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To those of you all that have multiple headphones/IEMs, curious as to your use cases for each? (alien.top)
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I'll start!

  • Fiio FA9: my most critical listening sessions and overall best sounding. Also one of my remaining wired headsets that make work calls sound fantastic. These rarely leave the house with the exception for work travel, no intention for mobile listening with these.
  • Sony WH-XM5: these are my go to for work travel/ out in public when I have a backpack to lug em around. The ANC and mic quality are 10/10. Sound out of the box was meh but after using the commonly used Reddit EQ, their sound is fantastic without any of the distortion. Never seen a set react to EQ so well without any distortion. Having great sound wirelessly has been a big QOL upgrade for me. Love having LDAC with high quality streaming.
  • Fidelio X1's: were my daily driver's for about 7 years until the FA9's. I now use them when the family is asleep, I click em into my BTR3 and connect to the TV, and get a cinematic experience. Their sound signature and soundstage make shows/movies/games MUCH more enjoyable when I cannot use the home theater setup. Otherwise, for music, they're a little too easy going, I prefer something on the warmer end of neutral. Lacks the texture and resolution of the FA9's.
  • Google Pixel Buds 2: These are my grab and go's, my daily beaters that integrate well with my pixel. Meh sound quality, decent call quality, sweat resistant. Most likely will upgrade to the WF-XM5's as their sound is becoming evident as a dramatic downgrade to my other sets
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[–] Mars_to_Earth@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Neumann NDH-30 (black): My desktop workhorse, does a supreme job for gaming, movies, music and youtube. Will only replace when it breaks down. I prefer them over the sennheiser HD660S/2.

IE800S: My IEM workhorse when I need a bit more focus. I generally do not prefer over ear IEM’s because of my glasses and the sense that I lack freedom so this is as good as it gets. I got a good deal for them.

Airpods Pro (1st gen): For anything happening outside. I prefer them over 2nd gen bc they don’t catch any wind noise.

IE300: My sleephorse when the need arises.

Wired airpods: For when I want to wear iem’s but still hear everything around me. Easily the best bang for buck out of all. Sound quality is unironically pretty good.

Fiio K7: My desktop dac/amp. Also looks great on the desk with it’s lit up volume wheel.