Headphone Driver Types as Fast As Possible
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2014
- There are quite a few different types of headphone driver types available today... what are some of the differences between them?
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I found Mario Andretti in my headphones. Great driver I tell you what
*Loading my gun*
1. Aware of European F-1 drivers
2. Sounds like Hank Hill
3. WHO ARE YOU??!
3:35 is one of the most impressively inhuman sounds I've ever heard
I think it's pitched up 😂
every one knows he is an alien...no one wears sock sandals at the same time
@@MightyPriest poles do
Even though I'm wearing headphones and my cat is laying next to me at 3:35 he jumped 3 feet and my sinuses cleared!
he turned to spongebob vor a sec there
now i have no idea what headphone drivers are
They are what produce the actual sound you hear.
***** They are just the magnet and diaphragm that receive the electrical inputs and turn it in to sound that you hear.
Their Vibrators for your ears.
baraki808 thank you
***** How is that just kinda? That is the layman's terms of how every speaker in existence works. Every single speaker (that includes headphone drivers if you don't already understand that) works via a diaphragm and a magnet. The positioning of those two things may vary but they are ALWAYS there, especially in anything that you are probably buying with whatever money you are willing to spend on them. If you think that this is only sort of what happens than you may need to consult your local psychiatrist.
Never head Linus' voice go so low. 2:45
Christian Poulsen you realize that's super high pitched right?
Christian Poulsen I-I-I don't- What?
Dylan McIntyre I suppose he's implying that Linus' voice is so high that that's the lowest it goes
over 9000 kHz (actually about 1000) is more like 3:36
tschuggi4 sounds like spongebob laughing
Techquickie idea: Mouse gripping. Claw grip vs palm grip.
its mostly your preferemce though
Most people don't understand the terms though
yep
You can't ignore the 1% we finger tip grippers are few and far between but we do exist. plz stop forgetting us mouse makers :(
Joshua Bagwell (Millennial Brat) "Whats a computer mouse?"... "and what's a computer?"
The driver does not actually convert the digital signal. It changes the analog signal from the cable to sound.
should have been "electrical signal" that slipped through. Thanks for pointing it out.
Techquickie you can tell Linus didn't write this reply because its positive. LinusSaltTips
+Bryan Oliver True, since at some point just before the diaphragm, the signal must be analog in order to physically produce sound waves. There is no such thing as "digital sound". If such thing existed, it would involve you hearing/seeing numbers floating around and your brain interpreting them as sound waves, something that doesn't even make sense.
+Leonel Cantú de Llano (Mr. Chilli) it can be digital, but all you'll hear will be high pitched beeps
Great video, thanks! My only criticism would be that planars weren't covered in enough detail compared to BA, which I'd not come across before.
IMO for portable use, planars are a really good compromise - they have the main benefit of electrostatics in that the diaphragm mass can be tiny giving excellent transient response and a wide frequency response. They have the benefit of not needing a high voltage power supply and their impedance can be in the realms that a smartphone headphone output can drive directly (a better solution is an external DAC such as the Chord Mojo). Worth having a listen to.
2:22 - "electrostatic drivers are present only in high end audiophile grade headphones" and this image shows Philips SHP2500 for 30$ :D
Linus please be my physics teacher
Better take Google
3:00 One of the creepiest things I ever seen on this channel
Thnx linus for amazing and knowledgeable videos...keep up the good work
The photoshopped smile deserved a Tim and Eric, "Good Job!"
love the editing.
Fast as possible topic suggestion: I'd love to see one on "Unified Memory". Great videos. Keep 'em comin'!
exactly what I wanted to know. good informative video
Great video Linus - really useful for those that don't know the difference.
I would really like to know the diffrence between the diffrent LGA sockets.
This would really be a good idea, because it would explain people what motherboards to buy, and what processors that are compatible with that motherboard, also, if there is any performance gain if you have a 2011 socket processor, vs LGA 1155 socket, that i currently have.
A really good video suggestion, because there are more people confused about the motherboard compatible processors, than you might think.
Please like this, if you feel the same way!
if this video was uploaded a month ago .. before I bought two headphones :(
Good to see someone in the tech community promoting head-fi. I've found their community to be pretty nice and always willing to help. One person did bring up something important though, ath-m50's may be great headphones but watch out for most new audiophiles suggesting them. All that was meant is there are other cans out there in that price range that shouldn't be completely ignored because everyone and their mother suggests the m50's. This said I have a pair and love them, though hint to new owners, clean the ear pads and headband. Mine have started cracking, mostly the headband since it seems like a less durable pleather. It's caused by skin oils and/or sweat, same care should be taken of leather though it should be more durable.
This was interesting, thank you!
I want to say, cool idea to do an in depth video with ya pals trying different headphones out. plz
Only video I've been looking for ... 👌
2:58 I lost it. XD
Literally just ordered some T50RPs. Unique, oddball looking, and a not so popular orthrodynamic driver, and THE most modded headphone. Perfect for me :D (well they are pre-modded Mayflowers V1s. I was going to apply the smae mods my self, but they were on sale for the same price as stock ones on NCIX)
Would have liked to see some common examples. Besides that, really good video!
OMG linus... i was just gonna ask you to do this today... i'm absolutely happy with this video... Please we need one on thunderbolt
Linus! Do one about headphone impedance. That would great! Love your work a lot
I recently purchased headphones with graphene drivers. They seem okay. Maybe you can do a video about graphene drivers and how they differ from other drivers.
thanks bro real useful
Suggestion for future episodes: CUDA and OpenCL
This content is way underrated, thanks Linus
"More doesn't mean better"
The Unique Melody Mest mk2 with 1 dynamic driver, 4 balanced armatures, 2 electrostatic drivers and 1 fricking bone conducting driver: "Are you sure about that?"
If you don't know they are the best IEMs money can buy at 1500 dollars
Sweet info
love the "Erhmagerd Deadmow Five!" :D
ES drivers in a floor-standing tower home theater setup sound amazing for movies and music. So crisp! It's too bad they don't make very many any more.
am i the ONLY one how just finished watching and doesn't remember shit?
No your not
Thank you 💛
I have learned a lot from you more than school...I mean like seriously I have
Felt as if I was in another science class. Great stuff.
you speak so eloquently Linus, I love it.
so drivers are the size of the cup for the ear?
in other words, a head set has a big driver so like a 40mm driver. but head phones or ear buds have... like 10mm drivers?
am i getting this correct? ;-;
Mine are Planar Magnetic (HIFIMAN HE-400)
very good video!
Loved it!
I love that you mentioned Head-fi. anytime someone asks about headphones or anything related to audio I point them to Head-fi. Yeah, some of them are a bit elitist(read as A LOT) you can easily sort through it and find genuinely good advice and people that help you find out what you want. Thanks to them I've found three great set of headphones(Shure 440, Grado S80i, and Fischer Audio DBA-02) and even purchased the latter of the them from people on Head-fi. and when my DBA-02's got attacked by a cat? I was directed to someone that modded the then dead IEM's to use a replaceable cable.
Suggestions: CPU cache, gpu memory bandwidth, rops, Nvidia DSR/multi frames sampling, AMD free sync/differing resolution eyefinity, and oculus rift (how those it work).
Love all of those suggestions.
I'd like it if he did one explaining double precision as well.
Maybe as a follow-up you can do a tech quickie on circumaural, IEMs, etc. if you haven't already. XD
The first video of techquickie I didn't get what I was looking for, which was the drivers
Love my Rock-it Sounds R-50 IEMs, combined with Comply foam tips
ALL OF U GUYS are just too smart. I watch these vids and it makes me feel as if I can do this, and I simple mess my up my pc. Damn u LINUS for making feel I can does this stuff; I RUIN MY PC EVERY TIME!
Could you do a video explaining the elements in computer and music/studio speakers?
bruh, LTT was uploading 4k videos even in 2014
Yeah there are many 720p, 1080p, 4k, 60 fps etc. format videos on UA-cam from way back in the day, even though UA-cam didn't support them then. I guess UA-cam keeps the original copies.
Linus which gaming heaphone you would recommend for accuracy/precision and clean/deep sound?
Do dynamic drivers and neodymium drivers both are same? I think neodymium is a material in dynamic driver but just need clarification
This video is pretty old, but man, it definitely helps. Also i have drivers with Neodymium magnets....i have no idea what that means though
Headfi helped me choose the UE6000, and I'm veeery satisfied with it :D
Much more interesting than boring KB videos.
Thanks Linus.
What are neodymium drivers? I am a music lover and I am looking for a heavy bass headphones I saw one headphone with 40 mm neodymium drivers .should I buy them?
if someone sees this, please put the *breath* line in every other linus video. great video as always.
K.
Which driver the PlayStation wireless gold headset use?
damn! 4k looks good!
I just want to point out that electrostatic drivers are actually pretty much free to produce.
The problem comes down to manufacturing processes and company costs. Stax, Sennheiser, King sound, and a few other micro companies are the only people to have ever made electrostatic drivers for headphones. With the exception of sennheiser, these companies are tiny and never really made a cost effective way to produce these headphones.
Companies like martin logan who make electrostaic speakers on the other hand have a much larger and more efficient manufacturing process. The only reason their speakers are expensive is because of supply and demand. A lot of people want the unique sound that electrostatic speakers provide, but martin logan pretty much has that particular market cornered, so they charge more for it. But the actual cost of their drivers is pretty much next to nothing.
Bluedio r+ 8track - best headphones ever. Although they do have weak build quality on the top, theyve got amazing sound and countless features
Thank you
Linus, please do more headphone videos to enlighten us
Hello, whats 4BA+1BB and such things mean sir?
Love the thumbnail. Also, I own that Hi-Point rifle you're holding in it. Cheapest carbine money can buy! You left the little plastic chamber flag on it.
it's a BB gun :p
Oh snap! Shows what I know.
My Sony MDR-MA900 have 70mm dynamic driver... It's so big that is almost comic but the sound is so smooth and enjoyable.
I don't think there's really a concrete correlation with bigger driver meaning better... well, anything. It's kinda those specs that I felt are just being used just for marketing due to "More/Bigger = Better", just like frequency response (MA900 and my ZX701's FR is 5 Hz ~ 40kHz)
Rohan Espada But I never even insinuated that... you are reading too much on those two lines.
MA900 is just a weird monster that uses the same driver to the old top tier Sony Extra Bass line, but with a different presentation creates a surprisingly balanced and still the best/wider soundstage up top $400 category. Try them before you knock it.
Is just a waste because it is discontinued now and Sony will probably never pursue the mid and hi-fi section again after this.
***** Woaaaah, hold on mate. You've got the wrong idea!
I was just generalizing about the whole driver specification of headphones; didn't mean to make it sound like you were hinting those words. I am not knocking on the MA900 on anyway. I actually want an MA900, as it can serve as an upgrade to my HPH-200, my primary open headphone, while somehow keeping the same-ish sound signature (according to the few reviews I read/watched). Will probably grab one if it drops
*****
Not the first time Sony has discontinued absolutely stellar models, such as some of their woodies. But yes, the recently discontinued and reasonably midrange line did have some interesting products, even if somewhat leaning towards a rather specific signature.
Rohan Espada That's not a frequency response, that's the range their hyper sensitive test equipment can detect any noise in, which at the extremes is far, far too quiet to hear. Also hujmans can't hear past 21.5kHz-ish, so the 40kHz max is a useless figure. A real frequency response is a graphed line, with the horizontal scale being the frequency, and the vertical scale being the volume the headphone reproduces that frequency at.
does the size of the drivers have a different in the sound?
Yes, larger drivers perform better with low frequencies. Smaller drivers are better with higher frequencies (typically).
Gonna give this another shot..Linus, please do a video on RAM, specifically RAM errors
GREAT!!
What type does my old Sharp HP-400H have?
Can you explain what are neodymium drivers?
BUT how do I get rid of headphone static - which port do I use?
I like that he doesn't have annoying background music in most of his videos...
Found this old video in my recommendations and had to click after seeing that thumbnail
My IEMs have BA and double drivers
They are awesome
Which driver is most suited for heavy bass frequencies?
“Cans” 😂. Yeah I can live with those 😂
did you raise the pitch of the sound this video?
Could you guys do a video explaining the differences and pros/cons between a gold plated jack to a silver plated one?
It might sound silly to some but I've never really found solid answers as to how they're different or why gold plated jacks are often the way to go when choosing your headphones/earphones. When I buy my headphones, I know I have to choose gold plated over the silver ones although I never really knew why but I was told and I always see people saying that the gold ones are better.
Benyamin Lorit Gold plating makes no sense on headphone jacks, plating is there to protect the underlying copper/brass/whatever from air exposure, but gold is a very soft metal and rubs off quickly, its use is in home stereo cabling where you never unplug the cables. Silver is extremely expensive for no reason, the only way it could make a difference to sound quality is if all the wire in the audio signal's path including the headphone's voice coil was silver, and the only difference would be the electrical signal getting to the headphones a fraction of a picosecond faster. And silver plugs have to be cleaned monthly or they develop "oxidation" that increases resistance on the plug. You want nickel or rhodium plated plugs, nickel is very very common and inexpensive, it lasts a long time and has good conductivity. Rhodium is a premium option, it lasts about 8x longer than nickel and has a higher conductivity. However conductivity doesn't matter here unless the metal being used is a very very poor conductor. :P
Izzy Axel So would it be right to assume that most branded headphones that have gold-colored jacks are made out of Rhodium? I do tend to prefer gold colored jacks than silver ones whenever I purchase headphones for some reason so I want to know if that actually makes sense or something. One minor detail I've noticed though is that gold colored jacks seem to be smoother when plugging or unplugging but maybe that's just me. So asking from a common headphone buyer's standpoint, should it matter whether it's a gold jack or a silver jack whenever I buy my headphones?
Benyamin Lorit The core will be copper, the plating on a non custom cabled headphone will be nickel if it's silver colored, gold if it's gold colored. Rhodium costs far too much, 1 rhodium plated 3.5mm TRS plug will run you about $30, it's a low quantity production item that really only get sold to be used on the absurdly overpriced cables, esoteric high end hifi products barely anyone's heard of, or to people who reterminate their cable with a nicer plug than the stock one, or make their own cables. The smoother feeling may just be the difference between a better constructed plug, rather than the plating. Also, rhodium is silver colored. Generally, nickel is what you want in a headphone plug, as gold will rub off in a month or 2 with normal use.
Dat professional Photoshop liquification at 2:58 though.
What is a fud filter thx
Difference between Hz and FPS?
Hz is the amount of times something oscillates in a second. Hz is frequency so that could mean you could technically measure the amount of waves hitting the shore of a beach in Hz. Its commonly used for sound and lighting because these are 2 things that oscillate very quickly. FPS on the other hand is frames per second. This is mainly used for computer monitors to see how many times the screen image refreshes in 1 second.
Hz is static, 60Hz = 16.6ms, or 1/60th of a second between refreshes. FPS counts the amount of frames made or delivered in the last second. A higher FPS means almost nothing without a higher refresh rate too. 60Hz=displays 60 full frames per second. If you have a 60Hz monitor but get 120FPS, then you will see half frames, also known as tearing. This is why V-sync was made, but that introduces some input lag. Hz is measured by your monitor, FPS is measured by your GPU/graphics processor/video output device.
***** Actually FPS = Hz, is the frequency of something in 1 second, for example 60 Hertz/HZ means 60 cycles, and it's sortof equal to RPM in a way, for example, the i7 4790k is 4.0 GigaHertz, that means it has 4 billion clock cycles in a single second.
Hz is a unit of measurement, stands for Hertz. It is the unit of measurement used for frequency and is defined as the number of times something happens per unit time (second). As a result you can convert between Hz and S by using Time = 1/Frequency or Frequency = 1/Time.
FPS is not equal to Hz, however it is measured in Hz. In the context of monitors and computers. The refresh rate of a monitor will be at some fixed frequency, this means it will "re-draw" itself x many times per second. The FPS (Frames per second), is often attributed to the rate at which your computer can output frames. What this means is that your computer (GPU specifically) may only be able to put out up to 60 frames per second, meaning that new frame data is only sent to the monitor 60 times per second. As the monitor is updating faster than that, you can experience strange artefacts, as the two streams of data are not in phase (not synced up), meaning some frames will last for 2 cycles on your monitor instead of 1 (when no new data is present). This happens because the monitor refreshes again, before the computer has had chance to send its next bit of data.
In general however, moving back to the original point, try not to get actual variables and units of measurement mixed up or defining them as equal, as technically saying they are equal means nothing.
Hz = unit of measurement to describe frequency
FPS = some quantity which needs to be described in terms of frequency (using Hz).
D4rkR3bel5 Hz isn't static with a G-Sync monitor.
Really... boobs withing the first 20s of the vids for a bad pun? *shakes head*
Uh-oh he's been triggered!
Daban Agreed.
Can you talk about the passive crossovers next?
I have a i7 4790, Gigabyte z97 HD-3, Gigabyte GTX 770 4GB, Samsung 840 Evo 250 GB SSD, a Seasonic 750w fully modular PSU and the standard CPU cooler and the fans which came with my Zalman Z11 plus case. My system is pretty noisy so if i change out the standard CPU cooler out with a H100i and the standard case fans with Noctua NF-F12 fans, shouldn't that make the system much more quiet? Are there any other thing i can do to make my system quieter?
Thanks
/r/pcmasterrace or /r/buildapc is where to go friend, not UA-cam.
Brucap12 I have had VERY positive experiences before on Linus's channels.
Yeah, but i've seen one of your posts before, where 10 people say 10 diffrent things, thats why i picked those subreddits :)
Totally up to you bro :)
the H100i cools well, but is not very quite. My suggestion, is get the h100i, and replace the fans with some low RPM Noctua fans, as well as all your case fans.
You can also use software like MSI Afterburner to set custom fan profiles for your GPU, to keep it quite. At the cost of a little heat, of course.. But if you dial in the right settings, you can make it near silent.
Eroa If you want an aswer from the "linus community" you might want to check their forum, at www.linustechtips.com
Anyone hear about this human resources kickstarter? (not spam i honestly want to know, it looks pretty awesome)
Exactly what someone who was spamming would say!!
Can you do noise cancellation? Unless you already have..
whats the difference of 50mm diver to 40 mm driver
That cheeky smile photoshopped in on the old bloke with the hearing aid! :D
What ever happened to Piezoelectric Speakers? Are they similar to Electrostatic?
Linus, can you do a video about heaphones like headphones buyers guide with seperate explanation with meanings of every concept of headphone, like what benefits can you get from more hz, driver size etc,
yeah, and what do u think about the razer tiamat 7.1 im thinking about buying them
The answer of what makes a good headphone is not so cut and dry, innerfedlity, a website dedicated to headphone products has lots of explanations on different parts of a headphone www.innerfidelity.com/category/headphone-buyers-guide
Sony XBA series earphone are using BA driver andit just sound amazing....
I learn something new today diaphragms are not only used as a contraceptive but in headphone drivers.
Why didn't you give a more detailed explanation/example for orthodynamic drivers =( ?
I have the Qpad QH-85, by beyerdynamics, works for me.
the headphones the guy in 2:22 are wearing are the Philips sbc hp250
no, and the guy doesn't wear electrostatic headphone.
How about neodymium driver?
Are bigger sized drivers better???