Posts by Barry S

    Still Corners is the London dream-pop duo of Greg Hughes and Tessa Murray. Strange Pleasures is their second album.  Despite the fact they're not breaking a lot of new ground, Strange Pleasures is an...

  Kurt Vile - Walkin On A Pretty Daze   I like this album a lot.  Airy guitar+vocal driven indie rock that just seems to float along.  It was a good sign when the end of the 9:30 title track came...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jupiterknight    Suede - Bloodsports   Of course it very coincidental that Suede releases this album around the same time as David Bowie releases his "The...

Isles by the Brooklyn (where else?) via Chicago brother and sister duo, Wild Belle. I'm pretty much a sucker for a sweet voice and Wild Belle's Natalie Bergman fits the bill.  Reggae-ish infused pop that veers into R&B-ish and...

I listened to the HE-500s on both the Lyr and the Mjolnir--and much preferred the warmth of the Lyr.  The Lyr tames the brightness of the HE-500, while the Mjolnir accentuates it.  If the Asgard 2 is anything like the...

Shoot, I'd love to swap my Mjolnir for an Asgard 2 and pocket the extra cash, but it would have to be pretty damn close in performance.  I'd be surprised if it was at the same level, but I'll just have to hear it.  The...

Quote:Originally Posted by pelli I just received a balanced HD 650 cable from fellow head-fier Jazzerdave a few days ago.  I have been busy with work and had not gotten a chance to listen to my Senn on my Mjolnir until this morning....

Quote:Originally Posted by That Person WOO. The HE-400 finally moved past number two. I picked it up at the PO yesterday, but the cable was broken. Justin sent a new one, which arrived this afternoon--so I'll be auditioning it this...

Quote:Originally Posted by Spiderman Ugh, I got my magni/modi off the used thread and I am hearing this static and sort of a pop through my hd 650's. I don't know if either the amp or the dac is defective but I really doubt its the...

The HE400s are waiting at the post office for me. I auditioned them at our local meet, but it'll be nice to get in some solid hours of listening and see if I can EQ a bit of the tizz down. Unfortunately, my Magni is in the shop--really...