Hi all.
I've not done much lurking; I have 'stumbled' around, once or twice, but I've recently joined and have already added a couple posts, BEFORE I spotted this introduction thread. My apologies. I hope that the plank isn't beckoning!!!
I ended up here, strangely, because of another member who mentions their deleted (Head-fi) post (a couple of posts up this page), because of their deleted post (I read it before it.....disappeared). So, thanks to them.
A bit about me:
As my moniker might suggest, bass is of some importance to me. That's not to say that I think it's everything. If it's easy to confuse me with a basshead, as some have, that's understandable. But actually, my quest is more to find equipment, both headphone and loudspeaker, that can accurately reproduce the deepest bass in a realistic fashion; the bass is just as important as the rest of the frequency spectrum, but is so often 'under-represented' (or just mis-represented (or just ignored completely!!!)!!!).
My headphone journey has been quite short; I'm approaching middle-age (read 'past it'), and have done most of my listening via speakers, and would prefer to do so if my current circumstances allowed. But, living abroad, I have now become a regular headphone user and have settled with a pair of planar phones driven by a clone type amp (check my profile for more info).
But basically I like listening through minimalist, purpose built gear, and I turn my nose up at those who listen through ipods (mp3) and personal confusers alike; it's just not 'proper' hifi, no matter how expensive the headphones!
My reason for being here: I guess, like most, I want to learn from the experiences of like minded people and, maybe just occasionally, contribute something of use, to someone (even if it is purely comedy).
Talking of comedy; surely a bit of this won't hurt.
Enjoy (I hope).
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Just in case that wasn't enough "Aaaaaarrrrrrrrr M'laddy!!!", for you. Here's a bit more, (thanks to Vladimir the Inhaler).
(As it is possible to have too much of a good thing, I'd suggest playing this clip from around 1.40, so as not to overdo it.)
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