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light_white_seamew t1_ja4apba wrote

Whenever I've bought new headphones, even lower-quality ones, I've discovered new things in songs that I had never consciously noticed before. I'm pretty sure it's because I listen more intently for a while after getting new cans. As you've discovered, all those details are audible on any decent pair of headphones. You don't need to spend $1,000 to hear them.

There's a lot of utter nonsense that gets passed around as conventional wisdom in the audiophile world.

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West-Cheek-156 OP t1_ja4n6qs wrote

I've considered that and I think it definitely does happen, but I have also found myself not paying attention to music on new gear and doing something else then suddenly I'll prick up at things very distinct that are new to me. On songs I've heard 100 times.

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09212 t1_ja4wc0l wrote

i can fully attest to this, yet i still think it's just due to the (intentional or unintentional) differences between headphones, and not a sign of 'better' technical capabilities. differing tonalities, imaging/separation capabilities and whatever else means that different headphones will make some 'details' more audible than others

probably

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West-Cheek-156 OP t1_ja4z5k5 wrote

That could be it. My experience comes from having quite a few ~$100 iems that I've listened to for a while and just getting the IE600. Makes sense that the perception of detail would be a side effect of other things.

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huemac5810 t1_ja55kfz wrote

The differences in resolution between headphones are smaller when using budget DACs, too. Not having your ears clogged with wax also helps, you'd be surprised how many folks don't even notice.

Everyone's ears also have varying frequency responses and whatever else.

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