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I'm thinking about buying a new pair of Porta ypross because I lost mine, and since 3.5 Jack's are dying out should I get the normal Porta Pross, the Utility one with their dongle for USB-C or the BT ones. Anyone here has the BT one and can tell me if they feel as good as the regular ones?

>>106401975
can't you ebay used grados for the price of a koss porta pro

>0 effort OP
>meme poorfag chink cans
>no traction

>>106402270
MDR-R10 clones aren't meme poorfag chink cans. They're for patricians who aren't afraid to throw down $53 to experience Sony's magnum opus.

>>106401806 (OP)
>Fostex T50RP Mk4
>Beyerdynamic DT 900 Pro X
>HiFiMan Sundara
How do these rank? I can get these for roughly the same price

>Sennheiser designs headphones for OTL amps
>its users are afraid of them
Tragic.

>>106402347
wat

>>106402527
Sundara>T50RP>DT 900 imo as far as sound goes. Keep in mind everything chinkfiman is built like shit. DT 900 have high distortion in the bass but very low everywhere else. Too bad their tuning is shit unless you like treble rape. The Fostex is pretty good after some mods to flatten the frequency response a little. See the distortion plots for yourself.
>>106402609
>wtf why don't people want their headphones to distort more?
Truly a mystery.
>>106401975
Just get the normal one and use an apple dongle if you want USB-C connectivity.

>>106402858
Thanks, boss

>>106402858
I'd prefer not to use a single at all but I guess you're right. Are there any good non cable singles to use for USB-C to 3.5? My phone doesn't have a jack.

>>106403002
The apple usb-c to 3.5 mm dongle is basically the best cheap one. A good amount of power and is completely transparent. The EU one outputs less power than the US one but even that one should have no issues powering the Porta Pros.

>>106402858
>muh THD

>>106402814
That's right, only $53. https://store.hifiman.com/index.php/he-r9-refurbished.html

So are these audeze nuts maxwell good or a meme /hpg/?
Can wireless audio actually be any decent?

>>106403280
2 renminbi has been deposited in your account, zhang

>>106403317
>So are these audeze nuts maxwell good or a meme /hpg/?
Pretty good.
>Can wireless audio actually be any decent?
If made with audio quality as the top priority, yeah. Most wireless headphones are made for the average normalnigger, that's why they're terrible. Basically anything wireless has shit longevity, though. Between the battery with a limited lifespan and the components that often fail.

i have the sony wh510 and i was thinking to upgrade. I got a 20 euro coupon from my local store. So here are my options
Edifier W820NB Plus
JBL Tune 720BT
Edifier WH700NB
Edifier W800BT SE
Creative Zen Hybrid 2
Fresh 'n Rebel Clam Core

>>106403883
Well most cans I bought had some pretty shitty longevity. But these are chifiman, beyers, FiiO...

>>106403317
Wireless is typically against the status-quo standard-issue headphone hobby/career/community opinion set courtesy of head-fi and /r/headphones. But because most of them are consoomers and aren’t really devoted to retro tech, there needs to be a carve-out. So the hobby/career/movement has chosen two select models, the Sennheiser Momentum 4 and the Audeze Maxwell, as the sacrificial goat options. It’s safe to buy these for on-the-go or airplane use. But you still want your standard-issue hurrdurr six hungos by old mate Senn at your home setup.

>>106403317
Maxlel is pretty good sound-wise, but apparently they're fragile as fuck.

hd650
that's all

akg371 plus brainwavz velour pads = a hack

>>106401975
>>106401997
effortlessly mogs

>>106405759
https://www.printables.com/model/910930-faunus-v11-audiophile-on-ear-headphones
I wonder how these compare. Apparently they're intended to use those 40mm Aliexpress biodynas, and the squiggly lines look promising.

>>106401806 (OP)
Do you have any recommendations for a 3.5mm to 4.4mm cable for my T50RP?

>>106406294
Balanced source to single-ended headphones doesn't usually go so well.

>>106406332
>https://www.fostex.jp/en/products/t50rpmk4/
>The connector is equipped with a 4-pole 3.5mm connector, which supports balanced connections, increasing ease of use and versatility. The cable uses high-quality OFC conductors.

>>106406360
Oh it's a mk4, then Aliexpress should have you covered.
Mk3s and earlier all had 90° TRS jacks, the mk4 changed it up.

>>106406388
I should have mentioned that it was an mk4 initially; I apologize for that. Should I look for anything specific regarding the materials or shielding of the cable? It would have been convenient to buy a Fostex ET-RP4.4BL2.0, but it doesn't seem to be widely marketed and is expensive.

>>106406458
Looks like they use the most common balanced 3.5mm TRRS pinout, so the vast majority of 3.5mm TRRS to 4.4mm cables should be perfectly fine. You'll probably want to look for a somewhat slim jack on the headphone side to make sure it fits the hole in the cups.
Material and shielding isn't gonna make an audible difference.

Apparently the Hifiman Deva, Audeze MM-100 and Fostex T60RP use the same connector, so if you can't find anything for the T50RP mk4 specifically, try searching for those instead.

>>106406458
>Should I look for anything specific regarding the materials or shielding of the cable?
NTA but no, almost any cable is fine. You'd have to have the shittiest cable known to man for it to actually affect the sound. Silver plated, gold plated, all just audiophool nonsense. I guess that sort of coating could help with oxidation but there's no audible difference between the materials. And shielding doesn't really matter either unless you're using a 20+ meter cable for some reason. Just get a TRRS to whatever connector your audio interface uses. Doesn't have to be for the Fostex or any other headphone in particular. I don't know how these headphones are wired but I remember MM-100 was fucked since most cables didn't work properly with it, ie. Only one side produced sound. Shouldn't be a problem with the Fostex since MM-100s only behaved like that because of some gay system Audeze implemented so you could plug a cable from either side.

>>106406584
>>106406693
Thank you both for the information. I will definitely order through AliExpress now that I know what to look for.

>>106404689
The Maxwell has Hifiman build quality.

>>106401806 (OP)
i have had the same hd650 for nearly 20 years, is there any reason to change it? it still works well.

>>106407493
Dont do it, ananin
don't be a fool with ur lyf!

Talk me into or out of the Aune AR5000.

>>106407913
>into
Looks good, is well made, extremely low distortion on par with the best DD headphones, pretty comfortable.
>out of
Treble is recessed, you might not like that. Bass is rolled off, like basically every other DD open back.

>>106407493
nop. Might want to replace pads tho

3 months and my chinese shit hasn't exploded yet, nice. Question for y'all, my little dac seems to power them fine, is there any point to getting a beefier dac/amp like a fiio k11? I would like something that would just sit on my desk and have a volume knob, but I'm not sure if it will be worth buying for that convenience. I never know what to believe with all this stuff, and I don't have a good ear for hearing quality in audio.

>>106408437
>is there any point to getting a beefier dac/amp like a fiio k11?
Nothing other than the convenience of having a volume knob. You don't need a whole lot of power for these headphones and there's no audio difference between DAC/Amps as long as they're transparent and most are, except for tube amps.