[Which R10 should be recabled with a balanced cable?]

OK, I started another thread with a poll. Is it dangerous to start duplicate threads here?

Would everyone please move over to the new thread and post again?

Hey, the poll options are pretty cool.

Poll thread http://www.head-case.org/index.php/topic,1935.0.html

[Which R10 should be recabled with a balanced cable?]

I currently have two R10's which sound a bit different from each other. I'm trying to decide which one to send to SinglePower for a balanced recable. Mikhail told me he has recabled several R10's before, while I've never read about any other companies who have done so. Actually, there isn't much info about balanced R10's at all. I intend to keep one stock so I can compare it with the balanced recabled one.

One has less bass but a better midrange and larger soundstage. Which one should be recabled, the one with less bass or the one with more bass?

[Which R10 should be recabled with a balanced cable?]

I currently have two R10's which sound a bit different from each other. I'm trying to decide which one to send to SinglePower for a balanced recable. Mikhail told me he has recabled several R10's before, while I've never read about any other companies who have done so. Actually, there isn't much info about balanced R10's at all. I intend to keep one stock so I can compare it with the balanced recabled one.

One has less bass but a better midrange and larger soundstage. Which one should be recabled, the one with less bass or the one with more bass?

No poll option, or am I stupid again?

[W5000 - Soon to be overshadowed by jpak's L3000]

So, was the W5000 overshadowed by jpak's L3000?

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Thanks for the welcomes, I'll continue to drop by from time to time.

For all intents and purposes, I consider posting here the same as the other forum.

I've never felt that I was censored or restricted from posting what I think over there.

OK, time to go start a "What is the best headphone for me?" thread. Would that result in me being banned?

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You can multi quote as soon as you hit reply. Next to each of the messages below the reply box there is an option to "insert quote".

*flabbergasted* This function is cool! And that row of powerful buttons!

For the money you paid for the Apache, you could get SFT Audio, who is in Taiwan, to build you a Beta-22 or dynamight.

Yes, I've thought about SFT Audio before. I thought he was inactive, but his site seems to be updated with the b22.

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I found they sounded pretty decent when I pressed the cups against my head hard enough for most of the air to be squished out of the pads. Though this was pretty fatiguing - for my hands & arms, not my ears. So obviously I have no long-term listening impressions for this form of the W5000. I still prefer the L3000 to even the squished-in W5000 sound. Note - I am not a member of the W5000 mafia

I've always preferred the W5000 over the L3000. I listened to the L3000+Raptor a few days ago and thought it sounded bad. I couldn't listen for more than 10 minutes and switched to the HD600. Ah, no more closed-in and congested feeling.

maybe.... but I don't want to get in a bidding war with our ivory toothed friend... cause I'm looking at the Supra XLR and waiting...

Seriously, all those headphones would do great on the ZD... and use the pre amp out to an F1- for the K1000= world class sound.

I was thinking about using the Apache as pre-amp with a FirstWatt power amp for the K1000. \

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Sorry about the sequential-posts, there's no multi-quote option, or am I stupid? I have to cut & paste? What kind of forum is this?

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yeah. and that friggin nice Accuphase. i came real close to getting a DP-500 from PriceJapan, instead of my Audio Aero. how are you liking it Elephas?

The DP-500 is breaking-in nicely. I think the DP-500 and DAC64 are roughly the same level of sound quality, and both are better than the Lavry DA10. The DP-500 is warm, smooth and very non-fatiguing. Sound seems to appear out of a vacuum, or a black void. This is good, yes, but the Chord also has a black background plus a better sense of air. Vocals such as Patricia Barber, Eva Cassidy sound a bit more realistic, as if the sound is actually passing through some air before reaching your ears. Their breathing is more realistic, and I also think the Chord is a bit more detailed.

Some headphones such as the relatively brighter and thinner-sounding W5000, SA5000 and K701 benefit more from the DP-500's warmth, smoothness and body. The Chord isn't exactly thin and grainy, though. It's also very smooth and refined, much more so than the Lavry DA10.

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Regarding the W5000 and Raptor or HA5000, I think it sounds good with both amps. I prefer the HA5000 be a large margin, and use the W5000 almost exclusively with it. The W5000+HA5000 has a large soundstage, great air and a better-balanced tonality. Depending on the music and source, it can also be thin-sounding and harsh. If you like a warmer and more full-bodied and bassy sound, the Raptor would be a better choice than the HA5000. I would certainly like to hear a better amp with the W5000.

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Wow, I didn't think this forum had so much activity.

It seems the rules are a bit more relaxed here. Personally, I think that's fine. I'm interested in a variety of viewpoints, including negative ones.

I currently own a number of headphones, but being located in Taiwan means there aren't many amps available. I've heard a number of headphones and sources, also speaker systems, but not many headphone amps. My primary headphones were the AD2000, W5000, K701, HD650 etc. for over two years, until recently when I got an R10 and Stax O2+KGSS. I still like the other dynamics, though.

The great sound of the O2+KGSS and the R10+Raptor has changed my mind about the "value" of high-end headphones and amps. Before, I didn't think going up the price ladder was worth it, due to my experience with the L3000. Yes, it sounds good, but I never thought it was worth the price vs. the W5000, K701, HD650, RS-1. Maybe another amp will improve its sound.

I placed an order for an Apache after the National Meet in late April, intending to go balanced with the L3000 and most of the dynamics. The decision was based on the pre-order discount and my good experience with the Raptor. I'm expecting to receive it soon (2nd batch).

Sooner or later, I think I'm going to have to hear a SinglePower amp for myself. You guys in the US are really lucky to be able to attend the meets.

As for bidding, I lost the almost-new R10 auction on eBay, but I don't intend to lose many more (unless lions or "ConUS only" appear).

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First post here, it feels good to be a newbie again.

There are many familar names here, I wonder why?

Can I start some "What headphones should I buy?" threads?

I should go do some scouting and perusing. You can never be too safe, you know, especially if there are fierce lions about.