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October 3, 201411 yr Girl comes around and everybody tapes a pillow to the shovel. Funny boys. Did you happen to notice her avatar?
October 4, 201411 yr I know this has been discussed before but i'm wondering how many of you are still running these on a higher output impedance. I mean there's this lower treble grittiness that completely goes away when i run these on a 120 Ohm output. Gives it the same liquid mids as with the Crack. Maybe i can eq it out but making an adapter was faster
October 4, 201411 yr I made a minor edit to the thread, I apologize for my derailing the discussion earlier
October 4, 201411 yr I made a minor edit to the thread, I apologize for my derailing the discussion earlier Actually, you got it back on track sooner.
October 4, 201411 yr I know this has been discussed before but i'm wondering how many of you are still running these on a higher output impedance. I mean there's this lower treble grittiness that completely goes away when i run these on a 120 Ohm output. Gives it the same liquid mids as with the Crack. Maybe i can eq it out but making an adapter was faster I may be weird, but I do both. Parametric EQ per the instructions in the "how to Equalize your headphones, a tutorial" thread on head-fi, and a stoopid-high-output impedance amp. It may have something to do with my amp having 6 double triodes but people always say they like it at head-fi meets. I think its both things.
October 4, 201411 yr I may be weird, but I do both. Parametric EQ per the instructions in the "how to Equalize your headphones, a tutorial" thread on head-fi, and a stoopid-high-output impedance amp. It may have something to do with my amp having 6 double triodes but people always say they like it at head-fi meets. I think its both things. Haha nah you're not weird, i do the same. I also used that guide to find my ears resonance frequency and i further reduced the 6k ish peak and added a little boost to the low end Just curious how high is the output impedance on your setup? Edited October 4, 201411 yr by Riotvan
October 5, 201411 yr Just curious how high is the output impedance on your setup? It is balanced, which doubles the output impedance - so about 450ohms at the end of the day. Kind of a lot The only thing I am sure of is that 0ohms is wrong
October 5, 201411 yr I've been using mine with an amp with an output impedance of around 40,000 Ohms ... I tend to think it is lack of feedback and not high impedance that matters more. Edited October 5, 201411 yr by dsavitsk
October 6, 201411 yr Yup. Great combination. The one I've been playing with lately is tube, but I also did one using Gary Pimm's solid state "pentodes" which was fun.
October 6, 201411 yr It is balanced, which doubles the output impedance - so about 450ohms at the end of the day. Kind of a lot The only thing I am sure of is that 0ohms is wrong Aha so mine is like 240 ohms since i also run balanced? Going a bit above my paygrade here haha, but maybe ill go play with it when i have some spare time. But i agree 0 ohms is wrong to my ears as well. Doug is that one of your new designs? If it has an option for a remote count me interested, yeah i'm a lazy fuck when i sit down for a listen
October 7, 201411 yr There is likely a current source amp in the future. It is not first in line, though, as I am always hesitant on it as it is in the realm of probably too weird to sell. And I just got some crazy custom made (amorphous) iron from Lundahl which is part of the next project. I am hoping to have a prototype of that one at the NYC/CT meet on Nov 15th ... maybe.
October 7, 201411 yr It is not first in line, though, as I am always hesitant on it as it is in the realm of probably too weird to sell. This has never stopped you from making awesome things before
October 7, 201411 yr And I just got some crazy custom made (amorphous) iron from Lundahl which is part of the next project. $$$ stuff. I've always wondered how the difference would sound. Let us know what you think.
December 3, 201411 yr Senn. factory tour focusing on the HD800 assembly line. Now compare that to the Grado factory tour video...quite the contrast to say the least!
December 3, 201411 yr Very impressive, QA, attention to detail, process, staff conditions etc. As said above, other audio / boutique / jewelry manufacturers take note. Hand made does not need to mean variable / crappy / unjustifiably expensive. Look for a DIN standard / QA sticker on your next purchase Edited December 3, 201411 yr by Grahame
December 3, 201411 yr I've worked in electronics manufacturing for about 15 years now and I am impressed with the Sennheiser facility and processes.
December 3, 201411 yr I've been there...astoundingly cool. They've got a top notch facility and staff. The fact they don't make great headphones every time just shows how hard it is to make good headphones. They're better than most though, for sure.
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