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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #900 on: February 25, 2015, 09:45:40 PM »
Quote from: Anaxilus on February 25, 2015, 03:08:26 AM
I own an HP1. In fact it's one of the most neutral measured HP-1's in stock form. Tari also has a set as his go to primary phones for daily use. Marv and LFF had HP-1's.

Price wise, it's inherently more neutral than most dynamics on the market except for perhaps a slight midbass accentuation on many units but it's not a resolution champ like the HD800 but does well enough considering. I'd put it's resolution at some better mid-fi planars. I could never justify $2K on those points alone myself, but I can and did justify it as one of the most perfectly tuned by ear phones in history with limited production and historical significance.

I don't listen to mine much as the HD800 is my primary and my rig is built around it, but I'll probably never sell my pair of HP-1's.

Thanks, doesn't sound like a ringing endorsement. If these are anything as comfortable as the RS1, I'll get rid of them the same day. To this day the only headphones I cannot bear to have on my ears are Grados. While admittedly I don't place the same emphasis on resolution as you do, it's the supposed perfect tonality that has always had me itching for a pair.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #901 on: February 26, 2015, 01:23:19 AM »
Tari and I have modded pairs.

I LOVE mine. It's one of the most engaging listens I've had. The only reason it gets less head time is that I spend most of my time with speakers now.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #902 on: February 26, 2015, 04:27:42 AM »
Quote from: zerodeefex on February 26, 2015, 01:23:19 AM
Tari and I have modded pairs.

I LOVE mine. It's one of the most engaging listens I've had. The only reason it gets less head time is that I spend most of my time with speakers now.

Sounds good. From what I've read the ZD and BA are good matches, so I'll give it a go.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #903 on: February 28, 2015, 01:43:43 AM »
Has anyone purchased an amp from Birgir's company? I'm a little, how should we say, baffled by the repeating listings in the f/s at that other place.

Usually, when someone shells out a lot of money to buy a KGSSHV, KGST, BH it's for the long run, for obvious reasons. It's not like you can turn around and pick up a BHSE from your friendly headamp corner-mart, in the event you don't like your 727. Just wondering if I missed a memo or something, because I just keep reading comments like "bought two months ago, great amp...". If it is so great, why aren't they keeping them and what are they replacing them with?
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #904 on: February 28, 2015, 02:53:49 AM »
Relatively noobish question...What happens when I can't turn the volume knob even from 7 oclock (starting point) to 8-830 without the volume becoming unbearably loud?

I feel like the headphones are being driven sufficiently by the amp, but there's almost no wiggle-room with the volume. In contrast, the Lyr feels like it gets loud but it feels like I have SOME headroom to crank the volume.

The amp in question is a monster receiver (Kenwood KR-9400) and the headphones are HD600.

Thanks!
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #905 on: February 28, 2015, 07:57:46 AM »
What happens? Nothing really... it's just too much gain on the amp for those headphones. Simple fix would be to turn down your source or use an in-line attenuator.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #906 on: March 01, 2015, 01:40:58 AM »
Quote from: Armaegis on February 28, 2015, 07:57:46 AM
What happens? Nothing really... it's just too much gain on the amp for those headphones. Simple fix would be to turn down your source or use an in-line attenuator.

Hmm, something like this?

http://schiit.com/products/sys

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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #907 on: March 01, 2015, 08:02:20 AM »
That would work... but it would be simpler just to turn down the volume on your source if possible. These work too: http://www.parts-express.com/harrison-labs-12-db-rca-line-level-audio-attenuator-pair--266-244
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #908 on: March 01, 2015, 09:29:36 AM »
Can't really do it with the source (it's a Sony HAP-S1, no way to control the volume out of it). These will work on the signal coming out of the DAC, correct? Either way, it appears to be about a $50 investment. Not too bad a fix.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #909 on: March 01, 2015, 09:54:52 AM »
It's not this thing? http://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/audio-components/hap-s1
Looks like a big volume knob right on the front.

Anyhow, those attenuators are sold in pairs, so really just $26 and you're good to go. You can get them at different attenuation levels (3 and 6 dB), but 12dB is probably the best bet if you're struggling for wiggle room on the knob. The Schiit Sys or Emotiva Control Freak or Fostex PC1EX are also cheap options.
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Do you think there may be an acoustic leak from the jack hole? ~Tyll Hertsens

Not sure if I like stuffing one hole or both holes. Tending toward one hole since both holes seems kinda ghey ~Purrin
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