Headphone/Headset inquiry

[lloyd_joy]

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^ ah in see. beneficial ni sya kun maminaw ka'g music w/ different genre sa imohang rig then nice ang speakers pud para ma appreciate nato ang frequency range difference per Op-Amp chip. if head phones lang gamit nimo, you'll be better off sa current config on the onboard op-amp sa Sniper nimo... medyo, sakit2x ra ba'g price ang Op-Amp Kit man ra ba... sayang kaayo kun dili magamit nato ang full capability nya...

akoang ma recommend nimo, ayaw palit ani'ng kit for now... hehehe...

[xy.techNOS]

@wylliexhan : sige2 mo-post nah niya ko soon kay medyu naka-dive nako sa iyang sound signature. I am also using it sa akong Windows Phone boss haha. No tweaks nah kailangan sa Windows Phone gud, ganahan nako daan sa pre-set EQ niya. Pero I think dili maka-play ug FLAC format.
@lloyd_joy : mao bitaw ako impression sa mga gaming boss. Bass heavy! Ang beast gneh naa pah gyuy reverberation nga mukurog ang drivers inig hapak sa bass. Basta e-max nimu, kurog apil imung dunggan gud haha

[lloyd_joy]

an update, wla na lang ko aning mga Amp/DAC models sa FiiO [07K, E17K & E18] and amp (E12A) kay mahal man. sayang man ang money then dili magamit nako ang functionality sa DAC... as well as ma degrade ang full capability sa E12A kay dili man mahalon akoang current headphones... hehehe... dili maayo ang pairing... mahal ra ba ang E12A. dapat, mga mahalon pud ang headset ang ipares ani nya...

so, i just decided a while ago to purchase this mobile amp from FiiO... the A3 (E11K)... its just a plain mobile amp like the E12A but a lower model though... and it will serve my purpose... unya, "happy si pocket" kay medyo barato ra man ni siya compared sa higher siblings nya... ordered the unit in JD mall... ETA nya kay tomorrow afternoon...

review sa web on the A3 (E11K) kay nice ra man pud sya ug audio amplification... i'm pretty sure, i'll be more than happy to use it based on my sound preference and need (for now)...

[xy.techNOS]

^Ganahan ko sa design niya boss mura ug flask. Unsa ni siya kadako? picture niya kauban ang phone nimu para maka-visualize ko sa size niya.. Nindot raman sad nah boss basta FiiO

[dab_s_bad]

awaiting review sab ^_^

[lloyd_joy]

^ share unya ko's images inig maabot na bro... na excited man hinoon ko ani... hehehe... ok ra kaayo ni na paring sa Hi 2050... nice ug dili mahal ba...

HI 2050: 198 rmb... 1,426 php equivalent
FiiO A3 (E11K): 388 rmb... 2,794 equivalent

total cash outlay: 586 rmb.... 4,219 php equivalent... mas barato pa sa Takstar HD6000 (599 rmb... 4,313 php equivalent)... nice pud ning HD6000 kay closed man sya... kaning HI 2050, open man ni... leaky ang sounds labi na, kusog gamay ang volume. sa bus, plane or train, maka dungog atoang tapad... maka comment ug... "bungol man ning tawhana. kusog man kaayo'g music"... hehehe... for commute, mas nice gyud ang closed cans...



hasta review... hehehe...

karon diay kay ang sched sa burn-in kay instrumentals man... nice kaayo siya paminawon...

[xy.techNOS]

^nindot ni nga review kay AMP ug unAMP! Kita gyung katag! haha

[xy.techNOS]

Razer Kraken
Closed-back circumaural

BASS! ...and nothing else

Comfort 9/10
- I don't know what material is used in the ear pads but I think its either made of memory foam or something close to it(feel-wise) because it's so smooth and soft! I didn't face any discomfort from it nor did it caused my ears to sore. It feels very plushy. I don't have my Asus Vulcan ANC which uses memory foam anymore so I can't tell whether which has better ear pads. My ears can also breath quite well so even though I sweat so easily and a lot, I can still wear this on for hours. The headband has adequate amount of padding on it making it more comfortable. One minor complain though is its clamping force. It hugs my head tighter than which I consider comfortable. Maybe it's good for some because it gives an assurance that it won't fall-off whenever you groove together with your tune, but for me it's causing a little discomfort. Nothing major though, I can even forget about it sometimes in the middle of my listening.

Portability 9/10
- It folds up making it portable, but one thing to note is that it doesn't include any carrying pouch. I'm quite worried about the non-removable cable getting mixed-up with everything else on my bag. It doesn't give me a feeling of reassurance. If only the cable is braided.

Sound Isolation 10/10
- There are no active noise isolation on this, but since it's a closed-back design, it rather gives passive noise isolation. Depending on how tight it'll hug your ears, it can give a good sound isolation keeping your tunes on your own. I can't even hear the clicking sound from my clicky keyboard, nor the spinning electric fan near me. I can't also hear my gaming rig running. Everything else almost shuts off when I put this pair of cans on.

Soundstage 4/10
- I am very disappointed! I thought this is where this headphone will shine. While I am gaming with this, I always find myself finding where the sound was originating! It often take around 3 tries before I can pin-point the origin of the sound and in gaming, that's a HUGE disadvantage already. Comparing it with my Superlux HD 681 EVO that it really feels natural pin-pointing sound origins. Whenever a horde of zombies is near me in Left 4 Dead 2, I won't bet my in-game life to this headphones. I'll be better off with the EVO.

Audio Quality 7/10
- OVERPOWERED by the bass. There's nothing else on the sound signature, but BASS! I'm a basshead myself but this doesn't give me satisfaction in listening! Listening to genres like blues, jazz, and whatnot will not give you the ecstatic feeling it brings because the bass destroys the essence. It's upsetting because the mids and higs have a potential for higher fidelity sound reproduction. If it's all bass there in it, then its as good as a bad headphones.

Lows/Bass 8/10
- The entire bass/lows is given emphasis in this headphones. Computer-generated bass found in the genres like Dubstep, Pop, and Rock will sound full of life. Whenever it hits the point where the bass drops in my tunes, I can't help but go along with my tune. Drums will sound with more power. It's not the type of bass I want and I'm quite sure most of bassheads too.

Mids/Vocals 7/10
- Male voice will sound more masculine because of the bass. For example is Sam Smith's songs that will sound darker than other headphones I tested it on. Female voice will sound recessed.

Highs/Treble 7/10
- It's a little bit on the low side. I have to blame the overpowering bass once again. The highs struggle to be part of the songs I played.


Mga boss @wylliexhan , @lloyd_joy , @dab_s_bad mao nah ni akong review sa Razer Kraken!

[lloyd_joy]

^ nice bro... gamit ni para reference sa atoang mga kakusa sa buhat diri's istorya...

[dab_s_bad]

ta-as naman ka-ayo ning atong thread
came to a point it has/have reviews na!

let me try to link those reviews to the very first post...