Abraxo_Grammaticus
Abraxo_Grammaticus OP t1_iu3b05u wrote
Reply to comment by Mr_Wood1440_ in Without this subreddit, I wouldn't have heard of these, so thanks to you! Very happy with my new purchase! by Abraxo_Grammaticus
I'm not looking at the 660s (yet), but thanks for getting in-depth. You describe it very well.
Abraxo_Grammaticus OP t1_iu3anx3 wrote
Reply to comment by jvo203 in Without this subreddit, I wouldn't have heard of these, so thanks to you! Very happy with my new purchase! by Abraxo_Grammaticus
There's a bit of clamping around the ears, but I'd call them very comfortable. I honestly haven't tried many headphones, so I'm a bit new to describing them.
Abraxo_Grammaticus OP t1_iu3ajh0 wrote
Reply to comment by Zealousideal-Fly949 in Without this subreddit, I wouldn't have heard of these, so thanks to you! Very happy with my new purchase! by Abraxo_Grammaticus
No. Why do you say that?
Abraxo_Grammaticus OP t1_iu3aitf wrote
Reply to comment by yung_houdini_RL in Without this subreddit, I wouldn't have heard of these, so thanks to you! Very happy with my new purchase! by Abraxo_Grammaticus
Yeah, it's hard to say how much of one's perceptions are subjective and objective. I've been hot-swapping my Sundaras and DT 770s to listen to the differences. Which is pretty enjoyable just by itself.
I already had a Topping D10 and A50, so I'm just using those for now. But now that the bug has bit me, I can't help but to look at other DACs and amps.
Abraxo_Grammaticus OP t1_itzztzx wrote
Reply to comment by Doccks71 in Without this subreddit, I wouldn't have heard of these, so thanks to you! Very happy with my new purchase! by Abraxo_Grammaticus
But.. but.. electrostatic.. tube amps.. Focal Clear.. oh god what have I become?
Abraxo_Grammaticus OP t1_itz8ew6 wrote
Reply to Without this subreddit, I wouldn't have heard of these, so thanks to you! Very happy with my new purchase! by Abraxo_Grammaticus
I started my headphones journey with Sennheiser HD 380s. Nothing earth-shattering, but not bad. I had a somewhat decent speaker system already, so I didn't really see the point in having headphones too. Then I found this subreddit, and found out there's an entire hobby here.
I quickly decided to get a pair of Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pros. I was happy with them for a year or two. I bought a basic DAC/amp combo from Topping, and figured this was pretty much it as far as contentment with a pair of headphones was concerned.
I then heard about planar magnetic and also decided I wanted to try open-backed. This time, I spent more time thinking it over, since the price increase was fairly big for my wallet. I read a lot of reviews. I eventually narrowed it down to two offerings from Hifiman, the Sundaras and the Anandas. The reviews didn't all agree on the differences, but the gist of it seemed to be that the Anandas are more neutral, and the Sundaras more lively.
Well, I've spent about four hours listening on these, and I'm thrilled. I finally know what people mean when they say soundstage. Why open-backed is a good thing. This might be placebo to some extent, but I'm picking up details in music that I had never noticed before.
I can still see myself using the DT 770s, mainly for gaming. I'm not sure if I'll buy a more expensive pair after these, but then again, that's what I said when I bought my previous ones..
Without this subreddit, I wouldn't have heard of these, so thanks to you! Very happy with my new purchase!
Abraxo_Grammaticus OP t1_iu3cl49 wrote
Reply to comment by hali26 in Without this subreddit, I wouldn't have heard of these, so thanks to you! Very happy with my new purchase! by Abraxo_Grammaticus
They're called Sundara by a company called Hifiman. I don't think they have a bluetooth version, but you can always get a bluetooth DAC/amp and connect them to that.