Recent content by anort3

I quit getting notifications from this thread. I remember that bug. With the HiFiMan sale Colif led you right. The Sundara, Edition XS or Ananada are all solid choices. However, they pretty much all need a headphone amp of some sort. If you want something really good and cheap the Sennheiser...

I disagree. I've owned the meat of what's considered 'audiophile' headphones in the $150-$1500 range. There's a HUGE difference. Has the low end improved over the years? Absolutely. The Sennheiser 560S is as low as $120ish on sale and it's absolutely entry level audiophile. But it's not as good...

It was a single post from a new user with a spammy username and it was completely out of context to the ongoing conversation. They're always copy/pastes and 99% of the time it's from page 1 of a thread. Seen it a thousand times. 90 out of 100 will be edited with a spam link or a spam link will...

I was a mod on Tom's Hardware and Tom's Guide from 2013-2021 and a mod on What HiFi from 2020-2021. I killed a BUNCH of spammers over the years. lol

At least 2 mods and no one noticed the copy/paste spammer? :P Xpclove has one post and it is a copy/paste from a post on page 1 of this thread. Nuke from orbit.

Of headphones? All I've got now are the Arya and the Clear. I have a Klipsch x11i IEM that I mostly use when I'm cutting grass or doing yard work with an old iPod Shuffle. Previously I've owned - Sennheiser HD598, HD600, HD650 and 660S AKG K712 Pro Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro Massdrop x Fostex...

Pretty cool isn't it? I always know I love a new pair when they make me want to listen to all my music again.

Oops! :p I still can't believe they're this cheap now. $1599 at release. $1299 when I bought them.

The 2020 revision Ananda is. Not as good as the Arya but there's a $1000 price difference for a reason.

Holographic as in the sound is literally 360 degree immersive. And you can point to where sounds originate. Excellent for gaming. Although to be 'great' for gaming you also need a good soundstage. I didn't find anything I liked as much as the AKG K712 Pro for gaming until I got the Arya which...

Nah at this point the only thing I'd consider would be higher end HiFi Man. HE1000SE maybe. Or the Arya Organic maybe. Although that's more of a side grade from my Stealth.

Yeah if the 600s had subbass at all I'd still own them. I can get over the mids being shouty in some songs and the lack of treble air compared to the next tier up in hifi for that beautiful natural timbre and what it does to female voices. But when there's a bass drop in a song.....you just...

I just meant in general for soundstage and layering. Do the Focals have way better staging than the 600s?

You have to spend WAY more money on speakers to get the detail retrieval of good midrange headphones. Also positioning is key so you also have to rearrange your room to get the most out of them. Don't get me wrong I have 2 very nice stereos but for microdynamics and hearing stuff in songs you...

600s are good enough to reveal layering especially with the new Aune. The soundstage is terrible though. The whole 6xx series ( haven't heard the 660S2 yet ) suffers from that 3 blob effect. What about the Focals? Both the Elear ( w/both Elear and Elex pads ) and the Clear have 360 immersion...