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fusefuse
Estonia4644 Posts
On December 09 2011 09:44 ePdeLay wrote: the earbuds that came with samsung galaxy s2 are pretty decent. Better than average earbuds that come with phones the sound quality for both the phone and the earbuds is subpar. but if that satisfies you, thats all you need! | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
On December 09 2011 09:44 ePdeLay wrote: the earbuds that came with samsung galaxy s2 are pretty decent. Better than average earbuds that come with phones The ones that came with the galaxy s (i9000) were absolute garbage =P | ||
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GinDo
3327 Posts
I chose the Bose. I don't know alot about headphones, did I make a good choice? From what I've been reading the Sony's have to have the Noise Cancel on to work and that they kill batteries. I'm more preoccupied with sound quality really and don't need Noise cancel. Which one is better? Thanks | ||
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Xinder
United States2269 Posts
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T.O.P.
Hong Kong4685 Posts
On December 09 2011 11:18 Xinder wrote: So I bought myself the UltimateEars TripleFi 10s and love the sound in them. I am curious if there's a place that will take those and make put on custom ear molds onto the earbuds for me to have the best fit. Ya know going to an audiologist and getting a mold then sending them the mold + earbuds and they take off the earbud part and put on a custom mold then send them back to me? I thought i remember Tyler talking about something like that when he was on SotG and said he shipped them his earbuds and his molds and they sent them back to him. Now he has the ones he's always wearing when on cam. Maybe i heard him wrong? http://www.head-fi.org/t/454174/iems-reshelled-into-custom-molds-80-in-the-usa-triplefi-10-se530-etc-from-fisher-hearing On December 09 2011 09:46 fusefuse wrote: the sound quality for both the phone and the earbuds is subpar. but if that satisfies you, thats all you need! The earbuds were terrible. But the audio quality out of the Galaxy S with voodoo sound is really good. | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
For most headphones it's not really much of an issue. But most high-end IEMs are multi balanced armature types with those complex crossover networks, and thus have very significant impedance changes over frequency (if not like 10 to 90 ohms, still a big deal). A lot of fullsize headphones including most popular Sennheiser and Beyerdynamic models, have a resonant hump around 70-120 Hz that has a significantly higher impedance than the rest of the range, like maybe 1.5x to 4x. edit: E7 may or may not be a better DAC than the one in the Auzentech Bravura, which you really should mention you have. E9 may or may not be better than the internal amp. It has a higher output, but that's not useful for HD 650s. In general the difference between E7 + E9 and just E9 (+ what?) could potentially be big, but only if whatever it is you're connecting to the E9 sucks. The dock just bypasses the E7's internal amp, but that's not a big deal. Just think of the E7 + E9 as a decent DAC + a decent amp, nothing particularly magic. One quirk is that the E7 locks your system (OS) volume to 100% so you can't do system volume control; only volume control through say a media player or the amp itself. For that cost, if you don't mind having something internal, Asus Xonar Essence ST / STX is known to have better performance than E7 + E9 anyway (both the DAC and amp parts). | ||
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Keyboard Warrior
United States1178 Posts
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
On December 09 2011 14:40 Myrmidon wrote: edit: E7 may or may not be a better DAC than the one in the Auzentech Bravura, which you really should mention you have. E9 may or may not be better than the internal amp. It has a higher output, but that's not useful for HD 650s. In general the difference between E7 + E9 and just E9 (+ what?) could potentially be big, but only if whatever it is you're connecting to the E9 sucks. The dock just bypasses the E7's internal amp, but that's not a big deal. Just think of the E7 + E9 as a decent DAC + a decent amp, nothing particularly magic. One quirk is that the E7 locks your system (OS) volume to 100% so you can't do system volume control; only volume control through say a media player or the amp itself. For that cost, if you don't mind having something internal, Asus Xonar Essence ST / STX is known to have better performance than E7 + E9 anyway (both the DAC and amp parts). Aaah I'm getting mixed signals everywhere. What would you do around that pricepoint? =( | ||
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seiferoth10
3362 Posts
E7: good DAC, meh Amp --> ~$90 E9: no DAC (I'm not sure on this, it has USB in? Is that just for power?) great Amp (better than E10) --> ~$110 E10: good DAC (same as E7), good amp (better than E7) --> ~$90 E7 + E9: good DAC, great Amp (and I guess you get a portable amp for your DAP too) --> ~$200 Of course the "goods" and "greats" are relative to this comparison. Edit: At ~$200 price point, if you don't care for portability, I wouldn't get a Fiio (or wait for their E17 coming out next month). As for what to get, ask Headfi. | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On second thought I think the USB on the E9 is for passthrough to a docked E7. I would just use the Auzentech Bravura. If you want to spend money, get a Xonar Essence STX. | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
On December 09 2011 15:42 Myrmidon wrote: E9 has no DAC (don't think the USB is for power either, as it gets external power elsewhere) and definitely the E10 DAC is different than the E7 because the E10 supports 24-bit, 96 kHz whereas the E7 just has 16-bit / 48 kHz (not that that's really a big deal in of itself). On second thought I think the USB on the E9 is for passthrough to a docked E7. I would just use the Auzentech Bravura. If you want to spend money, get a Xonar Essence STX. Ok, I might go with that... While the Bravura seems to be good, mine seems to have a problem. On both my PCs, it sometimes makes a "click" when sounds stop abruptly (sometimes I don't hear it, sometimes it's fairly quiet, sometimes it's pretty loud). I wouldn't mind changing it. (Anyone know what could be causing this click? I might RMA it...) I like the idea of a physical amp, but I hear good things about the xonar essence STX, so that might be good... Here's what it sounds like: I basically put my headphones around my microphone and spammed error sounds. The clicks don't happen often during normal use, but enough to be an annoyance and a concern. (This happens with the bravura with 2 different computers and 2 different headsets) | ||
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seiferoth10
3362 Posts
On December 09 2011 15:42 Myrmidon wrote: E9 has no DAC (don't think the USB is for power either, as it gets external power elsewhere) and definitely the E10 DAC is different than the E7 because the E10 supports 24-bit, 96 kHz whereas the E7 just has 16-bit / 48 kHz (not that that's really a big deal in of itself). On second thought I think the USB on the E9 is for passthrough to a docked E7. I would just use the Auzentech Bravura. If you want to spend money, get a Xonar Essence STX. Well, I should've looked up the Bravura earlier, it has a dedicated headphone out, use that. I agree with this guy. | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
But most consumer USB sound cards and DACs can use the generic Windows USB audio device drivers, which are much more stable, so there's another advantage there to be had. edit: I meant to say Windows USB audio device drivers (there's no such thing for PCI / PCIe sound cards) | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
So maybe there's some USB interface in your future. | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
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mrgoochio
United States557 Posts
i tried blowing from both sides after removing and cleaning the pads as thats pretty much what the fix was according to hifi and other sources to remove possible hairs that got stuck inside, but i haven't had any luck with getting that rattle out. some recommended opening the cans and cleaning them out that way, but then i'd have to heat it up and reseal using a hot glue gun (which i don't have). any other ideas for me guys? really like this headphones but the rattle is really annoying at low frequencies | ||
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TorontoRaccoon
Canada49 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.head-fi.org/image/id/2028750/width/350/height/263/flags/LL) Funny "micro" setup | ||
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TorontoRaccoon
Canada49 Posts
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