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Got'em for the...
Published (2010-01-01 02:54:00)
It is called a budget.
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D7000 instead of D5000 - Worth...
Published (2009-12-31 18:12:00)
If you can afford the D7000's, I'd go with those. There seems to be a lot of work that can potentially be put into a pair of D5000's to tame the bass and reveal the mid's (via markl mod's, etc.). The D7000's, as best I recall from reading here, don't require that sort of costly tweaking to sound plenty resplendent. I had the same sort of decision to make between the D2000/D5000 and went for the former due to...
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Blasphemy: Looking for closed...
Published (2009-12-31 07:13:00)
If I were going to enclose a pair of phones, I'd look for some that had a lot of damping to deaden the resonance of the enclosed chamber. I'd also play with the crappy EQ on my iPod. Closed cans tend to have a lot of bass and a fairly dark presentation. With the Acoustics and Treble Booster positions, a dark can approximate some of the pop and sparkle of an open can. If I had a pair of bass-heavy, muddy Bose OEs, I'd probably do...
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Beyerdynamic to launch new top...
Published (2009-12-31 11:48:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by achristilaw It likes tube...not solid-state, that might trip some folks. Needs a hellish amount of break-in, sounds coiled and congested without... Does need a push from an amp to bring out the details and highlights. The balance is good at low levels but lacks detail...... How much of the thread have you read incidentally? Isn't this preference for a tube amp just a matter of taste? It likes tubes???... as...
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Beyerdynamic to launch new top...
Published (2009-12-31 08:32:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by Asr I'm having a hard time trying to find parallels between achristilaw's and Skylab's opinions of the T1 given Skylab's previous written impressions and achristilaw's comment that it sounds like the Grado HP2, as I own the HP2 and don't hear anything from it that Skylab describes about the T1. Perhaps one or both could clarify their statements. Also I think it would be best if...
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My AD700's sadly don't...
Published (2010-01-01 01:34:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by Katun More burn in? FLAC? I think yes, more burn in please. When I had my new SR60, I found its sound like the sound of the cheap earbuds that comes with the Sony Portable Discman. However, after 100 hours more or less, I've got its unique sound.
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Best $200 range amp for HD600 -...
Published (2009-12-31 18:55:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by tvrboy Having owned the 336 + HD-650 combo, I would not recommend it for serious listening. It will sound good enough if you've never had a real amp but I think it's just not powerful enough to bring out the best in the 6xx series. The problem is the HD650, not the amp. HD600 are much better.
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My AD700's sadly don't...
Published (2009-12-31 19:38:00)
They are great headphones for the price, but VERY limited as far as what genres of music they perform well with due to the limited bass. Also, PortaPros are $50, and definitely worth more than that SQ wise, so I wouldn't have expected to see much difference between those and the AD700s outside of soundstage. If you like jazz, classical and acoustic music, they are fantastic cans, but there are much better options if you prefer rock or...
user's latest post:
Got'em for the...
Published (2010-01-01 02:43:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by marleyfan I agree. The 840's were a bit higher than I was going to pay but I find if you throw another $50 at whatever you're looking at you will be more than $50 happier. It's a shame that the kids won't eat this month, but my headphones sure sound nice. It takes you a month to earn $50?
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So what's the word on the...
Published (2009-12-31 10:53:00)
Hey I'm highly considering picking up a pair of these but I have to ask how they do with rock - more specifically post rock/post metal/sludge/downtempo kind of stuff. I've heard that these do well with "rock" Is the lack of mids going to be a problem?
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Latest active threads on Headphones (full-size)::
Started 2 months, 2 weeks ago (2009-10-18 16:26:00)
by haloxt
The middle band has a piece of metal that can be loosened. Don't bend the other two sections though, they are hard plastic.
Started 5 days, 13 hours ago (2009-12-29 00:41:00)
by volntitan
Are you saying the Grado's aren't as good as the HD 595? Or vice versa?
Started 2 days, 18 hours ago (2009-12-31 20:13:00)
by rodentdog
Welcome to head-fi. I think you would be best served by purchasing an extension cable. I purchased mine on ebay from heels-6. He mades good quality custom cables to order at a fair price. I don't think you'd be happy with wireless headphones.
Started 2 days, 21 hours ago (2009-12-31 16:52:00)
by jsplice
I recently purchased a set of the AD700s myself. While they do have a very good soundstage and are extremely comfortable, they don't stand out to me either. I mean don't get me wrong, they sound fantastic for the money, but I never expected them to sound much better than they do, just based on their cost. It could be a matter of your source also. The Sansa is a good DAP no doubt, but you will...
Started 3 days, 5 hours ago (2009-12-31 08:55:00)
by huigter
I am sorry, I do not remember the exact model number because the last time I had them was 2006. At that time, I had a set of wired Sennheiser over the ear headphones that were about $140. (if that helps you remember the exact model). I looked at the current model line, and what I had was very similar to the 595s.
Started 4 days, 8 hours ago (2009-12-30 05:57:00)
by priest
If you hate supra-aurals, you have to eliminate the Grados. If you hate them because you value comfort, you will like the HD 595 on that score, since they are highly comfortable. They are indeed forward-sounding, and somewhat Grado-ish in that way. I don't listen to much metal, but I would still buy the HD 595 if I did. $160 seems like a fair price, so I say go for it, especially if that's from ...
Started 3 days, 14 hours ago (2009-12-30 23:59:00)
by shake
THERE'S NOT MUCH YOU CAN GET FOR $80. YOU'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT SOME REFURBRISHED DENON D1001S OR SENNHEISER HD280S. STRETCH YOUR BUDGET BY $15 AND YOU CAN GET THE AUDIO TECHNICA ATH-M50S. THEY SOUND GOOD WITHOUT AN AMP @ ONLY 38OHMS.
Started 3 days, 12 hours ago (2009-12-31 02:11:00)
by goffer
For monitoring I'd highly recommend the AKG 240s's... they are very flat sounding with no coloring so what you hear is what you get. Great for mixing and mastering, not so much for outside of the studio. You can get them for ~$100 but the MKIIs, which I have not heard, might be just as good.
Started 5 days, 13 hours ago (2009-12-29 00:30:00)
by volntitan
I sincerely apologize from the bottom of my heart for capitalizing the word daughters. A thousand pardons....
Yes...I am the Dad. When my daughter's headphones came in, I was very impressed with the sound. So I thought I would use some of my return money and get me a pair. But after reading the great reviews of the Grado 60's, I thought maybe I should consider those. She was very ...
Started 4 days, 7 hours ago (2009-12-30 07:02:00)
by ford2
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Originally Posted by Catharsis
There's nothing wrong with the cable itself in its capacitance, resistance, inductrance etc. However, several head-fiers have had issues with the soldering job inside the cup, and many have had issues with a poor quality y-joint where the wires are just tied together and become intermittent....
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Started 5 days, 13 hours ago (2009-12-29 00:30:00)
by volntitan
I sincerely apologize from the bottom of my heart for capitalizing the word daughters. A thousand pardons....
Yes...I am the Dad. When my daughter's headphones came in, I was very impressed with the sound. So I thought I would use some of my return money and get me a pair. But after reading the great reviews of the Grado 60's, I thought maybe I should consider those. She was very ...
Started 3 months, 4 weeks ago (2009-09-07 02:30:00)
by Donald North
Reading the beyer press release and looking at the photo, I don't believe the T1 driver is a ring radiator like in the HD800.
Started 4 days, 14 hours ago (2009-12-30 00:15:00)
by skidu
About 65-70dB.
Neat little Ultimate Ears app on the iPhone, similar to the 'Decibel' one but this is free.
Started 3 months, 3 weeks ago (2009-09-07 15:12:00)
by shellylh
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Originally Posted by peli_kan
Well, I managed to read all 61 previous pages and found that if anything the SRH440 would be a better fit for me. If only they were open backed though... are there any comparable headphones from other brands that are as easily driven/balanced, but are open and more airy? I'm close to ...
Started 3 days, 23 hours ago (2009-12-30 15:03:00)
by mritt400
Too bad you don't like them, I love mine. If you are not amping them, you are not doing yourself or your D2000's any favors. I don't think they are overpowering bass-wise, amped or otherwise. I do think that the bass is full, or rich - but, certainly not overpowering in my estimation.
Started 2 months, 2 weeks ago (2009-10-15 01:00:00)
by achristilaw
They are affording more of an effortless quality to them now, the contrast of dynamic swings are handled better than with first turn-on.
And that's to be expected with more run-in. I swapped to the LaRocco dual mono a few moments ago. Just to let them set and simmer.
Detail without a peaky, or strident character is what I noticed most toward the end of the last listen. The LaRocco ...
Started 4 days, 10 hours ago (2009-12-30 03:23:00)
by Bilavideo
Something is telling me to be gentle when I say this, but you just compared the top AKG with the bottom Grado (apart from the iGrado, which is really not comparable anyway). Should a $79 SR-60 ever have stood a chance against a $500 K-701? I'm not trying to apologize for the Grado. I'm just wondering how there was ever any question of how this one was going to turn out. I know the 701 has ...
Started 3 days, 19 hours ago (2009-12-30 18:33:00)
by plonter
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Originally Posted by sling5s
I find that in most cases, everyone who gets into hi end headphones start off first by looking for the Bass slam and Treble sparkle, which comes down to in most cases, an accentuated Bass and Treble. Nothing wrong with that.
But I think after awhile, most everyone settles on favoring the mids...
Started 3 days, 14 hours ago (2009-12-30 23:59:00)
by shake
THERE'S NOT MUCH YOU CAN GET FOR $80. YOU'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT SOME REFURBRISHED DENON D1001S OR SENNHEISER HD280S. STRETCH YOUR BUDGET BY $15 AND YOU CAN GET THE AUDIO TECHNICA ATH-M50S. THEY SOUND GOOD WITHOUT AN AMP @ ONLY 38OHMS.
Started 5 days, 13 hours ago (2009-12-29 00:41:00)
by volntitan
Are you saying the Grado's aren't as good as the HD 595? Or vice versa?
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