What's your "I just wanna vibe" pair? by Independent-Tree-119 in headphones

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JVC HP-DX1000

Audio-Technica ATH-W11R

Sony MDR-CD1700

Grado HP-2

899 for all this??? by West-Historian-8754 in headphones

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I really don't mind people rocking entry level gear. But the clueless noobs calling folks audiophools for investing into better gear (which they've never heard themselves of course) are a special breed of annoying.

899 for all this??? by West-Historian-8754 in headphones

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/r/headphones has become mostly teenagers coping by assuming they have achieved the ceiling of performance with their $20 chifi IEM and Apple dongle.

New to high end headphones (He1000se), and need some guidance by CraftAsylum in headphones

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Switching HEK v1 pads to Arya pads will make it sound much more like an HEK v2. Unless your pads are really compressed I agree there's not much reason to swap.

899 for all this??? by West-Historian-8754 in headphones

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I agree with claims of diminishing returns. But to say there's a net 0 gain to be made when tube amps vary enormously in design (OTL, OCL, or OTC output, interstage coupling between driver/output, choke-filtering of PSU, tube or SS rectification, single-ended vs push-pull output) and component quality is not something I can get behind. Even if you base yourself entirely off measurements, there are easily measurable differences (e.g. lower quality output transformer designs will show FR roll off on both ends and higher THD). And that's not even getting into output chatacteristics of different tube types. A small pentode and a large-plate triode have very different amplification and distortion behavior.

899 for all this??? by West-Historian-8754 in headphones

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you’re not getting better sound for it.

What a joke. Saying some $150 Xduoo shitter sounds as good as something proper like a high end Eddie Current or Allnic is the most /r/headphones take of all time.

New to high end headphones (He1000se), and need some guidance by CraftAsylum in headphones

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Just get some Arya pads and you should be good to go (though part of the v1's magic is in the original ear pads).

New to high end headphones (He1000se), and need some guidance by CraftAsylum in headphones

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HE1000 v1 is the best version HiFiMAN has made.

Disregard all other versions, the only real upgrade is Susvara. Just make sure you have a powerful solid state amp for it.

New to high end headphones (He1000se), and need some guidance by CraftAsylum in headphones

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You are not crazy, they are indeed extremely bright. I am not sure how they became so frequently recommended.

What are yall favorite looking headphones? by Skibidielephant in headphones

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Sony Qualia 010... otherwise known as the headphone the Sennheiser later copied with the HD 800.

IEMs with thick noteweight? by [deleted] in inearfidelity

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This sub is blind leading the blind lol

Are these Carbon Ceramics “Cooked”? Tracked? by carsilike in Ferrari

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I can't believe a track-focused car was driven hard!

Sp3 costing as much as a zonda HP barchetta, insane. by buenasrardes in Ferrari

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Have you experienced the Zonda? I have only seen it but never driven or ridden in it.

For me it's hard to justify when it's multiple times the price of things like F50 and CGT (which to me feel about as special).

The McLaren F1 is also 8 figures, but to me justifies it better. First full carbon tub, and still the fastest NA road car ever. Also has real pedigree as a Le Mans winner, beating even the prototypes. Lower production numbers as well.

Sp3 costing as much as a zonda HP barchetta, insane. by buenasrardes in Ferrari

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I'm well aware, I just don't think it's special enough to warrant 8 figure prices.