Comments on Profile Post by Lyander

  1. Lyander
    Lyander
    This is pretty much why closed backs are a necessity, and why I learned to content myself with lower volumes, so as not to bother other people XD
    Sep 21, 2017
  2. Luckbad
    Luckbad
    It's very quiet in my computer room. I built my PC to be incredibly quiet (all water cooling with ultra quiet fans). Can't even hear it from a few feet away. And my neighborhood is quiet. Right now I have a fan in my window to make it super chilly in here, but I'm using my JVC closed backs.
    Sep 21, 2017
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  3. Lyander
    Lyander
    Mm, need to invest in quieter AC. Here in the tropics, if it's not chilly rain, you're sweating half your body weight in essential waters out, so I can't live comfortably without one. Sounds like Optimus Prime getting motorboated, though, so critical listening is basically impossible on hotter days.

    Also, opposite story for my neighborhood. Sigh, yeah, open backs out of the question for now.
    Sep 22, 2017
  4. Lyander
    Lyander
    Also, did you withdraw those from sale, @Luckbad? That's great to hear! Those JVCs aren't exactly easy to come by last I checked, and they seem to fit your preferences to a tee (condolences for having to deal with an asshole scammer).
    Sep 22, 2017
  5. Luckbad
    Luckbad
    I'm probably not going to sell the JVCs. I was having trouble selling them and sold some other stuff instead (Project Horizon + LPSU, Taction KANNON, pending on MHDT Labs Orchid). They'll probably stay, which is nice because they're the hardest to get of the bunch.
    Sep 22, 2017
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  6. Lyander
    Lyander
    Definitely. Been meaning to try and demo since they piqued my interest, but they're a bit hard to get hold of, as you've noted. How do they fare against the X00s, on the off-chance an opportunity to pick a pair up presents itself?
    Sep 22, 2017
  7. Luckbad
    Luckbad
    Not quite as clean, but they don't cause treble fatigue for me like the TH-X00s do. Wider soundstage, more sub-bass. They have an interesting resonance to them from the wood. Oh, and you look really stupid wearing them, which is nice.
    Sep 22, 2017
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  8. Lyander
    Lyander
    LOL! And here I thought the X00s were nerdy as they come (kidding, that's K1000s). Yeah, the 11kHz spike on mine (Ebony ver.) kinda irk me on certain recordings, but thankfully I don't mind EQing it away. Still, not having to do that would be a bonus.
    Sep 22, 2017
  9. Priidik
    Priidik
    My work office is probably around 30..35 dB ambient. I still use my HD800 and blast away.
    Sep 22, 2017
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  10. DigMe
    DigMe
    30db
    Sep 22, 2017
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  11. Melvillian
    Melvillian
    I have a 60yr old A/C unit at my place so during the summer time I can’t do critical listening with open backs. I thought the Eikon would be the answer, but talk about looking stupid in a headphone. Those things are massive and the weight made me feel uncomfortable when working from home and having to move my head constantly. I had to get rid of them.
    Sep 22, 2017
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  12. zonto
    zonto
    I don't know. However loud a fridge, baby, and water pipes are from the couch.
    Sep 22, 2017
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  13. DigMe
    DigMe
    @zonto That sounds like a very crowded couch.
    Sep 22, 2017
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  14. aufmerksam
    aufmerksam
    @zonto I think I know the answer, but are we talking about plumbing, or "water pipes"
    Sep 22, 2017
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  15. zonto
    zonto
    @aufmerksam You litigators with your fancy words. Plumbing. :)
    Sep 22, 2017
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  16. Northwest
    Northwest
    I'm not sure how accurate the NIOSH app on my iphone is but I average around 34db. I didn't realize it until recently how much noise my computer made.
    Sep 22, 2017
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  17. Lyander
    Lyander
    Hum, so it seems higher-noise environments are rather common, at least insofar as the respondent sample makes it seem, haha.

    I'm sure many more people have dedicated listening rooms that are quiet enough to be able to hear how many ants were present in the studio at the time of recording, but I'm starting to wonder if I can't maybe get away with a fully-open set and just live with slightly higher volumes.
    Sep 23, 2017
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  18. DigMe
    DigMe
    Yeah, I'm fully open at 30db and it's no problem IMO. I don't think I listen that loudly.
    Sep 23, 2017
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  19. Lyander
    Lyander
    Ehh, I'll snag some HD650s soon and get to listen to them in my environment, so I'll see how bad the ringing in my ears gets after a standard listening session, haha.

    Incidentally, forgot to respond yesterday @zonto, but in my experience babies can be loud. Very. Loud :))
    Sep 23, 2017
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  20. atomicbob
    atomicbob
    Are those sound levels being reported dBA or dBC? Big difference. My own environment can be as low as 15 ~ 20 dBA. That usually measures 25 ~ 30 dBC.
    Oct 1, 2017
  21. Lyander
    Lyander
    @atomicbob mine's dBA, though I used an uncalibrated phone since I'm too cheap to splurge on a proper meter :))
    Oct 1, 2017