Posts by Golden Monkey

The issue is that supposedly Mr. Meier put in dummy circuitry and the like into his amps, that if copied would reveal that the design was directly copied from his work.  Also, Robert at first denied all of this, and was indeed...

Lol, thanks...I refused to get drawn into an internet argument, especially over something I really could care less about, lol.

Lol...wish I had.  But god forbid you say something that could be misconstrued as either supporting Robert or saying anything that could be taken as casting Jan in any sort of negative light, and you get pummelled by fanboys...

Keep trollin', Broseph. 

I have the ESW9's, and they isolate fairly well, but nowhere near IEM levels of isolation.  They also are hardly what I would call "detailed" and clean...they DO sound great, but they are more warm and midrangey...

Quote: Originally Posted by macrocheesium  Quote: Originally Posted by plonter  I don't remember the D2 plays the same song twice (or in a row)..when the player is on all the time...

The SM3 doesn't really gain anything by amping them, but like dfkt says if your source is lousy it'll help.  I DO use it with my SM3s though because I like the crossfeed and bass boost options.  If I want to travel uber-light...

Quote: Originally Posted by dfkt  The frequency response is flat at any volume when it's not driving a load. At full volume however you get the best SNR.   What does this do for battery life though?

Arrow + J3 = Portable Badassery.  It's like a little Darth Vader in your pocket.

Weighing in on HD650's vs. SS vs. tube amps:   HD650's are warm yes, so are tube amps...BUT the thing is a high impedence can like the HD650 or Beyer DT880 (600 ohm) requires lots of voltage, whereas lower impedences require...