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Re: Nonsensical audio terms
« Reply #60 on: January 18, 2013, 03:10:46 AM »
HD800 makes pretty loud sounds directly from my iPhone 4.

LOL.

Folks watching me do that had some strange expression on their faces.

Can't help it..  I'm a scientist.

Poor amplication DOES happen of course. But I get agitated when dudes claim their budget, low impedance, high sensativity IEMs are not performing because they're underpowered and needs a good amp to give them juice.





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Re: Nonsensical audio terms
« Reply #61 on: January 18, 2013, 03:21:22 AM »
Yup.  The HD800 is pretty easy to get loud.  Absolute gain is not a problem at all w/ them.
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Re: Nonsensical audio terms
« Reply #62 on: January 18, 2013, 03:43:33 AM »
I'm not sure if I remember the words correctly, but I recall a scenario not too long ago that went something along the lines of this:

person a: my akg701 still sounds rather thin with the Schiit Magni
person b: the akg701 are very hard to amp properly, you need to give them more power

I've never heard the Sansa Clip but I'll assume to put it in the small 'garbage' category.
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Re: Nonsensical audio terms
« Reply #63 on: January 18, 2013, 03:45:04 AM »
i think we could change "wire with gain" to "wire with grain" as a useful term.
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Re: Nonsensical audio terms
« Reply #64 on: January 18, 2013, 03:49:18 AM »
I won't say that grain itself is a nonsensical term, but it's something that I just havn't been able to wrap my head around yet. 

What I hate most is when people try to use absolute statements instead of relative statements in order to try and describe their experience or their components.  Wire with gain is in that category. 
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Re: Nonsensical audio terms
« Reply #65 on: January 18, 2013, 04:13:18 AM »
i don't think that "grain" is an absolute term.  i was only playing with words in an attempt to be humorous.   
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Re: Nonsensical audio terms
« Reply #66 on: January 18, 2013, 04:19:17 AM »
Quote from: TMRaven on January 18, 2013, 03:43:33 AM

I've never heard the Sansa Clip but I'll assume to put it in the small 'garbage' category.

It's really very good for the money.
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Re: Nonsensical audio terms
« Reply #67 on: January 18, 2013, 04:48:11 AM »
Quote from: fishski13 on January 18, 2013, 04:13:18 AM
i don't think that "grain" is an absolute term.  i was only playing with words in an attempt to be humorous.

Oh, sorry.  Perhaps you misunderstood my post-- admittedly I didn't separate it the best.  I didn't mean to make it sound like I thought saying grain in general was an absolute term.  It was a separate thought.  I do think wire with gain is one of those absolute statements though.
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Re: Nonsensical audio terms
« Reply #68 on: January 18, 2013, 05:12:10 AM »
The Clip is good for what it is.  Think of an Apple.  It's healthy for you but I would not advise them as a cure for cancer.  Did I just say that?  :&
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Re: Nonsensical audio terms
« Reply #69 on: January 18, 2013, 08:53:40 AM »
A small apple. For bigger fruit the old iRiver DAPs with Rockbox are still serious value...
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