Dang, that’s rough. I do have an old pair of T1s waiting for the purchase of a better amp than my ifi to drive them(which had them clipping, which I was told meant that the ifi just isn’t good enough to drive them properly). I quite liked the sound of them when I heard them at T.H.E. Show.
I did see these before. At that point though I figured it was better to just go up a bit in price to the DT770. But the build quality is better on these you say?
Also side note but has anyone ever tried any of these models? If so, thoughts?
Sundara Closed-Back ($150 on Amazon): from what I heard these sound nothing like the open version but some say they are great.
Final Audio Sonorous II & III: closed back but perhaps not very portable?
I know I already mentioned the 770 Pro X Ltd Ed… did anyone try the MMX 300 first or 2nd gen?
Any other recommendations are welcome.
fair. honestly these days as I learn to simplify my life a bit. for portables I’ve been using TWS IEMs for the longest time now. samsung nails fit so well for my ears I generally dont even miss my wired IEMS anymore. I do drive everywhere though maybe if I were to take public transit I would be more into wired solutions for travel liek I used to.
Ah, I see. That sounds cool. Maybe not the most efficient portable now that I think about it considering they are planar.
That does seem interesting that they are improved. Build quality is certainly important to me though, I want these things to be able to go through a good bit of abuse. My gear always tends to get more worn down than most people’s despite my efforts to be careful and gentle.
Yeah I remember looking into those a long time ago. They seemed like fun biodynamic (I think?) drivers with still good technicalities. I do already have a capable biodynamic though in the Nighthawk.
Well, I currently have Nighthawk OG (which I just received a little bit ago and I am still trying it out) to replace my Nighthawk Carbon which the rubber suspender broke on. Those are my favorite headphones. They are so unique in their presentation and dynamics. I also have some worn down 1more triple driver over-ear that are falling apart. I love their unique signature and presentation, awesome bass with very pristine and airy clear treble with a hollowed out midrange, but they are not comfortable or isolating. I use my KSC75 the most out of anything as it is the most easily accessible and portable. I absolutely love their presentation and detail for the price, it is just ridiculous how cheap they are for what they deliver. And they scale so well too. With my ifi Micro iDSD Black Label they make a great combo. Honestly if I could have something that has their presentatiion in a closed back that would be incredible.
I’m still trying to troubleshoot the 177x Go. I’m going to test out a different cable to see if that is causing the issue.
Shoutouts to the nighthawks, for me the emu teaks were a rather large upgrade but the signature is very different, brighter, a bit more fatiguing, and the build q. not very good
Theres a audio technica ew9, closed back woodies that hang from the ear just like the ksc75 but I have never tried them, I dont know if the comfort would be similar just throwing it out there
It would seem that you are in a testing out stuff and figuring out what works phase
The thing with comfort on closed backs (and others) I find is varies a lot from person to person and also the fit sometimes doesnt seal on random headphones
I have a large head as in XL cap and helmet size, idk how useful this metric is as other big brained individuals have gotten or not better comfort and seal
A vast majority of the cheaper closed backs I find have a lot of clamp to help with the seal, for me gradually going up in price with headphones the comfort is usually better but the seal is more of a problem when its not there
Comfy portable closed backs I like, sony cd900st with yaxi stpads, the ath m40x, ws1100, and msr7b with anything other than the rock feeling stock pads, zmf oval and yaxi comfort pads are my go to, sennheiser hd25 (on ear) with yaxi pads although stock are okay and their a bit clampy but im that guy that likes on ears, shure 1540, focal bathys might be my favorite yet, other closed back focals may work as well
Ath wp900 and ath ap2000ti are what I currently use, if anything this list is probably overly expensive so id try to use what I have already if I were you…
I couldnt get the 177x with the pads I tested back then but zmf pads would be my go to if I were to try now, they are very expensive but they have proven their worth to me in comfort and durability
Theres a wide variety of them and they sound very good if you pick the right material which is usually hybrid perforated for a neutral-ish zmf pad sound, most materials without perf will probably result in more bass, the default zmf pad for beyer they sell might not improve things too much as its the most similar to stock pads but its thicker than stock, theres exact measures of the pads on their page most of them will fit just throwing it out there
As you can see I like to change pads a lot, keep in mind its an option