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Purchase Advice (self.headphones)

submitted 1 year ago by MutatedBass to c/[email protected]

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Hey all,

I'm looking for a decent pair of headphones around $100ish US. I would like the following:

Wired
A mic or a slot to put one
Some kind of spatial audio
Comfortable to wear for long periods
All features available without the use of proprietary software

The headphones will be driven by a desktop computer and used for communication, gaming, and listening to music. Can anyone here recommend something?

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[–] MutatedBass 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you for the write up! It was very informative.

I hope I'm not imposing, but you seem knowledgeable. Could you recommend a resource for a beginner to learn about audio technology? I'm thinking of upgrading from my old PC speakers to a proper surround setup for my home and want to know what to look for in a quality product.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Sure! I love Oratory1990 and Crinacle's explanations of concepts. Most of what I know, I know from reading Oratory's Reddit threads (yeah sorry, swear word for Lemmy users lol) and watching Crinacle's videos. They focus mostly on IEMs and headphones though.

For speakers, I can't help you much, as I also still need to look into that. The same concepts of frequency response and distortion will apply, but you also have to worry about crossover and phase. Plus, I've heard acoustic treatment and measurement of your room is very important too. All things that you can ignore with headphones/IEMs but that become important for speakers...

I also learned a lot from reading people arguing in /r/headphones, but since I left Reddit entirely as a protest it's hypocritical to now recommend it as a good source of discussion ¯\_(ツ)_/¯