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Proving with "I dunno" that analog IS the highest fidelity you can achieve with an MP3.
I'm actually kind of surprised. None of them were a Beats.
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good deal
[QUOTE=Pat.Lithium;50976457]?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=redBadger;50976517]good deal[/QUOTE]
Probably automatically generated by ad services because I don't see them while using uBlock/uMatrix.
That TH-900 video is great though.
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtKXGbsA94E[/media]
But do they have crystals in the grounder cables?
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[QUOTE=Pat.Lithium;50976457][img]http://i.imgur.com/82i1Qs7.png[/img]
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That's pretty close. Addicted to Audio is an Aussie retailer so that's $420AUD which is about $315USD (They're only $290USD on Amazon so the A2A price is actually pretty good, especially with free shipping to Australia).
it's weird all other aussies are getting addicted to audio, i thought it was only me since the store is like 10 mins away from here
[editline]31st August 2016[/editline]
(and there's only 2 stores)
Im good with my cheap A$15 EB Games headphones thanks
(On a side note, why would you spend over $100 on headphones?)
Obligatory M50x comment
[editline]31st August 2016[/editline]
[QUOTE=PortalModIV;50977149]Im good with my cheap A$15 EB Games headphones thanks
(On a side note, why would you spend over $100 on headphones?)[/QUOTE]
What a strange comment. To get good headphones maybe? It's like why spend money on an expensive car, an expensive phone, an expensive camera etc.
Philips SHP9500s, bought them, fucking love them, no regrets, best Headphones I've ever bought.
[QUOTE=Zotobom;50977165]Obligatory M50x comment
[editline]31st August 2016[/editline]
What a strange comment. To get good headphones maybe? It's like why spend money on an expensive car, an expensive phone, an expensive camera etc.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, but how good can the quality be past a certain threshold? Compared to camera/car/phone, which just increases in comfort and power the more money you waste on it?
I mean, there are certainly differences to base model Toyota Prius compared to Tesla Model S in complete package, but how much of a difference there is between 50$ headphones and 150$?
Even though I (at least I believe so) have quite sharp hearing, I could never notice the difference between certain high end headphones and cheaper variants. As far as I remember, audiophilia is fake?
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[QUOTE=CruelAddict;50977471]Yeah, but how good can the quality be past a certain threshold? Compared to camera/car/phone, which just increases in comfort and power the more money you waste on it?
I mean, there are certainly differences to base model Toyota Prius compared to Tesla Model S in complete package, but how much of a difference there is between 50$ headphones and 150$?
Even though I (at least I believe so) have quite sharp hearing, I could never notice the difference between certain high end headphones and cheaper variants. As far as I remember, audiophilia is fake?[/QUOTE]
There definitely is a difference. If you can't hear the difference between a pair of $50 and $150 either you tested on a shit soundcard (on-board laptop soundcard or a cheap phone or something) or your hearing isn't as sharp as you thought. I can most definitely hear the difference between the ~$70 Sony headphones I bought two years ago and the ~$160 Audio-Technica M50x's I bought a year ago
Sennheiser PC 360 best.
[QUOTE=CruelAddict;50977471]Yeah, but how good can the quality be past a certain threshold? Compared to camera/car/phone, which just increases in comfort and power the more money you waste on it?
I mean, there are certainly differences to base model Toyota Prius compared to Tesla Model S in complete package, but how much of a difference there is between 50$ headphones and 150$?
Even though I (at least I believe so) have quite sharp hearing, I could never notice the difference between certain high end headphones and cheaper variants. As far as I remember, audiophilia is fake?[/QUOTE]
There's definitely a difference up to a certain point, however it is much higher than $50.
[QUOTE=Zotobom;50977569]There definitely is a difference. If you can't hear the difference between a pair of $50 and $150 either you tested on a shit soundcard (on-board laptop soundcard or a cheap phone or something) or your hearing isn't as sharp as you thought. I can most definitely hear the difference between the ~$70 Sony headphones I bought two years ago and the ~$160 Audio-Technica M50x's I bought a year ago[/QUOTE]
Even on a laptop or phone I'm sure you can tell the difference between $50 and $150+ headphones as long as you're not listening to some super low bitrate mp3's.
[QUOTE=CruelAddict;50977471]Yeah, but how good can the quality be past a certain threshold? Compared to camera/car/phone, which just increases in comfort and power the more money you waste on it?
I mean, there are certainly differences to base model Toyota Prius compared to Tesla Model S in complete package, but how much of a difference there is between 50$ headphones and 150$?
Even though I (at least I believe so) have quite sharp hearing, I could never notice the difference between certain high end headphones and cheaper variants. As far as I remember, audiophilia is fake?[/QUOTE]
It's unfortunately not that simple.
In Audio there definitely is no consistent correlation between price and quality. There's $300 headphones that sound as good as $2 no-brand crap and $50 enthusiast headphones that sound as good as ones that cost twice as much or more.
And secondly, audio quality doesn't just depend on one part. Your headphones are only as good as your amplifier circuit which is only as good as your digital/analog converter which is only as good as your source files. To continue the car analogy: The headphones are just the tires, putting great tires on a dinky little 3cyl kei car won't make it outpace a hypercar.
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