Headphone random conversation

[Colif]

They are meant to be a cyber punk 2077 reference. I wouldn't know as I didn't play it.

I need to listen to all my music just to hear all the things I missed before. Changing the tips made the bass actually work... i was reading reviews while listening and they all talked about the bass.. I didn't know what they meant until I swapped tips.
Arya already revealed details in music, this is just finishing it off.

listening to them on dap, only restriction is I need to charge it every four hours or so or it runs out of power. That and some of the tidal songs throw an error at me. Its just one album, not sure why. Its always done it on the DAP, works elsewhere.

I might get one of these and use it in desktop mode

also easier to carry around compared to my current DAP.

• Output power (balanced 4.4 mm)
• 950 mW + 950 mW @ 32 Ω (Desktop / Super-High-Gain)
• 540 mW + 540 mW @ 16 Ω
• 185 mW + 185 mW @ 300 Ω

Still not powerful enough to run Arya but I don't want to replace the Aune. Probably run the HD600.

 

[Colif]

Changing tips does seem to alter sound - or it could be just getting a good fit.

I have 5 types to choose. 4 of them are silicon and 1 were foams, so I want to try all of those...
The Unit came with white dome type ones installed, they are okay but don't really fill my ear and there isn't much bass - even with the largest size.
The foam ones add more bass than the others do, but I see that is common for them so not sure if its adding too much, and drowning out other sounds. They are the boomiest.
The remaining three types aren't as easy to get onto the IEM, as they are softer and just squish

I wanted to try Dunu S&S Tips as they were one type I kept seeing mentioned in reviews, and meant to be good.

They were fiddly and I gave up once last night, but I was determined to try again tonight. I managed to get one on in a few minutes, so I knew it was possible, the second was just reminding me I had trouble with tips before... the white and Foam ones went on no problem, and I had got one on already so wasn't giving up... looked online for instructions and I was doing it right

1. Turn tips inside out
2. screw one edge of IEM neck into the tip
3. screw them around to get both attached.

Hard part is they have a thin neck on tips and it just bends if you not careful. That and IEM neck isn't the thinnest since its got 9 drivers in it.

Took about 20 minutes to get the second one on. Glad I didn't pick the wrong sizes, they fit my ears and don't seem too small.

They seem better than the white tips, but I am not going to do an A/B test considering how long it took to get two on. Its always possible burn in is real too and IEM could be getting better from use. Clearer bass and more width are what they add. Foams can reduce treble but its possible its just an illusion, and its the added bass making difference.

Might try the other two types later.

 

[Colif]

I tried almost all of the types now. Then I watched a video on tip types and realised I might be using tips that are too big... now I am confused again.

Went back to the Dunu S&S Tips but a smaller size. Now I suspect I need different tip sizes on each ear, as one ear seems easier to fit them in easier than the others... going down too far and I lose all my bass. I back to them both being same sizes again....

I won't know how good they are at blocking bus noises until I go out on Monday.

Its not normally this hard to find tips that work. Think in a few weeks I buy some online and try some other suggested tips for my IEM... I guess I should work out what size I take before then. Though I can get multi sized sets. Farily sure its not small.

 

[Colif]

Now my headphones are almost as expensive as the player that its connected to

still working on sound, I will start to think it lacks bass and then realise its the song I am listening to, swap to something like igorrr and I notice bass again.

 

[Colif]

Pair of IEM for @Zed Clampet
Cheap, only 30k USD

Master

ððð² ððððð®ð«ðð¬:Quantum Technology: Applied to the driver unit, this tech minimizes current loss and acts like a protective shield to isolate external interference.Dual Aluminium Diaphragm: Crafted using aluminum alloy and

www.rhapsodiostore.com

And from one review of them I heard, they aren't very good...

That is way past the point of diminishing returns, its in the "Look at me, I have money to waste" category. I am willing to believe that its possible there are better IEM than what I have now, but it can only go so far before you paying for materials... I don't want Diamonds on my IEM just to make them cost more.
A lot of the expensive ones are custom fitted but the drivers inside aren't any different to cheaper ones. That doesn't mean they are a rip off, a lot of it comes down to tuning and how well they blend the drivers.

That one only has one driver so no blending needed. It is a type I hadn't heard of before - Magneto-static which are a blend of electrostatic and Dynamic. They not that rare, its probably a good one. The packing of that IEM is Jewellery grade Silver so I expect that adds to cost.

 

[Zed Clampet]

Pair of IEM for @Zed Clampet
Cheap, only 30k USD

Master

ððð² ððððð®ð«ðð¬:Quantum Technology: Applied to the driver unit, this tech minimizes current loss and acts like a protective shield to isolate external interference.Dual Aluminium Diaphragm: Crafted using aluminum alloy and

www.rhapsodiostore.com

And from one review of them I heard, they aren't very good...

That is way past the point of diminishing returns, its in the "Look at me, I have money to waste" category. I am willing to believe that its possible there are better IEM than what I have now, but it can only go so far before you paying for materials... I don't want Diamonds on my IEM just to make them cost more.
A lot of the expensive ones are custom fitted but the drivers inside aren't any different to cheaper ones. That doesn't mean they are a rip off, a lot of it comes down to tuning and how well they blend the drivers.

That one only has one driver so no blending needed. It is a type I hadn't heard of before - Magneto-static which are a blend of electrostatic and Dynamic. They not that rare, its probably a good one. The packing of that IEM is Jewellery grade Silver so I expect that adds to cost.

Okay, hahaha, sorry I'm laughing at myself looking at the chart I literally just drew in Paint. Looks like I was drunk, but in my defense, I don't have glasses right now. Anyway, I'm not claiming this chart is correct. I'm just claiming the philosophy behind it probably is correct:

In retrospect, the line from 0 to 90 percent quality should be a lot flatter, but I'm not going to change it now. The point is that you can get to pretty good quality for about $100, but going above that quality is exponentially more expensive for relatively small gains. Whether you should go for those gains depends on a lot of things, like the quality of your hearing (because I think most people are not going to be able to discern the small differences after 90 percent), your financial situation, etc. For me, I simply can't tell a difference between, say, 90 and 92 percent (just to pull a number out of thin air, so the fact that 92 percent costs an extra $150 (or whatever) just isn't a good buy for me, and I need to go higher to feel like the money spent actually made a difference. (When I talk about audio quality, I'm not really talking about tuning, because you can find 3 90 percent audio reproduction quality IEMs and they will all be tuned differently. Fiddling with the bass/treble levels doesn't really change the base quality of the sound even though it makes a huge difference depending on your personal preferences)

For headphones, I would say the breaking point is probably about $300 rather than $100.