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SaulR26 t1_j1vlzq8 wrote

A pro-weeb post in this sub? So brave, you have my respect brother.

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hourglass7 OP t1_j1xea3o wrote

Words taken from my GF (who’s not a weeb). I was a bit shy to admit I like listening to anime music, so she said “embrace yourself” lol. Guess she’s a keeper.

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POPCORN_EATER t1_j1xhmfn wrote

I be listening to hella anime intros/outros :) get introduced to lots of japanese bands that way. Like with chainsaw man, a new band doing an outro every episode lol eating good rn.

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hourglass7 OP t1_j1xjkac wrote

Yeah man, Chainsaw Man OP/EDs are straight fire. Right now I'm digging the Mushoku Tensei's OSTs, very atmospheric. I find Japanese songs unique, fun and not boring compared to many copy-paste trendy pop songs, although, I'm a big fan of John Mayer.

My favourite Japanese band is RADWIMPS!

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POPCORN_EATER t1_j1xr3jh wrote

It's crazy how much CSM is contributing to my playlist rn yea XD

I've heard of that anime, gonna check it out soon :) If you like instrumental stuff, I'd give the Irisu Syndrome playlist a listen. I recently been on a spree with cheap VNs from Steam and the most recent one I read was "Sound of Drop: Fall Into Poison" and man I love this track and this one. The second one plays at the start of the novel and that shit sucked me in hard lol (I was running a timer to see if I wanted to keep it xD). Love these composers.

I mostly just listen to japanese music and older rock/rap so I agree with you on that last part, don't really like newer artists except for a few (Doja Cat has some nice songs). Like you said, the variedness of japanese music is a big part of that draw, especially these newer songs. Like, I fucking love the dude's voice from one of Chainsaw Man's outros. So damn good. I don't forgive MAPPA for the AOT stuff but this is good lol

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exec-nyan t1_j1xtbxy wrote

Mushoku Tensei music is good. The way they arrange the strings and wind instruments is very clean. It's like you can feel the air when listening to the album.

I'll take the opportunity to pitch in an album from another Japanese band. ZUTOMAYO's 1st album Hisohiso Banashi has been my go-to for around 2 months now. The way they arrange the instruments is absolute fire and the vocals compliment it very nicely.

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Paradoxx__- t1_j1y1zbx wrote

mushoku tensei has great music but horribly mastered :( overblown low end that sadly blankets everything and ruins the masterpieces they could've been.

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subhanepix t1_j1wuivv wrote

you know they’d be getting hate if they posted a moondrop product haha

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Then-Effective5434 t1_j1yup2c wrote

Wow, you have a great setup, almost all my dream headphones, except maybe some HE1kV2 would better suit Arya place, but still excellent. What use cases you have for your LCD-XC? Do you need that passive noise isolation? Or you are using them in the same settings as your open-back headphones?

Also interested, what IEMs you heard before getting Monarch MkII?

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SaulR26 t1_j1zg3iq wrote

I love my Aryas to bits, Haven't heard the HE1000V2, but I'm pretty content with the Arya SE. As for the LCD-XC, I purchased it to complement my open back aryas, And yes, I use them for the passive noise isolation. I love their sound signature, but I recently sold them as they were just too heavy for me and I preferred my Aryas for listening to music.

Before the Monarch MKII, I have tried the Arias, 7hz Dioko, and Blessing 2 Dusk. Love the sound signature of the Monarch, but funnily enough, I also sold the Monarchs recently as well. I tried for a while to find the right tips to fit the monarchs in my ear, and using Sedna eartips got me really close, but still after an hour or two, my ears would not be very comfortable. So yeah, unfortunately found the nozzles were just too big to fit in my ears and decided to let them go.

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Then-Effective5434 t1_j1zodr1 wrote

Hah, well it is normal flow in this hobby, I haven't owned any audio gear more than 6 months, maybe my Variations will break this record.

So what IEM are you using now, after selling Monarch? Or maybe looking for something to buy?

Also thanks for your input about LCD-XC, I decided that this would be my 'end game' closed back if I wanted one, but 670g of weight is indeed disappointing. I didn't feel at all my 410g Ananda on my head, this ear-shaped HiFimans are very comfortable with my head, 450g Elex was already heavy on my head, and then I understood that comfort for headphones are important.

Had you EQ your LCD-XC to Harman? How it compares with/without EQ to the Arya based purely on technical department (details, soundstage, imaging, separation) and who has better vocals/bass? As I have read, Arya are more technical than LCD-X, so it's closed version should lose even a bit more due to artificial soundstage due to closed back design?

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SaulR26 t1_j208tp9 wrote

I recently ordered the Truthear Hexa, so I will just be using those for now. I realized I don't use IEMs nearly as much as my headphones and It doesn't really make sense for me to spend several hundreds of dollars on top tier IEMs, so at least for now I'll be going for some cheaper IEMs.

for the most part, I actually enjoyed the XC tuning out of the box and didn't bother with tuning all that much, but I did give it a bit more sub bass with my lokius. As for how it compares, for details, I would say that the Arya is the more capable headphone. The Arya is more detailed, has taller soundstage (width is more or less the same), more accurate imaging and separation. This is not to say the LCD-XC is bad, I preferred the XC when it came to vocal heavy tracks as they provided more intimacy and a clearer center image. I also preferred their performance with heavy bass tracks. It's a guilty pleasure of mine and I love a lot of rumbly and punchy bass sometimes, my Aryas are pretty good at providing good rumble and punch, but they don't exactly give the same sensation that the XC can as it is a closed back. Overall though, I prefer the Aryas and I do think they are the better headphone.

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Then-Effective5434 t1_j20dct1 wrote

Great, thank you for your response. I'm only 1 year in this hobby and from day 1 I was thinking about Arya, due to Joshua Valour influence, because he was the first reviewer, that I started to watch and in that time he was loving AryaV2 and I am still dreaming about the day, when I will grab a pair for myself and will sunk into audio nirvana

Enjoy your Arya! For most people they are end game material

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