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Simthaniel
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Modded headphones with qudelix at the core
When I received the Qudelix 5K, I had already modified a pair of Superlux HD-681 headphones. I previously soldered my own balanced connections to the drivers, providing multiple ways to connect and...
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brothamike
A decent set of IEMs
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merrick97
Should I exchange the PC38X for better headphones?
I bought the PC38X headphones FOR GAMING and they are great, but I have NO use for a Microphone since I don't do competitive gaming and I was wondering if there were better headphone options at a similar price without a headphone, where (presumably) more of the cost was put into making it sound better. I also find that my PC38X don't get quite as loud as I would like and I was wondering if a cheap amp like the iFi Go link would draw a little more volume out of my phones. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BN6MM822?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details I went with the PC38X since it was considered the best bang for buck headphones. I care most about using spatial apps like DOlby Atmos and DTS Headphone:X. Suggestions are welcome.
Apr 11, 2024
LostnAmerica
Sound Signature of the Grell Project.
Wondering what type of sound signature the Drop Grell project headphones will have or trying to attain. Any update would be appreciated.
Apr 8, 2024
Fabulous
Looking for a gaming/content audio setup
Hello! I'm looking for recommendations on audio setups. I'd be planning on using it mostly for gaming. Preferably I'd like a pair of large closed back headphones since I have a big head and jaw. I'd also like to hear myself through my mic with mic monitoring. As far as budget goes, I don't really have one. But under 600$ would be nice. I can go higher if needed. The audio setup would be connected to a high performance PC. Thank you in advance for any recommendations!
Apr 4, 2024
1plsd
$10 Drop Coupon Email not sent?
Trying to buy some gear off Drop for the first time. I was told I would receive an email with a welcome to drop $10 off promo. I never received that email. Drop was able to send me emails for my login token and email for Password update. But for some reason the $10 off coupon was never sent to me.
Mar 31, 2024
NMPacella
New here
Hello, I just joined, primarily for the audiophile products. Looking at purchasing the NHT C3 speakers for our new living room. Space is about 15 feet wide by 33 long and they will fire long ways. Space is just for general listening, music room with all equipment is downstairs, so hoping they will fill it with sound nicely. Cheers.
Mar 18, 2024
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Toro y Moi - So Many Details @3:33 All the instruments used in the song are playing at the same time with additional percussion and a boosted bassline. This is a great benchmark to test headphones' ability to articulate all frequencies with a very thick and almost overwhelming swell in the low frequencies. Most headphones fail this test and start to sound muddled. Great headphones are able to separate instruments without being distorted at moderate listening volume. This part of the song was poorly mixed, and if your headphones can resolve it, keep those headphones.
Herbert - The Audience This test is mostly subjective, but once it passes the first two tests above, I use this song to gauge the potential of how much I may be able to enjoy my new headphones. The majority of the song is monotone with no key changes. It just has a straight driving rhythm that psychologically, your brain syncs up to. At the instant the key changes at the bridge of the song, it evokes emotion. The emotion is hard to quantify, but if the headphones make me smile, it's doing something new or exciting that's different from my other headphones to a track that I've heard a million times before. It also says something about the experience with new headphones, if the headphones help get me through the first 3 minutes of the song that was composed to be drab.
Danger - 6.24 This track I use to gauge imaging fidelity. There's a lot going on with this track. There are plenty of effects, acoustic and digital percussion, synths, nuances that try the driver's resolution. The high frequencies in this track have a sparkle only a handful of headphones can render. It's a great track to check out how isolated your headphone's stereo separation is and how wide its sound stage is. Trivial but, this is also the track that helped me discover silver cables actually do make a difference, albeit not justified by their price.
Other tracks for burn-in: Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata Claude Debussy - Clair Delune Yoko Shimomura - Valse di Fantastica Anything that Ryuichi Sakamoto wrote Hanz Zimmer - Flight