Herposhima

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2023 in retrospective. What did your buy this year? in c/headphones@hi-fi.community
[โ€“] Herposhima@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Monarch MK3, Q5k, and some Vanatoo T0s.

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Bluetooth Quality through Quedelix 5k (alien.top)
 

Just got my Q5k yesterday and was doing some listening thought BT when I noticed something different about my audiobook that I usually listen too. The recording sounds more spacious and less intimate, like there is a reverb / echo that wasn't there before and he's recording further from the mic.

I sort of noticed this when demoing music, but it was very apparent when I listened to the audiobook. I plugged my headphones back into my Atom stack and the effect was gone, then I tried the Q5k while wired with usb and it was also normal.

I expected BT to compress the signal a bit, not add characteristics to the sound, is this something common that I'm noticing? Maybe it's the MK3's making it easier to hear the difference.

Pls help with headphones breaking all the f*cking time. in c/headphones@hi-fi.community
[โ€“] Herposhima@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

You mentioned Philco which appears to be a Brazilian brand that here in the US I've never heard of. I suggest saving up for a more reputable brand that will last. By the time you buy your 4th set of cheap headphones you will already have spent more than if you had just saved and bought the more expensive quality brand. Beyerdynamic is known for being extremely durable, with replacement parts for every component if they ever do happen to break.

If they don't need to be over ear you could also start looking into IEMs, a few Chinese companies all compete to be the best sounding while costing the least, so you could buy a few sets for the same price as an over ear headphone. Less moving parts to break also. Tomorrow on 11/11 they have a huge sale for singles day in China, so if you're interested they will have good deals to look out for.