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

submitted 11 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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[–] breakapart@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Wdym cables are snake oil?

[–] rener24@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Snake oil is a business term for something that is a fraud. So basically, don't waste your money on expensive cables expecting better sound (yes, this is actually a thing in the audio community)

[–] breakapart@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Thank you, sorry I’m a pretty casual audiophile, was using Shure SE215s for a while but lost them when on Holiday so just picked up the Sony XM5s.

Can’t see myself every having a full desk set up as the convenience of wireless is a big deal for me.

Thanks again!