POV: you don't need new headphones, you just love how excited this man gets while talking about them

The fact you can open any DankPods video without ever having watched any other, and understand what he is speaking about is insane. We always get an explanation of the terms, yet it only takes a few seconds to not annoy people who does know. My only confusion when first watching DankPods was the 1 grit - but never anything about the audio related topics, because he explains it so well (and yet so fast)

9:25 been reading KBear as "K Bear" the whole time and just now realized that "KB ear" makes much more sense

"the word blatant comes to mind" will never fail to make me laugh

Listening to the audio comparison through my 11 year old shitty laptop speakers: "Mmm yes. Very rich sound on those indeed."

My heart was torn from that story about the talentless boy and his long lost dad :'(

I just got the Samson SR850s recently, and they sound fantastic! Truly incredible for the price. I was a little worried when I first held them due to them feeling so light, but they truly spoke to me. Sound is comparable to headphones 6-8 times their price. Earl Sweatshirt and John Coltrane have never sounded so amazing. This is the beginning of my headphone journey. It only goes up from here. Thank you, DankPods.

Honestly that second pair of Koss headphones look exactly like the kind of thing you see in schools and offices all the time already, but with genuinely good sound. They'd be great for filling up a classroom on a budget

The painting in the background silently judging the headphones is my new favorite thing.

I love the “you are now enjoying the sound of (insert bad mic)” sections

A little tip from an HD 58x owner: take out the foam on the outward-facing side of the drivers. This mod improves the cans by literal miles. To get the foam out, you take off the pads and the foam its resting against, take a long, thin implement like a screwdriver and put it through one of the holes on the cups, and then carefully push the metal mesh out from the earcup. Just take the foam out of the mesh, put the mesh back in, and re-install the pads. When I first got the 58x's, it sounded like I was listening to music with socks over my ears. Then I did this mod and the detail just picked right up, it's great.

that end part about just enjoying the music being the most important point really made the whole video so much better

"2 headphone jacks, that's more than one!" My god he's right! what a genius

can we take a moment to appreciate the efforts this man goes through to educate us, and while still being entertaining

The Koss KPH30i are my go-to headphone when I need something quick and easy to listen with. The only thing about them is they're made out of the same plastic as the spoon Wendy's gives you with a Frosty. So if you don't mind your headphones feeling like disposable cutlery, I recommend them for the sound and mic quality.

2:45 Lovely "studio" headphones 3:37 Supaluxies Huh Duh Six Eighty One Hungeos 6:03 Homert Samson SR850 7:31 AKG (rip) K52 9:21 Kay Zed Kay Ess Enn Pro/Kay Bee EAR Kay Ess Juan 11:53 Huh Duh Five Eight X-ies by Ol' Mate Senn 13:32 Karate Chopped FIIO BTR5 19:06 Koss Kay Pee Haitch (Peas) Thirty Eyes 21:03 Softwares for your EeePeeCee

“so like this one time,” you just know it’s gonna be good.

I just wanna say that I appreciate the fact that you go over the same information in different videos without trying to skip over it. The number of times I have to backtrack through someone's content just to find out where the hell a specific piece of information is drives me left crumpet up the wall, so it's great to know someone knows how to teach. Of course, it doesn't quite matter to me personally since I just binge every video you put up, but hey! It's good for others and I think that deserves to be mentioned!

I actually bought the KBear KS2, based on this video. They are amazing, and I'm noticing things in my music that, on other headphones, would get mixed into the background, and on these are distinct and clear. Thank you for this video. I nearly cried when I first listened to my music in the KBears

I got some KZs for work to make calls through and they are a game changer. I’m in an open plan office and they cancel out everything around me and the microphone is incredible for talking to people. A great recommendation!! Cheers Dank 😊

I like the theory that the mic recording is the same guy throughout every episode and has been through it lol

I'll be humming the headphone testing music for 3 and a quarter weeks now.

The HP studio headphones sound like something you'd hear at a 5 star hotel with those distant speakers high up in the ceiling. It might be the piano music but you cant deny the fact that it sound something straight out of a hotel.

I have really cheap Sony's that were a hand-me-down from my mom when she needed a quick pair for work meetings, which have a bit of a booming bass but my ears are hypersensitive to bass to the point of sometimes even getting physically ill from it. Eventually I want to get a new pair of headphones that are more balanced and nicer on my ears in general, but your explanations in other vids + the comparisons in this video about the raw frequency response of headphones allowed me to look up my exact model on RTings and I was able to easily understand how to use my computer's native equalizer to adjust them to sound better to me!

*Me listening to the 58x sample with 58xs on Me: "They sound like headphones"

My pair of Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pros were game changing in my audio production for KZfaq. Still a speaker guy in general though, suck it neighbours.

I just want to thank you for all your contents I studied music technology for 3 years, never really learned about headphones to the extend you’ve taught me! Even just the basics! I used to live in the U.K. (now Spain) I’ve had lots of different makes of headphones in the past, (beats,house of Marley’s, skullcandys) and I took your advice and spent that little bit more money on some WH-CH710N’s and so far they’ve been great! So thank you! I’m tempted to buy some kz pros too for taking with me on walks and stuff, just want to thank you for all your contents! Keep it up!

Just ordered my pair of Samson's - can't wait to listen through my very first set of open back headphones! I'm excited to listen to my Jazz Playlist with the Soundstage!

0:00 Scary intro 0:49 Boring Time - 0:51 Sennheiser HD600 (reference, 400 USD, 300 Ω) - 1:13 Apple Earpods (example, 40 Ω) - 1:18 AKG K612 (example,120 Ω) - 2:14 miniDSP H.E.A.R.S. (miniDSP seems to have changed the name to EARS) - 2:28 Head Acoustics HSU III (you know something's gonna be expensive when they don't list prices on the info page) - 2:46 Stadium HP Studio Headphones (19 AUD?) - 3:30 Boring Time End 3:38 Superlux HD681 (~30 USD, 2x 32 Ω?) - 3:46 AKG K240 (vintage, 600 Ω) 5:58 Samson SR850 (~50 USD, 32 Ω) 7:25 AKG K52 (45 USD) - 8:57 F 9:08 KZ KSN Pro & KBEAR KS1 (~20 USD) (I choose to call it K BEAR) 11:33 Sennheiser HD58X (170 USD, 150 Ω) 13:29 FiiO BTR5 (80/250 mW, ) (I choose to call it Butter) 16:05 Koss Porta Pro (MSRP 50 USD, ~30 USD) - 17:05 Toxic 19:05 Koss KPH30i (30 USD) 21:02 Sonarworks Reference 4 - 21:24 AKG K812 21:28 Summary/Rundown 23:09 Honourable mentions - 23:13 Beyerdynamic DT 770 (80 Ω) - 23:19 Phillips SPH9500 23:37 Wholesome message 24:08 Patreon credits 24:31 Outro 24:36 Frank

Father dank has provided sustenance, all hail Frank for allowing her servant to post videos

Just bought the samsons today by your recommendation.. and I am NOT disappointed at all mate!! This boy is awesome!! Always wanted to hear the "soundstage" and my oh my can I see what you re talking about!! Thanks man

You channel is amazing. Almost skipped it because it didn't have time stamps in the video when looking for a budget headphones. Luckily reddit reintroduced me. ended up getting Samson sr850 . Excellent times. Thanks DankPods.

Step One: acquire cheap headphones. Step Two: plug them into your Chord Mojo. Step Three: Scarlet Fire.

As someone who bought KZs because of this man, I can say: Yes, they're good. Buy em.

mate is the godly wingman for these cheap dogs

I have several pairs of the Samson SR850, and I'm a fan. Inexpensive with a great sound. I've found that buying aftermarket pads improves comfort immensely. The stock pads are not very tall, and your larger listeners may have their ears pressed against the driver housing. Aftermarket pads widen the soundstage further, are way more comfortable, and look much better.

Being honest, I’m not an audio guy, I have never been one, and probably never will, yet this is probably my favourite channel at the moment. I don’t know how he does it but this ozzy fella makes everything just so entertaining. Good shit👍🏻

He’s like the one teacher that had all sorts of stuff hanging around the room but is so enthusiastic about his subject

Love your enthusiasm. I love headphones and I feel passionate about them. I have the KOSS Kph30i and love how lightweight they are and they sound amazing, people seem to think I’m listening to horrible audio until i let them try it out and they get shocked

I started my journey with the Sennheiser PX80. Nice open back on-ears. Gave me the first taste of a decent soundstage. Still have those after so many years. Bought them for about 13USD in India.

Only DankPods can make us aware of extra instruments / sounds in Britney Spears' Toxic

This guy could literally convince me to buy a half eaten banana. Like... im not even into headphones that much and i still watch all of his videos...

My first set of pro cans were the K92s (pre-samsung) and I must say the focus is deffo on the sound! However, they are fragile and after only 3 months, the cable had cut out. I fixed them myself, they lasted for another year and then I upgraded to the Beyerbabes DT-880 Pro. All in all, both have bomb-ass sound, but the Beyers won't fall apart so easily.

Speaking of reliability on the KZ earbuds, I once put them through the wash by accident, and they still work great!

“Don’t be scared” those hur-dur-six hungos do be looking a little spooky tho 😬

This week's phone call mic test is actually pretty sad. especially the last one. Oh my god dank why do you do this to me it's too sad.

I appreciate the zoom in on the painting at the end note of the headphone listening bits.

Ironically just recently purchased the Fiio BTR5 based solely on your recommendations here and throughout other Videos, and I can say it has been the most valuable purchase I have made for my Music in ages! I haven’t even heard 4 whole albums yet, and I’m already 100% sold and crazy for the thing!

Please make a book just with the story's of the mic tests. Would 100% become a new York times best seller!

Despite now having a very large following and a great track record with producing high-quality reviews, Dank still lets people know that this is just his opinion and to see what other people have to say too. Thanks for staying humble and honest, Dank.

I've been using a Fiio Alpen 2 for about 6 years now with them living in my car the past year and a half. Very glad to find your channel and learn about the BTR5s. I've just replaced the Alpens this week and look forward to getting decent sound in the car with one less cable.

So glad you introduce me the HD 58x and mate , its incredible how they sound for their price . this gonna be my first ever open back HP . Paired it up with zen dac v2

Watching this with the KZs, got them back one of the times you had recommended, and very pleased. Thanks!

Listening to Samsons SR850 in Samsons SR850: "Ah yes, those are clearly good".

Came from your synth video, I don’t care about headphones but watched the whole thing cause I love your energy. Would love to see more synth/music videos!

The fact his subs and views are almost absolutely equal just proves the amazing ness of this content, I cook wash dishes and clean listening to these videos, my type of asmr

“Do you see the resemblance, the word blatant comes to mind” Dude I died

Me thinking "wow, that pair of headphones sounds really good", then realizing the headphones I'm wearing to watch the video is making those good noises.

Simply amazing video, probably gonna be coming back to this for a while as needed. Do you have any short advice for saving your ears’ health if you’re a musician?

I am currently listen to this video on a Samson SR850 that I bought because of this video, and I also bought the KZ's. Amazing recommendations, and what an upgrade from what I had before! Even my mom, who doesn't really like earbuds or headphones, was surprised by both. Thanks, Dankpods!

It’s dankpods time

I just want to appericate the amount of time it took for Dank to focus on the freakish ears on the stand painting In *every* single sound test.

Okay, I have the Samsons and they are awesome, they were my first audiophile headphones, just one downside is that if you don't take good care of them the cable will start loosing contact from time to time. Especially if you use them regularly. I was so rough with them that I can't use them anymore, so I ordered the AKG K92 as a little change. RIP Samsons, they were awesome for me (a budget audiophile).

I bought a set of SR850s so i could practice guitar at night.... and theyre amazing. Ive paid more and got less with headphones so im mildly impressed with the SRs, especially for $32

ah yes my favorite hobby, listening to music on a smart fridge

I love how the reference music from headphones is always cut the same so i can be prepared for the sound of dog that has been runned over by elevator

Hi, so I was looking for some new in ears and I needed them budget friendly and so I immediately went for the KBear KS1s and the seller had a screen shot of this video and it was so good it made me smile. I searched for this video to say thank you for the recommendation this vid was so helpful. Thank you so much!

Got my 15yr old (and myself) KZs as part of his Xmas prezzie, he showed his cousin them, also 15, she recognised them and told him DankPods recommends them. I really wasn't expecting that. Ireland here btw, keep up the good work, your famous among Irish 15yr olds apparently

'I'm at the backflip tournament still' xDDDD

2:45 HP studio 3:41 Superlux HD681 6:05 Samson SR850 7:32 Akg K52 9:27 KZ ZSN Pro/KBear KS1 11:55 Sennheiser HD58X 13:32 FiiO BTR5 16:13 Koss Porta Pro 19:06 Koss KPH30I

I got my first open backs thanks to this video (the SR850's) and after a week of using the cans, and I love 'em, thanks for the recommendation!

I love the sample sound test, worth a million words. Clearly one can tell how each pair sounds and perform with the little chart underneath the ear thing. So precise and yet eaters are cute🎉🎉🎉

i dont care what mic he is gonna use im still gonna listen to all of his stories

The painting man will always be there, judging the headphones that come his way, showing no mercy, he's only friends with the HD600

I love his random microphone Demos he does 😆

I bought a pair of Samson SR850s and been using them for a couple of months now. I love them! I use them for gaming, but also for watching videos on KZfaq and mixing my drum covers. They are really comfortable and the sound stage is amazing! I would recommend them to anybody!

The one dislike bought the beans and ate them by accident

So Educational yet so Funny This Guy SHOULD Make an Episode with VSAUCE

I've been using my KZ ZSN Pro X's for two years now and it's still amazing sounding. I love them.

I picked up a pair of Sennie Momentums on sale several years ago and they've been my go-to as a quality set of headphones since. You can pick up refurbished sets on eBay for like $50, totally worth for value sound.

13:42 "Two headphone jacks.. tHaTs mOrE tHaN oNe!" You had me sold there mate 😂 Edit : Yoooo thanks for all the likes .. never had that much before >.< seems like a chance to start up a topic ..so about the Vaccine ? anyone got AstraZeneca while being asthmatic ? cuz.. you know..out of all the shit I could suck at , I suck at breating

we need a microphone testing stories compilation from this man.

Ordered myself a pair of the Samsons today for my birthday present from the kids based off of your review here and the many 5 star reviews on Amazon. Cheers mate.

I had a pair of the first koss headset, in my country, back then, they were less than 40$ and they also came with a life warranty. I remember tons of teens smashing them to pieces, breaking them and getting new pairs for free. I've always thought that's why they were so cheaply made. 😅

honestly i wouldn't be opposed to open back headphones other than the fact that my parents would be able to hear me watching some ordinary gamers and moist critical

i cant unsee that painting, now i expect it to look at me whenever I listen to that song

Bought those because of DankPods Samson SR850 are just amazing, really wide, clear and picky sound, the bass is not loud by any means but tight and quick! My first good-old headphones were HD439, nice times as a teenager

Well done you mad bugger, you got me to start thinking more about headphones and I bought a pair of HD599s to go on my desk (alongside the hyperx cloud 2 I already had). You've now cost me £150 in a few months of watching, HD599s and KZs. I hope you're happy (you should be)

God it's refreshing to see someone take a step away from the snobbery of headphones and bring some actual personality into the vids. keep up the amazing work

does anyone actually listen to what he's saying in the stories? The long lost dad one just had me dying

The metal parts on the K52s (and K72s!) Are part of why I own a pair of K72s! There always the question of how do you get the music from one side to the other? Premium options tend to have two cables but if you're saving a buck and only want one you run the wire up through the headband somehow. K240s (and clones) had the idea of the rubber coating the wires and making them nice and stiff and that is the headband! K52/72 room it one step further and that almost sprung steel band IS THE WIRE. It may not be the "best" sounding headphone but I love it for the ingenuity and creativity that went into the design (even if it's a but flawed)

I started watching you because you are funny and produce great content! But after watching for a while you got me to get the hd58x! I'm loving my purchase.

And here I am, listening to the Superluxes with my own Superluxes, snapping my fingers not quite in time to canned jazz.

7:05 I immediately grabbed my chunguspod with my KZ ZST iem's and gave Toxic a listen, and damn, I have never heard that song like that. So much more detail that I've ever remembered.

I have a couple of lower end pairs of Sennheiser (HD201 and HD205) that I picked up in a charity shop for pennies. They might not be the most high definition audiophile monitors, but for plugging into a phone and blasting my ears with acid techno on the bus they work great. Loud, clear and banging with no need to buy a separate amplifier just to run them. The only negative is that the cable is long enough to wrap around the world 3 times!

as an audiophile, this man is an absolute gem

“Plastic fantastic” is probably my new favorite phrase lol

The best advice I ever got when taking lessons in audio engineering/producing was to always listen to the mix on a phone speaker to get a good feel for how it would sound on the cheap stuff.

I just got some Yaxi Pads for the Koss Porta Pros and it cleans up both ends so much. Bass is tighter and there are more details to be picked up. They are also softer and thicker than the stock pads, so you gain comfort as well as sound stage. I love the package.

DankPods! Because of the set up you recommended at the end. Legit gave me my first eargasm. wowowow. love you man! Thank you for making our lives better!