Listening to Music With Headphones is the Greatest Way To Experience Music.
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[QUOTE=AK'z;31295393]Denon and Shure are reliable brands, but expensive.[/QUOTE]
For some reason I thought your avatar was disintegrating...
in ear headphones = hearing loss
I like to listen to music with headphones while stoned. Feels like the band is playing inside my head.
[QUOTE=GodKing;31586832]I like to listen to music with headphones while stoned. Feels like the band is playing inside my head.[/QUOTE]
Don't have to be stoned, but the idea you have is correct.
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not the best but they were 40 bucks or something (amazon has some lovely sales). I kinda hate the chord, which is too long, flimsy as hell and non-detachable (those three things combined are a hassle) and the aesthetics of it aren't really my taste (like a lot of Sennheiser) but the sound and price work for me
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also have these ancient Koss phones (in black). Don't sound as good as the senns but I kind of like these
Got B&W P5s (won them)
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and also getting HD650s
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i have the klipsch image s4's, they sound incredible, could someone let me know what the deal is with burning in earbuds and if i should do it with these?
[QUOTE=Big Blue;31855126]i have the klipsch image s4's, they sound incredible, could someone let me know what the deal is with burning in earbuds and if i should do it with these?[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.burninwave.com/[/url]
pink noise
[editline]22nd August 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=En-Guage V2;28870690]Hey bro that's a cool jellyfish[/QUOTE]
That's a custom IEM.
[IMG]http://www.custom-iem.com/images/custom-iem/Unique-Melody-UM-Marvel-5-drivers.jpg[/IMG]
They start from $400+
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[QUOTE=Dopey Trout;28873882]I spent £140 on my earplugs, it's basically the same technology :ms:
Complete silence to everyone else and total projection for you. I've tried IEMs before, they're pretty kickass. They're about the best thing you can get for music on the move IMO[/QUOTE]
The best VFM analytical IEM one can get is RE-0 @79
[url]http://www.inearmatters.net/2009/06/sonic-diamond-hifiman-re0.html[/url]
RE ZERO @99
This is a troll thread, right?
Since this ball of sound theory does not apply to reality..
[QUOTE=fritzel;31869800][url]http://www.burninwave.com/[/url]
pink noise[/QUOTE]
so do i play this shit on repeat for an hour or something? does it matter that ive already used the earbuds quite a bit? ive only had them for a month or two
Headphones on the go,
Headphones on the PC.
[QUOTE=Big Blue;31870853]so do i play this shit on repeat for an hour or something? does it matter that ive already used the earbuds quite a bit? ive only had them for a month or two[/QUOTE]could someone answer this? ive been looking all over and heard varying suggestions. i have a playlist with a 20 minute stream of pink noise and a 2 minute 'rest period', how long should i keep it looping? isnt it a little risky to play it for 40+ hours?
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and for the volume, does it have to be unpleasantly loud? or just slightly louder than normal listening
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just started it with my system volume set to 61% and winamp volume at 81%. im tense as fuck, why does the internet tell me to do things
I didn't read the entire thread but I'm going to post this here anyway.
I love headphones for given situations but hands-down, I will pick floor speakers for my music listening experience whenever I get the chance. Why? Well, I absolutely love being surrounded by music. There is something about the entire room reverberating your music, that encapsulating feeling of being completely immersed by music that I love. I love it when you can FEEL the music coming through your speakers; that rumble of the 15" woofers just pushing air. That just cannot be replicated by headphones. I've posted my system in another thread. I'll pick that over headphones every single time.
/not-bashing-headphones
You're right in the sense that they manipulate the environment.
So far the "stereo effect" that emulates a band being within the room hasn't worked on me.
I personally think "performance" or "background" music would work best with speakers. Something like Jazz or Drum and Bass.
I'm still scepticle about drone though.
Speakers makes the music sound big. Headphones make it sound personal.
I love my ATH-M50's, they have changed the way I view music. Everything's much more precise and clear.
I'm curious if there's a way to give the same feel for the body while maintaining audio quality with headphones.
soooo yeah how about that burn in thing
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could someone just tell me how long i should use a playlist of 20 mins pink noise and 2 mins silence? ive just left it playing on my ipod, its been in for like 5 hours
18 hours, somebody please build my confidence
your method is poor.
Just break them in naturally.
why is it poor
to break in headphones I'd think you'd have to play a variety of wavelengths. Not just noise.
pink noise plays on all frequencies, if i recall correctly. this method of burning in is also just to allow you earbuds to reach their highest potential so you dont have to listen to music for hours and hours on loud volumes to fully break them in
or so ive heard
[QUOTE=Big Blue;31882853]could someone answer this? ive been looking all over and heard varying suggestions. i have a playlist with a 20 minute stream of pink noise and a 2 minute 'rest period', how long should i keep it looping? isnt it a little risky to play it for 40+ hours?
[editline]22nd August 2011[/editline]
and for the volume, does it have to be unpleasantly loud? or just slightly louder than normal listening
[editline]22nd August 2011[/editline]
just started it with my system volume set to 61% and winamp volume at 81%. im tense as fuck, why does the internet tell me to do things[/QUOTE]
Volume should be slightly higher than the normal you listen to.
You can keep your earphones on burn-in or let the burn-in happen naturally over time playing random assortment of songs in your playlist.
There is no risk unless you are playing the burn-in files at extremely high volume.
does 40 hours sound good? im using the klipsch image s4's if that means anything
^^I'd suggest leave'em on burn-in at night and normal use during daytime.
"burning in" headphones with extreme intensity would do more bad than good imo.
dont ruin this for me
its at 42 hours, omg omg omg is it ready ?????
[QUOTE=Big Blue;31918489]its at 42 hours, omg omg omg is it ready ?????[/QUOTE]
you've just ruined your headphones.
stop itttttttttt
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[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Q5j9kXT_o[/media]
first song i listened to because its great and has an insane bass drop. i really think the earbuds developed a lot in the time i had them burning in, they sound great
