Everything posted by atothex
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Amp/DAC recommendation for D2000 & DT990
Ehhh... no.
- Group Build: Dynafet
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Amp/DAC recommendation for D2000 & DT990
You already have a Parasound 1100 and EHHA? God that's fucking impressive for someone who doesn't know what O2/717 are. Fuck Denon phones. That's clearly the problem with your setup. If you must have another amp, get this one: http://www.rockhopperaudio.com/store/2009/11/15/balanced-m3-for-sale.html Pro builder, warrantied, and the price is great. Edit: You have an HP1 too? That's a serious rig you got there.
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Squeezebox Touch
So can a Squeezebox be hacked to function like a soundcard? Like for movies and such.
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UE18 Pro -- The great driver wars are upon us
Wow it's looking more and more inevitable for me as well. Shieeet... Maybe by the time JH21s roll out, I can get a nice deal on a 16.
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New, Cheap Dynalo...
So how good is the power supply on this thing?
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Grado (ish) RS-60 impressions thread
So while the RS-60s are on their way to NYC, I thought I'd just share my impressions from the time that I had with them. I'm a rather shitty writer, so I'll keep this brief. I've owned HF-2s for a while now, and they're my mains, so I'd say that's a fair reference point. I never bothered with any critical listening or any of my familiar test tracks. I did mess around with the pads, though. As expected, I stuck with the flats. Compared to the HF-2s with flats, they're not as dark and don't have as much midbass bloat. I don't feel comfortable saying the sound is more neutral or balanced; it's just different. Resolution is definitely better on the HF-2s, presumably due to tighter spec'd drivers. The RS-60s were no slouch, though. They really sounded good to me... maybe $200 good? Wish I had a pair of SR225s on hand to compare. I guess that's a testament to the Grado driver line, as well as the importance of frame and pad quality. Oh yeah, they were also significantly lighter and more comfortable than the HF-2s, which are significant advantages in my book. I do kinda wish I had tried some critical listening, but that's really not something I like to do at home. I mostly just listened to shitty death metal as usual, and I had no real complaints tonally. I bet they sound pretty sick from a nice balanced rig.
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New Weiss DAC202 w/headphone amp
I don't like how there's a stupid face on the left side of the front panel.
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Resolution Audio Cantata
Love the look. Wish they'd made a cheaper one that wasn't a CD player.
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Symphones "MAGNUM" pre-order and discount
Shoddy workmanship in those pics, but is it really that much worse than what we usually get straight from Grado? Not excusing it of course; I'm just lamenting the lack of professional pride shown by some of these manufacturers.
- 2/27/2010 NorCal Meet
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So what's everyones beef with the K701's?
Source probably wasn't great either. Yawn.
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So what's everyones beef with the K701's?
I think K701s are just fine as is. It definitely performs well for the price, and amping it isn't toooo difficult. If you get your hands on a nice Dynalo or M3, I'd say the vast majority of dynamics can be well-amped reasonably cheaply.
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Are Netbooks Good for Music?
I think my netbook is reasonably fast. I can run foobar, Opera, standard def vids, and SNES games, so I'm good. It won't run modern games or movies, but I assume you don't care about that kind of functionality on a netbook. The only issue is that web browsing is a bit iffy.
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Audiophile Chairs
^^^Yeah, that one looks pretty fucking comfortable.
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Vibram Five Fingers
I have pretty flat feet too, so I only jog in clunky running shoes. I never even tried with the Vibrams. I only use them for quick errands when I don't feel like putting on socks, so I guess I haven't made the switch as completely as some of y'all. Comfort is fine, though; I don't experience any pain.
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Vibram Five Fingers
So I got a pair for myself as well, and I gotta say I cannot fathom anyone running in these things. One would have to have perfect running genes to make em work.
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Happy Birthday jp11801/nums/NewGuy
Hey, happy bday man.
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Which Headphone Amplifier To Get? (New or Vintage)
Man, I'm stoked for Thanksgiving.
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Which Headphone Amplifier To Get? (New or Vintage)
Yeah, turkey is a terrible substitute for pork. I once tried to make collard greens with smoked turkey drums instead of ham hocks... no good at all.
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The Menace
I'm referring to the MenaceTC.
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The Menace
Now I wanna see the non-Lite one.
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Happy Belated Birthday Penger!
Happy Birfday!
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Happy Minimal Birthday Boomana!
Happy bday Boo! Enjoy the weekend.
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Amarra "Mini" -- $395
This thread got feisty... So yeah would anyone like to claim that Amarra sounds worse than no Amarra? If not, then what's the beef?