GoldenSound Judges my audiophile headphone wall

[@ericlobdell6484]

"Maybe 60 pairs" I no longer feel like I have a problem

[@DMS3TV]

trust me it used to be waaaay worse

[@johnhurley8918]

​@@DMS3TVwhat were the most pairs you've ever owned?

[@cordoz]

HD6XX 0:44 LCD-2 Classic 1:29 DMS Omega 2:46 MDR CD900ST (Yaxi St2 Pads) 5:08 MDR 7506 (Yaxi ST deluxe pads) 6:34 ZMF Atrium 8:08 TUNGSTEN (3D printed Plates) 10:13 Bathys 11:57 MMMMMMMM-500 13:25 HD-490 Pro 15:46 DCA E3 17:32 Doggo 23:50

[@phazonlord0098]

Hey look, it's the guy who murdered MQA!

[@GLERUP1]

And thats a good thing

[@phazonlord0098]

@@GLERUP1 absofuckinlutely!

[@ACE112ACE112]

lore?

[@ovejaluminosa]

JAJAJAJAJAJJA

[@cxmxc]

Dude my dac still decoding as “mqa” on tidal “high res” weird

[@imwhatsnew]

I'm glad I stuck around to the end. All worth it just to see the lil woof.

[@adsads5143]

DMS is the only content creator I have seen who truly does justice to the HD6XX. They are incredible headphones, especially for the price.

[@netrimo589]

I have a relative that collects NFTs who had the audacity to tease me about my headphone collection. This was last thanksgiving and I'm still annoyed by it.

[@onapersonalnote7045]

Well, chances are you’re having the last laugh

[@lain2236ad]

i hope they didn't go too far into it all, not looking good for his financials rn

[@jeremys3333]

You just gotta say that your collection has things of tangible value that would easily be worth something years down the road, unlike being willingly scammed by jpgs lol

[@One-Two_swift-kickbox]

Your relative doesn't have a headphone collection? How unfortunate they are.

[@hermanvisser4034]

Thoroughly enjoyed your video. Like two old long time friends getting together after years. Please do the amp video.

[@Slambear]

Let's get an amp tier list just like the headphones tier list from last year.

[@TheVeganVicar]

I’ll definitely take-up the tube amplifier suggestion, whenever I use my HD6XX. Also, I will probably grab a pair of your VEGAN earpads for my Audeze headphones. 🎧

[@Cameri760]

Thanks for the album recommendation. Mountainhead was such a pleasure to listen to. You should make a artist/album recommendation video some time, DMS!

[@ÆONS_AGO]

Hah, very cool guys. Enjoyed this! Keep it up and thanks for your work.

[@trevor245]

Love the EE shoutout. The new album was fantastic.

[@Albert33Draper]

This was great, thoroughly enjoyable. Thank you.

[@neilsnyder7915]

Hey Cam and Douglas, so nice to see you two together. fun video. see you in socal.

[@tincedeng]

lovely video, great job guys

[@rekire___]

Perhaps the best headphones is the one we made along the way

[@twitchbook-1]

i love see you amp selection dude!

[@JohnnyADi]

I was waiting for this video! Now just waiting for that tungsten review. I really want those face plates.

[@MrStingraybernard]

Great video ,I love listening to you guys expansive knowledge of headphones, Dms headphones sold out

[@yunussaid9288]

Did you say Big thief? Never heard somebody mention them but they are absolutely awesome for the feels

[@RadoDani]

I had to pause the video to check out Everything Everything. So far so good. A palate cleanser for my metal, jazz, techno heavy music collection. 😉

[@DekoniDylan]

13:16 SAME CAMERON, SAME!

[@hartyewh1]

I had 45ish when I recently started selling them so about 30 at the moment. Most just bought used for a great price and are sold for a small profit. There's so many direct comparisons to make that I need many time and time again to better understand the differences.

[@edwardhalterman9371]

I need those vegan pads! I have an lcd 2f with the vegan headband but Dekoni velour pads. Look forward to whatever you end up coming up with.

[@joh1717]

Would like to see the Sash Tres on that wall 😊 Mine is on the way now, looking forward to that.

[@raf5.13]

This was so nice. I thought the focal clear would be there too.

[@lukenycz7967]

Yeah Tennessee, I just moved to Murfreesboro back in September

[@DMS3TV]

Yeah that’s where I’m at. It’s not what it used to be here but it’s where I grew up so I’m spending a little time with family.

[@lukenycz7967]

@@DMS3TV nice, I separated from Navy and moved here. Didn't want to go back to Illinois lol

[@vikhaxnz]

I went to MTSU for undergrad. Small world.

[@areitz1962]

I live in Nashville! Had no idea you were in the area, pretty cool

[@lukekay7952]

what news! can't wait for the vegan pads for the lcd! i need to badly replace mine. hoping they're brown to match the headband..

[@MrSaproling]

really like this video, and one with resolve would be great, but I am the only one thinking why there isn't Hifiman headphones in there? It's crazy that not a single of them was the egg shaped hifiman Arya or He1000? What is the reason behind that?

[@marksafe5463]

Cowboy bebop tunes are amazing! Yoko Kanno is so great to chill out to.

[@jerb6817]

Dang…Nice collection! I will be happy if I can just save enough for the LCD 2’s to round out my collection lol.

[@theonewhostonks]

I'm more of an IEM guy (Aful P5 + Fiio KA11 and some EQ tweaks with Wavelet to clean up the sound a little and I gotta say, I couldn't be happier. But I do see the appeal to over-ears and I respect it😊

[@admiralnorman]

11:57 - Focal Bathys < Dyson Zone. Especially for ANC.

[@Nephilim-81]

Absolutely do an amp video! Thank you, gentlemen. ☺️

[@kimchristensen453]

What other headphone that shares the 560S/490 Pro driver have we not seen a review of yet? :)

[@MihneaTheodor2684]

Could you review the sash tres se? I think it's an absolute best buy for its price.

[@antonstepanov488]

Why is there no Empyrean 2 on the wall? You liked them a lot

[@DMS3TV]

They're at the office with a handful of others 😄

[@DanDhaniels]

I can't help it but to think about Pavement when I see this guy... "Go back to those GOLD SOUNDZ, and keep my advent to yourself Because it's nothing I don't like Is it a crisis or a boring change?" 🎶🎶

[@imabeliever85]

Cd900st and Shure SRH840 were made by the same guy, so they sound very similar

[@MrThephonypope]

Looking forward to some reviews on the headphone, I think it looks cool What kind of receiver do you have the JBL speakers running through btw?

[@ZenTunE-]

Very entertaining and interesting vid :)

[@charlesnr]

So many headphones to boggle the mind. I still think my best listening headphones are my Sundara introduced at AXPONA for $300, my IFI CAN amp in the 12 DB position to correct the bass, and the Dekoni Fenerated pads. Good for 2 hours for comfort. Best Sennheiser dynamic ever made was the 414 with flat on the ear pads. But the remake later sounded terrible for some reason. And sad after 40+ years, one channel is out. The Sundara for my budget which could not afford the Audeze 3 and 4. The AT 50 were nice headphone when they came out and were a reasonable price and loved for musicans monitoring their recordings during studio sessions. None in the headphone guru's collections. While on the ear, for short term listening and testing of equipment, the EMU Walnut hand selected are cool. Each pair slightly different depending on its walnut. Never seen it on guru walls either.

[@the_wobbly_witch]

did you guys record this in the same room? can hear dms saying mhm, yea, etc in the bg

[@brydon10]

Nice video man, got me hooked on HD 6XX. Hey I just wanted to say that your skin really looks great. What's your secret to improving skin? Thanks.

[@Jesse_Ziman]

Now we need a gun wall 👀

[@VitiateTheImmortal]

I’m an audiophile. I got a lot of headphones. But still I have never heard the 6xx or any other of the 600 series. I went straight for the 800S. Lol honestly I wanna try these now…. And surprisingly I dont like bathys at all xD for me the city trips and flights go to B&O H95s

[@carminedesanto6746]

Hold the phone ( headphone) ..you’ve got pads coming for AUDEZE ( I have LCDX) that straighten out as G’ says the wonk …in the vocals 😯😯😯😯

[@audio_tron]

Now do his two sets of IEMs. On Bathys battery replacement, it’s really about charge cycles. These don’t churn through their charge cycles anywhere near as quickly as TWS do. Aside from heavy daily power Bathys users, it’ll be many, many years before battery degradation occurs on the Bathys for the vast majority of listeners. My Sony XM4 are 4 years old and have shown no signs of battery degradation.

[@michaelsi6770]

I am glad that he is GoldenSound and not GoldenRain :)))))) Otherwise we will meet at a completely different platform...................

[@willjohnson2722]

I have tinnitus and treble sensitivity in the 4k region. I love all the headphones that have a dip in that region. The idea that these are bad headphones is obviously related to how the listener hears. It would be great if audio reviewers could provide a profile of their own hearing so we can better understand their reviews. Nobody has neutral hearing and charts are only part of the story.

[@rherbm]

Interesting comment, people say atriums are laid back and I find them exciting. I find audeze tuning neutral, and anything brighter hot lol

[@shayeinge9932]

AMP VIDEO WHEN? DMS JUDGES GOLDEN SOUBDS HEADPHONES WHEN?

[@reallyoldcob]

Big Thief, Half Moon Run, Alt-J, Radiohead… DMS ❤️‍🔥

[@BBZL]

I was wondering if you got any new earbuds to try, I have the EB2S Pro and was wondering if you think their are any good upgrades.

[@sunkun3473]

I would love to purchase a set of those grills for tungsten if they become available for sale.

[@rodm1949]

With the Audeze lcd C remove the back grill and put an additional piece of felt over the driver. Should be all you need.

[@dRew-something]

Enjoyed watching,just out of interest,how do you guys feel about the Neuman ndh-30?

[@anthixious]

GoldenSound, DMS, how would the ZMF Atrium Closed rank when compared to the DCA E3 and ZMF Bokeh? The Bokeh was mentioned in comparison, but I may be looking at the Atrium Closed in the future. Would you guys say it's one of the best closed back headphones money can buy?

[@areitz1962]

Love my 6XX, what tube amp would you guys recommend?

[@cuquitronicainstrumental]

Dms! what do the 490 pro sound like on tubes? are they relaxing?

[@n64matty]

What happened to your focal clears??? 😱

[@DMS3TV]

They're in a box in the closet. I haven't unpacked them yet.

[@faremissound]

@@DMS3TVwas wondering as well about the Clears. Do you consider them still viable today as a neutral open-back? Thanks!

[@donvittoriosierra]

The two sony headphones here when using the same exact pads are not that different in tonality except for the cd900st being more refined. Those STpad2s are what make them sound hideous. I am actually using the cd900st right now they actually sound quite good using the sony 7506 genuine stock pads. I bought both cans recently and bought the yaxi stpad2 ,stpad dx, stpad microfiber, wicked cushions 7506 pads, and waiting for three different brainwavz pads just to satisfy my curiosity in trying all those pads with both the 7506 and the cd900st.

[@kiers2320]

Great idea, fun 😊

[@MykeBinaryMan]

I love how they say don't get Bayerdynamic, I agree that they may not be the best but not everyone in the hobby can drop 2k on a headphone. I would love a Atrium or Tungsten but happy I have something I can enjoy for now. I do agree though the 6XX is a gem of a headphone but does lack some punch and stage.

[@provisionalhypothesis]

well, you can do better if you have money to spend on beyers. but don't worry too much, whatever is popular now won't be popular in 5 years anyway. strangely it's related to companies having to sell their latest models, what a surprise. spend more time listening to your music and less time listening to your equipment.

[@ChrisStoneinator]

They’re garbage at any price point. Why spend any money at all if the headphone sounds like shit? What are we even doing at that point?

[@spageen]

Would you rather have 60 headphones or one HE-1

[@laika25]

Why the hd6xx and not the 600? I keep seeing this EVERYWHERE I look. 😡

[@DMS3TV]

because the 6XX measures notably better (and imo sounds better) compared to the population average pinna.

[@laika25]

@DMS3TV Interesting, did not know that nor thought that could be possible, will keep that in mind, thanks

[@DMS3TV]

@@laika25 Sure thing, I should note at the end of the day its all preference too and some people will prefer the 600 over the 6XX. 600 is still a timeless great headphone.

[@laika25]

@DMS3TV yup, that's the 1 i have (now , if I could find it/them in one of the many boxes labeled "headphones", haha)

[@Guitar7885]

I was a little surprised to not see the Hifiman Arya Stealth

[@DMS3TV]

It’s in a box here. I recently moved

[@bezchlebalukas1779]

where is focal clear ... still my love even i have zmf atrium

[@DMS3TV]

Clear is in a box in my closet currently 😅

[@bezchlebalukas1779]

@@DMS3TV i guess i take my question back 🤐

[@lukenycz7967]

Have you looked into Sennheiser car audio solutions and what they are doing for that?

[@syanhc]

No iems? If you are coming to the UK, come to Leeds and try to Kippers and toast in good old Yorkshire

[@johnratcliffe6438]

I have ZMF Atrium myself and they really don't blow me away. Not sure why they get so much hype. I prefer my Arya Stealth to Atrium.

[@Feliciano12v]

Two different types of headphones and you just prefer one over the other.

[@Accuaro]

No.. Abyss headphones?

[@42itous1]

Very interested in the pads for lcd2 classic you mentioned. Where and when? Thanks.

[@DMS3TV]

Dekoni is making them, I'm not sure *when* but hopefully soon. We had a batch come in that needed hopefully just one more revision.

[@42itous1]

Great! Thanks.

[@RX-rd4sc]

Denon d7200 is needed on that wall

[@garygriffiths7353]

What was the desktop amp/dac mentioned?

[@PRicanGeek]

Ooh! I have a pair of the DCA E3s, and that headband is not comfortable. However, I would like to try that headband cushion that is shown in the B-clip of the E3 segment. Anyone know which that is?

[@DMS3TV]

It's the ZMF crescent snap : )

[@RestedTÖST]

60 sounds about right for DMS lol, I have more than 30 personally and about 6 that I actively use.

[@tubbytummy]

Is it BE2 lambskin perf pads for Atrium, not suede?

[@francisdelacruz6439]

Wondering no one compares sound to how it actually is likely in the recording studio? Reviewers not that active in live environments? Some speaker reviews describe the absolute sound compared to the system at nhand. Like how close the piano or guitar sounds in the recording studio to the headphone or system. When I call the reviewer who says the sound is as good as it gets and asks really like the real thing in your listening room, response is real is real still. But how close are we? Iem still stuck in your head headphones usually a foot around your head except I heard ear speakers sound field was much more than open backs.

[@ChrisStoneinator]

Because recordings don’t actually capture the sound in the studio in the first place. Nor should they.

[@francisdelacruz6439]

@ChrisStoneinator Actually that's the whole point of audiophile recordings. That's where all the terminologies come from recreating an acoustic event see Harry Pearson of Absolute Sound creating these terminologies to describe fidelity compared to actual instruments being recorded. I think it's about expertise or lack thereof. You need to really immerse yourself in live music to compare. You cant do that at home but only in music rooms with live musicians. Find that easy growing up with live music played around. And works as an absolute reference. You get a recording of a musician playing a piano Bosendorfer how can you critic absolute fidelity if you're not intimately familiar with how such piano sounds in real life?

[@imabeliever85]

I have the 600 and the 650 and the 58X, so do I really need a 6XX, isn’t that basically the same as a 650?

[@TheWorldTeacher]

Yes.

[@DMS3TV]

It measured a little better than the 650 but they’re very similar that’s for sure.

[@hartyewh1]

​@@DMS3TVIsn't that just unit variation?

[@DMS3TV]

@@hartyewh1 potentially. We’re testing more units now to be sure. It’s possible I was wrong though as a couple 6XXs have measured better so far. I want to get in 4-5 more units to test.

[@hartyewh1]

@@DMS3TV Hasn't Oratory had a bunch of HD650's so he might also have applicable data. Would be surprising if the "cheapo" US version was different AND better.

[@sergiymarchenko1002]

Listening and laughing - that's all I want to say...

[@c34webb]

Need those Tungsten GRILLZ

[@dtdcampbell]

Do you have a favorite stand for headphones? And what wall hooks are you using?

[@dentboxhero1717]

5:16 drop the Sonys for a Tago Studio T3-03

[@dustinmihalcheon5013]

But how many amps do you have?

[@redrobbosworkshop]

Count yourselves lucky you aren't into Speakers.....I think I've 20 pairs :) Then there are the amps, tuners, tape decks.......Nurse!! If you want a closed back for monitoring check out the Beyer DT250 - quite low profile and usually seen worn on set/location by film sound engineers. Very neutral and no Beyer sting. They have a weird propriatary plug connector and there are reports of the socket seal leaking.....easy fixed with a bit of blutak.

[@DMS3TV]

Oh I am into speakers. I had a house full of towers and got rid of everything before I moved. I only kept my JBLs 😄 before that I had SVS, Magnepan, B&w, vandersteen, triangle, etc etc.

[@rev8962]

I just wanna hang out with you guys tbh,

[@carminedesanto6746]

JUDGEMENT DAY!!🫨🫨🫨🫨🫨

[@AliArghavan]

No love for the Aeolus?

[@DMS3TV]

I love it. There’s not room on the wall for everything though 😅 I keep them in my film-space.

[@rubenm3606]

I love the Dt 990 and they are not overpriced like all these headphones

[@chronometa]

Reviewers have an interesting dilemma that I think trickles down inadvertently to the consumer for fomo. I also wonder if they enjoy music.

[@milkyway8353]

yes you are saying that because he is your friend, nice try

[@bradwilson3611]

People without the ability, balls, or ambition to create something and put it into the world love shitting on people who do

[@7in1]

Can you please tell me a timing of Stax

[@brydon10]

An amp video would be great.

[@mathieuattanasio7610]

Apparently, the Kali Audio LP6-V2 is better than the JBL 306p. They're also cheaper. Can't go wrong with either.

[@nilsbender2729]

Wait, no SR325x‘?

[@DMS3TV]

In my closet

[@provisionalhypothesis]

This whole thing is wayyyy, way too "Judgy". This is why I quit the audiophile community and am I just happy with what I have, otherwise this treadmill never ends.

[@headskullk]

what JBLs were talked about?

[@villenj6687]

The JBL 306P MK2. He made a video about them last year called 'These CHEAP speakers replaced my collection!'

[@antyvirusuk8056]

What dnb does DMS listen to

[@DistortedDan_]

19:00 how is 2k reasonable lol

[@tycinis]

for the quality and a small brand it's fair , look electrostatic headphone and see how far you can go price wise.

[@DistortedDan_]

@@tycinis surely reasonable means that people aren't gonna think you're crazy when you tell them how expensive something is so to me a "reasonable" price for headphones is like €500 or less

[@iamwoteveriwanttobe]

It's all relative to how much money you have. Personally 2k is more obscene than reasonable but if I was millionaire I'd think different.

[@soulfulfool]

now tell us how many of those headphones are totally useless just hanging there, for me essential collection would be a pair of brilliant dynamics, planars and electrostats, 3 pairs that does it all