omarccx t1_j6dooor wrote
I also found out not to follow the herd by buying overhyped stuff. Luckily I only got burnt on the $100 FiiO FH3.
softmetalhead t1_j6ee1ky wrote
Wow... I have never seen anyone dislike these...
What exactly don't you like about them?
Just asking, not trying to provoke anything...
omarccx t1_j6eojgq wrote
I also dislike the 6XX and the Starlight lol. After 3 years with the 6XX I never felt inclined to use them, even when they were my only headphones.
On the fiio, the bass was overpowering, the mids were tonally wrong (similar to how HE400 OG just sounds wrong) and EQ could fix some, but not all the issues I heard. But my main issue with it was the fit. I couldn't wear them longer than 20 minutes, and I have big ears.
softmetalhead t1_j6eq9nn wrote
I also find them kinda uncomfortable... But i think the biggest problem is the cable... Which is too stiff and heavy... (i have relatively small/medium ears)...
But honestly I like the sound... I just don't like that the distortion in mids i clearly audible when you do a frequency sweep... Otherwise it's not really that audible with music...
But I can see how for some the bass can be overpowering... Although I gave them to my dad to try them out and he just turned to me and asked me "Where's the bass?"
omarccx t1_j6er6so wrote
I broke the cable on mine the very first day it just got stuck to the mmcx adapter. Mind you at the same time I got the Tin P1 for $70, and after EQ those demolish anything the FH3 had to provide. But I did prefer them to the Starlight
He mustve not gotten a good seal! It's not good bass, but it's a lot of bass.
lexicalsatire t1_j6hqavs wrote
>I also found out not to follow the herd by buying overhyped stuff.
My strategy was buying hyped products that I was interested in, because I thought they would be super popular and "retain value". Learnt the hard way with my Verite Closed and LCD-5, could almost buy a brand new HD800S.
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