SpringsNSFWdude t1_je73ref wrote on March 29, 2023 at 9:52 PM

Reply to comment by Clickbaitllama in Why do people buy more than thousand dollar headphones instead of speakers? by BC_LOFASZ

Why do people act like every redditor has a industrial warehouse for a room? You put the speakers up, and face them towards you. Congrats, you're done. If you're dropping huge money, sure you could go above and beyond. But what is this laughable comparison I see here where if things aren't PERFECT then speakers are shit. Do you guys warn people away from Open Backs because hey guys there's noise outside so they're worthless right?

Clickbaitllama t1_je7l88v wrote on March 30, 2023 at 12:02 AM

I mean tbf, I didn’t even mention open backs. From what i’ve listened to, I much prefer kilobuck iems to kilobuck open backs.

And I mean if you are buying speakers, no matter the price, to get the most out of them (excluding amp,source, etc since that’s case by case) you need to have a corrected room( which costs money) with good speaker placement

I guess your open back argument is somewhat valid, though unlike speakers and room correction, people talking doesn’t change the to ear FR of open backs.

Also I did say “some people”. You assumed I was talking about everyone. I’m not.

WatchAndEatPopcorn t1_je7mw8q wrote on March 30, 2023 at 12:15 AM

It's a sliding scale obviously... but my desk is roughly in the middle of an epoxy-floor garage, so I'm pretty affected by the room acoustics... I wouldn't spend even $200 on nice speakers because I already know that 30-50hz is already going to be nulled out without some additional investment there.