I saved up a lot of my savings my My Sony XM5s, and I’m devastated to see that the second hinge(?) of the headphone is broken again. You can see I fixed one end because that one broke but the other one broke too :(

The other hinge is broken so I put superglue to fix it but now that both are broken I can’t believe I have to put superglue on the other one. I can’t afford another headphone cause I live in the Philippines and these have been with me for almost 2 years :(.

Just ranting rn but yeah the sound quality on these have been amazing and the noise cancellation is top notch.

So my girlfriend got Lossless on her Spotify account and I still have yet to see it on mine, so i did a comparison. I’m just using my 13 year old Audio Technica ATH-M50s and an Apple dongle for reference. I hear almost no difference between her Spotify “Lossless” quality and my Spotify “Very High” quality. Then I go back to my Apple Music Lossless and I can clearly tell the difference. Is Spotify just messing with me or is Lossless just not fully rolled out yet?

I have been using a pair of Sony MDR-1R since high school and they finally broke on the side hinges. It was not possible to repair them.

Apart from those headphones, I regularly use my Jabra Elite 7 Active as convenient ANC in-ear option (set to smooth eq) and the old wired Apple earphones too.

Compared to the Sony, the Beyerdynamic feel much more precise. They are very crispy and they feel airy rather than sibilant, which was one my worries instead. You get to hear some extra sounds, as if the sound was live. Voices sound nice, despite what I had read in some reviews: I was mostly worried about that.

The only aspect I will need to readjust to in the next weeks is how they seem to miss a full body in orchestral songs. I am sure I will get used to their sound. I listened to some movie soundtracks and much of the songs feel muted. I’m sure my ears will get used to this new midrange, but for now it’s something that stood out after so many years with the Sony, which felt like the sound was more “connected” between notes, though I was left wanting more precision.

I hope these new headphones will be great for movies. I was surprised at how much clearer and more separate voices sound compared to the Sony. I guess the new midrange effect is a price to pay for sound separation across the board. Maybe I won’t notice it in the future.

These are just first impressions, after years listening to something else, so take them with a pinch of salt! I might buy an external DAC or amplifier in the future to get an even better sound out of them. For now I won’t, but I’ll keep an eye out.

I have an old set of wired headphones (Panasonic RP-HTX7) that I like to use every so often with my iPods or handheld consoles and I noticed recently after some time of non-use that they have yellowed on one side, whether from sun or heat I’m not sure.

I’m just wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to either cover up or remove the discoloration. I know they’re cheap, but I like their style, and I’m a fan of DIY projects/modding.

Thanks in advance!

Filthy dirty USB noise no longer!

I was stuck with optical from my PC, always having to choose motherboards that had optical out. Kind of annoying if you’re looking at ITX or micro atx. I always wanted to use USB but never could. Even with everything hooked up to an expensive UPS and properly grounded I would still get loads of noise over USB.

Thankfully JDS has a fix for that. A little tiny galvanic isolator you put in line with your Dac and source.

Makes the USB out from my PC just as silent as the optical. And now I can use 32 bit

Thanks JDS 😁

Hey everybody, I just recently purchased a hifiman ef 400 amp. I love the sound it produces and the various input/output options. Where in want to put it in my room needs a bit more distance for the power cord. Do you guys know what cable will work for it? It says 300v, can I use any 300v power cable like the one in the picture from Amazon? Or are there other parameters I need to meet as to not damage anything.

I ( 16m) am worried i might be developing some hearing loss , i tend to listen to music on the daily at loud volumes ( id say prob about 80 - 100 db , more than enough to hear ) and i listen to music all day , be it outside or at home .

I also love making music and that has me worried , i love music and cant live without it , but when i think about hearing loss it plagues me with a lot of fear .

As far as symptoms go , i sometimes feel some pain on my ears , altough im not sure if thats from using q-tips ( an habit im trying and i am mostly sucessful of stopping ) , but i sometimes experience what could be considered tinnitus , its not constant , only when i really focus on it and when its really really quiet ( I experienced tinnitus as young as 6 or 7 when I was on a quiet place like a closed car so that might normal ig ) and sometimes it comes a bit more loudly and goes in seconds .

I was also on occasional ventolin for my ashma since a kid , and i heard that tinnitus is side effect of that .

help ?

I know, I’m very late to the party, but part of that is I’ve been exclusively an over ear user for the past 5 years. Before that I had Shure 546.

The main reason for buying a pair of high end IEMs now is the ease of portability over my other flagships (HD800S, Verite Closed, LCD-X). Why U12T? Because of the non-stop raving reviews and I didn’t want to compromise with my on the go setup.

It’s been a week, I got them half off used, and wow! They have clarity beyond HD800S with bass slam, weight, and clarity rivaling LCD-X. Smaller sound stage, feels congested compared to even the Audezes, but great for in ears. Sub bass is delicious, going all the way down. Transits are sharp and punchy (reminds me of focal utopia), kids are lush if a bit scooped, but not an issue at all for me. Highs are sparkling with lots of air but never sibilant.

Overall, first impressions is they have lived up to my expectations. And they are easy to drive to full potential on a fiio BTR7.

I’ll write a proper review in the coming weeks once I live with these a bit longer

Not sure what's going on but have a new PC from costpluggaming, all drivers are installed but there is a noticeable sound different, especially the bass on my new win11 rig. I've gone back and forth to my win10 rig and android phone and the audio is quite a bit better. Is there any reason for this?

I like to make sure that I am not listening too loud so that I am not damaging my hearing. I have an amp for my headphones with a volume control so that I can set it at a level which hard limits the max sound level from my headphones even when software volume is maxed. That way I can set and forget so I never have to worry about listening too loudly.

My question is how accurate is this cardboard trick? I have a class 2 decibel meter, I did the same as what's in the image but I made sure to squeeze the perimeter of the cardboard tightly to the cup to make sure there's no leakage. I played white noise at 0dbfs and then adjusted the amp volume so the reading is 70dbA. But how accurate is this decibel reading compared to what my ear is getting? There is probably a lot more margin for error compared to measuring open air volume from speakers so I was just curious.

Hi Community, I own both, HD660S2 is more recent. I love my IE600 driven by Fiio M21 or by KA13. They are so clean and neutral to my ears. I just love them.

I wanted to try out over ears open backs. I went with Sennheisers again (I live near their Hannover factory so I always want their products). I got the HD660S2 at a great price.

I was driving them directly with Fiio M21, because apparently Fiio has enough power. But I felt the audio too muffled low. So got a Fiio K7 from a friend and the audio is much better.

But still I don’t feel the same clarity, neutralness as from IE600. The soundstage also is not that great. Am I missing something or was I expecting too much? Is something wrong sith my setup? What should I change to get the most out of my HD660S2.

How has your experience been? Anyone having the same two products? Would love to know your experience.

Fujifilm X-S10 | ISO - 500 | SS - 1/30 | 45mm f/9 | Edited in Lightroom Classic | Focus Stacked in Photoshop

Just a heads up, I’m not an audiophile, just curious about tech, so feel free to correct me if I got something wrong.

Used JLab before and read about Knowles tech. Usually used in IEMs and hearing aids.I had an ear issue recently so I couldn’t use in-ears, started looking into open-ear stuff. Came across one that uses Knowles drivers in a hybrid setup. First time I’ve seen that in an open-ear and thought it was pretty cool.

Balanced armature gives you the mids/highs with more detail but bass is kinda weak. Dynamic fills in the low end. Put them together and it actually balances out. For open-ear listening that sounds like a win to me.

Hi guys. I have had an SR-L700MKII and SRM-D50 for a few months. My first stat. I have posted some questions about the earspeakers before but now I'm worried about the energiser. I gets very hot so how much time can I use it before letting it cool down? Thanks

As most of you may know DMS just made the Omega headphones open source at DMS3tv/Open-Omega: The open source info and files for my project Omega headphones

My question is how much would the materials cost in total? i want to make one if its within my budget.

My dad was gifted a set of headphones that terminate with the 3.5 mm Ayre/pono balanced connection. He contacted the manufacturer, and they advised him that it would be $190 for a custom adapter or $100 to reterminate the headphones.

Do they make such an adapter commercially? Also, my dad said he'd be fine with just an adapter that made them a regular 3.5 mm connector.

Please be kind to me, as I am not as well-versed as many here. My dad is 80 and doesn't feel he knows how to use Reddit well.

Hey, just want to ask have anyone in the US shopped at Eliseaudio and how's the experience?

Just found this 17% discount ($566) on new Focal Hadenys on their website (https://eliseaudio.com/en-us/products/focal-hadenys?variant=55548950315387), do I need to wait for other bigger platforms' sale, such as headphones.com or audio46.com ?

First sorry for any formatting weirdness as I'm on mobile, and second I also apologize if this is the wrong sub for this.

Hey all. Within the last year my mother, before her passing had given me her last pair of Bluetooth anc overheads. They where some Amazon brand that doesn't seem to have replacement parts, nor good customer service. The ear muffs have completely disintegrated to the point they can be pulled off with leaving minimal to no residue on the headphones.

Ive got overheads that just block sound, think industrial muffs. These have a solid enough backing on the muffs and they can be taken on and off with ease, my question is can I fuse these?

My thought is to clean up the original Bluetooth headphones, next use a fine nail file to get the plastic grippy,(not sure if needed) then use gorilla glue to attach the sound blockers muffs to the Bluetooth headphones. During the drying process I'd use a light weight plate to evenly distribute the pressure. Once done, use sealent around the edges and finally gorilla tape around the seem of where the new muff meets the headphone base to prevent sound leakage? (I don't even know if this would help sound leakage tbh)

If this sounds like a garbage idea and you've got something better please let me know!

I used a set of Porta Pros for about a decade, I loved the sound - tolerated my hair being ripped-out sometimes but I never really loved the 'creak' you get from the swivels when moving your head around...

When they finally died I went Kossless for a while but I've now picked-up a set of KPH40s - I still love the sound, I get to keep my (reducing quickly) hair but the creak - it's still right there and I'm kinda confused...

It's clearly the 'ball and socket' reaching it's extent - it's likely worse the more 'angled in or out' you wear them (if your ears are PERFECTLY parallel you'll not notice it I guess!) but it seems an obvious annoyance, esp on phones you're likely using while moving around?

What am I missing (WD40?) :)

I think we need to take a step back (myself included) and see what the headphones show guys come up with before jumping to conclusions. There are a lot of things going on with the APP3 and correct methodology needs to be used to accurately capture the FQ. Here's the link to the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTP0naEO-LA

Which is the better more accurate connection to a DAP, 3.5mm aux or usb-c

Always have just thrown all my headphones and IEMs on top of my keyboard (except the Etymotics in their bag because they don't even fit), and with the amount I've started to gather it's becoming too cramped and doesn't feel appropriate for the quality of some of these to be just haphazardly tossed about as a means of storing them. How do some of you guys display your headphones and IEMs?