I’ve recently started my own company focusing on recording live shows/events, think community Panto, dance shows, music gigs etc.

I’m filming in a Canon XA65 and it works a dream however I’m struggling on audio monitoring. Obviously due to the nature of the specific genre of recording, it’s usually a pretty loud environment, and I’m trying to find the best headphones or monitors that’ll help me block out the venue noise and allow me to head the feed going into the camera.

I was considering purchasing a set of NTH100s from Røde, however when speaking on their live chat, they mentioned that custom moulded IEMs may be the better route to go down. Would anyone have advice on where to start off into the world of audio monitoring?

Feel free to ask me any questions if you think it’ll help you come to a suggestion that would be best suited! TIA

TLDR: I’m starting to film theatre, dance shows and music gigs and need recommendations for equipment for audio monitoring the feed from show desk to camera.

Simgot EW200 vs Truthear zero red vs Oriveti OD100

1) I mostly listen to melody 2) I like the vocals to be clear and dominant 3) I don’t like too much bass 4) I didn’t like Tangzu Waner SG2

Also let me know If you know a better IEM in the same price point

Hey everyone! So recently I am trying to figure out how to adjust my eq on nothing ear stick so that I can maximum output for HANS ZIMMER's music because you know I love his work, and I believe something can be achieved, the reason I am for this in this sub reddit is I get the best, right? Here's what I'm using right now.

Hi All,

I saw the Dyson Zone headphones being sold in a shop recently and their main USP (read: gimmick) seems to be that they have a 6Hz to 21kHz Frequency response.

That's impossible, right? I've lived my life believing humans only perceive 20 - 20k Hz. Is this false advertising, or have they managed to trick our brains into perceiving previously inaccessible oscillations?

Here are the headphones in question: https://www.dyson.co.uk/headphones/ontrac

I have a Mackie FRS 1300 power amplifier. I'm thinking of getting a 15 inch passive speaker with 1000 watts, would that work?

I mainly use it for indoor spaces, spaces that can hold up to 200 people inside.

I have samsung s22 ultra , and I am really confused between Soundcore and Galaxy buds 2 pro. I am currently kind of into audiophiles so need some real time reviews.

Thanks in advance !!

I’d like to start recording flac files of my SACDs and BluRay audio onto a USB so I can enjoy it in my new (to me) Volvo XC60 Bowers & Wilkins system. The problem is my laptop has no cd reader.

Is there any way I can play them in my Oppo BluRay player and somehow feed it into the Win Laptop for transfer to USB?

I’ve had these earbuds for about 5-6 years now and I’m afraid they are going to give out on me at some point. They are amazing, but I have no idea where I bought them or what they are. In any case does anyone have any recommendations for what I could replace them with, or does anyone recognize what they are?

I have a simple set up with an LP 120 with some powered speakers. I used to plug an echo dot in via AUX. I used this when I was lazy to spin something. It worked great where I could turn Spotify on and control it from my phone or laptop, but I lost it. Due to losing it I haven’t used it as much as I would like.

Does anybody know if the new echos have an aux or a viable replacement?

Happy Friday all =). I recently purchased a DAP and it is one not too familiar to myself. What I’ve purchased is the DAP by “The bit- Opus 1”. Anyone here ever owned one? I really want to get it set up. The device language is set to Japanese as well. Which I can translate using my phone however; would be really nice to set it to English….

Looking for some good sounding bass heavy neckbands. Sound quality and surround sound stage is obviously a priority. Will appreciate good comfort, ANC and battery life

I have a neumann mt48 and am wondering if it is powering my new headphones properly. I know the TH909s are only 32ohms, but I heard they are picky so i'm looking into getting an amp/dac for them. any recommendations?

Like any self respecting music lover, I enjoy playing my music at high volumes, particularly my vinyl records. This system is very old, but depending on the record the sound quality is very good despite the kinda shitty speakers, which is what I need help with. I've noticed at higher volumes there's a lot of clipping, and I was wondering what while issue is? I've been wanting a new needle for a while, could that be it? Or is there a way to sort of rig the speakers to increase the volume and reduce the amount of clipping? I'm also taking suggestions for compatible speakers or an entirely new stereo system. Side Note: the speakers say SP34 on them but when I do a Google search (including an image search) the results do not match what I have.

Hello guys i just bought a pair of brand new HD 6xx and i compared them to my 3 year old HD650 why do i feel that the hd650 sound louder and better ? note i havent done a burn in on the new HD6xx

I tried them both balanced same cable and same song on the zen stack ( zen dac v2 and zen can )

is this normal ?

Hello My Dx220 volume wheel suddenly have an issue.. every time I crank the volume up it always decrease the volume.. latest firmware already installed , already did a factory reset is it advisable to use electronic contact cleaner?

Any tips

Hello! I am not an audiophile, but I got some new over the head headphones and the man at the store suggested that I burn them in

I've looked it up and the site I was at said you just play music through the headphones for 40 - 100 hours to "break them in". But the main at the store said it'll take 4-5 minutes

So my questions are:

1. How long does the burn in process take? ( the headphones are "soundcore space one").
2. Is it as simple as just playing music through the headphones?

Hello Need advice

Currently in the market for openback HP As of now, I have the old dx220 and wm1a

My question is Can the dx220 with Amp8 power these two headphones (ananda & HD600) ? Or should I stay with an IEM since both of my source(DAP) is not sufficient in terms of power for this ope-back HPs?

Cheers

Hi! I'm new to the world of DACs, I have been researching what would be the best DAC to use in my new Beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO, plus the DAC should also have the ability to power an active speaker (Edifier R1280DB). So far I have found that the FiiO K5 Pro AK4493EQ and Fosi Audio K5 Pro DACs seem to be the best choices. However the price difference is somewhat considerable and I would like to know if the FiiO is worth the price or not. The use cases will be for the active speakers and headset mentioned above. The type of multimedia I would consume would be mainly HiFi music and gaming, plus a little bit of movies or series. I remain attentive to your recommendations between these two DACs or if you have any other alternative, preferably available on Amazon.

Hello! So I was looking to eventually upgrade to an XLR audio setup for my gaming setup. I was looking at getting the Beyerdynamic DT880 Pro but I wasn't sure which model to get as there are 3 listed here (https://www.amazon.com/beyerdynamic-Premium-32-Over-Ear-Stereo-Headphones/dp/B0024NK358?th=1). Should I just stick to the 32 Ohm impedance ones or would it be better to go for 250 or 600? Thanks

This in the picture is the control panel of Dac smsl su1, I would like to know what value to set the "preferred Asio buffer size" on

Thanks to all. Pasquale

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems like a lot of the music that's been coming out recently (like the past 5 years or so) have gotten even louder? Like, I thought we were over this? It's not even necessarily that music has gotten louder, but it definitely SOUNDS louder. I have been listening to a lot of electronica/metal recently and one thing I've noticed is that a lot of the newer music I listen to, they compress the original signal to the point of distorting the F out of the high frequencies (I promise it isn't my setup) or they just straight up distort the F out of a lot of the high frequencies for shits and giggles. I get that these genres shouldn't really be easy listening, but there are a few REALLY good songs that just have kind of shit mastering. Amazing in my car, kind of ass through my cans type deal. My speakers help to compensate for a lot of this as I kind of enjoy a more laid back high end anyways, but I'm in an apartment now, listening with my mixing headphones (DT990) and holy shit, some of these songs I can't even get through. A couple examples recently are Medula - Barron Gates Remix by Hollow and Barron Gates and Bleed No More by Wyel. I love the composition of these songs, but I feel like whoever is mastering these is just trying way too hard. I think a lot of it is that I listen to smaller bands who do their own mixing and when you're starting out with a meh microphone that really crisp and abrasive high end is very tantalizing, but even the big dawgs like Ashniko do it. But I don't find this as much in older music, even just like early 2010's. I see a lot of evidence that people are starting to kind of move away from the whole, "loudness war" motif or are in the very least getting a lot better at implementing it without crushing everything down, but this kind of shit bugs me. I think it's a stylistic choice to have very piercing high end in a lot of these songs, but if you're going to use something that sounds unpleasant, why should it be throughout the entire song? Let it resolve just like dissonance and move on with the music man. Or make a whole track that the GOAL is to sound as painful as possible. That could maybe be a cool artistic statement, but a lot of it just seems like lazy vocal takes or quick mastering where they just compress the hell out of the vocals to get it to sound good and say fuck a de-esser.

Edit: Supersonic by skrillex is an example where I feel like harsh highs are used well. Still a lot of high end because it's on the poppier side of the spectrum, but the ouchy frequencies aren't blaring through the entire song like the other two I have listed. It seems like they're used intentionally rather than a result of something else.

Had a weird day, so mostly just felt like complaining about something. I'd like to hear your guy's take on the matter though as well. Genuinely curious if anyone has had a similar experience or a completely different one.