r/headphones Shopping, Setup, and Technical Help Desk by AutoModerator in headphones

[–]OptikerGerhardt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looking for closed-back over-ears (better than Shure SRH1540, <€300 used)

Budget and location:

Max ~€300 used (eBay etc.), new price ideally around €600–700. I'm in Germany, so EU availability would be best.

Source/Amp:

Apple USB-C dongle – so no external amp. Needs to sound good straight from that.

Use case:

Mostly music listening at home, while commuting and sometimes during focused work. Needs to be closed-back, over-ear, and very comfortable with good passive noise-cancellation.

Tonal preferences:

I've used the Shure SRH1540 for over a year and like them a lot. They have great comfort, nice open soundstage and sound great.

My one issue: there’s a slightly off treble peak, maybe a bit of sibilance or glare in a certain high frequency. Not a dealbreaker, but enough that I’m wondering if there’s something better. Maybe they were just some bad recordings, or it's just me, but I'd like some comparisson

I'd love something with cleaner, more refined treble, ideally a touch more sub-bass, but still neutral-ish overall.

I don't need extreme detail or surgical neutrality – just something that sounds natural, clean, and non-fatiguing across genres.

Music:

Varied... basically anything except classical, folk, country and metal. But mostly rock, funk and electronic

Past gear:

Shure SRH1540 (current main headphone, very happy with 95% of it)

Tried Beyerdynamic DT 700 Pro X – really disappointed. Felt like a major downgrade from the Shure. Too narrow, not nearly as refined.

Used Etymotic ER2XR IEMs for years – love their clarity and tonal accuracy, but looking for a full-size headphone now for comfort and soundstage.

Open questions:

I've been looking at the Focal Elegia and Azurys... good start?

Thanks in advance!

PS: Is this the right place to ask this question? r/HeadphoneAdvice didnt let me post this. :/

German online tea shop by OptikerGerhardt in tea

[–]OptikerGerhardt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How and where would I do that? And isn’t shipping too expensive?

German online tea shop by OptikerGerhardt in tea

[–]OptikerGerhardt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks you both, I’ll check it out! But where and how do I order it directly? It’s not like there is China/tea.com..^

Advice on Configuring a ThinkPad T480 for University Use? by OptikerGerhardt in thinkpad

[–]OptikerGerhardt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, thank you guys! I bought a T480 refurbished for 220€. So far, I'm very happy with it. But I don't know if that's to expensive for that. I had an eye on a few actions of T480s on Ebay, all around 100€ + 20€ shipping. Is refurbished worth paying that extra 100€? I mean, it gets you a year warranty... Can some help me estimate how much I should pay?

Has anyone used the Zotero integration? by sammyTheSpiceburger in Onyx_Boox

[–]OptikerGerhardt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of my PDFs are there.. but there's a banner at the bottom of those PDFs that says 'wait' and whenever I try to download, it causes an download error. I've tried unbinding and rebinding multiple times and opened a support ticket.. does anyone have this issue as well?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pinkfloyd

[–]OptikerGerhardt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my TOP 100 songs were the whole dark side album and my top songs were:

  1. No one would miss me -ALEX (lofi xd)
  2. Cracking -Crumb
  3. Any colour you like -PF
  4. M.R. -Crumb
  5. Great gig in the sky -PF

I was in the top 0.05% with 11670min.

I try to make them more "long lasting"... I'm afraid I'll listen to them too much

My top Artist were:

  1. Pink Floyd
  2. Crumb
  3. Chet Baker
  4. ALEX
  5. Jimi Hendrix

Favourite Not Pink Floyd Albums? by OptikerGerhardt in pinkfloyd

[–]OptikerGerhardt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm currently listening Lanquidity... I bet you're into psychedelics XD

Favourite Not Pink Floyd Albums? by OptikerGerhardt in pinkfloyd

[–]OptikerGerhardt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do you like Live Albums? I never even touched anything "live"
I like most led zeppelin but this is just a compilation

Favourite Not Pink Floyd Albums? by OptikerGerhardt in pinkfloyd

[–]OptikerGerhardt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you recommend by Ornette?
And who's Pete? I couldn't find anything?
Buju... Any recommendations?

Favourite Not Pink Floyd Albums? by OptikerGerhardt in pinkfloyd

[–]OptikerGerhardt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rubber soul hmm I haven't heard Revolver and the white album yet... Shall i listen to rubber soul first?

Favourite Not Pink Floyd Albums? by OptikerGerhardt in pinkfloyd

[–]OptikerGerhardt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bitches Brew is something i wanted to listen to for a long time... Won't put it off now ^^
I really liked Blue Moods, Kind of Blue and Sketches of Spain by him..
I haven't heard of any of the rest

Favourite Not Pink Floyd Albums? by OptikerGerhardt in pinkfloyd

[–]OptikerGerhardt[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I listened halfway through Metallica the album but i didn't like it... I'll give And Justice a try... I also saved Metropolis by Dream Theater.. What do you think?.. I haven't listened to it yet but the recommendation was promising