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mr. nice

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  1. yeah you are right, but it's hard to pinpoint the exact reason why they in fact do sound better. are the drivers different? is it more burn in? did you try them with bowls? impressions?
  2. craftsmanship! they are built better with better material. the wood and it's finish, the metal instead of plastic, the leather headband, even the engraving of the letters, even the black mesh covering the drivers wont look as dirty as the new white ones. i think more attention was given to them all around and you had a better shot of getting a consistently well built headphone where as the newer models are almost a shot in the dark especially with the look and finish of the wood, again from my experience. sound is a little tricky cuz im not sure people know whether it is in fact the drivers or whether time and use makes them sound smoother than the newer models. to me and most the vintage ones sound and look better!
  3. good stuff! maybe we differ cuz my head is shaped like an eggplant \ i thought the bowls made the upper range shrieky and metalic sounding while the bowls softened everything.
  4. actually i think they sound better with flats out of anything. crappy amp or good amp or whatever. i think the bowls are simply more comfortable.
  5. i agree and the tiny genelecs have little pegs and can be nicely set up right next to your screen. BTW, the barefoots micromains are $6500 for the pair. 2nd hand ive seen them for $6000 \ and that rarely happens cuz people usually keep them. back to the thread at hand.
  6. so the pics you just showed are the semi-vintage right?
  7. did you try them with flats Clony?
  8. yes and they are amazing and heard them in a buddy's studio! people were having a problem getting them cuz they had a slow time distributing them and most retailers were backed up with orders but i think it's gotten better. they are a bit pricey (still the best $ to quality around) depending on the monitor but are more made for the recording and mastering studios http://www.mercenary.com/focalmonitors.html but nothin beats these http://www.barefootsound.com/products_mm27.html ;D again though for different applications then what is needed here. genelec and dynaudio are colored just enough and have enough models where you can you can match them up to the size of your room. i actually know some cats that use the older model of genelecs (1031a) in their home entertainments systems. a good place to find some of them second hand is www.gearslutz.com
  9. http://www.genelec.com/products/2-way-monitors/8020a/ small, active, and isolated not to screw up your CPU screen. they are considered studio monitors (Pro Audio World) but are more colored and cheaper than your your typical studio monitor (Adam, Focal, or Barefoots) therefore they kinda fall in between. they make different sizes and subs. an older pair of 1030a(s) would be ideal (they sound incredible!) and can be found for quite relatively cheap on ebay. Obviously this all depends on how u r going out of your CPU and if you have an external balanced soundcard. If you have a digital out (SPDIF) i'd even look into the Dynaudio Air series http://www.dynaudioacoustics.com/ which are again more colored that your typical studio monitor. these are all a bit higher in price but man they sound amazing! clear balanced and colored just enough
  10. im sorry to those i offended here. hopefully you guys can accept my apologies....
  11. honestly i went back to see how all this blew up into a big loaf of shit for me. why don't all of you guys going off on me go a couple of pages back and see how insane some of the reactions were to some innocent BS that i was saying. i told a guy that he should give the ED9s a shot since he wasn't 100% pleased with the headphones he's had. OK, i might've said it like a neanderthal, but it wasn't meant to be insulting. FUCK and you guys really freakin stick up for each other here. Good 4 all of U! Captain English I am now awaiting your corrections.....
  12. keep throwin them punches captain. aren't you suppose to be in Vegas fighting Mayweather 2night? and why is thinking that a neutral signal chain important considered a "nonsensical retarded post"? i understand you guys got your buddy's backs here but how much more do you want to keep going with this?
  13. what would be cool is to have some more opinions on zanth's review. i just bought an HP1 (on its way)owned a vintage RS-1, a couple of GS1000s, and other newer RS-1s passed through my hands and a couple of you disagree on what he says about the HP1000. Where did the man go wrong with the review? I always thought neutral was a good thing when it comes to audio.
  14. im only 30 posts in and received 10 of already. Unreal!
  15. thanks! can you guys tell me what and refer to?
  16. jellybones bro. you got to stop following me around with that made a grand profit shit your throwing around everywhere. it's kinda getting played out. If you want to be my entourage then just ask. how many other freak head-fiers told you they were going to help you out to get an RS-1 for $500 or less as it seemed that wasn't low enough either? seriously bro, what's up with you?
  17. what is the motto? u got to realize i joined and just replied. im learning as im typing here...
  18. fellas the only reason i became a member here is cuz you were all talking about that RS-1 deal that went down at head-fi. you obviously don't tell it like it is cuz you don't know half of what you are talking about. i happen to cross this forum and that thread and all i was reading is that many of the know it alls were calling me a liar and that the RS-1 deal was BS. so then i join to shed some light on what happened and many still didn't believe it so then the buyer jumps in and lets you all know he's happy so some call him crazy and now this thread. there's other ways to vent your frustration then jumping down some rookies throat and already threatening to bump him from your forums. i'm trying to backtrack here and figure where all this stems from.
  19. so a guy that calls somebody else "dipshit" gets to hang around? who did i insult here?
  20. are you guys kidding with attacking me like this?
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