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Author Topic: Hands Full of Big Sound Impressions (And Other Goodies)  (Read 3768 times)

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Re: Hands Full of Big Sound Impressions (And Other Goodies)
« Reply #10 on: September 16, 2015, 06:18:22 AM »
Quote from: Hands on September 16, 2015, 03:02:20 AM
Honestly, I can't rank them. They all had their strengths and weaknesses. PMx2 for neutral tone and easy-going nature, HD800 for sheer technicalities and you-are-there feel with the right track (used this for a lot of amp and DAC impressions, mostly), and HE1000 was ALMOST the best all-rounder save for the slightly rough, somewhat unrefined sound.

Spot on! I'm using the HD800 with the Teton or EC 445 and the combo leaves very little to be desired.

Still need to balance out the effects of the full Anax 2.0 mod (ie Tyll's mod without felt- which has full vocals but constricted stage and leading edges) and the mod with only rug liner and no felt (ie the mod I use most of the time - which has a wider stage but thinner vocals).
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Re: Hands Full of Big Sound Impressions (And Other Goodies)
« Reply #11 on: September 16, 2015, 06:42:49 AM »
Thks Hands  :)p1 . Much prefer to read you than watch the vid to be honest !
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Re: Hands Full of Big Sound Impressions (And Other Goodies)
« Reply #12 on: September 16, 2015, 07:27:52 AM »
Thanks Hands...your observations reinforce my own conclusions that the Black Widow probably is the best value out there. It plays nice to great on planars and dynamics. I am just beginning to use it with the YH-100 that gurubhai kindly loaned me.
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Re: Hands Full of Big Sound Impressions (And Other Goodies)
« Reply #13 on: September 16, 2015, 07:31:51 AM »
By the way, sorry to interrupt. People just love to hate on Anax in the comments section there do they LOL
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Re: Hands Full of Big Sound Impressions (And Other Goodies)
« Reply #14 on: September 16, 2015, 07:45:19 AM »
Yep, man those guys shiike and castleofargh...yew  :vomit:.. Oh Anax did better than 50%, that must be luck AND the tests dont matter anyway... I loved the way Jason (or whoever from Schiit) spanked shiike on his "Anax is the Yggy salesperson" spiel.
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Re: Hands Full of Big Sound Impressions (And Other Goodies)
« Reply #15 on: September 16, 2015, 07:56:23 AM »
You make a lot of 'friends' when you call things like you see (or hear) them. It's nice of them to have their little group therapy sessions out in the open for all the world to see.

That one poster accusing Schiit of conspiracies reminds me of a Dale Thorn sock puppet trying to use ghetto lingo to mask his own racist overtones which always seem to surface no matter how hard he tries. Pathetically transparent. Iamback's comments reminded me of this person who is also, "back, back, ready to attack"... facepalm



Regardless, I think Tyll's Big Sound event did what it was meant to for the benefit of everyone willing to learn something.

 
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Re: Hands Full of Big Sound Impressions (And Other Goodies)
« Reply #16 on: September 16, 2015, 10:01:07 AM »
@ Anax,

Was this ETHER different from earlier ETHERs you heard concerning bass reproduction ?
(as discussed earlier)
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Re: Hands Full of Big Sound Impressions (And Other Goodies)
« Reply #17 on: September 16, 2015, 10:09:40 AM »
Quote from: Solderdude on September 16, 2015, 10:01:07 AM
@ Anax,

Was this ETHER different from earlier ETHERs you heard concerning bass reproduction ?
(as discussed earlier)

To me it was. Definitely the thinnest sounding Ether I recall hearing compared to other units at Canjam or the Schiitshow.
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Re: Hands Full of Big Sound Impressions (And Other Goodies)
« Reply #18 on: September 16, 2015, 10:14:29 AM »
I just read the HE1000 review on Headphone Guru.
http://headphone.guru/hifimans-he1000-part-3-of-3-listening-impressions/

Looks like that guy "Frank Iacone" likes to cosy up at  dinner parties with Mr. Fang and his wife.
Frank's review is just a little bound to be biased!  :spank:

Quote:
"The HE1000 gives me everything I desire in a reference headphone and is a product that always delivers the highest level of performance The HE1000 has earned our prestigious Headphone.Guru Writers Award for 2015."

YEAH sure. … more wine darling?
« Last Edit: September 16, 2015, 10:48:09 AM by joeexp »
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Re: Hands Full of Big Sound Impressions (And Other Goodies)
« Reply #19 on: September 16, 2015, 01:35:59 PM »
Quote from: joeexp on September 16, 2015, 10:14:29 AM

Quote:
"The HE1000 gives me everything I desire in a reference headphone and is a product that always delivers the highest level of performance The HE1000 has earned our prestigious Headphone.Guru Writers Award for 2015."

Haha.  "Prestigious". 

Thanks for the morning chuckle. 
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