Hi friends. For the second time, the left monitor of my custom one pro has been having issues.

Looking to buy an alternative, let me know your suggestions!

Hey everyone!

So I've had the HyperX Cloud II for a few years now, but lately, it's been kinda troublesome. Sometimes, if the wire moves a bit the right side doesn't get any audio, and even when it has audio it sounds weird.

So I'd like to get some recommendations for a new pair of headphones, with these

• Around 100 euros, could stretch them to around 150 if the headphones are that good.

• Are closed back.

• Have a good build quality/ durable. ( Sometimes I drop my headphones, not on purpose ofc. I'm just stupid.😬)

• I was satisfied with the sound quality of the Cloud 2s, so any headphones that sound the same or better are good in my book.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Hello guys! I have had kz zsn pro, and after I bought ouranos tkzk. My ouranos a year later broke, the left earpeace sound was lower than the right. I took the kz earpeaces, and combined them with the ouranos cable, which actually worked good, until I noticed a static noise sound when I listen music or when I watch videos.

I use it mainly with a Samsung audio jack to usb c.

For example, when I press play on my phone I hear the static noise, if I press pause its not there.

Do you guys think could be the adapter? Or a conflict with the cable?

I know it's a hit or miss with cheap adapters.

In 2019, in an effort to find a better sound solution for my then-new Sennheiser HD6xx headphones, I ended up purchasing--and falling in love with--the EVGA Nu Audio internal sound card for my computer. This was after trying an Fiio K3 external unit and being wholly unimpressed with it; if I remember correctly, my headphones were rather quiet even on max volume for that device. Generally, I didn't know what I was doing.

Fast-foward, it's been almost five years, and I'm still using the audio card. Unfortunately, I view it as an unwanted crutch: I'm designing the rest of my PC builds around the need to include it, because I fear going without. For context, despite the lackluster community discussion 4-5 years ago ( https://www.reddit.com/r/audiophile/comments/afhmos/nu_audio_new_soundcard_from_evga/ ), the card really does a much better job than its critics suspected; certainly, it has performed much better than the Fiio K3 which was often recommended instead (at that time). Unfortunately, the card is basically unsupported and, as EVGA is basically out of business, I will eventually need something else.

Though I learn a bit more everyday, I regret that I still don't understand a lot about audiophile nomenclature, so comparing this product to others makes me go cross-eyed. These are the specs for this card that I was able to scrape from the site (https://www.evga.com/articles/archive/01281/evga-nu-audio/default.asp ):

Audio DSP:
XMOS xCORE-200
Native DSD Support (up to x256)

Output Configuration:
2 Channel (Analog)
5.1 Channel (Digital via S/PDIF)

Dynamic Range (DNR) / Signal-to-Noise (SNR):
123dB (Stereo Playback)

Playback Format:
Up to 384kHz, 32bit (Stereo)
Up to 192kHz, 24bit (Optical)

Headphone Amp:
16-600ohm (Independent Analog Control)

Maximum Voltage:
8Vrms

Maximum Current:
250mA

I/O:
Stereo Out (RCA L/R)
Headphone Out (6.3mm)
Line-In (3.5mm)
Mic-In (3.5mm)
Optical Out (TOSLINK Passthrough)
Front Panel Header

Premium Components:
DAC - AKM AK4493
ADC - AKM AK5572
OP-AMP (Headphone) - ADI OP275
OP-AMP (Line Out) - ADI AD8056
Capacitors - WIMA, Audio Note(UK), Nichicon
Power Regulators - Texas Instruments TPS7A47/TPS7A33 ultralow-noise power solution

Switchable OP-AMPs:
Headphone, Line out

Which of these specs is important to ensure that I have similar performance for my headphones, with whatever replacement product I choose? Are there any specs I can safely ignore? If you need another product example, I was recently looking at the Fiio K7, as it's about $200 (about what I paid for the EVGA card 4-5 years ago).

P.S. Right now, I use the provided RCA to 3.5mm adapter (https://images.evga.com/products/gallery/712-P1-AN01-KR_XL_2.jpg) to connect to a pair of powered Klipsch desktop speakers. I don't use external speakers much anymore, but I'd like to maintain this versatility. I would plan on doing something similar, unless there's a better way?

I bought these after asking about open ear headphones in this post: https://lemmy.world/post/9521255

Pros: I don't even notice that I have them on (sometimes I actually forget) - very lightweight and comfortable. Sound quality is good without having something stuck inside of my ear. I can easily hear things going on around me while they're on. No glitchiness thus far. The case they go into is smaller than other wirelesa earphone cases I've had in the past, and they fit very nicely in there (they kind of cross over one another which is cool).

Cons: The light weight is almost too light. They haven't fallen off of my ears yet, but feel like they could if I was really jostling around. Controls are very minimal - double tap to play/pause, 3 sec hold on right earphone to skip forward, 3 sec hold on left earphone to skip backwards. That's it. No volume control. A physical button or two would have been really nice. No app for adjusting aound quality. They're also quite pricey compared to other options.

Over all I'm enjoying them, despite the cons mentioned above.

Edit: Ended up returning them. I got the Soundcore AeroFit Pros.

I have been trying to nail down a few IEMs I have been using for some time now. It turns out, that is way harder than expected.

State of consciousness changes A LOT even from one moment to another. And with that treble gets less or more annoying, you might notice more or less detail with listening, even your spatial awareness could change. Something as little as the endogenous melatonin release that puts you to sleep changes your consciousness so much you will eat up any music on any equipment before you go to sleep.

It is kind of like parking the spaceship to the spinning spacestation in Interstellar. You are actively A/B-ing your equipment and there is atleast another attribute that is unexpectedly varying while you do so.

With all that in mind, let me state this:

• Reviews that are about "subjective experience" are hectic because they rely on something that cant be so easily determined.

• Reviews that are about "measurements" are hectic because their subjective experience is in a blindspot.

Tl;Dr.: Actually zeroing in on a product will inevitably be an arduous process for both the prudent reviewer and the wary buyer. There is no way around it.

Looking for headphones for use at my computer. Primarily for gaming but also music. Lots of people online recommend the Sennheiser HD 560s but I figured I'd ask to see if there's anything else worth looking at. I think I want open backs since I'll primarily use them at my desk by myself.

My criteria are: -Decent price (around $200 or less) -Option for microphone attachment (also looking for recommendations there)

If I were to go with the HD560s, would I need an amp to take full advantage of them? If so, I would also like recommendations for that too, as I don't really know anything about them. Any other advice you could give me would be very beneficial. I'm new to the audiophile scene and don't have a ton to spend on the best of the best in gear. Thanks!