what kind of portable audio player do u have?
what do u recommend?
>HD 800 plugged into a portable device
For what fucking purpose.
>>64646149
i have 558s for what its worth. that's probably a nice device too
>>64646149
the hd800 is actually not that hard to drive just like the rest of the sennheisers. the higher end models do need a stronger amp to be louder but they're not objectionable to use with a portable phone or dac
>>64646293
They're big, bulky, needs amp, are open headphones so using them anywhere public is retarded, and if you're at home then what's the purpose of using a portable device?
in need recsssssssss
>>64646004
what's that drink tho
>>64646599
sweet tea
Astell and kern AK100 gen 1 fag reporting in. Honestly its a really good player and is pretty cheap now if you get it second-hand. Really nice UI and Sound Quality.
>>64646321
Just like I said, they're pretty sensitive and somewhat easy to drive. Portable isn't the best way to use them but they're not objectionable with a portable device. They're definitely at their loudest with a separate amplifier
I use my iPhone!
>>64646735
And like I said the portable device isn't the main problem.
>>64646004
piece of shit android
gr8 for 50 cent at the gym
My phone. I'm not that mad about music to listen to it everywhere and spend big bucks on placebo.
Also, headphones are inherently flawed for me. See binaural audio
>>64646293
Just because they get loud enough doesn't mean they sound how they are supposed to sound. And amp will drive them correctly.
>>64646321
When I want to sit somewhere that my computer is not. It's not that hard to figure out.
whats the closest that i can get to holding my 3tb of music on a portable device? an android with a 200gb micro sd?
>>64646824
>implying speakers are not more flawed
>everyone triggered by pic
i dont even have that kind of money. im looking in the 200-400 USD range
>>64647092
FiiO X3 with two 200gb µSD cards
>>64647092
Are you going to jail for life? I doubt even then you need 3tb of music. Please tell me you're not listening to 24 bit flacs
No, seriously, if you somehow have 3tb of music, you might have a hoarding problem. My whole collection on my SSD is around 10 gb at most
>>64647267
10gb pls r u kidding im a casual listener and have over 60 gb
>>64646780
I don't see what your problem with them is. They could be used in many ways, not everyone works in a completely public atmosphere. Even cubicle jobs have certain amount of privacy. Even at home you have the freedom tomove away from your main work station with them.
They're not even that great as headphones anyway. At the price point of $1000 you could say
>headphones? For what purpose?
>>64647267
10GB is like 20 albums, dude. Surely you have more than that.
>>64647320
>>64647445
Actually I just checked and it's a little over 20gb, but I once tried to get into flacs and still have some albums in lossless. If I swap them for mp3 I think it'll be 10gb or less.
I don't get why keep albums which I won't ever listen to again. I used to play some albums 100 times or more, like Disintegration or Nevermind—so why keep them? They've burned out completely for me, there's nothing new I will hear in them in the following 5 years at least. I can probably play and sing the whole In Utero from memory if I wanted to.
>>64647200
does it support two cards or do i need to carry two cards
>>64647267
im listening to v0 actually lol
i dont have a hoarding problem, im super minimal in every regard of my life "except" this and i put that on quotes because im not looking to have every album ever made, just every relevant music ever recorded so that when i see an album recommended online or whatever i can go and listen to it immediately. if only streaming services had everything...
>>64647784
>I don't get why keep albums which I won't ever listen to again
i can never know this for certain my favorite albums i all didnt truly enjoy in the beginning, my favorite i actually actively disliked. ive also had albums ive grown out of, for example bjork discopgrahy, which just today, after 2 years without listening, i can listen to again, without going through the trouble of downloading it.
>>64649238
I guessing 1TB of music would be well over 5,000 albums, in v0. And while I can understand having a 5,000 album collection, I can't figure out why you want to have all of that music on you at all times.
>>64647098
>implying speakers are not more flawed
Not even close. Speakers stomp the shit out of headphones in every sonic category you can think of aside from resolving microdetails a bit more clearly.
The soundstage on headphones is a joke. Imaging is a joke (drums in the back of your head. The voice in the center of your head, etc). Dynamics are a joke. And bass extension is a joke.
The only thing headphones do well is getting rid of room problems, but directivity in modern speaker designs is so good now, room problems aren't the big issue they once were (unless you're listening room is really, really bad).
There's no reason for a music listener to choose headphones over speakers if you the necessary listening space. Headphones are primarily lifestyle products for those interested in portable audio.
>>64647395
>At the price point of $1000 you could say
Indeed. If you have a grand to spend on headphones, you're probably not a poor college student/NEET/high school student living in a sardine can and should have the room for a proper speaker setup.
500.00 will get you "end game" headphones. After that, time to grow up and buy speakers.
>>64649433
>muh soundstage with extra ambiance no audio engineer wants
>muh heart attack bass
>>64649238
>>64649424
Let's assume 1 minute of music is ~3mb .
Then 3tb = 1 000 000 minutes = 16667 hours = 694 days of music. So, almost 2 years of music playing non-stop
Let's say that one album occupies around 120mb. You have ~25 000 albums on your hard drive.
Don't you think that's a bit too much even for your purposes
>>64649433
All of this.
The real purpose of headphones is convenience. Complete sound isolation. Ability to listen to music where you otherwise wouldn't be able to.
Virtually every album in existence has been mastered for speakers. Say a record has guitar at 100% loudness in the left channel, and muted in the right channel. With speakers, this sounds normal. With headphones, it sounds disorienting and fucked up. No BS2B/Meier/other binaural solution will really solve it.
I had planar magnetic headphones. Some good Beyerdynamic ones too. Had an OK amplifier. Sold all of these because it's all pointless.
>>64651598
Crossfeed is a thing you know?
>>64651617
It destroys the soundstage. It sounded very tempting until I tried it. Then I never went to it again.
I use an Ipod classic with a 256gb sd card inside. For the anon with 3 tb I reccomend getting an ipod classic and putting a 1tb ssd inside it.
Ipod touch.
it's pretty good, if I had the money I'd should a different brand.
Apple is a bit past it, what used to be a space age luxury is common place technology that will be broken in a couple of years.
I'm interested in the Sony Walkman, particularly the High Resolution Audio
iphone 4s 32 gb
wouldn't you want one of these babies?
>>64646004
hahahaha holy shit how neckbeard is this fucking picture lmao is that fucking coke in a whiskey glass rifl
>>64652233
What's wrong with coke in a whiskey glass
iBasso DX90, ooOooohhh
Just got a Fiio X1 & 120gb card to replace a dead ipod classic. It's pretty cool. I really like how it doesn't have a proprietary cable or software, just micro sd and foobar/ windows explorer. It feels reasonably built and the interface/ controls are good. It has a metal case with well machined edges and fits in the hand nicely- good even weight and size too. It has quite a few dedicated buttons but no pause button which is annoying. Also there is no 'add to now playing' for setting up playlists from the player. Through lowish end decent ATH-A500s and B & W DM220s The sound is noticeably superior to an ipod or my computer- not really neutral, slightly boomy- but better clarity than what i'm used to. It especially sounds good using the lineout through a stereo (you can switch between headphone out and lineout). The sound quality on this is really excellent for the price.
Damn I miss my 2nd gen Zune 120 though, that thing was the best with a huge screen, nice ui, font, custom backgrounds and setting up playlists on the device. Too bad they made the first gen one shit brown and poured money into an abysmal music service, second gen was superior to an ipod classic.
>>64651015
>soundstage with extra ambiance no audio engineer wants
Lol. What? I've never heard "soundstage produced ambiance" being a concern for an audio engineer.
Studio recordings are multitracked and then the soundstage is assembled in post. And for live recordings or bands who want to play "live" in the studio in front of a mic, yeah, let's have the musicians stand shoulder-to-shoulder to get rid of "ambiance" (whatever that means).
>muh heart attack bass
Damn right.
HiFiMAN HM-901
>>64646004
Android phone + 64-200GB microSD card + Poweramp / Neutron Music Player
Don't fall for the PMP meme, OP.
>>64649424
>at all times
if you mean it for the cellphone, yeah, it isnt that much of an issue, i can deal with 200gb. ive managed with 4 gb so far, actually. its just nice to know i could listen to anything i want, whenever.
>>64651458
its just ease of access. i listen to music 70% of the time im awake, and im eager to listen to new albums every day, so this just helps the process. now that im at 3tb it isnt growing as exponential as it was. ive got most albums worth listening downloaded by this point.
>>64652190
Wow a good looking, actually functional PMP. Too bad Sony's Android walkmans cost a fortune tho.
>>64647092
fiio x5 has dual microsd
>>64646293
>>64646735
>>64647395
Daily reminder that nobody cares about or either wants to hear manchildren's opinions.
>>64652541
>i listen to music 70% of the time im awake
Let's assume you're like me, sleeping 8 hours a day. So then let's say you listen to music around 11 hours a day.
It'd take you ~1515 days to listen to your whole collection from start to finish. And that's only a single listen for every song.
Sounds ok, right?
