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Jeff Y

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Re: Five Worst Pieces of Audio Gear You've Heard (Members Only)
« Reply #210 on: May 24, 2015, 06:46:48 AM »
Quote from: Schopenhauer on May 24, 2015, 01:16:46 AM
I'm lucky and inexperienced enough not to have had five worst experiences. I have had a worst experience, however: The beyerdynamic T90 Jubilee. Goddamnit. Felt like icepicks fresh from the freezer and wrapped in sandpaper.
Trust me, the worst Beyer is not that one. It's the headphone that Beyer worked on with Mcintosh. Utter rubbish, yet it's 2.5K dollars.
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Re: Five Worst Pieces of Audio Gear You've Heard (Members Only)
« Reply #211 on: May 24, 2015, 06:49:08 AM »
Quote from: keanex on May 23, 2015, 05:03:05 AM
HD650. The most boring sounding headphones I've ever heard that are worth discussing. Rolled off bass and treble was as dull as a butterknife. If I never hear them again I'll be okay with that.

That's pretty ironic considering http://www.head-fi.org/t/715547/review-oppo-pm-1-oppo-hit-the-nail-on-the-head. :)p13
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Re: Five Worst Pieces of Audio Gear You've Heard (Members Only)
« Reply #212 on: May 24, 2015, 08:43:54 AM »
Those who think the Grado 325 or others in the SR series are bright clearly haven't heard the hot mess that is the HF-1.

I don't even like Grados, but they make good trade fodder, and at one point I had the 325 and HF-1 at the same time. I was expecting the 325 to be bright from everything that I'd heard, but next to the HF-1 it was like a wet dishrag.
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Re: Five Worst Pieces of Audio Gear You've Heard (Members Only)
« Reply #213 on: May 24, 2015, 02:44:32 PM »
Quote from: Schopenhauer on May 24, 2015, 01:16:46 AM
I'm lucky and inexperienced enough not to have had five worst experiences. I have had a worst experience, however: The beyerdynamic T90 Jubilee. Goddamnit. Felt like icepicks fresh from the freezer and wrapped in sandpaper.

Are you the dude from this video? LOL

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Re: Five Worst Pieces of Audio Gear You've Heard (Members Only)
« Reply #214 on: May 24, 2015, 05:13:11 PM »
Quote from: altrunox on May 24, 2015, 02:44:32 PM
Are you the dude from this video? LOL


Hah! No, and I'm sorry to see the T90 has claimed another victim. He captures the spirit of my reaction to the sound of these headphones. I found the signature deeply unsettling.
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Re: Five Worst Pieces of Audio Gear You've Heard (Members Only)
« Reply #215 on: May 24, 2015, 05:41:24 PM »
Quote from: maverickronin on May 24, 2015, 02:06:45 AM
See, there worse heresies, aren't there?

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Even if you don't like the HD650ses, I think there are far worse for a lot more dough.

I think keanex comes from Grados and ATs. As Claritas pointed out however, keanex seems to like the PM-1s, and those remind me a lot more of the HD650s than Grados and ATs.
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Re: Five Worst Pieces of Audio Gear You've Heard (Members Only)
« Reply #216 on: May 24, 2015, 06:12:41 PM »
Quote from: ultrabike on May 24, 2015, 05:41:24 PM
Even if you don't like the HD650ses, I think there are far worse for a lot more dough.

I think keanex comes from Grados and ATs. As Claritas pointed out however, keanex seems to like the PM-1s, and those remind me a lot more of the HD650s than Grados and ATs.
Yes, I like bright headphones. The pm1 may not have been treble forward or even prominent, but, based on memory, I never had to overly compensate with the pm1 by turning the volume way too high to hear a desired level of treble the way the I had to with the hd650

I'm actually somewhat flattered that the poster knew that I reviewed the pm1 and linked it. I don't mean that in an egotistical way, I mean it more in a surprised way that my review was even on his radar
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Re: Five Worst Pieces of Audio Gear You've Heard (Members Only)
« Reply #217 on: May 24, 2015, 06:57:41 PM »
Quote from: Jeff Y on May 24, 2015, 06:46:48 AM
Trust me, the worst Beyer is not that one. It's the headphone that Beyer worked on with Mcintosh. Utter rubbish, yet it's 2.5K dollars.
I'm not familiar with that headphone. I can't imagine paying $2.5K for a beyer.
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Re: Five Worst Pieces of Audio Gear You've Heard (Members Only)
« Reply #218 on: May 24, 2015, 07:13:35 PM »
Let me start by saying that I can usually find a DAP or DAC/Amp and some genre of music that will make a headphone or IEM tolerable (and I have lots of headphones and IEMs).  I even found a good use for the HD700 - watching TV - it's comfort and soundstage and my slightly age-diminished high-frequency hearing combine to make a good combo. I have some albums from the 60's and 70's that sound like the mixing engineer mixed them specifically for Grados. I have even found some music to redeem the W50 a little bit. So I almost always find a good use for all of my stuff.

Some exceptions:

1. Sennheiser hd25-1 ii - Changed to a decent cable and I still can't find anything that will make this headphone click for me.
2. Earsonics SM1 - This thing looks and sounds like something out of a Cracker Jack box. I don't know what I was thinking.
3. Fiio E10 - I must have gotten an early one, but it clicked and popped like a dirty, scratched record, no matter what USB source it was fed from.
4. Early Meelec wood IEMs - sounded like a speaker just under the surface of a mud pit.
5. V-Moda Crossfade LP - never heard a headphone with so much bass and nothing else.

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Re: Five Worst Pieces of Audio Gear You've Heard (Members Only)
« Reply #219 on: May 24, 2015, 10:55:12 PM »
Quote from: keanex on May 24, 2015, 06:12:41 PM
Yes, I like bright headphones. The pm1 may not have been treble forward or even prominent, but, based on memory, I never had to overly compensate with the pm1 by turning the volume way too high to hear a desired level of treble the way the I had to with the hd650

I'm actually somewhat flattered that the poster knew that I reviewed the pm1 and linked it. I don't mean that in an egotistical way, I mean it more in a surprised way that my review was even on his radar

I tend to agree actually. The HD6xx tends to be better for listening at reference levels, or else things can seem boring. Also upstream components are important but we have other threads to go into that

On the other hand, the Oppos sound like that regardless of level so in that sense they are better suited for low volume listening :P
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