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ReekyRumpFedRatsbane t1_ja4khrb wrote

I've come to learn that what many people refer to as "detail" is something I would personally call "clarity".

This becomes particularly noticeable in fairly treble heavy vocals. Less "detailed" headphones will make them sound somewhat "grainy", more "detailed" headphones will present them more cleanly.

It is this treble cleanliness that can make it easier to distinguish details, but less easy does not equal impossible, and other factors play into how easily details are heard as well.

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pathos12 t1_ja6dg2k wrote

Detail and clarity go hand and hand. Detail exposes certain audio queues, listen to older Tool tracks between different sets of headphones, EQ whatever it is as well.

On a daily basis I listen to Bluetooth beats(the sports ones) at work, which is just convient and sounds pretty good. Then I get home and jump to DT990s, which are decent, just all around budget friendly and sound good. Then I jump to my LCDs, and it's just a leap in detail, clarity, Frequency response, etc. (Typically I don't even wear the DT990s anymore)

Planar magnetic headphones are just a different breed/experience. I plan on getting a pair of focals next possibly.

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