Ti_Leo
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Ti_Leo

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Spent the whole night soldering a XLR female to XLR female adapter for Jot R, I hate my soldering skill! Result: https://imgur.com/r0BW3mg Feb 26, 2024

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    1. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      Spent the whole night soldering a XLR female to XLR female adapter for Jot R, I hate my soldering skill! Result: https://imgur.com/r0BW3mg
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      3. internethandle
        internethandle
        Any more info on this headphone you could link to? How does it sound, regardless?
        Feb 26, 2024
      4. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        I think the headphone is only available in China, and I guess it only appears on Taobao (Amazon-like site), not even Ali Express.

        I found myself getting worse comparing headphones so don't trust me on this. The sound is ok, the vocal could be a bit tinny, and I think there's some missing about lower-mids, treble can be a bit bright but definitely bearable. Bass is good, could use a bit more sub-bass but good enough.
        Feb 26, 2024
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      5. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        The sq was compared to LCD-4 on Ragnarok, which is currently my favourite, so the bar is quite high. I can say I was just picking, as there's no major problem.

        I'd describe it as better Hifiman house sound, a little bit of unevenness here and there but better than old Hifiman. Come to think of it, my night need to compare it to my modded HE6SE, I'll do this tomorrow.
        Feb 26, 2024
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    2. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      OK, I tried another pair of closed-back Hifiman headphones: Audivina, and it's a meh.
      1. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        It's like the typical round shape Hifiman is back: plasticky vocal, spikey treble, somehow artificial depth, but generally not as bad as before.

        They are really comfortable to use. The there's this bass boost, like TH-X00 PH? But with definitely weaker sub-bass, so the bass can keep me happy but it can't bring violence and pain, not good enough.
        Feb 21, 2024
      2. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        They still have Hifiman's thin-string-of-sound effect, with the artificial depth, and snappy-ish speed, they could sound empty, but the boosted bass filled in some blank, so it's ok. But generally the sound just feels disjoint.

        They are technically better than my modded SJY Moonlight, but Moonlight just sounds better as a whole fuller thing. And it can be leaky for Audivina?
        Feb 21, 2024
      3. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        Oh, and they look better in real life. But my question is: Why?
        Feb 21, 2024
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    3. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      Things I saw made me question myself: "OG HE560 had lush and thick mids." "Ananda sounded too thin."
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      3. crenca
        crenca
        Just question yourself as to why you were reading random reports ;)
        Feb 18, 2024
      4. crenca
        crenca
        Without a common reference and descriptive language, SQ reports really are worthless
        Feb 18, 2024
      5. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        I'm China, people love using vague sentences here, acting as they are more "profound"
        Feb 18, 2024
    4. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      My favourite Hifiman could be BW600, it just sounds good, for ~$6, and it's sensitive to EQ. But I don't know if it's available abroad
    5. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      My medium volume headphone impression: Lcd-4, meh, plain and boring. It shines when ears nearly bleed.
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      2. Vansen
        Vansen
        The only way I like the LCD-4 is with @rhythmdevils mods. It goes from “meh,” to “I want to buy one.”
        Feb 6, 2024
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      3. Tchoupitoulas
        Tchoupitoulas
        @Vansen - yep, RD's version is absolutely my favorite headphone. It's the sole reason I've held on to my LCD-4.
        Feb 6, 2024
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      4. rhythmdevils
        rhythmdevils
        I hope I can make these for you all soon. So frustrating. Beauty that cannot be is the worst!!
        Feb 7, 2024
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    6. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      Oh my, I tried Audeze LCD-4, tried not to like it: "nope, too fancy for me". But that sound, I didn't know I needed it...
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      2. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        I'd say that the "suspension headband"? That both Hifiman and Audeze currently using are fine, and the latest ZMF and Meze (IIRC) headbands look even better.

        But hey, guess who's been struggling with this on-head weight problem too? Apple.
        Jan 28, 2024
      3. wbass
        wbass
        I thought the weight would bother me, but it's been basically fine. I wear them for at most an hour to an hour and a half at a time, as I just listen in short sessions to pretty much all HPs. So, I can see them getting uncomfortable over longer periods. But I've not felt any discomfort for myself.
        Jan 28, 2024
      4. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        One thing I find myself is that I'm OK with heavy headphones, IF the headband is alright (not old Audeze ones ugh). I guess it's just me wearing headphones a lot and play VR games (mostly Beat Saber) sometimes, and I think these two actions helps with each other
        Jan 28, 2024
    7. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      Got a pair of dusty and disintegrating Audeze LCD 2.1(?), hollow and muffled sound, bad Audeze lottery? No, 1/4 jack half plugged in
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      2. Thad E Ginathom
        Thad E Ginathom
        Just what happened to me a week or so ago. And I checked a heap of things before getting to that damn plug.

        What I don't understand it's that it sounded ok with YouTube speech content: it was only when I switched to music that it turned crap.
        Jan 22, 2024
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    8. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      I've got some impression of a modded and broken-then-fixed Erzetich Deimos amp that no one asked for. Check comments
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      3. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        That's it. How did I wrote that much?

        I'm a lonely man.
        Dec 31, 2023
      4. joch
        joch
        No, all good bro. But you might wanna create a thread on this instead.
        Dec 31, 2023
      5. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        @joch Thanks but... This comparison is based on two broken / modded amps, I don't think it's that valid? Besides, no one is really considering that €4000 amp, right?
        Dec 31, 2023
    9. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      This is stupid: ear pads for Ananda BT are different from the ones for normal Ananda and other egg? kidney? shaped Hifiman headphones.
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      2. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        It's like there are even more mounting clips on BT. Yep, I counted them, 12 vs 9 on normal ones. Maybe they went for better seal on BT, if taking off the pads were not a PITA...
        Dec 29, 2023
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      3. joch
        joch
        Do the 9 clipped pads fit in the other? Because you can use other stuff to seal the pads better.
        Dec 29, 2023
      4. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        Nope, first look was like the arrangement of the clips were flipped upside down, but due to egg shape of them, I couldn't force the smaller end into the bigger end, then I found the numbers were then different.

        Maybe it's the PCB, chips and batteries in BT made the mounting screw holes moved a bit, then some of the original clips hole were too close to some screw holes causing structure vulnerability, maybe?
        Dec 29, 2023
    10. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      1. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        Maybe Ananda needs more power to drive, as it just sounds a bit off. Deva Pro sounds much better timbre-wise.

        And maybe it's better detail retrieval, or just more pronounced in that frequency, I think Ananda is "good" at picking up low level electric noise, I guess it might not be wise to pair it with some noisy Bluetooth source. Oh, wait...
        Dec 23, 2023
      2. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        And it's my current No.1 "speaker-like" headphone, it's so transparent, I can hear everything outside and it sounds the same listening from the back of the headphones... (Reminder: I took all the back damping material off (A PCB window with black cloth mesh))

        Anyway, it should be great for PC use, like gaming? 3D printing cat ears now!!!!!
        Dec 23, 2023
    11. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      Huge plus for HE6SE V1 vs V2: I can glue cat ears onto the metal frame!
    12. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      with modding, SJY Starry Night sounds great (and looks great)
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      2. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        I applied some sound damping material and some felt in the cup, solved the treble peak (I think), then changed the headband, since my pair is V1, the OG headband sucks...
        Dec 16, 2023
      3. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        Oh, I forgot, also, pads swap...

        The good thing about these headphones is that they have some bloated bass, making music fun, kinda reminds me of TH-X00 Purpleheart, not to that much bloated, but they are just more fun than HE6SE V1 (and I think I've made HE6SE a bit bloated already)
        Dec 16, 2023
    13. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      It's strange: applying sound damping material to the inner wall of the back of HE6SE V1 muffles highs in vocal
      1. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        I was playing around with my recent-found dynamat-like material, I applied some strips of it to the inner wall, but I just didn't like the metal sheet of the material, so I put some sound damping foam on in, so I made two layers of rings.

        Then I found that the vocal was quite muffled. I didn't think my boring mod would make any sense, but after taking the foam off, the liveliness of vocal was back.
        Nov 29, 2023
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      2. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        It's a great experiment to me, because I did want to tune down the highs a bit, so now I left 1/3 ring of foam in, and I'm happy. (other changes to my HE6SE: ZMF suede pads with bassports, 3D printed grill. Yes, I'm sensitive to treble peaks)
        Nov 29, 2023
    14. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      I don't know much about terms and measurement in audio gears, but I do want a "plankton-meter"
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    15. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      Why do I always feel the vocalists sound more moving and nuanced in reaction videos?
      1. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        Ok, 13 minutes later, I came up with a theory: because the treble was compressed more in reaction videos so relatively, mids got more pronounced.

        Warmpoo FTW!!!
        Oct 27, 2023
    16. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      To me, Hifiman Deva Pro is just a Warmer HE400SE. If you don't need the fancy Bluetooth thingy compatibility, get the HE400SE
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      2. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        = Equal points:
        = Same painful headbands.
        = Same build.
        = Same cable.
        = Same overall feeling of sound. (Sorry I really don't want to dive deep on these two headphones.)
        Oct 13, 2023
      3. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        - points for Deva Pro:
        -- I can't use my freaking 3.5mm balanced cable due to the freaking Bluetooth thingy compatibility.
        -- Bad earpads compatibility, not the normal Hifiman ring type pads mounts... Sigh.
        - More expensive for ~ same sound.
        - I don't think I can do easy grill mod on this one.
        Oct 13, 2023
      4. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        Oh, one more thing (or two), both HE400SE and Deva Pro are the "Stealth Magnets" version. The magnets... are not that D-shape in their promoting materials. It's just like the designer made the bevel width 3x, and that's it.

        I don't know how hard it is to work on magnets, but that doesn't feel "stealthy" enough to me.
        Oct 13, 2023
    17. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      Hello~~ Has anyone had any experience with GoldPlanar GL1200 headphones? Yes, the ribbon ones. Online reviews are... quite limited...
    18. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      Sometimes I just want to warp my gears with RGB lighting strips.
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      2. Riotvan
        Riotvan
        I'll stick to the VU meters.
        Oct 8, 2023
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      3. Gazny
        Gazny
        Cat eyes are next level
        Oct 8, 2023
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      4. gixxerwimp
        gixxerwimp
        Where's the dislike button ...?
        Oct 8, 2023
    19. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
      I wonder: why do I need other headphones since I've had modded HD800. Then the fatigue kicks in, damn it.
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      3. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        Still, could be my half broken Rag, but everything else sounds OK, except some known issue to me. Yea, maybe need to look elsewhere. (ESP 95X is goooood!)
        Oct 3, 2023
      4. Armaegis
        Armaegis
        Do you have any other amps to test on? or pick up something popular on the used market so it's easy to resell.
        Oct 3, 2023
      5. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        Ok, I blew the dust off my Vali 2+, and plugged it into my system.

        HD800 sounds smoother on Vali 2+, and I just feel little fatigue, definitely bearable. But it also just sounds a bit plain, while it sounded much more assuring on Rag.

        Come to think of it, the pain could even be caused by higher volume on Rag? Because it was really good, I needed more!

        Guess HD800 + Rag is not a good match, here at least.
        Oct 4, 2023
    20. Ti_Leo
      Ti_Leo
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      2. CEE TEE
        CEE TEE
        That's a Piety + EC ZDT Jr.! Love that. Thanks for sharing!
        Sep 21, 2023
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      3. Ti_Leo
        Ti_Leo
        Oh my, a Piety? Galactic Mind!
        Sep 21, 2023
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      4. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        The headphones with that setup makes me sad
        Sep 21, 2023
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