Author Topic: are these good headphones? (Read 896 times)

hillkill · December 06, 2017, 09:11:05 PM

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000AJIF4E/

decently priced and reputable brand. question is though are they good? might get them for christmas

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PhantOS · December 06, 2017, 09:15:53 PM

yes no maybe so

kongo · December 06, 2017, 09:17:33 PM

i guess if you've got a peabrain they could fit

hillkill · December 06, 2017, 09:20:17 PM

Quote from: kongo on December 06, 2017, 09:17:33 PM

i guess if you've got a peabrain they could fit

lmao what the forget

hillkill · December 06, 2017, 09:51:15 PM

what i like the most is the frequency range, 10 Hz - 20 kHz. sounds like some good bass. if speakers are good though, i don't know.

Insert Name Here� · December 06, 2017, 10:08:30 PM

They look great

Curse You · December 06, 2017, 10:27:49 PM

if ocean man sounds good in it, it is good

Tetris · December 07, 2017, 12:22:48 AM

i actually have these lol

they're fine, albeit a bit uncomfortable especially after an extended period of time

Ipquarx · December 07, 2017, 12:30:52 AM

Quote from: hillkill on December 06, 2017, 09:51:15 PM

what i like the most is the frequency range, 10 Hz - 20 kHz. sounds like some good bass. if speakers are good though, i don't know.

well it depends on what kind of frequency response you want, if you want it warm (slightly more bass, but not overpowering or bad) then this doesn't look like the right one since it seems to be going for a flat EQ

hillkill · December 07, 2017, 12:41:31 AM

Quote from: Tetris on December 07, 2017, 12:22:48 AM

i actually have these lol

they're fine, albeit a bit uncomfortable especially after an extended period of time

i'm actually curious how the mids are a bit more than the bass.

Quote from: Ipquarx on December 07, 2017, 12:30:52 AM

well it depends on what kind of frequency response you want, if you want it warm (slightly more bass, but not overpowering or bad) then this doesn't look like the right one since it seems to be going for a flat EQ

what do you mean by a flat EQ?

Tetris · December 07, 2017, 12:46:49 AM

Quote from: hillkill on December 07, 2017, 12:41:31 AM

what do you mean by a flat EQ?

not warm, not punchy, there's 0 processing happening as far as i'm aware

it's delivering the most default sound possible

Quote from: hillkill on December 07, 2017, 12:41:31 AM

i'm actually curious how the mids are a bit more than the bass.

the mids are incredibly clean, and aren't muddied at all by the bass

hillkill · December 07, 2017, 12:48:33 AM

Quote from: Tetris on December 07, 2017, 12:46:49 AM

not warm, not punchy, there's 0 processing happening as far as i'm aware

it's delivering the most default sound possible

wow that's incredible disappointing

Ipquarx · December 07, 2017, 12:51:57 AM

Quote from: hillkill on December 07, 2017, 12:48:33 AM

wow that's incredible disappointing

i'd like to point out that's not what it means
flat EQ doesn't mean there's no processing, headphones almost never do processing. It means that the drivers reproduce sound without any emphasis on a particular part of the sound. A 50Hz tone is going to have the same real amplitude as a 6KHz tone.

Note that that doesn't mean that to your ears it'll sound like a 50Hz tone is the same as a 6KHz tone, since the ear has different sensitivities to different frequencies. That's why some people prefer a "warmer" sound that has the bass slightly emphasized naturally. An example of those would be the Bose QC15's which I own.

hillkill · December 07, 2017, 01:02:11 AM

Quote from: Ipquarx on December 07, 2017, 12:51:57 AM

i'd like to point out that's not what it means
flat EQ doesn't mean there's no processing, headphones almost never do processing. It means that the drivers reproduce sound without any emphasis on a particular part of the sound. A 50Hz tone is going to have the same real amplitude as a 6KHz tone.

Note that that doesn't mean that to your ears it'll sound like a 50Hz tone is the same as a 6KHz tone, since the ear has different sensitivities to different frequencies. That's why some people prefer a "warmer" sound that has the bass slightly emphasized naturally. An example of those would be the Bose QC15's which I own.

yeah i don't know if i'll headphones like these, especially for the price.

i read more about it and people say the same thing about a "default" sort of tone. even my $80 (at the time i bought them) g430's produce a warm tone.

i notice my headphones have a really good response around the 125 Hz - 2000 Hz range. i like these, but my left speaker is starting to crackle.