whats the point of spending money on closed over ears if you can just get iems that sound better

closed headphones are probably more comfortable than iems for some people

a lot of people dont like having silicone shoved in their earhole

true that, that's one of the main reasons im looking for a pair of over ears

also a lot of people immediately assume bigger = better, and iems shouldnt have as much spent on them as fullsize headphones

there isnt really a lot of good cheap closed backs tho unfortunately

CAL is above your pricerange too

Out of the hd668b and hd681 which one would you recommend?

681 is closer to neutral and is more comfy because it doesnt have the weird wing things

has less midbass tho

neither are comfy without a pad swap

What sort of pads?

sorry for the endless questions

k240 pads are the cheapest but you'll lose even more bass from an already rolled off headphone

the other option are some chinese pads for the audiotechnica art series

i have a pair on my a500x and they fit the superlux with some stretching

and theyre quite soft too

theyre not super cheap tho

hmmm trying to stick as budget as possible, I might cop the 681's and just deal with the pads for a while, they may fit my ears fine who knows

Ali the cheapest place to get them?

its not the fit

its the fact that the pads are stupid hard

and dont breathe at all

Oh that makes sense I know how that feels

you can get cheap k240 pads for like $3 anyway so you might as well just get those anyway

the cheapest place t oget the 681 is probably gearbest

righto, will do

check ebay for some used shit tho first

you can often find some weird stuff there

eg an a700x just sold for $48 because the 3.5 is a bit jank

@TCxUFATIME these are the pricier pads i was talking about https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Thick-Leatherette-Replacement-Cushion-Ear-Pad-For-AKG-K550-K551-K553-Headphones/122788200140

might be cheaper on ali idk

@HEKTIK thanks, I'll keep them in mind

those plus the 681 would actually be pretty sweet

681 are in autistic price atm

wait for a bit

Shit's literally cheaper in europe right now
https://www.thomann.de/de/superlux_hd681.htm

exactly

👀

Just get some monks instead

are these any gud?

They'll prob be ok

https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/80chr5/the_owner_of_venture_electronics_threatens_any/ if you had <#189466684938125312> muted

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/GZLOZONE-DIY-Kit-HD-8-A1-PRO-Headphone-Amplifier-Amp-box-Headphone-Amp-kit-Transformer/32813743524.html oh wow this pretty beefy for a chink kit amp

usually they're just some opamp's reference design, maybe with a lasercut acrylic box

amn thats a deal

@Julian I'm dropping brain cells

read more of his comments

Lee is such an entitled cunt and the tilde pisses me off really hard

I posted his account in <#189466684938125312>

https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/80dsu1/from_lee_hahai_am_famous_againand_here_is_why_i/

LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

wow

watalad

can someone mirror cause its deleted

I cant actually fit it all in one post wow

https://pastebin.com/x7ThfEpr

@Lefteris

he is a bit right tbh

t. proud owner of monks

Im glad I was talked out of buying them

idk why I even wanted them, I hate earbuds

is that his post

LOL

get some yincrwo

tbh im happy i got the zse now

they barely fit me but isolation is gud

a few years more for a superlux sale

monks SUX

probably top 5 chink scams personally

5/10 at best for monk+

he realised that he was selling them at too little of a profit and just nuked the drivers

tbh if they were half price , like 3E with shipping i would be satisfied

but i paid around 6 and i feel scammed

Lmfao

6eur? You can't buy much for that though keep in mind

Maybe two pairs of Xiaomi piston fresh

we best be fucking boycotting VE now

god fucking damnit

im out of the chifi loop for an extended period of time and i see that everything is fucking gutteral

great

lee was an egoist sure but jesus christ

at least people know that he is an egoist

can anyone give me some backstory on that guy

he's delusional

like

he's been pulling shit like this before

he was leading the charge with whoever that neckass who made the video on the KZ ZS5 and the driver drama

soulsik or whoever

and he was touting the crown in ethics in chifi

like fuck off

jesus christ

i dont know what else there is to say

he's a fat fuck who got popular

```24 hours time limited offer of Asura White edition

2500p + 98usd shipped

after today it is going to be 5000p + 98usd

and yes, the blood orange is back for 5000p + 50usd

and the monk lite 120ohm will be listed from now on for 500p+6usd

Cheers

Lee

```

westerners absolutely lapped up his produce and now he has a big shit ego

and victim complex

i hope that this will call for pulling recommendations for this asswipe from @Windatica and @HEKTIK

assuming they're not gone already

I dont think those 2 ever liked monks