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  3. he60 & O2

    in Headphones

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    I'm talking about the near-nos he60 on the other site btw,

    it seems 1900 is pretty steep considering the cost of shipping and duties etc, all just to replace such a simple part like o-rings

    what is a fair price for a NOS or a near-NOS he60 these days?

  5. The golden age of infinite music

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    heavy,

    at this point my bets are on two seperate courses of action/reaction

    1)to return to mother nature after some sort of unexpected (cataclysmic?) event such as a Stax fart, where our environment that we live in reacts in an unforeseen way, causing us to pause and reconsider our place in our headstage, erm I mean new worldview, *cough*

    2)we become androids, or at least acquire cybernetic implants

    unfortunately, if this were the case, we would no longer need headphones to experience music,

    what's higher fidelity? a mylar diaphragm rattling away or a fiber optic cable connected directly to your spinal cord?

  6. he60 & O2

    in Headphones

    Posted

    @manaox, i shouldve known that, apologies to all for using the absolutely most tactless and tired of ways to ask that question

    That aside, does anyone know if a near-NOS he60 will likely have o-ring problems imminently?

  10. Rank Your Headphones

    in Headphones

    Posted

    another mistake: (I messed up the tier description)

    Tier 1: these are a joy to listen to

    Tier 2: slight shortcomings but very nice

    Tier 3: could live with this if I hadn't tasted the forbidden fruit

    Tier 4: not quite sure about these, a little too kinky for my taste

    Tier 5: giveaways

  11. Which is most accurate? Which one looks best?

    in Miscellaneous

    Posted

    haha I bet one of the reasons why people would guess 1 or 2 is because of their short attention span

    on a related topic, there is also a set limit to how much info the human mind can hold in it's head at once,

    as well as time allowed for it to be absorbed by the subconscious if applicable

    also the idea that the order in which the information is presented influences our conclusion

    We really are an impressionable bunch

    I guess that goes with how I audition gear,

    1)decide everything I own is flawed

    2)try sell it

    3)if I can't sell it, forget about it, and find myself enjoying it immensely

    4)repeat

  13. Rank Your Headphones

    in Headphones

    Posted

    updated

    Tier 1: Headphile AKG K340, ATH W5000, ATH AD2000, ATH W11JPN

    Tier 2: ATH A900ti, modded YH100, Balanced HD650 (maybe these just needed tubes), K501,

    Tier 3: K240DF, DT531, K241(K240LP),

    Tier 4: W100 w/ W5000 drivers, HD25-1, AKG K271, AKG K141, DT880 '05 Edition, MD5000,

    Tier 5: K240MP, K240 Anniversary, Shure SCL2, AKG K81 DJ

    There's a good chance the W5000 and AD2000 would be rated better than the K340 if they were amped with the Zana Deux

    Tier 1: these are a joy to listen to

    Tier 2: slight shortcomings but very nice

    Tier 3: not quite sure about these, a little too kinky for my taste

    Tier 4: huh?

    Tier 5: giveaways

    Tiers 4 & 5 really shouldn't be rated, they failed at a lot of things

  16. he60 & O2

    in Headphones

    Posted

    Thanks for your replies :)

    Are there any issues to buying an O2 mk1 second-hand like with the HE60?

    Do the drivers respond differently to environmental conditions over time? dust? wear?

    In for sale listings I hardly ever see people advertise them as being stored under a dust cover.

    This worries me, considering the price they go for.

    Also, I've seen reports of people buying different versions of O2's.

  23. General DAC Questions/Tech Thread

    in Home Source Components

    Posted

    This points to wasting of CD as a medium more than anything else. At a technical level CD has, I think, 20-30dB higher dynamic range than the best vinyl.

    Interesting, where does reel to reel fit in?

    Well, I don't know about making it so it sounds good on crappy speakers. :P I'd probably say it's about making it so you can hear all the foot-tapping and sing-along parts on your car radio or in other noisy environments.

    Sorry, I meant "Your average cd these days is produced so that it sounds good even on the crappiest speakers, like one of those portable radios.

  24. General DAC Questions/Tech Thread

    in Home Source Components

    Posted

    Yes, I think separation is probably the term I would use.

    lol you might just think this way because the first dac you owned was the benchmark dac1, which sounds very seperated, seperate shattering shards of glass.

    (and you yourself is the one who said this)

    However, in my short time with the Benchmark I did feel the same way.

    Inversely, the first dac I owned was the Lavry DA10 where everything sounded compressed and semi-veiled, so we may be coming from different places on this whole compression thing.

    that would depend on your definition of "average cd."

    good point

  25. General DAC Questions/Tech Thread

    in Home Source Components

    Posted

    I don't have experience with high-end vinyl, but I'm aware that vinyl has more dynamic range in general than your average cd.

    This has more to do with the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war than it does with vinyl as a medium:

    http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Vinyl_Myths

    Your average cd these days is produced so that it sounds good on the crappiest speakers, like one of those portable radios.

    SACD and specially mastered/remastered versions are different because, as Neko says, they're targeting a different audience.

    I've only heard 24/96 vinyl rips on computer which I think sound lower in volume as well as compressed. (compression is another way of saying lower in dynamic range which is ironic)

    Evidently, (from my experience) digital vinyl is no solution. hah

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