October 6, 200817 yr Why isn't there a "The Headcase Sennheiser electrostatic thread?" Currently playing: Hilary Duff - Happy (from album Dignity) I feel 10 years younger!
October 6, 200817 yr Why isn't there a "The Headcase Sennheiser electrostatic thread?" Because they are vastly inferior to the Stax and Koss models... All kidding aside it's good to see that you finally got your amp.
October 6, 200817 yr Do I need to get something like this to get my Omega IIs to sing? If it was built by someone even remotely competent (which Mikhail isn't) and sold at a price close to what it costs to make them then it would be an option but in the current state I'd stay away.
October 6, 200817 yr Great to see you finally got your ES-1, Elephas. I hope you find the sound is at least half worth the wait. And of course we demand impressions! (And not with Hilary Duff music.)
October 6, 200817 yr Asr, If you'd like, I'd be happy to loan you my SRM-T1 in place of your SRM1-mk2 for awhile, so long as yours isn't the PP (pro jacks only) model. It's bone stock, save for the upgraded Japanese Matsushita tubes / RCA cleartops. From what I understand, it's Birgir's favorite o2 Stax amp, save the SRM-717. He'll no doubt chime in here with how superior the KGSS is, and how superior the BHSE is to that, etc. but I have neither of those for you to borrow. I have my ulterior motive, of course, in that I'd love to hear the O2 for a few days... I'll be at RMAF all weekend -- if you're there we can swap
October 6, 200817 yr Currently playing: Hilary Duff - Happy (from album Dignity) That just tickles me.
October 6, 200817 yr Do I need to get something like this to get my Omega IIs to sing? For an Omega II, I think that you'd be better off with something like this (the rig, not Vicki):
October 7, 200817 yr I've already got 3 Lambdas: the 202s, the 303s and the 404s, I can't believe that the Signatures are radically different, and in any case, that's not what my query was about. I want to know why, after all I'd read, that my long-aspired-to dream of owning the 007/717 is not delivering what I'd expected! I have a dCS / KGSS / SR-007 setup and recently got an SR-X Mk2 which I use together with SRM-313 in the office (soundcard as source). While SR-007 is dramatically more capable technically, I must say that in terms of enjoyment and the certain type of sound afforded by electrostatics, SR-X is virtually on par (at least for rock / synthpop). Going the other way, your disappointment doesn't surprise me one bit. With better amplification, you should get more 'liveliness' out of SR-007, free from the technical limitations of SR-X.
October 7, 200817 yr Interesting... so it's beginning to seem like the Omegas are just not delivering what I'm looking for, unless perhaps I risk more dinars on a KGSS or BH, which is not going to happen any day soon... ...damn!
October 7, 200817 yr Great to see you finally got your ES-1, Elephas. I hope you find the sound is at least half worth the wait. And of course we demand impressions! (And not with Hilary Duff music.) Ah, instead I shall fall back on my and everyone's favorite Rihanna - Umbrella (Remixes). Comparing gear with this song is quite simple, really. First, choose one of the remix versions, I suggest "Jody Den Broeder Lush Club Remix" with a generous running time of 9:12. Then place the headphones on your head. Plant your butt into your listening chair, making sure you have plenty of room to move about. Prepare a pen and piece of paper. Press play and turn up the volume to a level slightly higher than normal volume. Now, enjoy Rihanna and count the number of butt wriggles you make over the duration of the song. Mark them down on the paper with the standard prisoner notation of groups of 4 vertical slashes and one long horizontal one. If anyone can beat my record they can have my Aristaeus!
October 7, 200817 yr If anyone can beat my record they can have my Aristaeus! Edited October 7, 200817 yr by GPH
October 7, 200817 yr With better amplification, you should get more 'liveliness' out of SR-007, free from the technical limitations of SR-X. This is the main reason why I sold all of my other headphones, even the ones I really like. While good they all suffer technical limitations compared to the Omegas and why settle for second best... Interesting... so it's beginning to seem like the Omegas are just not delivering what I'm looking for, unless perhaps I risk more dinars on a KGSS or BH, which is not going to happen any day soon... ...damn! Being a neutral transducer they will sound exactly like the system that they are used in. Give them more power and they will have a larger soundstage, more bass and treble but the fundamental character of the headphones will not change. If you are using Chord cables then I'd start by switching to something better and often cheaper. Since Naim has such a strong presence in the UK you shouldn't have any problem finding a DIN-RCA cable from somebody else, preferably a silver cable. I tried a few of the Chord cables in my system and they aren't a good match to the super resolving Omega.
October 8, 200817 yr Thanks to JP#'s, I once again have some Stax goodness in my life: Lambda Pro + SRM-1/MK2. Of course this doesn't compare to the O2 MK1 + KGSS I used to down, mainly because that combo was much smoother than the Lambda combo. But I couldn't resist the Stax, and damn, I miss the sheer speed of 'stats compared to my HD650:o
October 8, 200817 yr Thanks to JP#'s, I once again have some Stax goodness in my life: Lambda Pro + SRM-1/MK2. Of course this doesn't compare to the O2 MK1 + KGSS I used to down, mainly because that combo was much smoother than the Lambda combo. But I couldn't resist the Stax, and damn, I miss the sheer speed of 'stats compared to my HD650:o Things that are smooth are definitely easier to down than things that are less smooth.
October 8, 200817 yr Damn, that's impressive. And how did ol' "GPS" type that out on a computer? I don't know how to do that, that's the reason for the old-fashioned pen and paper. That's like the mystery of how some people can type out SR-"Omega" with an "Omega" symbol instead of letters. Maybe it can only be done on a Mac?
October 8, 200817 yr Damn, that's impressive. And how did ol' "GPS" type that out on a computer? I don't know how to do that, that's the reason for the old-fashioned pen and paper. That's like the mystery of how some people can type out SR-"Omega" with an "Omega" symbol instead of letters. Maybe it can only be done on a Mac? Word can do it also. Should be a "abc" with a line through it on the tool bar.
October 8, 200817 yr That's like the mystery of how some people can type out SR-"Omega" with an "Omega" symbol instead of letters. Maybe it can only be done on a Mac? Mac's are for people that get easily confused with more then one button on the mouse but I'll never tell how I do it on the PC!!!! SR-Ω SR-Ω SR-Ω SR-Ω SR-Ω SR-Ω SR-Ω SR-Ω SR-Ω SR-Ω SR-Ω SR-Ω SR-Ω
October 8, 200817 yr SR-Ω If you're lazy you can just copy it out of Spritzer's sig. Edited October 8, 200817 yr by n_maher
October 8, 200817 yr SR-Ω Sssshhhh!!!!! Don't tell anybody about the complicated copy/paste maneuver! Edited October 8, 200817 yr by n_maher edited to protect the innocent.
October 8, 200817 yr Sssshhhh!!!!! Don't tell anybody about the complicated copy/paste maneuver! Are you really down to only four headphones? Madness
October 8, 200817 yr On that note, did you guys see the end price for the SRM-T2? Madness! Pure madness!
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