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  1. Drew Neilson

    open-back vs closed-back: fidelity to input signal's sound stage and HRTF

    According to the headphone buying guide, open-back headsets and headphones have a wider sound stage while closed-back headphones sound more direct. I'm speaking broadly, and not about specific models. Do open-back headsets and headphones add more spaciousness than already exists in content being...
  2. Drew Neilson

    What headsets besides Microsoft's Surface Headphones have adjustable environmental audio amplification?

    Microsoft's Surface Headphones have a feature that they refer to as "adjustable active noise cancellation", and what the user can adjust is active noise cancellation, from full-on on one extreme, to AMPLIFYING the sound that is around the user at the other extreme, and everything in-between. I...
  3. Drew Neilson

    Headset tips for listening while exercising and doing other things

    I use Sony Sports Headphone model # MDR-AS800AP (https://esupport.sony.com/US/p/model-home.pl?mdl=MDRAS800AP; https://www.head-fi.org/threads/sony-mdr-as800ap-not-to-be-underestimated.750769/) and would like help choosing tips. I've had the Comply Sport Pro 200 (SX-200) tips for a month or so...
  4. Drew Neilson

    Help me get tips that are custom-fit for my ears

    I have a pair of Sony MDR-AS800APs and I want to buy or make tips that are custom-fit for my ears. I bought and use those because they were thewirecutter.com's pick for best wired exercise headphones (ironic website name in this context). Because these headphones were designed to be used while...
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