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TheFrator t1_ixs6znw wrote

Reply to comment by kazuviking in Yamaha's new headphones promise ultra-clear sound (for a mind-blowing price) by hugglenugget

I’d be interested in a blind test for sure of different headphones but it’d kind of tough amongst headphone users because of the pad feeling i.e. you can tell a more expensive headphone by a pad like if it has leather on it. So it’d have to be a true true blind test amongst inexperienced headphone users.

But there’s a difference in the resolution between my 660s, DT1990s, and LCD-5. And I hope you get to experience it one day. I’ve heard a lot of speaker systems too and there’s only been one that had better acoustical resolution than the 5. And that system was in a perfectly treated room with near optimal dimensions.

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kazuviking t1_ixsabli wrote

My endgame hp would be the DT1990(expensive af here) with elite velour pads and the passive filter from diyaudio.
I created some cardboard speakers for the tv and damn they sounded good. It was just a simple dual 2 way(bass+lower mids/upper mids+treble) built from cheap local parts.

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TheFrator t1_ixshjvb wrote

Nice- I have the 1990s with velour pads and they were my daily driver for a longtime. I still use them for video games most of the time. They’re also the most comfortable headphone I own (but this might not be the case with you). I’ll look into the passive filters!

Building a speaker is next on my to-do list! Glad to hear you got some great results. What did you use for the crossover? There’s a place here in the US called PartsExpress that has most of the DIY audio equipment for sale.

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kazuviking t1_ixsl1pz wrote

It was the cheapest crossover made here(no longer being made) with meh build quality but did its job. I sadly no longer have my creation since my cats took a liking to playing with the drivers.

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TheFrator t1_ixsutbb wrote

I love the idea of cats but now that I have speakers they’re a no-go haha. F to your speakers

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