Well, it's not a Pico but a Pico Slim, and I've received it a few minutes ago. Gorgeous damn tiny thing. I'm charging it using an universal USB charger, the included one doesn't fit European AC jacks. Again, it's really small, I may lose it in my pocket
I vote for the Audio Notes. They can sound very good with low power amps and that's a plus in my book. Having the chance to use SET amps is great. You won't be able to do that using the Harbeths. I love the sound of good SET amps, though I haven't tried the Manleys.
It'd be ideal you were able to try both at your place, maybe in your room they don's sound so alike and you like better one over the other.
EJazz News Weekly Sampler #9
This week's is all about female vocalists. It includes a track by Melissa Stylianou I had read about her, but had never listened to her singing.
No worries, the curves only have certain resemblance for having an increase of the frequencies below 1KHz compared to the treble, but the DX have a bass boost which the LCD-2 don't seem to have. Also the treble extension seems much better on these.
The FR chart seems promising, I wonder how accurate are those measurements:
I'll be thankful if you could try them at CJ with a B22 or GS-1/GS-X and post impressions.
Miguel, it's not a matter of you liking crap. I think it's your listening habits. Since you listen at very low volume levels, you enjoy more cans delivering a bit of enhanced bass and crispier high frequencies. The R10, not even the "bass heavy" ones, weren't ever bass monsters. I believe the extra bass in the D5000 serve you better than the extra midrange richness and treble smoothness of the R10.
For "normal" (ahem) people listening at "normal" volume levels is quite understandable they prefer the R10 though.
Started the morning session with this:
Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles 2008
but despite being the second listening since I got it, I can't enjoy this music
So started this one:
Mike Oldfield - Crises