Yeah normal price in USD direct from Focal is $200. Absolute madness. Probably ssomthing stupid in Canadian ddollars because everything is.
Yeah, I'm curious... and the fact that they're on sale (even though I guess they're always on 'sale') is why I'm even considering it. But running a thousand dollar pair of headphones through a 100 dollar Schitt stack seems like a total waste, and then I start getting down the rabbit hole of constantly upgrading gear.
The idea that you need to upgrade your gear to match the cost of your headphones is something you need to shake off. The Focals aren't even hard to drive andd is made to run off of portable audio players.
Ah, that's good to know if I decide to make the jump. Although I'm still not sure if I'm trying to talk myself into it or out of it at this point. lol
You want it. That's okay. If it's financially responsible, why not? You can return it, right?
Hah, I kind of expect the cost of returning them will be like 10% the cost of the cans themselves but that's true.
Completely slipped my mind before, but you really should consider the Focal Elex instead. It avoids the pad issues of the grey Focal headphones and measures very close to the OG Clear, and a far lower price. I was just browsing Reddit and saw this thread which brought it to my mind.
Are those the Drop ones? I did read about them, but kept seeing people talking about manufacturing issues and how no one will take responsibility for the warranty because Drop and Focal keep passing the buck to each other. But maybe that's old information at this point?
As a start, I'd look up oratory1990 for information regarding eq'ing for specific headphones. They seem to be well regarded in the reddit r/headphones community, and also have their own subreddit r/oratory1990, which has an extended wiki including eq targets for individual headphones.
shenzhenaudio.com
I EQ'd my Arya with Equalizer APO using oratory's setting for a while. Everything you need to dive into that is laid out pretty simply by him here.
Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for. Cheers :)
gizmodo.com
Rip my XM4s, but I also have been using them less than I expected.The XM5 has leaked and I'm finally gonna upgrade my XM3's. Looks great.
Sony's WH-1000XM5 Headphones Just Leaked, And They Look Fantastic
Sleeker design, longer battery life, and new drivers—good luck, Bose.
The allure of "end game" and "high end" is always there unfortunately... what if a thousand dollar set of cans makes the song sound better? lol
The XM5 has leaked and I'm finally gonna upgrade my XM3's. Looks great.
Sony's WH-1000XM5 Headphones Just Leaked, And They Look Fantastic
Sleeker design, longer battery life, and new drivers—good luck, Bose.
Looks like EPOS sells shorter cables directly:
Fun story: I continued investigating around reddit and other forums and indeed ended up getting the Q35 instead of the Q30 because they were on sale a couple days ago. Can't be happier with them!
Oh nice, good for you. The Ankers use metal in their construction which is why I like them among the budget options.
Have you tried messing with the EQ for it yet? Wasn't a fan of the sound coming out of the box, but tweaking one of the presets has done wonders for my listening experience.
You can't really go "wrong" when you are just looking to bypass the onboard audio. Any entry level DAC is going to do the job.
Hah, I just came here to ask the same thing. Ordered a pair anyway. Arriving tomorrow.
Is it this?
So I have the 560s now. I haven't really messed with them much but they are EXTREMELY neutral. Also they are 120 ohm headphone where as the 58x is 150ohm. The 599 is 50 ohm. So the dual sense or Xbox controller doesn't do much for this. The 560s does have a wide soundstage so playing an fps with these let's you hear footsteps and positional audio much easier than the 58x but the soundstage isn't that much wider than the HD599. The soundstage is wider on the HD560s by a considerable margin for gaming than it is with the 58x.
Thanks for reply. I will see tomorrow. Ideally I want to replace everything I have (except my AirPods pros) and just use the 560s (+ modmic) for everywhere I don't apply the AirPods. But i'll have to really like them first... I think I will because the 6XX is perfect, except it sucks for hearing enemy footsteps, it's too hard to drive, and lacking a slight amount of treble. Fingers crossed.
It's got some treble. It's very clear. It's a good headphone but if you are using it for gaming I would seriously suggest the PC38x which is what I'm using for gaming, is super easy to drive, sounds great for games, and it has a mic.
Does the Xbox/PS5 recognize USB DACs? Without connecting through the controller, I have no idea how you'd use a headset with the consoles.
Yeah they can. Stuff like the mix amp from Astro and the like work. So does some of the Schiit products. You can also use Fiio's battery powered amps too with the controllers.
I guess this is why people have mixer setups, because the idea of swapping out USB cables between consoles every time I want to use a headset really seems annoying. lol
I don't really have the language to describe it, but the Sundaras are definitely a different sound from the 598/99. There's a similar amount of detail, but definitely more low end.
