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7/25/2025, 5:48:23 PM No.106020757
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>/iemg/ told me $20 IEMs sound better than any headphones
/iemg/ is a chinese shill zone. Do not take anything they say seriously.
>Headphone Power Calculator
https://www.headphonesty.com/headphone-power-calculator/
>The King:
Argon-modded Fostex T50RP MK3 ($295)
>Sub-$99
โข Philips SHP9500 / SHP9600
โข Audio-Technica ATH-M40x
โข Shure SRH440
โข Fostex TH7
โข Used Sony MDR-7506
>$150~$250
โข AKG K371
โข AKG K612 Pro
โข Phillips Fidelio X2HR
โข Sennheiser HD6XX (amp required)
โข Shure SRH840
โข Fostex T50RP MK3 (remember to mod)
>$300-$500
โข Audio Technica ATH-R70x (amp required)
โข Drop + Dan Clark Audio Aeon Closed/Open
โข Audeze Maxwell (Gaming Headset, but unironically good)
โข Used/Discounted Focal Clear OG (not Mg)
โข Sennheiser HD600 (amp required)
โข Fostex T60RP (mod-friendly) (amp required)
Avoid all Chinese-brand headphones. Bad quality, waste of money.
>Recommended DAC/amp:
โข JCally JM20 / Any dongle/miniDAC with an AK4377 or CS43131 chip
โข JDS Atom - $99
โข RME ADI-2 (many DSP features) - $1200
Measurements and recommended information(tentative):
https://pastebin.com/XK9E6PZ9
Previous thread: >>105983573
https://rentry.org/hpgdoc
>/iemg/ told me $20 IEMs sound better than any headphones
/iemg/ is a chinese shill zone. Do not take anything they say seriously.
>Headphone Power Calculator
https://www.headphonesty.com/headphone-power-calculator/
>The King:
Argon-modded Fostex T50RP MK3 ($295)
>Sub-$99
โข Philips SHP9500 / SHP9600
โข Audio-Technica ATH-M40x
โข Shure SRH440
โข Fostex TH7
โข Used Sony MDR-7506
>$150~$250
โข AKG K371
โข AKG K612 Pro
โข Phillips Fidelio X2HR
โข Sennheiser HD6XX (amp required)
โข Shure SRH840
โข Fostex T50RP MK3 (remember to mod)
>$300-$500
โข Audio Technica ATH-R70x (amp required)
โข Drop + Dan Clark Audio Aeon Closed/Open
โข Audeze Maxwell (Gaming Headset, but unironically good)
โข Used/Discounted Focal Clear OG (not Mg)
โข Sennheiser HD600 (amp required)
โข Fostex T60RP (mod-friendly) (amp required)
Avoid all Chinese-brand headphones. Bad quality, waste of money.
>Recommended DAC/amp:
โข JCally JM20 / Any dongle/miniDAC with an AK4377 or CS43131 chip
โข JDS Atom - $99
โข RME ADI-2 (many DSP features) - $1200
Measurements and recommended information(tentative):
https://pastebin.com/XK9E6PZ9
Previous thread: >>105983573
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