Random Thoughts.....What Are You Thinking?

I'd actually like to see that "proof" because as long as it can play all the bands and has proper gain if it's powered it doesn't make a ***how much you spend on it.

Not to mention it also varies depending on the quality of your source, but not everyone rips in FLAC,

Beats are awful headphones to be honest. They are cheaply made, and poor sound quality (boomy muddy bass) that are marketed as high end. For the $300 the top of the line Beats cost you can spend half and get an amazing pair from Audio-Technica or the same amount and get good quality/sound from V-MODA if style is your issue.

Personally a fan of Sennheiser and Shure. Have heard AKG 701's as well, which were nice but not my favorite.

You've got a point. I've been thinking about saving up to get a Gibson Les Paul.

And of course, I'd need an amp for that. Maybe something in a Marshall half stack...

The warranty on the bose set was actually a future shop extended that was only like $30 for 4 years. The set i had before those were some old Senheiser 433. Senheiser is still a fairly well known brand but these were only maybe $60 when i got them? I can't really remember cause it was like more than 10 years ago I bet. lol

Searching for it now, but it was done with loudspeakers over headphones, but the concept applies to headphones as well. It has been done with amplifiers too. In theory two amps putting out the same power should sound the same, but different parts and designs add color for some reason (see solid state vs tube amps). And while all DACs do the same thing, different designs add colorization as well, showing that even though there isn't a measurable electronic difference in quality, the is for some reason a sonic difference made.

I used to believe it was utter BS as well to be honest, but then started to experiment with headphones. Started with a pair of Bose AE2's, moved to Shure 440's, sampled some Sennheiser HD 280's, AKG 701, Sennheiser HD 598, and am currently using Sennheiser HD 650's. Despite many having similar specs, they all sound vastly different from one another.

Yeah... calling horseshit tbh, and there's an electronic reason for the sound difference in tube vs transistor amplifiers.

Two amps in the same phase at the same frequency will sound the same, if the input is the same and the gain is the same, unless there's noise caused by the circuit (or nature).

http://gizmodo.com/5214792/giz-explains-the-difference-between-100--and-100000-speakers

Still looking for the specific one that was basically an ABX test with loudspeakers.


Meh, I had a JDS O2 and a Schiit Magni which are virtually identical in terms of stats... the magni sounded better to me (more clear and higher level of detail).

See that's the thing, it's subjective, and there's no way to definitively test something that's subjective, annnnnd I'm tip deep in dynamis right now, so will look over that later.

Feels like I'm the only one that buys things, and they never break.

Treat my ***like the holy grail.

And yet the education system has been trying to do just that for decades.

/breaks your holy grail

My stuff very rarely breaks outside of manufacturer defects. I have over $2000 worth of tools in my toolbox, some over 5 years old. that are still in near new condition cause I know how to treat them. Also, the most satisfying thing about owning your own tools is telling people who ask to borrow them "no". lol

You got that right, I've grown hesitant on letting anyone borrowing anything of mine due to ...complications.

My ***breaks when I let people borrow it, to be blunt. *** it

/reaches into Josi's toilet and breaks his ***

Yeah, I'm questioning that one, myself.

Everything in life is subjective seeing as you're the only one who can tell you what you sense.

The best analogy I can come up with for my preference in audio equipment is this. Some people prefer Chevy to Ford, some people prefer luxury cars to sports cars.

I feel that I can honestly tell the difference between my headphones, amps, tubes, etc and have stumbled on a combo I am currently happy with. While the majority of people tend to like a brighter sound from testing (still searching, can't remember what the damned article was called and my google-fu is failing... about to have to click through head-fi to find it), only you can say what you enjoy or not.

Meh, if you're happy with the headphones that came with your phone then that's you. I try not to knock what people enjoy (until they claim that their $10 headphones are equal/better than mine without ever listening to my set up).

I'd rather keep my stuff in working order, thanks.

I don't really like my family as is... if they broke anything of mine that I cared for, be it truck/motorcycle/headphones, I'd gladly lynch them or make them pay for it.

More of the effort/work/money/what have you that was put into obtaining said object that gives it significance than necessarily treasuring an object. Think of all those internet shinies you obtained in FFXI that you put in effort for that have significance to you, same concept.

It has nothing to do with treasuring something. Some people just don't want to have to needlessly replace ***that shouldn't be getting broken. Especially when money is tight.

I'm especially annoyed when family or friends break something of mine, you'd think people close to you would treat your stuff with more respect.

Yeah when you have expensive things and work with idiots, it's not a matter of sadism. I'm gonna protect them from having to buy me new ones when they blunder about and break things.

Just the other day I scored a set of Mitutoyo gauge blocks from the hock shop. I saw the box and got one of the people to open the case so i could look at them, picked up first one, and they were brand freaking new. bought them for $200. They're worth upwards of $650 brand new. Wont let other people touch them because even slight scratches can ruin a set.

I know that nobody cares, and hence why they don't use my things. I see what they do to their own tools and just rather it not happen to mine.

That and if anyone broke an heirloom of my family (Such as my grandfather's officer tanto, or the fine china in our cabinet) just buying new ones won't do it. Some things have huge sentimental value ._.

Which is why I don't let them use my stuff anymore. I got sick of replacing stuff because they don't respect it. Or having to wait for my birthday/christmas to get it replaced when I was a kid.

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