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Re: Pyrate Leaderboard
« Reply #420 on: November 30, 2014, 06:21:32 AM »
Quote from: zerodeefex on November 13, 2014, 04:13:16 PM
propose the Code-X for OOP headphones. edit:The Code-X is the best hifiman I've ever heard.
To any and all: Are Code-Xs all and only modded HE-5s? Or have HE-5LEs been so modded? (Or even HEfivehundos for that matter). - Apologize if this question gums up the convo.

But to say something on the leaderboard topic: I've found the Amperiors to be very capable, even against headphones x4 the price.
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Re: Pyrate Leaderboard
« Reply #421 on: November 30, 2014, 12:17:17 PM »
Code-X is the original wooden HE-5.

HE-5LE and HE-500 do not a Code-X make.
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Re: Pyrate Leaderboard
« Reply #422 on: November 30, 2014, 01:47:29 PM »
Quote from: MuppetFace on November 28, 2014, 11:09:53 PM
No, I mean the Parterre is the most "un-FitEar" of all the FitEars I've owned in terms of its presentation. The MH335DW does some things better than the TG!334 and MH334, but it still sounds characteristically "FitEar" to me. IIRC the Parterre was designed specifically to present a theatrical presentation.

The titanium tube studio mods for the MH335DW give it more treble sparkle which people seem to think an improvement. Though personally I like the MH335DW as it is.

Wasn't aware of the mod, but I agree, the 335DW doesn't lack sparkles up top. Also agreed that FitEAR's soundstage is rather concentrated, but it felt weird to me with the TG334 and the Parterre, whereas the 335DW feels even. I have no problem switching from the HE500 to the 335DW, and while it's been a while since I've heard the TG334 and the Parterre, I clearly remember something funky with that last one. Might be the W-like soundstage that doesn't agree with me.

[Slight edit : I'm using the 000 cable which, regardless of my opinion on cables, does seem to make a difference.]
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Re: Pyrate Leaderboard
« Reply #423 on: November 30, 2014, 03:45:25 PM »
Quote from: MuppetFace on November 30, 2014, 12:17:17 PM
Code-X is the original wooden HE-5.

HE-5LE and HE-500 do not a Code-X make.

But I would like to see what he could do with a 5LE!  To me it would be starting with a better platform. If I still had mine I'd be sending them to LFF and pleading for him to sprinkle some voodoo dust on them.
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Re: Pyrate Leaderboard
« Reply #424 on: November 30, 2014, 05:51:36 PM »
I believe he already tried with the 5LE (and possibly the 6?) but it didn't produce what he wanted.
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Re: Pyrate Leaderboard
« Reply #425 on: December 01, 2014, 12:46:59 PM »
I think this Leaderboard needs one more category, bluetooth, really bluetooth, including IEMs and headphone together.
As far as I know the main reason for this leaderboard is to help people to buy nice audio products, not just pyrates. And I really see a lot of people asking for bluetooth headphones and most people just say:
"Oh, Sennheiser RS120" and as far as I know most of them haven't seen it in person, they recommend it just because it's Sennheiser.

Would like to know which bluetooth headphones I could recommend to someone who ask me.  :)p5
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Re: Pyrate Leaderboard
« Reply #426 on: December 01, 2014, 02:25:08 PM »
We'll have to see how that Aurisonics bluetooth iem sounds when it comes out. It has a high performance version of the Rockets' driver.
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Re: Pyrate Leaderboard
« Reply #427 on: December 01, 2014, 03:41:24 PM »
Quote from: altrunox on December 01, 2014, 12:46:59 PM
I think this Leaderboard needs one more category, bluetooth, really bluetooth, including IEMs and headphone together.
As far as I know the main reason for this leaderboard is to help people to buy nice audio products, not just pyrates. And I really see a lot of people asking for bluetooth headphones and most people just say:
"Oh, Sennheiser RS120" and as far as I know most of them haven't seen it in person, they recommend it just because it's Sennheiser.

Would like to know which bluetooth headphones I could recommend to someone who ask me.  :)p5

http://www.changstar.com/index.php/topic,1803.msg52547.html#msg52547
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Re: Pyrate Leaderboard
« Reply #428 on: December 02, 2014, 12:33:53 AM »
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Re: Pyrate Leaderboard
« Reply #429 on: December 02, 2014, 06:39:45 AM »
Maybe add Hifimans to the IEM side of things (both RE400 and RE600; for OOP RE272), and perhaps VSonic GR07 and the successors. I bet those are already in the Tyll's Hall of Fame though.

I'd toss in Beyer DT770-250 into the value section too, it sounds exactly like a cheaper closed version of DT880-250, that is, not bad. One of the better closed headphones.
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