Basilr1 t1_j9b1z4o wrote on February 20, 2023 at 4:53 PM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in omg they sound like speakers by PlotTwistItWasMe

I've had good speakers, K-horns. I have good headphones HD800S. I was trying to replicate the speaker experience with the 'phones. Impossible! I realized that there is no meaningful comparison.

They are two different means to the same goal. The reproduction of live music. Compare speakers to speakers and 'phones to 'phones. Like Ferraris and F110s. Both competent means to the same goal, but totally different experiences.

suchtie t1_j9bdra4 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 6:09 PM

My personal favorite analogy is cars vs. motorcycles. That is a truly different experience.

Comparing different cars is more like comparing frequency responses or driver design (dynamic/planar/estat). Sports cars and pickups are good at different things, but the way you drive them is largely the same. The bike however is operated very differently, and the feeling of riding one is worlds apart from driving a car.

Basilr1 t1_j9bi74t wrote on February 20, 2023 at 6:38 PM

Due to living constraints, I must use headphones. So "good at different things" is exactly the point. If I were taking my 'phones cross country, I'd drive the sportscar. If I were moving the K-horns, I'd take the truck.

I appreciate what you're saying. I don't ride bikes anymore but, the experience of driving a Ferrari and a pick-up truck is quite different.

edit: As I mentioned in my first post the mission is to find the means to the same goal, i.e., live music. Having adequate transportation (car), or max enjoyment (bike), are different goals.