I’ve been using ANC types (AirPods Pro and XM3) for years and I thought they were really good. Spent a week on reviews and decided the weight and comfort is really important to me, I get neck aches from desk work so the lightweight design sold me. And Dan Clark seems like a good guy running a legit small business, in his videos.

I love how I can hear the subtle details in vocals I couldn’t before. Like saliva, throat and breath sounds. Feels more real and human. Let’s see if I still get goosebumps after this honeymoon period.

Is FiiO K7 good enough for it? I have to turn the amp vol to 80 for it to sound satisfying. Is this usual or a sign of a weak amp?

    • Kraken-Tortoise@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Haha I thought so too until I saw the headband and was like nah. They’re the Dan Clark Ether 2 apparently and they look very sexy from the pictures I’ve seen online.

  • blargh4@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I don’t know these headphones by side-profile, what are they?

    Do you have the K7 on high gain? It’s not a weak amp, though the Dan Clark stuff is generally hard to drive.

  • AllegedlyLuke@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    What kind of headphones are we looking at?.. OP? Not sure why you didn’t include what they are sir or ma’am. But they look nice :D

  • throwAway9293770@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I got the Aeon Flow 1 Closed and was thoroughly impressed with the build quality and comfort. Utterly disappointed in the sound. It was a weird thing where the sound was obviously accurate but infuriatingly lifeless. Like being at a house show where the beat never drops or the crescendo never soars.

  • liukasteneste28@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    New dac and amp would for sure be an upgrade.

    I know they are easy to drive but they are so detailed that amp and dac upgrade is worth it.

    Mojo 2 is amazing dac amp.

  • AMLRoss@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I went from iphone to android and got myself some nice new iems this month.

  • Kraken-Tortoise@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I felt the same way when I got my Sundara’s. Hearing the micro detail like saliva and trailing notes was something. When I actually moved away from onboard DAC to a straight alone DAC to combine with my existing amp, it was even more clearer and I was hearing more from songs I’ve listened to 1000x before.

    Didn’t think there would be that much of a difference between the processing on my motherboard considering its high end, but Marina’s voice has never sounded better. I know the feeling, enjoy it mate.

  • Jon-Einari@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Yeah, hifi headphones are awesome. I have never had these, but figured I’d try some. Instantly hooked on the clear sound and I wanted to buy some. Bought 2 sets, openbacks and closed backs for a reasonable price, because I also want to start making music and mixing it.

    To be fair the flat frequency response of studio headphones and hifi headphones is good, you can just drop any eq over it and they will sound anazing for listening to music. You can get really good hifi and studio headphones for a cheap price, compared to things like airpods or in ears they sound night and day, almost like speaker compared to phone speakers.

    Skipping iphone 14 and 15 for headphones is honestly a good choice. They don’t even have a headphone jack and cheap hifi headphones often only have 3.5mm aux out… Lol

    • WetSneksss@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      I may just have to depend on my iPhone 13 to not die so I can skip a few more iPhones to get more audio gear.

        • WetSneksss@alien.topOPBEnglish
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          11 months ago

          I have test Android phones for work but I’d never use them personally due to their inferior security.

          • Jon-Einari@alien.topBEnglish
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            10 months ago

            Tbh I don’t care enough for security. I’d rather have a new feature than good security. Also it hasn’t failed me yet, the security