/jp/ - Otaku Culture

[Anonymous No.]

that mask is fucking HOT.

[Anonymous No.]

pretend?

[Anonymous No.]

AWESOME THREAD!!!

EPIK EPIEC THRREAD! SOMEONE STICKY THIS

[Anonymous No.]

get the fuck out

[Shikieiki !!KvMSlptKvlj No.]

Is this some kind of new censoring?

[Anonymous No.]

Look at those AKGs. I bet he bought them after watching K-ON.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4492884
Japanese traps seem to wear medical masks fairly often in their camwhoring, so as to hide their identities.

OP is Taiwanese, though.

[Aya Shameful !I4IrJba9Qw No.]

>>4492876
You can buy them for cheap you know, nothing special.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4492893
Nobody wears medical masks in America outside of the operating room; what is wrong with you Asians.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4492890
And I bet he doesnt use a proper amp to drive them.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4492898
..I doubt you'd have any problems getting one for cheap in America either tho

[Notes No.]

Oh, I've seen those headphones before somewhere, they're pretty nice ones iirc.

[Anonymous No.]

I bet it's driven by an iPod loaded with IOSYS.

[Aya Shameful !I4IrJba9Qw No.]

>>4492912
see
>>4492890

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>>4492936
Oh now I have a brand name, sugoi, thank you so much kind person who is kind.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4492930
It must sound good because Mio-chan does so too
（ ^_^）o自自o（^_^ ）

[Anonymous No.]

>>4492952
AKG K701. It's pretty shitty if you only listen to /jp/ related music.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4492967
They're supposed to be very good for (j)pop though.
But you must buy an amp if you want to make them a worthwhile purchase -> 2x the cost ;_;

[Anonymous No.]

Danbo!

[Anonymous No.]

I am friends with at least one professional musician who bought a Les Paul guitar after watching K-ON.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4492989
oh right. I was only thinking about untz untz.
I'd rather get AT AD700 for jpop.

ITT: headphones?

[Anonymous No.]

From what I hear (I've not auditioned them personally) the 701s are characterized by a "crisp and airy" sound which is only really suited to classical music. As 4492989 mentions you'll need to amplify them to get the best out of them.

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>>4492989
Yeah, I just looked at the specs, they've got a pretty nice hertz range, and ok sensitivity, impedence is higher than I'd like it to be though.

What's the driver diameter and approx how much do they cost?

[Anonymous No.]

>>4493037
Dont even think about the K701 if you 1) dont already own an expensive and good amp 2) are not willing to spend at least the price of the K701:s in one.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4493037
>range
>sensitivity
>impedence
>driver size

You are doing it wrong; headphones with very similar/ identical specs will sound dramatically different.
It costs about $220 USD used.

[Notes No.]

>>4493055
Then enlighten me, what kind of things determine what they sound like?

[Anonymous No.]

>>4493062
the secret: there is no general rule.
If you want to know what how the headphones sound, just listen to them at your local store, or read others' impression of the sound signature on the internet.
The best place to start is head-fi.org

[Anonymous No.]

>>4493076
but be warned, there are loads of placebo-loving idiots there.

[Danbo ‮ sparT♥ ‪‪‪‬ !O8pP9SY72E No.]

Actually i have the zero tianyun DAC/Pre-amp. they're not really enough to power these headphones, but i m not ready to invest in another amp yet. These were used on Sony MDR-V6s (yes they don't need amping technically, but they perform better with it)

[Notes No.]

Suddenly, I learned something on /jp/

So is there any point to looking at the specs?

[Anonymous No.]

>>4493096
Not really. Maybe the impedance/sensitivity to see if they're hard to drive, but you better check even that from some site.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4493045

what about using a stereo amplifier like a NAD 320 or Rotel RA 840?

[Notes No.]

>>4493113
You'd think the range contributes to the bass though, and wouldn't the driver diameter contribute to the decibels?

[Anonymous No.]

>>4493135
The range is really theoretical and says nothing about the actual frequency response curve. The volume is really irrelevant - you could probably deafen yourself with whatever you're listening to at the moment.

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>>4493170
Eh, not really, they leak sound, I'd have to turn the player volume and the system volume all the way up.

This is why I'm searching for some new headphones.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4493096
Well, imho, about the only useful thing that you can learn from looking at the specs is whether the headphones are open or closed.

Also reading specs won't tell you how well the headphones will fit your head, which is very important as well.

>>4493135
rated range doesn't really show how deep the actual bass extension is, nor the quality of the bass, nor the quantity of bass.
Take Skullcandy G.I. for example. Its rated range is from 18HZ to 20KHz. I've personally listened to the headphones as my friend's sister owns those, and wow do the bass sound bad: the extension was shallow, there was too much mid-bass, and the bass was muddy. Now, that's an extreme example as SC headphones are jokes, but here's another example. The K701, 10Hz to 39.8KHz according to the AKG website. I've not had the luxury of personally listening to them, but according to the audiophiles, the bass extension is deep, and the bass is tight when properly amped. However, the K701 are not known for the quantity of bass.


It seems there are some anons who know their share about headphones in this thread, which headphones do you own?

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>>4493194
if you want headphones that don't leak sound, you need to go for closed headphones rather than open ones like the K701.
A suggestion which seems to please most people is the JVC HA-RX700. (these headphone companies sure like their 7 series)
I own them and they are great for their price ($30~50)

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>>4493232
I bought some ATH-EM7 GMs about a year and a half ago while I was fanboying over P3, so I wasn't really concerned about audio quality when I bought them, but they were my first >$20 headphones and suddenly, I heard things in songs I didn't notice before and I liked it.

[Danbo ‮ sparT♥ ‪‪‪‬ !O8pP9SY72E No.]

>>4493266
i really like the MDR-V6s or even the MDR7506s for closed but i'll admit depending on the shape of your ears, using them over 2 hours might feel weird

[Anonymous No.]

Every earphone/headphone thread i see in /g/ or /mu/ degenerates into :

"PLACEBOS LOLOLOLOL

and

"Guys my 15 dollar earphone from creative/sony/panasonic sounds awesome! Stop wasting your money on $100+ earphones!!!"

[Notes No.]

Before I forget, any good sites for reading reviews of headphones?

[Anonymous No.]

>>4493076
see
>>4493334

GL on your headphones-hunt, imo, it's a good way to spend time and really rewarding once you make the purchase and listen to your favourite tracks on them.

[Notes No.]

Oh, I missed that, thanks for you help.

never thought I'd say that anywhere on 4chan

[Anonymous No.]

>>4493281
Facepalm macro on /jp/? Since when?

[Anonymous No.]

>>4493366
No problem.

>>4493278
What kind of music would you recommend those for?

I asked which headphones the anons own, but forgot to say mine. Shure SRH-840. I haven't had them for very long, but so far, I'm enjoying these for all the C77 releases. /jp/ unrelated rock songs sound good too. I've also been using them for mixing and the neutral frequency-response is great for that as well.

[Anonymous No.]

grado sr-80 with an old sony amp
shits are decent for the $100 i spent. bass is the only thing i think is lacking, but then again i am used to a sound system with a 10" sub next to my feet.

[Anonymous No.]

bitch doesn't know how to auto-focus..
makes me rage

[Danbo ‮ sparT♥ ‪‪‪‬ !O8pP9SY72E No.]

>>4493494
the sonys have nice balance, the bass can be strong for some people's taste though. I guess mainly more upbeat/rock songs, but i would say they're a nice pair to start with for someone who is buying their first pair of $40+ headphones since they can do most genres pretty well. They're at a nice price point of $70.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4493232
HD650. Sounds good man.