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Now, Ragging on the cables is like ragging on my wife or kids because you think their ugly. And I REALLY don’t appreciate people hacking them to pieces and having their mutilated parts displayed in such a manner.
I'll give you that - it really sets me off when people hack my wife and kids to pieces and display their mutilated parts
You might also be able to kick your mod up a notch, Reynolds foil makes a heavy duty foil thats at least twice as thick
It might be the heavy duty foil. I'm not sure. Actually, my D5000 now sound like a mix of D5000 and K701. Markl would truly love this mod, based on what I know of his sonic preferences.
I still think I need to try a few more settings with the foil. It has all the detail, soundstage, imaging, spectral balance, and decay one could ever want to hear in a headphone system -- maybe a little too much for some. It just seemed to lessen the bass quantity a notch which I think most people would actually prefer, while still maintaining bass definition and impact.
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Headphones → Denon AH-D5000 (modded)
Amp/DAC → Meier Audio Corda Opera :::
Transport → ESI Juli@ ::: Vista → Foobar 0.9.5 → EAC extracted PCM → ASIO 2.0 → SSRC@96/Ultra → ESI Juli@ → S/PDIF :::
Power → Virtual Dynamics Master LE 2.0 Power Cord(Amp/DAC) ::: Cobalt Cable Ultimate Power Cord(PC) ::: API PowerWedge I
Interconnects → Virtual Dynamics Master LE 2.0 Digital IC ::: Cobalt Cable Ultimate Digital Coax :::::::::::::::::: Cobalt Cable Ultimate Audio Interconnect Pair ::: ALO 6" iPod LOD ::: Qables 15" Silvercab iPod LOD
Portable Source → iPod Classic (6g) 80gig, with Agent18 Hardshell Acrylic Case:::
Accessories → Audio Technica AT-HPS500 Headphone Stand ::: Woo Audio Silver Headphone Stand
IpodPJ, Can you give us more details on your D5K mod? Especially how and where the heavy foil is used. I'm tempted to get a pair for doing a mod, perhaps Markl's but I'm a bit nervous about spending the jack and permanantly adding the sticky back foam in. Do you use foil instead of the foam in the ear cups? Perhaps you outlined your procedure somewhere already and I just missed the post.
IpodPJ, Can you give us more details on your D5K mod? Especially how and where the heavy foil is used. I'm tempted to get a pair for doing a mod, perhaps Markl's but I'm a bit nervous about spending the jack and permanantly adding the sticky back foam in. Do you use foil instead of the foam in the ear cups? Perhaps you outlined your procedure somewhere already and I just missed the post.
Hahaha. No, sir. I did not mod the D5000. Markl does the headphone modding. I prefer to only do mods that are completely reversible and won't void a manufacturer's warranty. I modded my Virtual Dynamics cables by wrapping tinfoil around them. The posts were made quite a few pages back. Please feel free to ask me any questions you might have.
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Headphones → Denon AH-D5000 (modded)
Amp/DAC → Meier Audio Corda Opera :::
Transport → ESI Juli@ ::: Vista → Foobar 0.9.5 → EAC extracted PCM → ASIO 2.0 → SSRC@96/Ultra → ESI Juli@ → S/PDIF :::
Power → Virtual Dynamics Master LE 2.0 Power Cord(Amp/DAC) ::: Cobalt Cable Ultimate Power Cord(PC) ::: API PowerWedge I
Interconnects → Virtual Dynamics Master LE 2.0 Digital IC ::: Cobalt Cable Ultimate Digital Coax :::::::::::::::::: Cobalt Cable Ultimate Audio Interconnect Pair ::: ALO 6" iPod LOD ::: Qables 15" Silvercab iPod LOD
Portable Source → iPod Classic (6g) 80gig, with Agent18 Hardshell Acrylic Case:::
Accessories → Audio Technica AT-HPS500 Headphone Stand ::: Woo Audio Silver Headphone Stand
Thank you for coming and posting your honest feelings. While I disagree with some of what you've stated, I personally appreciate it and I'm sure others do as well. You guys make excellent sounding cables & cords, and I (as well as others, I'm sure) only wish to know that your customer service and marketing methods are held to the same high standards.
I also want to thank you for the Master LE digital cable, as it is one of the best I've ever heard (and even better with my tinfoil mod). It was fun participating in a contest with some very creative Head-Fiers.
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Headphones → Denon AH-D5000 (modded)
Amp/DAC → Meier Audio Corda Opera :::
Transport → ESI Juli@ ::: Vista → Foobar 0.9.5 → EAC extracted PCM → ASIO 2.0 → SSRC@96/Ultra → ESI Juli@ → S/PDIF :::
Power → Virtual Dynamics Master LE 2.0 Power Cord(Amp/DAC) ::: Cobalt Cable Ultimate Power Cord(PC) ::: API PowerWedge I
Interconnects → Virtual Dynamics Master LE 2.0 Digital IC ::: Cobalt Cable Ultimate Digital Coax :::::::::::::::::: Cobalt Cable Ultimate Audio Interconnect Pair ::: ALO 6" iPod LOD ::: Qables 15" Silvercab iPod LOD
Portable Source → iPod Classic (6g) 80gig, with Agent18 Hardshell Acrylic Case:::
Accessories → Audio Technica AT-HPS500 Headphone Stand ::: Woo Audio Silver Headphone Stand
Is this the same Matt Carter that has been banned here?
Judging from his replies earlier in this thread, this whole thing is starting to make a lot more sense now.
I've been researching Grado threads quite extensively since I arrived here and that guy had such a lack of tact and a annoying ability to pop up in almost every single one of them with a Grado jab. That avatar he used was most annoying as well.
Looking at the join date for AC's profile, coupled with the time Matt was banned, I'd say it's just way too coincidental for it not to be him.
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After reading through nearly all this thread, I have only this to say: after seeing the complete lack of professionalism and respect displayed by Acoustic Chef, if I was in the market I wouldn't even consider buying Virtual Dynamic cables now. Regardless of build or sound quality.
If one of my employees was acting that disrespectful to not only customers but potential customers, he wouldn't be my employee much longer.
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After reading through nearly all this thread, I have only this to say: after seeing the complete lack of professionalism and respect displayed by Acoustic Chef, if I was in the market I wouldn't even consider buying Virtual Dynamic cables now. Regardless of build or sound quality.
If one of my employees was acting that disrespectful to not only customers but potential customers, he wouldn't be my employee much longer.
That is so well put. I stopped caring about this guys cables so long ago I can barely remember what he is selling. My only explanation for even reading parts of this thread can only be compared to watching really bad reality television. I keep waiting for this clown to get voted off. I wouldn't buy water from him if I was in the desert.
Hahaha. No, sir. I did not mod the D5000. Markl does the headphone modding. I prefer to only do mods that are completely reversible and won't void a manufacturer's warranty. I modded my Virtual Dynamics cables by wrapping tinfoil around them. The posts were made quite a few pages back. Please feel free to ask me any questions you might have.
Oops...Thanks for the correction. I've actually wrapped some VDH cables with aluminum foil last year, but heard little benefit.
