November 23, 200718 yr comment_70173 I bought a CEC HD53R for exactly 40 000 Yen in Japan (which is around $370 USD), to pair with my Edition 9s. While it does sound nice, I have some lingering after thoughts... Unfortunately I only found one reference to this amp in this forum. I'm hoping somebody with experience with the HD53R can help me. For it's price, did I make the right choice? Are there any other headphones that magically synergizes with this amp? Report
November 23, 200718 yr comment_70187 While it does sound nice, I have some lingering after thoughts... For it's price, did I make the right choice? Absolutely. Do you feel better now? Report
November 23, 200718 yr Author comment_70189 Yes, thank you I was always an all portable person, but I decided to have a go at home amps. It felt like buying TriPorts as my first +$100 headphone. Report
November 23, 200718 yr comment_70269 Absolutely. Do you feel better now? Wait, have you heard the HD53R? Report
November 23, 200718 yr Author comment_70272 I just discovered that the HD53R doesn't work with IEMs, because volume pot is unbalanced around 7:00~7:30 (which is the lowest), and this seems to be a common problem, so I'm assuming it's not an isolated case. I had a great opportunity to listen to this with the RS-1 and GS1000 in Japan with some... gold colored Marantz CD player. I didn't have Edition 9s with me at the time, but everything did seem more natural with Grados. Looks like I answered my own question there :/ Nevertheless, $400 with 4 HP outs and LR speaker outs, I think I'm pretty happy with it Report
November 23, 200718 yr comment_70337 Wait, have you heard the HD53R? Of course. Counterquestion: Do you regularly post about gear you haven't auditioned? Report
November 23, 200718 yr comment_70338 Of course. Counterquestion: Do you regularly post about gear you haven't auditioned? Folks on the other headphone forum do on regular basis, though not many here do. Report
April 8, 200818 yr comment_111572 I bought a CEC HD53R for exactly 40 000 Yen in Japan (which is around $370 USD), to pair with my Edition 9s. While it does sound nice, I have some lingering after thoughts... Unfortunately I only found one reference to this amp in this forum. I'm hoping somebody with experience with the HD53R can help me. For it's price, did I make the right choice? Are there any other headphones that magically synergizes with this amp? no, it's sucks bigtime. sell them to me now!!! no, seriously, i want one!!! Report
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