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Re: Pyrate Leaderboard
« Reply #210 on: October 09, 2014, 12:47:57 PM »
Amps: AGD, some awesome amps, and a lot of meh ones, lineup is inconsistent and its hard to pick a good one among what they have save for the master series, or else I reckon some would make it to the value list. For SS I requested some value ones but I realise that it is hard especially since all the great ones are DIY in nature. ECP is unique, would love to see them on the list.

BH Crack, honorable mention but not leaderboard quality to me, does very well at its strengths but meh extension is pretty distracting to me, the Valhalla 2 smashes it hands down for me.

Digital value: I would love to check out the pupdac with isolation/Wyrd based on Tomb's measurements. CD sample rates only but hey, who really needs more? Would love to recommend Stoner Acoustics for the list based on consistency of sound and rather pleasing as well but their lineup has expended to the UD120 which I really want to check out. Maybe one day the Fulla will get there too.

Portable: You guys may want to make me walk the plank but I would recommend the E12DIY, they recently released the E12(A) as well. I find that when Fiio removed the crossfeed+BB circuits, the amp sounds pretty damnnn good. I have not heard the UHA6SMKII but I'm confident that it smashes stuff around its price point and maybe gets really close to the Leckerton too. The advantage that the Leckerton has is modern opamps and an inbuilt dac but that cost 70 bucks more for a DAC I would rarely use.

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Re: Pyrate Leaderboard
« Reply #211 on: October 09, 2014, 12:57:01 PM »
No DAPs on the list?!?

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Re: Pyrate Leaderboard
« Reply #212 on: October 09, 2014, 02:08:36 PM »
Had a Corda Rock a while back. Very good size, sounded transparent enough (i guess?) and never got too warm to touch. But it just sounded kind of sterile.
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Re: Pyrate Leaderboard
« Reply #213 on: October 09, 2014, 05:44:43 PM »
Quote from: Claritas on October 08, 2014, 10:30:30 PM
Quote from: Clemmaster on October 08, 2014, 06:51:19 PM
Quote from: ultrabike on October 08, 2014, 06:37:11 PM
Interesting. Could be wrong, but I thought the Q701 and the K712 where virtually the same headphone.

K712 is virtually the same as K702 anniversary. Those two are tuned warmer than the Q701.

K702 and K701 are virtually the same. Less full than Q701 (which is not really full to start with).

Then comes inconsistencies between samples of the same model...

I compared K702 and K712 recently. K712 retains the K702's resolution and crisp treble but with a very obvious boost on the low end.

My understanding is that the only difference between K702 and the annie is the flat memory foam pads which warm up the sound a little, but that the K712 driver is tuned different and uses angled memory foam pads.

Can you (or anyone else for that matter) comment on the difference in bass between the K712 and the HD600 or HD650. If the bass is equal in quantity/quality to the Senns then I would probably prefer the K712 as I do prefer the soundstage of the Q701 to that of the HD600/650, although I recognize that is not necessarily a typical preference with many finding the soundstage unnaturally wide on the AKG.  But I like it that way.
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Re: Pyrate Leaderboard
« Reply #214 on: October 09, 2014, 06:02:57 PM »
The AKG K702/65 (apparently cloned into the K712) has almost no bass presence compared to the 600/650.
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Re: Pyrate Leaderboard
« Reply #215 on: October 09, 2014, 06:09:02 PM »
Quote from: gelocks on October 09, 2014, 12:57:01 PM
No DAPs on the list?!?

 :P

DAPs are in a pretty sad state right now. Haven't been impressed with much.. but a few that I feel are decent:

Sony ZX1 (Used) - Prices are as low as $400 now.. which I feel is a pretty good deal. Solid G/UI, build, and sound. Plenty of storage and small enough to carry around with a pair of IEMs or portable headphones.

HFM HM-901 - Conditional with use of the balanced or IEM amp module. Stock and minibox are pretty crap. It looks horrible and the UI was sluggish and archaic but sound is probably the best I've heard from a stand-alone DAP. Not the best value at $800-1000 but for some this might be all they need.

FiiO X5 - Conditional on use with a good external amp. This is my rig right now and it ain't too shabby with the Leck. Line out is decently clean. Build quality is good, UI is okay and decently snappy, and sound is pleasantly warm. Plenty of potential storage to boot. Far from reference quality but good for the $150 I paid for the thing. Used prices are slowly creeping down.

Of those, I don't think any are good enough to be on the leaderboard expect for maybe the Sony ZX1. I fully expect the Geek Wave to be worthy though.
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Re: Pyrate Leaderboard
« Reply #216 on: October 09, 2014, 06:23:55 PM »
Is there a timetable until the Geek Wave becomes an actual thing?
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Re: Pyrate Leaderboard
« Reply #217 on: October 09, 2014, 06:30:30 PM »
Quote from: OJneg on October 09, 2014, 06:23:55 PM
Is there a timetable until the Geek Wave becomes an actual thing?

Nothing official I don't think. Apparently they will have the prototype of the analog section at RMAF.
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Re: Pyrate Leaderboard
« Reply #218 on: October 09, 2014, 06:46:33 PM »
Quote from: marvey on October 06, 2014, 05:05:12 PM
Speaking of Oppo. I nominate PM-2 with alt pads. Anyone here free feel to destroy me with that recommendation.

I still get confused by this. By "PM-2 with alt pads" do you mean the PM-2 but with the PM-1 alt pads (leather) that were supposed to be tuned to sound like the PM-2 with stock pads, but which apparently sound better on the PM-2 than said PM-2 stock pads.
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Re: Pyrate Leaderboard
« Reply #219 on: October 09, 2014, 08:03:11 PM »
Yes. Something like that.
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