I caved and ordered new #headphones again. Not thrilled about it. I kind of hate buying new stuff but wearing #AudioTechnica#ATHM50x every day is excruciating on the ears. I can't handle it anymore.
@askDNA I switched to IEMs for my everyday use a long time ago and have never regretted it. Noise isolation is significantly healthier for your ears than noise cancellation, and with either Comply brand foam tips or custom molded ones I can wear them for several hours at a time without issue.
@neatchee I've always kind of wondered about iem. Have a handful of pals (mostly musicians) who swear by them. I've just never ventured down that road. Maybe one day.
These new phones will actually be my first pair of anc. Never tried before and frankly I'm a bit distrustful, but I'm willing to give it a try.
@askDNA the tech certainly works, the downside is increased air pressure: it's playing a phase inverted audio wave to what the mics pick up
I'm a pseudo-musician in that I sang a capella for a long time, was in theater, and recorded stuff with friends at home studios. So I'm probably in that class of people you're familiar with haha
I definitely swear by them though! I don't even have crazy expensive ones - though I often consider it - just normal expensive ones lol. I rock the Shure SE215 with their wireless adapter (Shure Aoniq TW2) but I've used many different kinds over the years that I liked
@askDNA I will also take this moment to stan for a project called "AutoEQ". It's a public repository of frequency response data about every pair of headphones you can imagine that is then used to create EQ presets that counter any offset from "studio flat" output. Long story short, it makes any headphones output audio as close to the same bass/mid/treble balance as possible to what the audio engineers who created the music intended, removing any differences from the specific device.
On Windows it's implemented using software called EqualizerAPO + HeSuVi. On Android you would use the app Wavelet. Not sure if it's possible on iOS
@askDNA let me know what you think once you've tried it out. I find it makes music a lot more clear, with each instrument easier to distinguish, among other things. Always interested to see if others feel it makes a big difference or not
@askDNA@neatchee I made the same switch, i love them. Look into chi-fi headphones, stuff from moondrop is incredibly cheap and worth the price of admission just for testing. Arias are a bit flat but well regarded for their price point. I use more expensive planar magnetic ones, but i dont regret making that same switch one bit
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