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What advice/knowledge do you wish you would have had when you first got into headphones (alien.top)

submitted 9 months ago by -notausername_@alien.top to c/headphones@hi-fi.community

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I wish I hadn't have discounted iems, since I now use them much more than my over ears, even when I'm at home. I also wish I had have had a better understanding of the type of sound signature I preferred, would have saved myself a lot of time and money. That being said, I did enjoy the journey itself to finding my end game 🙂

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[–] ThisIsNotJP@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Amps & Dacs aren’t as important as headphones

[–] aledoesmc@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

How true is this? I wanted to order a Sonata HD Pro for my Timeless, but I don't know if they're really necessary. One of my devices doesn't have a headphone jack, though.

[–] LevanderFela@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Used Apple Dongle with Blessing 2. Bought Fiio KA1, used for two weeks, returned Fiio KA1, back to Apple Dongle. No difference :D

[–] aledoesmc@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

I think I might grab one to check as well, it's so well recommended here xD Cheap too.

[–] Comprehensive-Net553@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

for iem most of the time you need a dac is just to remove noise floor, in case if iphone if you want to do system wide eq you will need dacs like btr or qudelix

[–] aledoesmc@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I see, I was really interested in the Qudelix but I didn't want to spend much, considering the Timeless was already rather expensive for me. I have an Android, so for EQ I assume Wavelet/Poweramp is enough?

[–] Comprehensive-Net553@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

yeah, for pc get apo and peace user interface

[–] Machinedgoodness@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

I have the Timeless AE and the Qudelix/BTR5 and I think the Qudelix was worth it. It’s also very freeing not having to be connected to the phone.