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Re: What are your top 5 headphones for vocals?
« Reply #30 on: April 20, 2012, 06:22:45 PM »
I think we should start a petition here for Senn to bring back a 'stat.
I should make a dedicated website for it.
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Re: What are your top 5 headphones for vocals?
« Reply #31 on: April 20, 2012, 06:27:53 PM »
They were working on something special right before the HD800 was released.  Not sure what or if they still are.  But I got the feeling it was something big...
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Re: What are your top 5 headphones for vocals?
« Reply #32 on: April 20, 2012, 08:20:08 PM »
Quote from: n3rdling on April 20, 2012, 08:28:26 AM
RD: Ya they were Anax modded.  The Anax mods help with the brightness but still aren't enough to overcome those issues IMO.  The mod seems to decrease brightness but makes the imaging a little fuzzier.  I've mentioned this before, but higher output Z amps seem to help the HD800 sound more normal but they still always sound a bit off to me.  I dunno.

The mods for me are sort of damned if you do and damned if you don't. I wish there were an easy mod to just kill the 6kHz peak/ringing on the HD800. In any case, I've been gradually moving toward my modded HP1000s and will probably dump the HD800 since I now finally have a high plankton reference system (T2/007) which is more or less neutral.

Anybody interested in my thrashed HD800s?
« Last Edit: April 20, 2012, 08:27:11 PM by purrin »
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Re: What are your top 5 headphones for vocals?
« Reply #33 on: April 20, 2012, 08:23:32 PM »
Quote from: rhythmdevils on April 20, 2012, 06:27:53 PM
They were working on something special right before the HD800 was released.  Not sure what or if they still are.  But I got the feeling it was something big...

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Re: What are your top 5 headphones for vocals?
« Reply #34 on: April 20, 2012, 08:32:36 PM »
Quote from: purrin on April 20, 2012, 08:20:08 PM
Anybody interested in my thrashed HD800s?


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Re: What are your top 5 headphones for vocals?
« Reply #35 on: April 20, 2012, 08:36:16 PM »
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Re: What are your top 5 headphones for vocals?
« Reply #36 on: April 20, 2012, 09:04:00 PM »
Quote from: n3rdling on April 20, 2012, 05:46:37 PM
Pro/HE90?  ;)

Ahh that reminds me I met up with Young from Bahston last weekend to pick up the KGSS. He liked the Orpheus, but found them too bright after a while. We might do SR-Omega vs SR-009 shootout on his BHSE if he gets the 009s.
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Re: What are your top 5 headphones for vocals?
« Reply #37 on: April 20, 2012, 09:17:25 PM »
Quote from: purrin on April 20, 2012, 08:20:08 PM
Quote from: n3rdling on April 20, 2012, 08:28:26 AM
RD: Ya they were Anax modded.  The Anax mods help with the brightness but still aren't enough to overcome those issues IMO.  The mod seems to decrease brightness but makes the imaging a little fuzzier.  I've mentioned this before, but higher output Z amps seem to help the HD800 sound more normal but they still always sound a bit off to me.  I dunno.

The mods for me are sort of damned if you do and damned if you don't. I wish there were an easy mod to just kill the 6kHz peak/ringing on the HD800. In any case, I've been gradually moving toward my modded HP1000s and will probably dump the HD800 since I now finally have a high plankton reference system (T2/007) which is more or less neutral.

Anybody interested in my thrashed HD800s?

Throw in the BA and I'll take them off your hands...
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Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

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Re: What are your top 5 headphones for vocals?
« Reply #38 on: April 20, 2012, 10:30:00 PM »
Quote from: omegakitty on April 20, 2012, 09:04:00 PM
Quote from: n3rdling on April 20, 2012, 05:46:37 PM
Pro/HE90?  ;)

Ahh that reminds me I met up with Young from Bahston last weekend to pick up the KGSS. He liked the Orpheus, but found them too bright after a while. We might do SR-Omega vs SR-009 shootout on his BHSE if he gets the 009s.

Damn that reminds me I owe him something actually.  Does he still live at the same place?  I think you'll like the 009's a lot. :)
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Re: What are your top 5 headphones for vocals?
« Reply #39 on: April 20, 2012, 10:47:48 PM »
Quote from: n3rdling on April 20, 2012, 10:30:00 PM
Quote from: omegakitty on April 20, 2012, 09:04:00 PM
Quote from: n3rdling on April 20, 2012, 05:46:37 PM
Pro/HE90?  ;)

Ahh that reminds me I met up with Young from Bahston last weekend to pick up the KGSS. He liked the Orpheus, but found them too bright after a while. We might do SR-Omega vs SR-009 shootout on his BHSE if he gets the 009s.

Damn that reminds me I owe him something actually.  Does he still live at the same place?  I think you'll like the 009's a lot. :)

He is definitely in the same area, can't say if it is the same apartment. But ya if I like them more than the SR-Omega I'll buy them at some point... and sell the SR-Omega. But first priority atm is paying for my ESL63 rebuild.
« Last Edit: April 20, 2012, 10:51:25 PM by omegakitty »
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