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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1340 on: September 10, 2015, 10:24:29 PM »
Huh, are he-300 really that bad? It needs to be and open headphone so 558 comes to mind, but they have to be casual listener friendly with a little "oomph fun", so he-300 seemed like a good option.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1341 on: September 11, 2015, 11:01:41 AM »
Quote from: sashafckinggrey on September 10, 2015, 10:24:29 PM
Huh, are he-300 really that bad? It needs to be and open headphone so 558 comes to mind, but they have to be casual listener friendly with a little "oomph fun", so he-300 seemed like a good option.

Philips X1/2? Works from a DAP and might not have the midrange richness of a HD558/598 but still pretty decent. Try them first though.

For a steal you can get a HD595 in good condition, equalise it when used in a PC/tablet/phone/DAP-set up and done. The mid-fi market is so saturated you can get great gear for little money. 


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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1342 on: September 11, 2015, 04:07:14 PM »
I read on reddit about the hifiman he6. Does it do anything special that other headphones can't? I have an lcd2 with fazors and a lyr 2.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1343 on: September 11, 2015, 04:11:29 PM »
Quote from: Deep Funk on September 11, 2015, 11:01:41 AM
Philips X1/2? Works from a DAP and might not have the midrange richness of a HD558/598 but still pretty decent. Try them first though.

For a steal you can get a HD595 in good condition, equalise it when used in a PC/tablet/phone/DAP-set up and done. The mid-fi market is so saturated you can get great gear for little money. 
Thank you, but these had to be +- 120$ cans, i think ill reconsider the hd 558.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1344 on: September 11, 2015, 04:33:32 PM »
Quote from: geniejean on September 11, 2015, 04:07:14 PM
I read on reddit about the hifiman he6. Does it do anything special that other headphones can't? I have an lcd2 with fazors and a lyr 2.

they're better than the LCD2F imo, even better than the hd800, they seem to be the most realistic cans out there other than the stax sr009
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1345 on: September 15, 2015, 11:58:16 PM »
Hey folks!

Does anybody has an expirience with Monoprice 8323?

Do they sound more flat or more V shaped? How they sound compared (freq. response and details wise) to Koss KSC75 or Superlux HD668B?

Also, JVS HA-S150 Flats or Monoprice 8323 for that price?

Cheers!
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1346 on: September 18, 2015, 09:59:06 AM »
Hi all,
I'm searching an amp to drive my srh940 & HD650 (& whatever I'll buy in the future) in the 300÷400€ price range.
Here's some info:
I listen to everything (except classical for now) (http://www.last.fm/user/merc0ledi)
I don't listen at very loud volume
I'm very annoyed by sibilance
my current setup is: laptop/cambridge 640c -> Modi 2U -> Magni 2U
I don't hear differences between Bifrost 2U and Modi 2U, so I use the latter only for convenience
I had a Lyr, but I didn't liked it so much to keep it (surely it was better than the m2u, but also more than 2X the price)
Last but not least, I prefer to buy in the EU to avoid customs (I'm from Italy).

Thanks
Lorenzo
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1347 on: September 18, 2015, 06:18:32 PM »
http://www.meier-audio.homepage.t-online.de/amplifiers.htm

(If you're annoyed by sibilance, how can you stand SRH940?)
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1348 on: September 18, 2015, 07:32:42 PM »
Quote from: Claritas on September 18, 2015, 06:18:32 PM
http://www.meier-audio.homepage.t-online.de/amplifiers.htm

(If you're annoyed by sibilance, how can you stand SRH940?)

Thank you, I'll give a look.
I use the shure mainly for electronic music, and it's awesome for it e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko5oojdDe3c.
Tight bass and plenty of detail :)

L.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1349 on: September 19, 2015, 01:13:27 AM »
To any user of Audirvana+ on the Mac, a query: if the volume is muted on the Sound preferences in Preferences (for whatever reason), does this mean no input into the DAC from the Mac?
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