Posts by Shike

Quote: Originally Posted by hekeli    No disagreement there. You have lots of cheap/free options that may or may not work to some degree. DSpeaker HeadSpeaker (~400€) actually has many dozens of HRTF...

Quote: Originally Posted by Redcarmoose      I heard some very good sound stage at a meet with the K1000s out of a tube amp. It was nice but I was also looking for other qualities. Purely...

Quote: Originally Posted by ultrabike  The headphone might also play an important role. I have the Silent Cinema deal with my Yamaha receiver and with my good ol HD202's it didn't work very well. I think I got much...

Quote: Originally Posted by Redcarmoose    1) Start with headphones which have an natural exceptional sound/head stage on their own. Take for example the AKG K701s, which now can be purchased for a little over...

Quote: Originally Posted by hekeli   imaging is spectacular and it's nothing like Dolby Headphone and other simulation crapola.   In all fairness, if someone is close to the generic HRTF that Dolby...

Quote: Originally Posted by bigshot  Wild! That must take some getting used to. It would probably be great forvideo games.   I can only imagine myself.  I have a Dolby Headphone solution which does imitate...

Greetings, I have a Carver C-1 preamplifier with sonic holography imaging. This is rated as one of, if not the, best Carver Preamps still available today. It presents an effect that can be turned on and off that can feel as if...

Quote: Originally Posted by Lord Voldemort  Sorry I never heard the 990. Should not have recommended them but I found the DT880 to be slightly less fatiguing than the AKG Q701. I do not know if it has less harsh...

Quote: Originally Posted by Lord Voldemort  AKG Q701 definitely does not sound dark. However, its treble peaks are definitely harsh enough to damage someone's ears. In fact, it's overly bright to me. Far from being...

Greetings,   I think I've decided to get out of vinyl entirely and will be selling off my turntables.  First is a Pioneer PL-71 which is in near pristine condition.  The dust cover how some minor surface scratches, but...