Recent content by EvShrug

Haha, glad to help! At the end of the day, you having fun was the only reward I was looking for. Feel free to subscribe to my YouTube if you want, I have the same username there and having more subscribers always helps. I’m getting over some depression, and I think I’ll be back making videos...

I respectfully see more potential for headphones in the near future. A historical roadblock to headphones sounding as natural and having as good of a soundstage as speakers comes from music being mastered with the intent on speaker playback from the first place. With Apple and Tidal making...

Sorry for resurrecting the thread, but I’d like to share a few things! The AirPods Max use a “lossy” codec over Bluetooth, not lossless. AAC is pretty good, and some people can’t tell the difference between it and CD quality or high res, but others perceive it as a bit soft and warm. However...

Glad it helped Jonkers, I hope it wasn’t intimidating… I just write a lot! 😅 Journalistically, I wanted to also report on what I’ve read from naysayers and challenges for different people. Before I got a part-time job consulting for Sennheiser, I started out seeking headphones to have as much...

So, those Beyer’s… I think you mentioned that they were £7? So, are they earbuds, the kind that sit on the folds of your ear but don’t go inside your ear canal like earplugs do? If so, earbuds inherently don’t reproduce sub bass frequencies well, plus Beyer’s are typically bright headphones...

Dolby Atmos is a Digital Signal Processing (DSP) technique to create a spatial sensation (better direction and depth, like Dolby Surround). It’s actually just another part of the signal chain… you have your source with the music files on it, the player, a DSP (even if the DSP is just equalizing...

Ah, the Elegia sounded harsh... hmm, not sure I would recommend Beyer then. Did you get the AK Jr instead of the SR25? Did you see this recent thread, where someone was happy with the AKG K371...

Did you get the Astell & Kern DAP yet? What setup were you using with the Elegia? Kind of hard to guess what you didn't like about the Elegia, but it can be difficult describing sound attributes so it's understandable. I wish I could provide some insight based off the Elegia's signature and...

I went looking for the SR25’s specs, but I was frustrated that A&K only disclosed the output voltage under no load… a headphone is a load, so I don’t find the 2V se/ 4V bal spec to be all that informative. I have reason to be skeptical, as my Sony NW-Z300 also offers around 20 hours of playback...

Things got still worse after my last message… long, long list short, I’m curious if the headphones are still working out for you? Did you settle on a DAC/amp? The good news is the headphones we discussed before and the two you own are relatively high sensitivity and “easy to amp.” I think the...

Well, I don’t think they had ill intentions, and I learned a lot about the struggles of the guy who got the exchange (I tried to be his friend for a few months on my private discord, before we parted ways; we’re all hobbyists with a shared passion, right?), but he was highly susceptible to the...

Hard to say. On one hand, the wireless/digital/amp components of the m50xBT2 will be specifically tailored to the driving requirements of the headphone… so you’ll experience the designer’s intended sound. On the other hand, getting a nice Bluetooth dongle like the FiiO BTR5, BTR7, or iFi Blu Go...

Oh, they are full-sized headphones with plenty of thirst for amplifier power, and especially on walks you will need more power for bass. There are a few DAPs that supply an appropriate amount of power for a merely moderately sensitive headphone like the Elear (vs a Koss Porta Pro, for example...

I’m late to reply, but I got to demo the Elegia in-home for a few months, and I thought they were fun, warm headphones! Colored rather than neutral, so not everyone will like them, but some people prefer the emotional and weighty experience they offer. Drop.com also did a special edition of the...

Haha, fun! But you haven’t seen everything yet… how about the Dyson air filter headphones? https://www.dyson.com/wearables/dyson-zone-air-purifying-headphones/announcement