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Fungi

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  1. Am I just seeing things, or is the power supply board really only insulated from the case by some packaging tape?

    I thought it was some kind of sheet plastic like Nate said until...

    Holy fuck, is that power supply screwed directly to the chassis with a piece of goddamn PACKING TAPE under it?!?!
  2. Pop is not musically terrible (IMO) but the terrible source quality never fails to amaze me. Every mainstream (top 40 etc) CD I've listened to recently, from Timbaland to Beyonce, has had terrible sound quality, and I would never truly test a system or component with it.

  3. Using the stock cable now since I like single sided cables, and because I didn't have a 650 cable on hand. I did get a 580 cable with it, but that didn't fit well at all and fell out. I would like to try out the 650 cable since it's rumored to change the sound so much, but I don't have access to an affordable one right now.

  4. I got the HD25-1 II in a trade, using velours since pleather = MAD BASS BOOM BOOM, and still I think it's pretty bass extreme.

    However, it isolates fairly well, is surprisingly comfortable for a supraaural, doesn't sound terrible, and is easy to just toss in my bag to tote around.

    I no longer have the ESW9 to compare, but the HD25 is more exciting/excited, pushes the bass at you and treble is more prominent than with the ESW9. And I couldn't last very long with the ESW9 comfort either, but HD25 is fine for hours.

  5. Can someone compare the original batch to the new error batch? I believe that the blurry light engraving of the first, as well as the less edgy shape of I as opposed to 1 will give the vintage HF-2 a better tonality due to the difference in resonant quality of earcups.

  6. Same deal, Pico is very respectable as a DAC and even as an amp, but if you can swing it try for a GLite or M^3 or something. Zunes are great and all, but for home listening I would get a standalone DAC.

    Good choice on the K701 by the way, even though many here will tell you otherwise. If it's a better choice than the HF-2 for you... that is unknown. HF-2 isn't very "Grado" sounding

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