Audiophile and gears
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theironhorse99
Discoverer
if i am not wrong Epos makes good speakers but havent had any hands on with this headphone as such.
whats your budget BTW ?
Ssreek
Herald
My budget is around 4-5k, someone suggested me to wait for Sennheiser 599 to come for around 6k in deals.
But yesterday came across this Epos H3, initially got interested but there are very less reviews available and it is also termed as "gaming headset", so I'm confused if it will sound bad for music.
Black_Hawk
Juggernaut
Listening to Madonna on my Retro Rig:
Chain: Sony SR520P (CDT)
DAC: Khadas Tone Board
Amplifier: AIYIMA T9
Speakers: Kenwood S-922 (3-way)
Chain: Sony SR520P (CDT)
DAC: Khadas Tone Board
Amplifier: AIYIMA T9
Speakers: Kenwood S-922 (3-way)
roygarg
Forerunner
I don't think the HD599 comes below 9k. It can be had for 8.1k after bank discount.
So, Sennheiser have released their hearing test app on Android and iOS.
Links:
play.google.com
apps.apple.com
Tested out my hearing capacity and the results were quite normal (15DB on each ear). Would love to see how you guys fare.
Links:
Sennheiser Hearing Test – Apps on Google Play
Hearing Test by Sennheiser - Test your hearing using any headphones.
Sennheiser Hearing Test
Assess your hearing with the Sennheiser Hearing Test for iOS. The only thing you need to get started is a pair of headphones, regardless of the brand. - Supports any pair of headphones, regardless of the brand - Assessment of your hearing in a non-stressful way - it takes less than 5 minutes...
apps.apple.com
Tested out my hearing capacity and the results were quite normal (15DB on each ear). Would love to see how you guys fare.
Did you keep phone volume in middle or high?
Edit: NVM it only works with medium volume.
Mine is mild hearing loss
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Ssreek
Herald
Aren't these results dependant on the headphones/gear we use?Did you keep phone volume in middle or high?
Edit: NVM it only works with medium volume.
Mine is mild hearing loss
There are so many variables in play that you can totally disregard the results.Did you keep phone volume in middle or high?
Edit: NVM it only works with medium volume.
Mine is mild hearing loss
If you have doubts about your hearing loss, get a pure tone audiometry done.
No idea, i tried in both iem and open back headphone which gave same results
Agreed, it's most probably the wax in my ears
MrdK
Forerunner
So, Sennheiser have released their hearing test app on Android and iOS.
Links:
Sennheiser Hearing Test – Apps on Google Play
Hearing Test by Sennheiser - Test your hearing using any headphones.Sennheiser Hearing Test
Assess your hearing with the Sennheiser Hearing Test for iOS. The only thing you need to get started is a pair of headphones, regardless of the brand. - Supports any pair of headphones, regardless of the brand - Assessment of your hearing in a non-stressful way - it takes less than 5 minutes...
Tested out my hearing capacity and the results were quite normal (15DB on each ear). Would love to see how you guys fare.
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I have minor imbalance in hearing capacity between left ear and right ear, samsung adaptive sound software was able to map it frequency wise and this semnheiser app is showing the same (but the app says that my hearing capacity all together is fine, the graph stay above the hearing loss marking).
In samung phones with adaptive sound feature, when an earphone is connected there is an option to remove the imbalance between left and right ear based on the test result which was very useful for me. I wish every phone had that feature.
I agree. The hearing accessibility features in One UI are great. I also use a custom profile as well!
Even at 50% volume, when turning the dial in the app, I can actually hear the tone pop in when it becomes audible. Seems like my phone is muting the output when the sound levels generated by the app is too low.
Using the app to compare between the left and right ear is fine, but to compare with other people with so many variables governing the result is a fool's errand. I apparently have a slight imbalance, 15db in right and 16db in left.
Edit. There's also the minimum amount of energy needed to overcome the speaker diaphragm inertia, so that could be the reason behind the pop in as well.
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sujan
Discoverer
My current portable set-up.
Source: Mi11x (+ dongle), Shanling M0.
iems: Shuoer S12, Audio Technica IM02, 7Hz Zero & CCA CRA.
After buying the S12, I think the next step would be to go for a $500+ iem. And that's not gonna happen anytime soon lol.
divyesh2129
Galvanizer
messipenguin
Contributor
The CRA's and Zero's are quite good aren't they? Do you use any custom EQ or stock with them.
Cheers.
