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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1300 on: August 20, 2015, 09:14:54 AM »

Screw it man...Get a loan...get the Yggy and the ZDS (i'll spare you the Studio....). Mod the HD 800....and enjaaai (as we Tamilians say)....

I don't think taking a loan as a college student is very responsible :P
I do want the Yggy though :(, but I might have to settle for a Multibit Gungnir. The Ragnarok and Black Widow are in reach but I'm not too sure on how to obtain a Black Widow.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1301 on: August 20, 2015, 09:22:20 AM »

I was kidding of course....on the BW, can you not just order from Eddie Current's website? Or PM Marv.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1302 on: August 20, 2015, 09:34:33 AM »

I don't think the 2nd BW run has begun yet.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1303 on: August 20, 2015, 11:02:08 PM »

Looking to hear impressions of the Bose QC25 noise cancelling headphones. I've been using the QC15's for travelling, just wondering if anyone has any impressions on the new ones. Thanks in advance!
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1304 on: August 21, 2015, 08:18:13 PM »

Any suggestions for a non-schiit amp?

- Main job will be for HD650, HE400S, TH900. Preferably with UERM. In the future, maybe also with W1000x
- Budget under 400 CAD (1USD~=1.35CAD these days)
- Preferably tube
- Small footprint is a plus
- Preferably amp only
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1305 on: August 21, 2015, 10:54:13 PM »

Any suggestions for a non-schiit amp?

- Main job will be for HD650, HE400S, TH900. Preferably with UERM. In the future, maybe also with W1000x
- Budget under 400 CAD (1USD~=1.35CAD these days)
- Preferably tube
- Small footprint is a plus
- Preferably amp only

Did you check out Garage1217? Solderdude can help you with this directly.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1306 on: August 22, 2015, 12:56:30 AM »

Did you check out Garage1217? Solderdude can help you with this directly.

Thank you DF, I'll PM Solderdude for help.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1307 on: August 22, 2015, 07:08:11 AM »

Do any of you more experienced pyrates find yourselves so comfortable with a pair of headphones that nothing else sounds right anymore? I re-ordered the Etymotic HF2s and they just seem...off. However, I was using the KSC75s in their absence without a problem. I'm trying to figure out if I was romanticizing them in the months that I went without them (and therefore had my expectations way too high), or if the HD600s have spoiled me.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1308 on: August 22, 2015, 07:23:27 AM »

yes
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #1309 on: August 22, 2015, 07:31:08 AM »

The KSC75 sounds totally believable to me.
Only when compared directly to 'better' headphones you can hear it's flaws.
Funny thing about using 1 headphone almost exclusively is that you get so used to the sound (your brain turns it into a reference) that other headphones can sound off.

Remedy (and for me a must when comparing) is 'reset' your brain by NOT comparing 2 headphones but use at least 3 or 4 and listen to them relatively shortly and roll to the other.
It also helps to have a 'tonal reference' headphone like the HD600 or DT250-250 to get your feet back on the ground as it were.

In the end... all that matters is that you like the headphone of your choice and can enjoy music on them.... regardless of their sonic signature/colour.
They heave to be comfortable as well.
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