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Sennheiser HD 600 Impressions Thread
If I had the budget to buy the HD600, DT880, and Q701, I would buy the HD800 instead.- palmfish
- Post #8,155
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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The (new) HD800 Impressions Thread
I still really enjoy using my Asus Essence One Muses. Good amp and great DAC. Makes a great preamp with my BH Crack too.- palmfish
- Post #12,310
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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The (new) HD800 Impressions Thread
I plugged my HD800's straight into my iPad this morning (via Grado 1/4" to 1/8" adapter) and thoroughly enjoyed some Nickel Creek streaming from Spotify at 320 Kbps. No external DAC or amplifier needed. :D- palmfish
- Post #12,261
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Post A Photograph Of Your Turntable
^ What he said- palmfish
- Post #3,325
- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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Crack;Bottlehead OTL
Haha, yeah, I should have known...- palmfish
- Post #5,533
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Crack;Bottlehead OTL
Well it looks like I will be keeping my Crack after all. Lots of lookers but no takers. Oh well, I probably would have had sellers remorse anyways. At the moment I'm enjoying the soundtrack from the movie "Master and Commander" via Oppo BDP-83 > Asus DAC > Crack > HD800. So good :D- palmfish
- Post #5,528
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Sennheiser HD518 HD558 HD598 HD559 HD589 HD579 HD599 Support Thread
I have a pair of HD558's and also Grado SR60i. I love them both for different reasons but when I want a "fun" headphone I reach for the Grado every time. It is truly a punchy rock and roll headphone with a more "in your head" soundstage. The HD558 is the more "neutral" headphone with bigger...- palmfish
- Post #711
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Show us your Head-Fi station at it's current state. No old pictures please...
They are great little speakers! I bought mine around 1991 or 1992 as I recall. When I put together my first home theater (5.1) in 1999, I simply added a pair of their Dipolar surround speakers and beefed up the bass with an inexpensive 12" Polk Audio subwoofer. That system served me well...- palmfish
- Post #18,381
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Show us your Head-Fi station at it's current state. No old pictures please...
Me too!- palmfish
- Post #18,376
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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The (new) HD800 Impressions Thread
Is it older than 5 years? DAC's go bad in 5 years. ;)- palmfish
- Post #11,981
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Post A Photograph Of Your Turntable
I bought mine about 3 years ago at a brick and mortar store. Maybe mine isn't the "anniversary" version?- palmfish
- Post #3,296
- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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The (new) HD800 Impressions Thread
http://www.transcendentsound.com/Transcendent/Amplifier_Output_Impedance.html- palmfish
- Post #11,957
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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The (new) HD800 Impressions Thread
Actually, don't get hung up on format. I have 320 Kbps MP3 rips of red book CD's that sound better than many of my SACD's.- palmfish
- Post #11,942
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Post A Photograph Of Your Turntable
Weird, mine has a different label...- palmfish
- Post #3,294
- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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Crack;Bottlehead OTL
Matt, in my experience, ENT's are among the most ignorant group of professionals WRT tinnitus. An audiologist is your best bet for help (and hearing aids). Do some reading on neural plasticity and tinnitus...- palmfish
- Post #5,436
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Crack;Bottlehead OTL
Good point Loquah and well stated. Everyone is different (obviously) and I believe that, at least in my case, my tinnitus is a result of a combination of factors. Noise induced hearing loss and neural plasticity are closely related, but I too can change my tinnitus by moving my neck and or jaw...- palmfish
- Post #5,435
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Crack;Bottlehead OTL
I forgot to post the link to my Crack listing... http://www.head-fi.org/t/725828/bottlehead-crack-non-speedball- palmfish
- Post #5,430
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Crack;Bottlehead OTL
I'm sorry that you have it too. It is reassuring to know you're not alone. I have had declining hearing and growing tinnitus over the past 15 years or so. I finally got hearing aids from the VA last October and they have helped a lot. The downside is the hearing aids allowed my brain to "relax"...- palmfish
- Post #5,429
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Crack;Bottlehead OTL
My Essence One Muses. Thank you Matt. I'm probably going to sell my HD 800's too. I'm still struggling to reconcile, but my hearing loss and tinnitus just makes music less enjoyable than it used to be. I don't look forward to listening anymore and the Crack and 800's are wasted on me...- palmfish
- Post #5,427
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Crack;Bottlehead OTL
After several weeks of deliberations, I have decided to sell my Crack. I just put my listing in the For Sale Forum. I like my Crack and have enjoyed it since I built it last year, but I just don't use it often enough. It's a beautiful performer and build and I would love to see it go to a...- palmfish
- Post #5,425
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The (new) HD800 Impressions Thread
I listen to my HD800 through my Asus Essence One and it really sounds wonderful. I really don't believe there is a music genre that the HD800 doesn't reproduce well. It's a transducer, that's all it is. Garbage in/garbage out.- palmfish
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- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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The (new) HD800 Impressions Thread
I've tried flying RC helicopters but they are difficult to control. I prefer this...- palmfish
- Post #11,873
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Crack;Bottlehead OTL
Yes. It fit perfectly and was fairly straightforward to wire.- palmfish
- Post #5,275
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Sennheiser HD 598 Impressions Thread
I tried several Pioneers up and down the line and they all were good to go.- palmfish
- Post #3,728
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)