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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1200 on: July 11, 2015, 03:18:10 PM »
Quote from: geniejean on July 11, 2015, 01:49:41 PM
Hd800/t1/lcd2; what would be a good 4th can that isn't stax/hifiman?
I was thinking maybe ad2000x and/or k812?

Collecting all the flagship toys? Maybe Fostex TH900.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1201 on: July 11, 2015, 04:36:52 PM »
Quote from: geniejean on July 11, 2015, 01:49:41 PM
Hd800/t1/lcd2; what would be a good 4th can that isn't stax/hifiman?
I was thinking maybe ad2000x and/or k812?

How about getting better upstream gear so you can sell the T1 and maybe the LCD2. Especially if its a fazor.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1202 on: July 12, 2015, 01:00:05 AM »
Quote from: HideousPride on July 10, 2015, 08:39:36 PM
Out of the CIEMs I've heard, I think the UE11 is the most comparable product. Punchy bass and a really involving sound, it's probably my favorite of the UE line up.

sorry, but I feel obliged to mention that I was one of the first people to use an ue11 (back when it was being tested with soft tips), and I sold it after marv measured it ;-)
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1203 on: July 12, 2015, 01:52:02 AM »
Quote from: Armaegis on July 11, 2015, 03:18:10 PM
Collecting all the flagship toys? Maybe Fostex TH900.

what's an honestly decent price for a TH900?
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1204 on: July 12, 2015, 06:33:21 AM »
Quote from: geniejean on July 12, 2015, 01:52:02 AM
what's an honestly decent price for a TH900?

800 USD was what I've paid, second hand but absolutely mint. And BTW I have a special romance with TH900 so probably other folks here would suggest a even lower price.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1205 on: July 12, 2015, 02:30:28 PM »
Quote from: Griffon on July 12, 2015, 06:33:21 AM
800 USD was what I've paid, second hand but absolutely mint. And BTW I have a special romance with TH900 so probably other folks here would suggest a even lower price.
And Griffon, if I may ask... how about for a Liquid Crimson? ;)

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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1206 on: July 12, 2015, 08:12:25 PM »
I actually like the AT W5000 which can be had for 650-700 at times. Have it.
But it's not neutral. Sounds much better than the strange FR curve suggests, for JPOP and orchestral. If you like that sort of stuff you might want to try that.

TH900 is a great HP too, agree. Don't have it but listened to it. Same, good for JPOP and orchestral.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1207 on: July 12, 2015, 08:40:29 PM »
Quote from: GESTALT on July 12, 2015, 08:12:25 PM
I actually like the AT W5000 which can be had for 650-700 at times. Have it.
But it's not neutral. Sounds much better than the strange FR curve suggests, for JPOP and orchestral. If you like that sort of stuff you might want to try that.

TH900 is a great HP too, agree. Don't have it but listened to it. Same, good for JPOP and orchestral.

Ooh, I listen to a lot of JPop, I was concerned that the recessed mids might pose a problem with that.
I was also looking into the AT W5000, but wasn't sure which one was better as it seems there is hardly any people who have tried both TH900 and W5000.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1208 on: July 12, 2015, 09:47:36 PM »
Quote from: geniejean on July 12, 2015, 08:40:29 PM
Ooh, I listen to a lot of JPop, I was concerned that the recessed mids might pose a problem with that.
I was also looking into the AT W5000, but wasn't sure which one was better as it seems there is hardly any people who have tried both TH900 and W5000.


I used to own the W5000 and I've tried the TH900 numerous times. The W5000 sounds weird. I had to bend them to hell to get them to fit my head but after I went through that work they were significantly less thin than before the bending. It had a about as much bass impact as the HE500 but a strangely cold and distant midrange, save for the upper mids which were hyped up to accentuate female vocals. It doesn't work with much music but like most of AT's other headphones, if you find something it works with, they're really enjoyable. I'd pick the TH900 almost every time unless you really, really like JPop. It's much more coherent and natural.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1209 on: July 14, 2015, 04:48:01 AM »
So I'm seriously considering Don's LCD-3 (quite a legend according to Ravi) as part of my hunt for ortho. My biggest thing is how it compares to Code-X, which I immensely liked at CanJam.
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