Comment by jorvi
3 years ago
For headphones I just use Crinacle. It’s served me well so far.
For other stuff, I usually check Wirecutter and cross-reference it with Reddit reviews.
I also have noticed that Wirecutter seems.. less qualitative (?) since they got bought by The NY Times.
Also on headphones, head-fi ( https://www.head-fi.org/ ).
Nope. Head-fi is audiowoo fairy land. Members generally loathe scientific testing and subjective, unsubstantiated claims are regularly made. There's even a cable forum, that, last time I went there, banned double-blind testing completely.
Headfi wasn’t always that way. There was a mass exodus of their scientific-minded members, who dedicated themselves to posting objective, and double-blind tests. Naturally, this created a problem with their advertisers, and most left en masse. Now, the site’s little more than a dumpster dive of anecdotal evidence masquerading as reputable sources.
I don't like head-fi either, but scientific testing/measurements are (mostly) worthless. Really, the only useful test is an in-home trial in my view. If you like it, buy it. If not, don't.
Here's a good video detailing some of why: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa1y9JRip68
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Hell no. They are audiophool degenerates. They literally reject any semblance of objective measurements, to focus on non-rigorous (i.e. not done with ABX) subjective evaluations.
I cannot recommend audio science review[0] enough. They're the opposite. All about objective measurements and rigor. None of the bullshit.
[0]: http://audiosciencereview.com/
Crinacle is probably the best, but for headphones I think it's the kind of thing you actually need to try out yourselves: the comfort varies so much for people, as does the preference for different sound signature (and knowing how well headphones handle when they're EQ'd to your preferences).