. incredible stuff.

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From: Wanglicious | #189
...i think they've warmed up because some tracks i'm hearing now sound a lot better all of a sudden.
......man. this is so much better than before which was so much better than what i had. incredible stuff.

Those things will be burning in for at least 20 hours. If you put 40 hours on those and then plugged in another pair of stock the difference would be night and day. The drivers are loosening up and "burning in." Some will tell you that doesn't exist and that it's just a placebo, but I see tons of folks who've never heard the term remarking that their headphones magically sound better. I've also heard that the HM5/FA-003/Digitech/Jaycar respond well to EQing. Meaning if you're ever dissatisfied with, say, a lack of bass, they should respond well to proper bass boost and things of that nature.

From: CalvinbalI | #188
Hey Digi, would you have any recommendations for a quality set of bookshelf speakers for general turntable use? Something that plugs into a pre-amp. I just ordered the Sony SS-B1000 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000OG88KY/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00) but I'll probably have a day or two to cancel the order if you have anything comparatively priced but better in mind.

For your usage, I don't think you'll get much better than that at the price. They should respond very well to any kind of amping and do what you need. I haven't heard them in particular but Sony is almost always a safe bet with speakers (and headphones). I can do a bit of snooping and see if I can come up with something better, though.

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Nah I can research on my own, I just thought it'd be a good idea to ask for your opinion. Thanks.

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it's wrong to purge!

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Listening to some Michael buble songs and the neutral sound is pretty much perfect for it.

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I used to have the cheap Sony earbuds, but the sound in one of them stopped working after 4 months.

I have the $80 Klipsch earbuds now and haven't had a problem (other than the price).

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From: foolm0ron | #002

That's like 220 $5 sony earbuds

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And MZero was seriously modded for that post? Pfffft.

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