Headphones: HEDDphone ONE

That was my only purchase of the year! But I’m totally fine with that because this is my endgame headphone. Never heard anything that sounds better (which isn’t ludicrously expensive). All I need now is a better amp and I’ll be done with my head-fi journey

It’s really up to you. IMO, aside from the timbre (the most natural I’ve heard in any headphone), I’ve never thought of the HD6XX as an end game headphone.

I was listening to mono for basically all of last month without realizing lol! Goes to show that you don’t need amazing sound quality to enjoy music~ though I was a bit angry at myself haha

Had a pair for some time but had to return them. Phenomenal headphones, but it was an issue of comfort. I have large ears, and they were rubbing against the metal driver cover

lol maybe I’d buy them if they were $20

Raal Requisite SR1a

Z7M2 is one of my favorite closed backs. Imo it’s very under appreciated

Nothing. Already have my endgame, and am perfectly content. If I were to get something it’d be a new amplifier as I feel that my JDS Labs Element II doesn’t have enough power

Some people say yes, while others say no. Personally I think they do but it’s definitely not a huge difference and it depends heavily on what headphones are being used. My advice for anybody in this community is to first try something before coming to conclusions

No headphone will sound like speakers

Closest I’ve heard is the Warwick Acoustics Aperio, but that’s $36k lmao

Otherwise, some “cheaper” headphones that have that sort of speaker feel include the Raal Requisite SR-1a, the HEDDphone ONE, and many STAX headphones (STAX even calls their headphones “ear speakers”)

It’s a joke video; not really meant to be serious though it does have a couple glints of truth

For new headphones, it’s pretty good. A couple of large hifi stores within a couple hours of driving. Haven’t seen the used market but I imagine that’s also pretty good since I live near a large city (Los Angeles)

The cable that came with my HEDDphone is quite easily the most microphonic cable I’ve ever used and it annoys me to no end. It’s also very stiff, and since it’s covered in nylon it’s also rather uncomfortable

I think it’s a misnomer calling this tech “outdated”. Calling something outdated assumes that there’s a newer and better version of said tech. While yes, something like a CD will be more technically accurate than vinyl, it’s not an upgrade to vinyl; it is its own technology which is completely unrelated to vinyl (aside from both needing to spin in order to read data/vibrations)

Use them for a couple days without using your old headphones. Afterwards try switching back. If you still like your old headphones more after that then you just prefer them (though that’s pretty unlikely seeing what headphones you were originally using)

Pretty good deal yeah; about 25% off. You save a couple hundred. Not anything crazy though it’d have to be over 30% off for a deal to be “crazy” imo

About $3200:

JDS Labs Element II amp/DAC- $400

Sennheiser HD600- $300

Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro- $170

Hifiman Sundara- $300

Grado SR325e- $300

Kennerton GH40- $900

JM Audio Editions modded Hifiman R7DX (7th revision)- $250

Sony MDR-XB500- $30

HEDD Audio HEDDphone ONE- $1100

I compare mine to my vacuum cleaner which has a volume of around 75db. I always make sure that my headphones sound quieter than the vacuum

That’s really the best you can do without some specialized equipment.

Not my cup of tea, but they are some damn good headphones

I just put my dt990 on my desk. Otherwise I store them in their box