swt61 Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 Very cool Don. How are they terminated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dBel84 Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 The only way Marc has his headphones - Nugget Audio XLR ..dB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 Actually it's a Fitz Black Clover cable, I'm listening now. Very nice! I'm driving them with the β22 now, will switch over to the Krell later. These are balanced the way I like them, not sure the treble is hot enough for Marc, but to my ear they're just right. I'll get used to them for a few days before playing with the damping. Again, nice work Don! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mypasswordis Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 If he somehow got the O2 MkI to actually sound bright, I tip my hat off to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dBel84 Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 Actually it's a Fitz Black Clover cable, thanks for setting the record straight. and glad you like them ..dB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 Listening through the Krell KAV-400xi now. This is the very definition of synergy! This amp rocks my socks! If the F5 is at all similar in sound sig. I'll be a very happy guy. If not a 400xi is in my future. 400xi + Maggies would put a perpetual smile on Dr. Woods face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunhill Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 If he somehow got the O2 MkI to actually sound bright, I tip my hat off to him. welcome to the curse. I have to keep up appearances though, but yeah that's a struggle for me. The KGSS is better in this regard than either the BH or BHSE to my ears. If the nextgen solid state amp ever materializes, I'd have very high hopes for that design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mypasswordis Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 welcome to the curse. I see what you did there... Thanks for the info. I'm just not in a position to build a really complicated room heater for my 'stats right now and don't even listen to headphones often enough to warrant something like that. I got Vincent's O2 pads in the mail today and since the ESP10 is not yet ready for them I swapped the pads with the ones on my Concept CE-H. All I can say is BAAASSSSSSSS. Straight up DT-770/80 quantity bass, possibly even a bit more (Darth Beyer?), but somewhat better in quality. Not actually directly comparing the two, but I don't really care to anyway. It was just for fun and to see what would happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted March 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 The KGSS is better in this regard than either the BH or BHSE to my ears. If the nextgen solid state amp ever materializes, I'd have very high hopes for that design. It will. Next up will be the new KGSS though, moar voltage means moar good!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamwhisper Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 If he somehow got the O2 MkI to actually sound bright, I tip my hat off to him. I really like the amount of treble energy on the O2, and I wouldn't want any more, though perhaps a tiny bit more presence/ flushing out in the mids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted April 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 MOAR. POWAH. NEEDED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 THIS IS NOT THE FUCKING STAX THREAD!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted April 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 Is that you Ed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mypasswordis Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 People with experience in making leather earpads: what kind of leather is best for this job and is cowhide supple enough? I actually don't need that good of leather, I'm just using it to cram in the "earpads" I have now to replace the extremely acoustically leaky foam, so may need something thick, but actually maybe not as I may want to experiment with making pads later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dBel84 Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 pig, lamb, goat ..dB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 pig, lamb, goat ..dB Great, now I'm hungry again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullguise Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 Great, now I'm hungry again. If you go hunting now, you can get fresh meat AND fresh pads! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mypasswordis Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 Anything more specific, like different grains, differences between pig, lamb, goat, places to get them online, etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 Online? Your best bet is G-Street Fabrics (near Montrose and 355). Go rifle through some of their odds-and-ends tables. Then you can feel them for yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 Listening to my Thunderpants for the first time. They arrived from Don's this morning. While I don't want to post any real impressions until I've had some ample listening time logged, I will say that I'm amazed by the bass they reproduce. Tight, fast and accurate bass. What's truly impressive is that the rest of the spectrum is in no way overpowered by this incredible bass. Alison Krauss 'A Hundred Miles or More' is almost always the first CD I play when auditioning a new headphone. If a headphone can accurately reproduce her voice, and the strings of this album, then it will almost always become a favorite for me. Alison has never sounded better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asr Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 With an endorsement like that, I am now officially interested in the Thunderpants! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 Listening to my Thunderpants for the first time. They arrived from Don's this morning. You know the drill, pics or ban. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Smeggy Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 the o2 pads look a little odd on those oval baffles but the comfort and sound will be well worth it. Glad you like them. You have a fully collaborative headphone there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeggy Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 open unibody open version on the way soon. [ATTACH=CONFIG]3080[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]3081[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]3082[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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