I just gave really shoving it in there another shot, and, what do you know, CLICK, so I wasn’t putting it in all the way. I just felt afraid of messing something up if I try too hard. I have also found that placing the headband further back on my head helps to keep the headphones more secure on my head. They don’t feel like they could fall off if I look down now. Still wish there was a little bit more clamp force for my head though.
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Nice! Yeah some of the connectors can take a bit of force. It def didn’t look all the way in. Glad you figured it out.
And I feel ya on the clampforce. I am super bugged when a headphone feels to loose. The shp9500 especially has this issue for me. So much that I feel the cups aren’t even fully resting on my fears probably. The blon is a Suspension band right?
Nevermind I scrolled up ha. Yeah the suspension band fit isn’t my fave. It can be comfortable and keeps them on but I lik the snug fit to my ears and head more. And bending won’t help you I don’t think Another drawback to suspension bands.
This site has some good easy tests to check if anything is wrong
But really if something is horribly wrong you will notice
I see people recommending brainwavz sheepskin angled pads and zmf universe pads for the sendy aivas. Anyone have any experience or knowledge of what these pads will change in the sound? Also, if you get a pad with more depth, (Which from what I already know usually adds more sound stage.) will it change the amount the headphones clamp on you any?
Mon mentioned alternative pads that are bit more comfortable and other mention other pads they used. I don’t know in particular about the aivas but generally you are correct that deeper can result in more soundstage but can also recess bass or other frequencies. Different more breathable materials usually add to soundstage as well. What is it about the pads that you don’t like?
Pads can be tricky overall. There are some headphones that always sound best with their own pads like the sennheisers, and those that are more forgiving with pad swaps. Also, there are those headphones that seem like they were made for other pads. It can be tough to gauge what is best as by reading, as with all audio gear, what others say it’s hard to tell what you will like as all tastes are different.
I would say that for most headphones, if you like the signature, it’s best not to mess with the pads, but some things like comfort are hard to deal with. At the same time experimenting can be the fun part of headphones as well so it’s always worth trying. Brainwav pads are almost always guaranteed to offer more comfort that most pads, and are a safe but since they are usually inexpensive and you can always return them.
Just know that, as I’ve read so often, it seems that most part swaps end with being swapped back since more often than not, the stock pads will usually be best sound, at least from my experience and what I e read. However it’s always worth a shot! And maybe the added comfort is worth the change in sound.
They really just sounded more open, not really changing much tbh, I’m just glad the crinkle was less lol. I may have mentioned that later on in the thread
On high and low gain, what’s the most you want to turn the knob to? Is it better to unplug the headphone jack with the adapter attached or keep the adapter in the amp? Is there such a thing as a system of speakers that is 3, 4, or more? I’m still waiting to be refunded from ebay but I got my topping d10 today. I’m not entirely sure how to use it though. I have it hooked up to my laptop through usb and I installed the driver. If I select the d10 on my laptop no sound comes out, so either I’m missing something or I can’t use it until I get my amp.
You want to judge that by your listening level, you want to set your gain to where you have the best volume control
It depends on the amp but typically it’s safe to keep them plugged in
This is common for home theater, but there are some 5.1 channel music out there. You can have a setup with left, right, center, sites and rear speakers along with a sub (or more stuff with like dolby atmos)
You need to have an amp, as it only outputs via rca so you have to have something to make the signal usable like an amp
I know that I don’t know what an ideal headphone is for me yet, since I haven’t experienced all there is to offer in the world of audio, but I thought it might be important to point out some details that may help in this. I am a very mathematical and quite patient person. My listening regiment is simply going from album to album after I’ve had enough time to let an album sink in, and I will occasionally return to an album after enough time has passed to see how my perception of it has changed. I usually tend to listen to an album one time straight through, and then I will repeatedly listen to every song individually whether it’s because I enjoy the song a lot, or I still have mixed feelings about a song that I want to resolve, or I don’t like a song a first glance so I try to give it every chance I can to see if it will grow on me any. There have been a lot of instances where if I simply give something enough time, it really grows on me. I’m not always listening to the music in the foreground. Usually it starts off that way, but as I listen to it more and more it starts to be put in the background more as I find less and less to take away from it. I would guess I have an analytical mindset, but without having hardly any knowledge of how music is composed, I’m not entirely sure what it is I even analyze.
Would it be a viable option since the blon b20 are open back, to use them as speakers to play music when I go to sleep for the night?
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its viable it just wont be loud.
your better off buyin a $20 bluetooth or computer speaker on amazon and use that instead
I haven’t heard them so I’m not sure, but I believe they are planar and as someone who owns the 4xx it might be possible lol. When I left my 4xx running I HAD TO move them and my amp to another room and dampen the sound with clothes piled on them so that I couldn’t hear them from my room and sleep well
I am expecting to get my jds labs atom tomorrow to try out. I was glad that the highs did not kill me when listening to this part of this song. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8dVYDbS17aA I don’t think I have any other songs I like as of right now with more aggressive highs. There was an album I was listening to where I didn’t much enjoy the s and t in every word they sang being so much more pronounced, was a little much for me.
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That’s some intense stuff there haha. Yeah be careful on your ears with that. I’m glad I didn’t have my headphones one when I clicked that lol.
Now that you mention it, I should probably say as a disclaimer, that you might want to turn down your volume if you’re going to click it.
Haha no worries. I’m good at turning down volume with anything and adjusting usually. I’ve been surprised too often haha
I did receive my amp today as expected and will be listening to it. What would you say is the recommended amount of time to listen to a headphone at different intervals between the range 80-100 decibels without hurting your ears? From an app on my phone, it shows me usually having my music at 80-86 decibels.
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You really want to stay below 90 to avoid damage
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On low gain, I’m good at around 2:30, and on high gain it’s around 11.