Yeah I know but I used many headphones for years and they never looked like this. My Beyers (1990 pro) saw daily use for 2,5 years) and I sold them looking like new

WTF happened to those headphones? Like I didn’t have a hifiman yet but damn those look really fucked up.

Yes I know but could’ve been 50$

Well I think they suffered and their life is probably shortened but they are 20$ so it’s not THAT bad

Yeah I bought the XENNS TOP after seeing a review (freshreviews). Mainly I wanted a pair of IEMs that so well in gaming and also SOUND good. I never thought I’d ever buy IEMs over 100€ and got the Kato. Nice sounding but lacking bass and sounding a bit clinical.

Then I thought I’d never pay oder 200€ and got the Hook X. Better in the bass department, still lacking stage but good imaging and overall tonality. But uncomfortable, they really hurt my ears after half an hour.

So guess who never thought of paying 530€ for a pair of IEMs. And still bought them. Obviously me.

And I don’t regret it, they sound phenomenal. Really comfortable even with my smol ears and a soundstage that rivals my headphones. I don’t have to tell you the details, they are In the review but damn those Tops are really good

More harmanish tuning, still a bit brighter tho (compared to tuning them with oratory EQ).

They definetly have more but not as punchy bass and lack a bit of the clears dynamics.

They have good imaging but can’t really make sounds come from behind you if that makes sense (at least while playing games they didn’t do that well), while imaging from left to right is quite good tho.

They are really clear too and don’t lack too much of stage compared to the clears (they kinda have the same soundstage tbh).

The stock cables are better with the radiances but still awfully uncomfortable to use.

It depends on what sound you like. The. Have a small soundstage and are very open. They have great dynamics and the bass has a good punch to it even tho it rolls of and lacks a bit of sub bass.

They sound really detailed and clear, have nice and a bit forward mids, with clean highs that aren’t as sharp as Beyers.

I like them overall and if you like sennheisers I believe you will like the clears too.

My clears don’t have any issues yet. I guess if you handle them carefully (as one probably should do with a 1500€ headphone) you should be fine

Probably space and positions of the speakers. In an IEM the sound goes right inside your ears. Speakers stand in your room far enough away to not make the sound come from different angles. Having the drivers close to your ear in different positions may make the sound come from different angles and thus making positional audio worse.

Other than that it’s probably just not as practical.

You can also take a look into the 1 more Tripple

Probably because it won’t work or sound good. Or because it’s not needed.

IEMs on the other hand often do have different drivers for different frequencies, like my xenns top 1 dd for bass and 8 BAs for mid, highs and what not

The drivers are angled. It’s literally the most obvious marking there possibly is

You’d be better off buying 2 pair of good cans (or 1 IEM and 1 can) instead of sidegrading a lot. But that’s just my opinion, nice collection tho

69 Dollar snake oil lol

Exactly. Try some cans, if you 100% can’t stand them return them. If you kinda like them but they sound a bit awkward/different give em some time. But never ever try to fix cans with a source or cables etc, it won’t work

Depends on why you don’t like the 560s. But the 770 pro has more bass and is more V shaped so a bit more „fun“ sounding. I personally really like the 770 and it’s a good entry into the Hi-Fi world because it’s V shape

I found the 560s a bit boring too, doesn’t mean it’s a bad headphone. But you have to get used to a new pair of cans sometimes. And switching between 2 phones all the time does not give your brain enough time to adapt. If you totally can’t stand them, sure return them but I’d try to use only them for a few days and if you still hate them you can return them.

Other than that I really hate how the community hates on V shaped cans sometimes. V shape does not make a set of phones Bad it makes it different like all headphones are.

And bass is like the fat in food, it gives a good and tasty base for everything around. And like in food too much isn’t good and too little isn’t good either. And everyone prefers a different dose of it.

That’s kinda loud. I listen at around 55-60. but up to 80 is safe afaik

So is infrasound harmful or not? I’m confused

You won’t need an amp for them even tho I personally would go for a combo unit (dac and amp in one) because it’s more convenient and is a bit more future proof if you want to upgrade one day.

The XLR is only on the headphone side and the others already stated and 3.5mm in the other side

Im happy for both of you since you both where put out of your misery

That’s why it’s an opinion

Yes

BTR 5 is quite good, you can also take a look I to the qudelix 5K which is also a great unit. Both should sound great and there’s nothing that’s far better for wireless, even tho wireless always comes with a loss on sound quality

Did you test them?

For gaming and multimedia I’d recommend the MMX 300 gen 2. yes it’s a headset BUT it sound phenomenal. Good build quality and it’s based on 770s. They have real impressive soundstage for a closed back headphone and the microphone is also really good.

If you’re just looking for headphones I’d take the 770s for closed back and the 900 pro x for open backs. But you’ll need a extra microphone for them if you want to communicate