The best feeling in the world (unless they fucking crank the volume up to the max on high gain)

2 years later and he's contemplating Susvara or Utopia

Oh God, I totally forgot about that. He did turn it way up :(

Avoid them like the plague? I can understand bland indifference towards a hobby, but active dislike?

Does he have the ears that were promised? Ears able to withstand the beyer treble spike at over 100 dB...

Maybe he was afraid of being so blown away by good audio that his own stuff wouldn’t satisfy him anymore

I would get it if it were a hobby about crocheting or the sort.

I guess he didn't just like the idea of using a headphone? Like for example, my old man will never ever use any earphones but he's fine with over ear headphones.

What are you running for the amp? I like the little screen with the graph

The little screen hypnotized me into buying it. It's a DAC/AMP combo unit called "ADI-2 DAC FS" by a company called RME

Ehrm, he probably just needs a professional cleaning haha.

Thank you, might pair it with a dx3 pro+ from topping

What did crochet do to you?

it killed my whole family

The chair looks comfy as fuck.

How do you like the headband pad? Is that the ZMF pilot or copilot?

Nice Bankrupt! vinyl.

I mean yeah the headphones, but where is that desk from?!? I want one.

You know how many different colors of yarn there are? get's expensive

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Just... here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm03wqLY3Nc

Looks good on him! DT1990 are one of those rare open backs that looks and sounds "edgy"

Watch for a sale price on 6XX and gift them to him at some point.

Nice cable, the one on my DT 770 is pissing me off

He's just trying to be cool.

Can someone explain to me what I'm missing here? Looks like the average /r/headphones user.

Which is also a DAC/amp, and a much worse one.

I just wanna know what desk that is? That would look perfect downstairs 😁

I want that desk too, looks very handy

A person of culture I see

Can confirm he is probably wondering “Okay, I’ve never heard these hidden instruments before”

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Is that the rme adi 2?

Nothing better than a good chair, his desk hurts my shins though

OP is likely just exaggerating

How does the 1990 compare to 660s? Which one do you prefer?

Nice, glad someone spotted it!

I see what you did there ;)

Amazon! Only like 90 bucks and it is really good quality. I'll try to get a link if interested.

Co. The pad itself is comfy, but the structure is surprisingly poor. Mine got torn the first or second time I detached it. Would not recommend it unless your wife's grandma is good with sewing too.

It is!

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Thank you for the feedback.

Having brothers myself, I've been on both sides of this kind of tomfoolery. Just childishly avoiding/disliking things either of us like just to spite each other

This is my partner's approach. Tis a shame

Hear me out they are amazing when drunk as f

Nice desk!

Correct, just brotherly tomfoolery and a little bit of embellishment.

I fear they might actually punch me

I for one day they are better than the 660s js

I had a friend come over who thinks the airpod max is the very best of sound quality. Made him listen to my focal clears. He tried to max out the volume straight away so it would start clipping and I've never felt such fear in my life

I love how everyone has a pair of 660S. I thought they were just some ordinary expensive headphones until I bought them and realized that everyone has them as well 😂

I go back and forth between them every few days, and every time I switch, I go "yup this is my favorite." Probably the 660S by a hair though. If I could only have one it'd be it because it's more of a catch-all for my music preferences.

The DT 1990 is more aggressive and punchy (in a good way), the staging is more open and wider by bit (660s is decently wide but I perceive it more around my head than infront of me, both are cool with me), it's also clinically analytical where the 660 is warm and dark. I feel like the 660 gives music it's own presentation, while the 1990 just shows you it as is.

Are you drunk right now, Jade Jr?

F how did you know

Just a hunch :)

What laptop is that ?

I think its the brother thing.

Neither are good

Entertainment by Phoenix?

Wish mine were as passionate, one of them is happy with some $5 earphones that typically come free with mobile phones :(

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> Pictured is my younger brother, who has avoided listening to my headphones like the plague since I took up this hobby. Not sure what possessed him, but the other day, while he was visiting my apartment, he asked to listen to a few songs on my "fancy headphones." > > He probably won't go and get his own pair of 1990s or 660s but it made me stupidly happy to see him show interest in it at all and actually enjoy something I'm so passionate about. > > That is all folks, just wanted to share with other people who get it haha.

Yeah! The album is called "Bankrupt!" Entertainmemt is a good track from it though.

Ah yes that's right! Haven't listened to it for a while, thanks for the reminder!

Why do you have acoustic panels above the desk if its a headphone setup?

Thats my wife. She likes her music like I like my women… Shrill.

Right? What's the deal with that? 7 people tried my headphones, age around 23 and 45+, and every time they crank up the volume really high. To the point it's absolutely unlistenable to me and I hear everything when they have it on. Why does that happen? Is my hearing that sensitive? They add like 45 dB if I would have to guess, insane.

My wife has sensory sensitivities around anything on/over/in her ears. She can barely handle work calls, she doesn’t want to spend a single minute with headphones on she doesn’t have to.

It’s OK. We also have nice speakers and she appreciates those.

'Bankrupt' is what the man in the picture is about to be in a few years.

Have you ever tried to remove a crochet needle from someone’s arm? You gotta push it all the way through. Just brutal. Knitting violence is much easier to deal with.

And thicknesses! And types! And there is no “endgame,” you just have to keep buying the stuff to feed the crochet beast.

Headphones are a cheap hobby by comparison.

A lot of non-hi fi audio people think the hallmark of a good system is how loud it can get. It's the same with stereos. And psychologically, louder things sound better (up to a point obviously).

link or name would be cool

🧐

I posted a link as a response to the top level comment btw.

Are those acoustic tiles on your wall? If so, link? Assuming you like them!

I’m not seeing the link anywhere, I also would like to buy that desk 🙈

Edit: nvm I got it, thanks!

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I have the same... Chair :(

I’m calling cap on the first part… no chance he “avoided listening to headphones” in general lol

Sweet desk and system though 🔥

I can't find the link to the desk - where is it?

Hurts my neck too, that screen should be eye level ideally

Do those wall things actually help I have been on the fence with them never tried but always tempted

your brother needs to wash his hair lol 😆

https://www.amazon.com/CubiCubi-Computer-Storage-Shelves-Industrial/dp/B0B2W6CZ8N/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?crid=35NWKVUC6EL0Q&keywords=CubiCubi+Computer+Desk+with+Storage+Shelves%2C+47+Inch+Home+Office+Desk+with+Monitor+Stand%2C+Modern+Industrial+Style+Writing+Desk%2C+Study+Work+Table%2C+Brown&qid=1675012126&sprefix=cubicubi+computer+desk+with+storage+shelves%2C+47+inch+home+office+desk+with+monitor+stand%2C+modern+industrial+style+writing+desk%2C+study+work+table%2C+brown%2Caps%2C193&sr=8-2&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.006c50ae-5d4c-4777-9bc0-4513d670b6bc

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Wait why the sad face?

I'm not knowledgeable enough to tell to be honest. I didn't notice a difference when I had monitors, but it's not like I actually knew how to measure a change or where to place them even.

A little embellishment never hurt hah and Thanks!

Super underrated album right there

I like to warn people "if you touch that dial it will either pop your ears or my headphones, and it better not be my headphones"

I just saw all the comments about the desk and see a link. Guess I wasn’t the only one who likes it. Thanks!

Good idea. I think something like a portapro would be more his speed.

I do hope that with time, more fans are able to look back and appreciate it. It played a huge role in my music formative years.

Also a great choice, I gave mine to my kid at some point.

I just got a pair of hd660s’ and am waiting on the dx3, these will be the first pair of headphones I own as well as my first dac. Although I don’t mind spending more money in the beginning to lengthen the time needed for an upgrade, I would like to “test the waters”, and for a couple hundred bucks I feel the little topping may help with that.

Your Topping unit is perfectly fine. I would be hard pressed to find anyone here who could tell a difference between the two in a blind A/B test (before applying DSP of course). The only reason the ADI-2 is more costly is because it is jam-packed with digital signal processing (DSP) features that work really well. I'm not sure why they felt the need to put you down just cause you didn't know the two aren't meant to go together.

Thanks for this, I also am not familiar with dsp but will look it up. With the price difference between the adi-2 and topping it must be a game changer, that and the fact it seems to be bigger and have and a four pin connector so it most likely drives much more power.

DSP is kind of a game changer, EQ is a big one you'll see discussed a lot around here. But there are free options, I just happen to like the convenience of being able to take care of all of that from my DAC. The ADI-2 is not likely to have much more power either tbh because honestly not much is really needed and the engineers at RME mention that in the manual, I personally don't think power makes a difference past a certain point but it's a big topic of debate

Get him a pair of 9500 or something for Christmas.