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Why do so many competitive Esports FPS players say IEM's are better for gaming than open backs?
Ex pro, washed now, but I think I can give some input. The idea was always big stage = easier to place, but having more recently used IEMs, even closed backs, I find seperation is far more important as long as the direction imaging is up to scratch. Something to be said about isolation no matter how
...Bishiebish in r/inearfidelity
April 25, 2026 at 7:03 p.m.
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A Week With the FiiO M33 R2R
I've had mine for a week now. It's a wonderful product and I agree with everything you wrote. I also having issues with screen, sometimes when I scrolled into Qobuz app then it can think I'm adding or removing favorite it's pretty annoying. Also, I think they could put a bigger battery even if it's
...Ilyann_MgS in r/DigitalAudioPlayer
May 25, 2026 at 8:47 a.m.
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Straight trade an HD 800 for 7xx or 6xx?
The HD 800 is an interesting "backup/travel pair" unless you mean you own two of them. But then it's still interesting to have an open back headphone for that use case. If it's your 2nd unit, I'd sell it, then buy something like a FiiO FT1 or Focal Azurys if you want pure sound quality, or even an H
...SilentIyAwake in r/sennheiser
March 9, 2026 at 4:35 a.m.
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Sennheiser 620S on sale at 299$ in Canada
The closest competitors are from Focal: Azurys (a bit more expensive even when the HD620S is at full price) and Celestee (quite more expensive). The lower mid priced closed back headphone market does not have many alternatives. We could add the cheaper and worst sounding HD569 or HD598C (closed vers
...Petelebon in r/sennheiser
March 14, 2026 at 9:01 a.m.
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Welche 'veralteten' Dinge vermisst ihr bzw. nutzt ihr noch?
Ja datenübertragung ist ja auch nicht das problem aber die verbauten DAC's sind halt schrott und man hört es halt immer ob ein kopfhörer per bluetooth oder kabel verbunden ist, ob AAC oder LDAC ist dabei wurscht. Bestes Beispiel sind die teureren Focal Bathys im vergleich zu den Azurys. Und ANC ist
...lorenz2908 in r/FragReddit
February 6, 2026 at 10:01 p.m.
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HDB 630s
Naah, HDB 630 is a better value, no matter how you calculate it. The only thing open-back can give you is the open-back soundstage experience, which…. is close to the HDB630 anyway. I got HD 560s and Focal Azurys and I’d always go back to HDB 630, they just sound very clean and the soundstage is qui
...Pafkata92 in r/sennheiser
February 2, 2026 at 9:04 a.m.
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Recommendation Needed: Gift to Hubs
If his office isn't shared with others, I'd grab a Focal Clear + Fiio K11 (non r2r). Very dynamic headphone with good midrange and microdetails, subbbass is quite punchy too. However it is open back so it will have a bit of sound leakage. Another option would be the Hifiman XS, which is going to be
...riftpenguin_ in r/HeadphonesAdvice
April 22, 2026 at 8:56 p.m.
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Have HD 599s. Where to next?
Sounds good! you could use squiglink auto EQ to try different headphones bass boost styles or even IEM styles to find what bass shape you like best on organic by setting squiglink to only EQ between 20hz and 300hz, bass EQ is the easiest to match with auto EQ. Focal Azurys and FIIO FT1 would be a go
...JustaDreamer56 in r/sennheiser
May 3, 2026 at 8:55 p.m.
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Desperately need help
I’ve tried all you mentioned and even more (1990 pro mk2, 900 pro x, 990 pro x) - all of them have great big pads but clamp force is too strong, it wasn’t comfy, this is specific to Beyerdynamic. Hd 600 or 650 are good, but also have higher clamp force. In terms of comfort for casual listening for 1
...Veezq in r/sennheiser
May 30, 2026 at 1:57 p.m.
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PX8s2 vs... wired headphones?
Focal azurys is a great wired closed headphone
SchoolGeneral7529 in r/BowersWilkins
June 10, 2026 at 11:52 a.m.
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