School-Tricky

School-Tricky t1_jab04xw wrote

Reply to my new to me sticker modded HD8XX by UglyQuad

If you want, save up for a simple tube amp. They tend to up the holographic quality and instrument separation noticeably. Especially on high bit rate sources, OST, jazz, classical, binaural, etc…. My rig is iBasso DAP —> Schitt Lokius (typically set to +5 dB bass shelf and - 4 dB near 6k, but it’s nice to be able to reach out and just twist to flavor on the fly) —> schitt Valhalla II (High gain).

I got the Dekoni hybrid elite pads and I won’t go back. They couple better to my head, adding a bit of bass (maybe 2 dB), attenuates the 6k peak a bit (1-2 dB), widens the stage L/R but squeezes it a bit U/D and F/B.

I honestly can’t image better results with out shelling out many thousands more on gear, near perfect for me

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School-Tricky t1_jaayn1v wrote

Reply to comment by om3gapro in Finally added an Audeze headphone to the collection by om3gapro

That’s the beauty of owning several cans. I love throwing on the LCD-X for a couple hours here and there to get that primo bass and slam, but they come right off and I can swap over to the HD800S. If I’m traveling or at the office, it’s my two closed backs (Celestee and Aeon 2C). But rotating through always keeps thing fresh and keeps me from buying something too crazy (cough Susvara, cough cough 1266 TC)

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School-Tricky t1_ja6js8g wrote

Reply to My Endgame, these things are incredible by Mockbubbles2628

Rocking set of cans my friend! Glad you enjoy them. They present bass register so damn well. For rock, electronic, and anything that has a hefty bottom end, these are endgame for the price. Weight wise, they do begin to wear in you in time. I typically like laying while listening to music and that easily halves the apparent weight. But they are always a joy to throw on when I want that visceral experience. Enjoy them!

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School-Tricky t1_j982xlv wrote

Reply to Favorite Headphone? by blucsigma05

I could never have just one, but if I had to it’s the Aeon II closed for work and on the go. My second is HD800S but that’s usually just for my desk setup

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School-Tricky t1_j2zn9dv wrote

Reply to My First Audeze Headphone by Incarnation139

I like your description of the bass technicalities. Not the punch of Focal (never tried HE6). But the texture and tightness is on another level. Even my Celestee punch harder than my Audeze, like a jack hammer, but they can’t hold a candle to the sub-bass extension, instrument separation, and timbre down there.

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School-Tricky t1_iyfc3jr wrote

Reply to Why do older headphones suddenly become irrelevant for Youtube reviewers? by [deleted]

They always say that they "aren't being paid or influenced to say anything good or bad about this product" but they know as well as us that it's all hype cycle. They are paid for views, and people view what is new. That's what keeps the lights on for these reviewers. And I don't blame them. I also appreciate their honesty usually, but I know this is all just consumerism.

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School-Tricky t1_iy06bvg wrote

Reply to am I the only one that enjoy listening to music with virtual surround? by Dr-Georgy

I’ve heard the APM spatial audio which is neat. But unfortunately the sound quality there just doesn’t do it. I’ve heard of an amazing product called the Realiser A16. It apparently renders 16 channel audio virtually with a HRTF and RRTF added. I really want to to try this but here is the demo video I saw that gives you a taste

https://youtu.be/3mZhN3OG-tc

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School-Tricky t1_iwqxhmi wrote

Reply to HD6XX back down to $199 by blorg

Just picked up this deal. I had the HD650 for a few days a year ago but I opted for the HD800S. I grabbed these because they are ALWAYS compared to other headphones, so getting used to them will help me understand other sets hopefully. That and I have an audio addiction problem and I think it may be incurable

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School-Tricky t1_iui3txc wrote

Reply to What is it about this hobby? by TraceTheSpark

It's a lot of things honestly. The most obvious is the ability to completely get lost in a musical space. My belief is that the best gear gets out of the way and you forget you have the headphones on. I have a setup that can more or less do this. This is why I stopped (for now at least) climbing deeper into this money-pit hobby. But I do still enjoy nerding out in forums like these and also learning as much as I can about what technologies lend to the best possible acoustic experience.

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