Post AbWYxI0S4SuAI5BoX2 by aj@gayrobot.club
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 (DIR) Post #AbWB9sOKDiYxiCpDgu by aj@gayrobot.club
       2023-11-06T04:06:11.613189Z
       
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       headphone wizards of fedi, heed my calli have never been able to wear any set of headphones for longer than an hour—everything from cheap headsets to DT770s—without major discomfort. please shill the most comfortable headphones you have ever used, regardless of baggage, sound quality or price range. i just need a workhorse for when speakers aren’t right
       
 (DIR) Post #AbWDzZJgaKHXWFQpHs by gsuberland@chaos.social
       2023-11-06T04:36:51Z
       
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       @aj personally, AKG K550 with aftermarket Brainwavz XL velour soft pads. the default ones have better sound isolation but they're a bit firmer and sweatier.unfortunately the K550s are discontinued, so second hand is the only place to get them. but they are excellent and *very* comfortable.AKG is now just a hollow brand name used by Samsung to sell cheap crap after they gutted the original factory and all the staff left, so don't take this as a recommendation for any brand new AKGs.
       
 (DIR) Post #AbWECpeh9HVNxRaD9k by icedquinn@blob.cat
       2023-11-06T04:40:26.675967Z
       
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       @aj koss clips when worn loosely, sennheiser hd5xx series or ploopy headphones for cans
       
 (DIR) Post #AbWEhO2brs15I5L3Nw by gsuberland@chaos.social
       2023-11-06T04:40:16Z
       
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       @aj I've been wearing them 10+ hours a day for 9 years straight. I have two studs in the top of one ear and never got any discomfort from the headphones pressing on them during that time.only recently had the cable die on me, so I did a 3.5mm socket mod on them which brought them back to life. not the easiest repair I've done but only took a couple of hours work.
       
 (DIR) Post #AbWEhOoSzwIVgVjGym by aj@gayrobot.club
       2023-11-06T04:45:53.661607Z
       
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       @gsuberland dang, high praise—thanks for the rec, i’ll have to do some research into reputable aftermarket stuff
       
 (DIR) Post #AbWEuc7wo7W2k68tY8 by aj@gayrobot.club
       2023-11-06T04:48:18.592044Z
       
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       @icedquinn searched “ploopy headphones” with one eyebrow raised only to discover this cool-ass wacky hobbyist shit—excellent. KSC75s are the most bearable thing I’ve tried, so hopefully your tastes are similar to mine, thanks for the rec
       
 (DIR) Post #AbWH01YxrhFkzDUG24 by aj@gayrobot.club
       2023-11-06T05:11:39.660505Z
       
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       @slowfallinward weight and earcup design seems promising…thanks for the rec, the M50X was unambiguously wrong for me but this seems like it might be in the right direction
       
 (DIR) Post #AbWJzMho4V4q8F04fI by phoenix@firebird.zone
       2023-11-06T05:45:07.210385Z
       
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       @aj my ones are shp9500s (light as air) or my srh1540s
       
 (DIR) Post #AbWKMyCYpPxz5HdnDU by trwnh@mastodon.social
       2023-11-06T05:27:57Z
       
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       @aj sennheiser hd 569 — lightweight, low pressure, flexible, and as a bonus it sounds decent enough :p
       
 (DIR) Post #AbWKMzF4xXZiJNpJmS by aj@gayrobot.club
       2023-11-06T05:49:25.528485Z
       
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       @trwnh sounds like my priorities in roughly that order LOL, thanks for the rec
       
 (DIR) Post #AbWKZnp0jQ68ekkE1Q by aj@gayrobot.club
       2023-11-06T05:51:46.619623Z
       
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       @phoenix 3 seconds of research on the shp9500 turns up reviews asking “WILL IT CHANGE YOUR LIFE” and redditors lamenting “i wish someone had told me to buy this earlier so i could be done with this fucking hobby”, what’s your take relative to that ludicrous hype
       
 (DIR) Post #AbWLbRFJjqBtAkOREG by phoenix@firebird.zone
       2023-11-06T06:03:13.499022Z
       
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       @aj the sound quality is good and it feels fine, not premium but good, it's just the best open back in its price bracket
       
 (DIR) Post #AbWLdg3ldGXjhB3g1Y by phoenix@firebird.zone
       2023-11-06T06:03:41.416672Z
       
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       @aj you have to eq bass into it though
       
 (DIR) Post #AbWYx6d0NIc70B8QxU by ash@gayrobot.club
       2023-11-06T08:25:49.745712Z
       
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       @aj AKG K612/K712* are the ONLY headphones I can keep on all day, tho I don't have that much headphone experience to know if they're the best. Everything else I tried I can't keep for more than like 2 hours, is just worse or in the case of the Sundara, in a special spot just in case I miss the extra bass (but still uncomfy)* same sound, K712 is more expensive, detachable locking cable but both are kinda built not great for the price
       
 (DIR) Post #AbWYxI0S4SuAI5BoX2 by aj@gayrobot.club
       2023-11-06T08:32:46.055232Z
       
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       @ash “hard to drive” and “suspect build quality” are two rough qualities to swallow for workhorse cans, but those earcups do look obnoxiously cozy, will keep an eye on this
       
 (DIR) Post #AbWjCgn7Cd3Z2qvvdo by ash@gayrobot.club
       2023-11-06T10:24:53.884249Z
       
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       @aj The earcups are massive but the build quality almost makes them a problem for me, the elastic in the headband has kinda loosened up a bit too much over time in mines and now the top of the earcup presses on the top of my ear since the headband is not strong enough to keep them up. They're not too bad to take apart so I'll prolly try to fix them up out of sheer fear of having to switch to something else which should tell you how much I like them, I just wish they weren't built this bad.