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The day that I start my own prog-death band, I'm stealing that damn name. Oprah.
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Anyone been able to compare to the Audio Alchemy DDE 3.0? I've heard good things about that one, too.
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I think it's pretty clear we all hate Headamp around here.
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All this K701 talk makes me want to give them a couple more listens. I've only heard stock K701 and balanced HD800, and they sound waaay different, mostly in the bass. I think the AKG is missing some midbass and is too relaxed or airy or something. The best adjective I can come up with is "weak." The balanced Senns, though, have all the bass I need, and I'm a borderline basshead. I wonder if it's as simple as a balanced drive issue. Or maybe the HD800 has problems fitting some people's heads?
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It doesn't really matter what it is, as long as he owns it.
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Anyone tried these add-on pads with their Grado cans?
atothex replied to screaming oranges's topic in Headphones
These rings are new to me. Look like halfway between flats and quarter-modded pads, except they're oval. I've been referring to the Grado "soft pads" as "comfies"... the ones that come with SR60s. -
Don't bother with that. Good EQ just costs more money.
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HD800 will probably never be as divisive as GS1000. I haven't seen that much hate yet, and that has nothing to do with HF conspiracies. Many of us just think it's a great headphone, and that's that. My only complaint is that I think it's ugly as hell. Some Battlestar Galactica shit right there.
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Oh my stars and garters, a flac player!
atothex replied to aardvark baguette's topic in Portable Audio
I would honestly love to do an extensive 3-way comparison between these and the Pico. But I don't really want the Pacemaker or Hifiman, so it would only satisfy my curiosity and nothing else. I would feel bad about getting something knowing I wouldn't be keeping it, unless it's a loaner program. -
Meh Sherwood sucks dick for Casino access. It's all bad.
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Happy bday! How old are you again?
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Chobot is seriously fine.
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Sennheiser isn't hyping it up; we are. Between this and the F1 thing, Sennheiser's rep came out much better. I think so, but I've never ignored anyone before.
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Oh my stars and garters, a flac player!
atothex replied to aardvark baguette's topic in Portable Audio
I wish we knew someone who owns that Pacemaker thing... -
Hmm I wonder how much power these can handle...
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the NEW Zana Deux, ZDT and Balancing Act thread
atothex replied to oatmeal769's topic in Headphone Amplification
Well, I don't know how much you have saved up, but if you're gonna be scraping for it, then I'd say a big amp purchase is rather fiscally irresponsible. -
the NEW Zana Deux, ZDT and Balancing Act thread
atothex replied to oatmeal769's topic in Headphone Amplification
I don't recall ever seeing 2 Zanas for sale at the same time, until now, but I really really don't think you should do it. -
Man, how the fuck am I supposed to know this guy is kidding without smilies? Anybody who's the least bit computer-savvy knows to use smilies when they're kidding. Edit: alternatively, he could've thrown in an LOL or two.
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I like it. I don't know anything about audiomag politics, but does this mean they've screwed themselves out of future reviews?
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Heh, I've reread the posts more than I should have, probably.
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the NEW Zana Deux, ZDT and Balancing Act thread
atothex replied to oatmeal769's topic in Headphone Amplification
EC stuff makes me hot. -
I managed to talk myself out of these by saying that my future headphone amp will eventually serve as a preamp, or maybe even a combo amp, in a future speaker system, so I might as well stick with stuff that's cheaper and harder to drive. And I don't need uber high end stuff on the go.
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Sexy pics, sir. How much was it?
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Sonic Studio 302 (aka Metric Halo ULN-2)
atothex replied to jp11801's topic in Home Source Components
Could you explain that last part to me? I have no idea how these things work, but I was picturing the following setup in my head: PC -> sound card with wordclock <-> ULN -> amp How does the DAC interact with the sound card? I would only need the sound card's drivers to work with Windows? Does my imaginary setup even make sense? -
Sonic Studio 302 (aka Metric Halo ULN-2)
atothex replied to jp11801's topic in Home Source Components
Did a little research on this one. No Windows support at the moment, and the timeline for Windows drivers is unknown. \ They use the AKM 4393, which I'm not familiar with. Same as Behringer and Little Dot supposedly. Thoughts?