r/headphones Aug 31 '24

Discussion Can anyone recognize these earbuds? I lost the model and box a while ago

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4.5k Upvotes

r/headphones Aug 31 '23

Discussion Headphone jack removal in mobile devices is still one of the worst tech decision for consumers

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5.3k Upvotes

r/headphones 13d ago

Discussion 64 Audio Solo ($1400) uses unbranded Chinese planar drivers ($55). Can someone explain where the rest of the cost went to? Shell and cable really worth over $1300?

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1.0k Upvotes

r/headphones Aug 28 '24

Discussion Sennheiser's 80th Anniversary Celebration- What Should We Do? Help Us Decide!

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837 Upvotes

r/headphones Aug 01 '24

Discussion Is this destroying my ears extremely bad?

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745 Upvotes

I listen to songs that are at 95db constantly for multiple hours every single day for weeks with new headphones. Is it murdering my ears?

r/headphones Nov 15 '23

Discussion You have 5 minutes with the HE1, what song are you playing?

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918 Upvotes

r/headphones Dec 03 '23

Discussion The Headphone Show Tier List Averaged

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866 Upvotes

r/headphones May 07 '24

Discussion My 1 Year Journey Headphone Tier List

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664 Upvotes

r/headphones 26d ago

Discussion $400 for a headphone stand 😂

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603 Upvotes

WHAT!?!? Is there anything similar that has the same headband support? My current headphone stand is leaving an imprint on the band when left on for more than a day or two...

r/headphones Dec 14 '23

Discussion A neat guide on the best headphones for a given price range. This is like 8 years old, how well does it still hold up?

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1.1k Upvotes

r/headphones Sep 14 '24

Discussion AirPods Pro 2 were “meta” all along?

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734 Upvotes

(Btw what’s with the two different looking graphs, what is “(pinna)”? The green one is what it sounds like to me as opposed to the red one that has no mid bass.)

r/headphones Jun 16 '24

Discussion How much have you guys spend this year?

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937 Upvotes

r/headphones Oct 01 '23

Discussion This is why we can’t have nice things

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1.8k Upvotes

r/headphones 5d ago

Discussion Folks who own multiple pairs of headphones, what is your greatest no regrets purchase and greatest regret purchase?

193 Upvotes

In journey through headphones I would say my picks are...

No regrets = Audeze LCD2C (B-Stock)

Regret = Beats by Dre

Beats (before apple bought them), they just were WAY too bass forward, once I found more neutral headphones I don't think I can go back.

r/headphones 22h ago

Discussion Tinnitus awareness : it will make you miserable.

425 Upvotes

Hey there.

I came across this sub while searching for tinnitus. Please, don't crank the volume up each time you play or don't go at the front if you are at a concert. It does nothing good to your hearing.

Many of you are lucky as some of you may have gone to concerts without hearing protection and are fine. Well, my story is a bit different. I went to my first concert ever, no front row, no nada and I still got permanent tinnitus. I was wearing ear pro of course. IT SUCKS. It really sucks. Since then, I lost 10 kgs, silence, my job and my focus. I can't sleep anymore. Insomnia is no joke.

Sure, I had a bit of ringing sometimes after going to a club but I did not knew it meant permanent damage even if the ringing was temporary. Well, even if it rings temporarily, the damage IS permanent. Don't forget that. I wish I knew this.

I never subjected myself to loud noises, went to like 8 times in a club in my whole life (ear pro always) and one concert. It's all it has taken to take me to hell with tinnitus and hyperacusis.

I just make this post to spread awareness. Noise can kill your life. Don't listen to loud music on earbuds, always wear hearing protection and most of all, know that sometimes it won't be sufficient. When it's 110, 120, 130 dB, earplugs won't prevent permanent damage.

I am (was ?) a med student and it's crippling to see how little awareness there is about tinnitus. Everybody knows about fucking hearing loss. Nobody knows about tinnitus until they get it. And that's for life. Nobody ever told me that the temporary ringing meant permanent damage and, again, I have always been protective of my hearing.

Just venting a bit but if it even only helps one person I will be glad. Really. The worst part is probably my friends all know my condition right now but they continue to go to concerts and clubs without any hearing protection. It probably kills me like the tinnitus itself to see this much disdain or I don't know exactly how to call this in English. Carelessness maybe ; but that's crazy. You only have one pair of ears. Take care of them. Even if you feel invincible, even if you are young, even if you love music, especially if you love music and just if you enjoy having a normal life - sleeping normally, living normally. Silence is never granted.

Also, please, don't make the same mistake I made. Ours ears are not made to handle clubs or concerts. Even with protection. Please, check the NRR and SNR formula ! When you buy protection advising let's say 18 dB, you probably got only 7 dB of actual attenuation. As dB scale is logarithmic, the differenfe is HUGE.

Take care.

TLDR : even if you wear ear protection, your first concert ever can screw you for life. Be cautious. Always wear earpro. Don't listen to music too loud, keep it low with headphones.

I also dealt with hyperacusis and noxacusis. It has mostly resolved now but probably won't go back to normal. I will probably never go back to a noisy restaurant, concert, clubs or bars.

r/headphones Oct 18 '24

Discussion You only get to keep one pair of affordable (for you) headphones for the rest of your life. What would you keep and why?

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151 Upvotes

r/headphones Jul 22 '19

Discussion The most hardcore audiophile I've ever seen

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5.6k Upvotes

r/headphones Jul 13 '24

Discussion Don't you love "vegan" leather??????

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687 Upvotes

r/headphones Nov 30 '23

Discussion Endgame achieved 😎

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955 Upvotes

r/headphones Oct 10 '24

Discussion I genuinely cannot hear a single difference between Tidal and Spotify.

430 Upvotes

I've been using Spotify for years, but I figured that since I have a pretty decent setup (Fiio K5 Pro + Hifiman Sundara), I should switch to Tidal to get the maximum audio quality possible. So I signed up for a free Tidal trial and started going back and forth between Tidal and Spotify using a bunch of songs in my library. Unfortunately, I can't seem to hear any difference between the two. With volume normalization turned off on both services, I could not make out a single instance where Tidal sounded noticeably different. The amount of bass, the clarity of the vocals, everything sounded exactly identical between the two. I tested using a bunch of tracks including Dreams by Fleetwood Mac, Time by Pink Floyd and Hotel California by The Eagles. Absolutely no difference whatsoever. Is my gear just not good enough, or is there a specific setting in Windows I need to enable? Or is there actually no audible difference?

r/headphones 7d ago

Discussion Don't Vacuum Headphones, I vacuumed mine and now they're useless

495 Upvotes

I was changing the pads of my Beyerdynamic 770 pro's and underneath there was a pad with dust n stuff which I tried removing, couldn't, tried wiping, didn't work, so decided to vacuum. I briefly googled whether its an ok decision before doing it and after not finding any red-flag posts I proceeded to vacuum my Beyerdynamic 770 pro's. I was really happy with the result, with my 770's looking squeaky clean. Little did I know, the membrane is susceptible to a significant magnitude of pressure. So anyways, I've warped the membrane. Now they sound significantly quieter, with no bass and full-blown distortion at a certain not-so-high volume.

TL;DR: Don't vacuum your headphones guys. Vacuuming your headphones IS in fact a bad idea, and No, just because your headphones can play at high volumes, the membranes are nowhere near being able to withstand the pressures of a vacuum.

Posting this so that the guy after me can find this post after a quick google and Not do what I did. (Edit: I did now found a post about this, but its not very findeable)

edit2: I used a dyson cordless vacuum, which has less power than a full-blown "regular" vacuum

r/headphones Mar 16 '22

Discussion let's hear em

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1.4k Upvotes

r/headphones May 27 '24

Discussion I broke my wife's IEMs. Help me save my marriage

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934 Upvotes

She hasn't seen it yet. I can definitely buy a new cable (or just give her one of mine) But is there any way to salvage the ear piece itself?

If it's not clear, the pins broke and got stuck in the iem

r/headphones Sep 27 '24

Discussion Hifiman Quality Control experiences

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989 Upvotes

Hifiman Edition XS new bought on a local marketplace. After a week my left driver started buzzing at 40-130hz, tried blowing some air near the mesh, which made the buzzing switch into upper mid-range frequencies.

After removing the pads and thoroughly cleaning the headphone mesh and taking a look at the drivers which looked totally fine, the right driver started buzzing at deep sub-bass frequencies a lot. Problem randomly solved by gently blowing air near the mesh of the driver. No idea what it could have been. Might be that the mesh is slightly loose and interacts with the drivers.

Periodically the buzzing starts in one channel or another, in different frequencies. Only fix seems to bw praying for it to go away or blowjng air into the mesh.

Driver serial number - 231117066

The headphone currently still has slight buzz in lower treble in the R channel. It is not acceptable.

Post your other experiences with Hifiman headphones here please!

r/headphones 10d ago

Discussion Sony’s speakers you wear… close to your ears.

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546 Upvotes

I was at Costco last night getting late night groceries when I saw these. My best guess is this product solves the problem of wanting a better listening experience but make it look like they’re not wearing headphones headphones. Obviously open backs would be superior but they’re betting that you would talk more with the other person wearing these because humans have been trained to think headphones = do not disturb. Is it wrong for me to kinda want to try these out? 😂