JH Audio JH-13 PRO appreciation thread - Page 216

Ha! We're all actually relatives of Jerry Harvey and have just sucked you in with our hype machine!!

No plans now to get a new outboard DAC or another amp at present, unless I noticed noticeable/ significant improvement in SQ, which I didn't from the Mustang. Unfortunately not much chance of trying another portable amp here in Spain or in the UK. Getting a new one just to try out and then possibly having to sell would mean losing quite a bit in shipping charges and exchange rate as it happened with the sale of the Mustang & Nuforce amps I had. For the Nuforce I even had to pay nearly £30 Import Duty.

I'm quite pleased with both SQ and ease of portability at present. Unfortunately I don't listen much to my home system these days as I live in a flat where music at certain volume levels (not necessarily loud) can be problematic, even if it's only classical music being played. So, often at home it's just my ES3X --> iPod. I'm very curious, though, on some of the new DAP's coming out, the Sony X comes to mind, but the current 32GB offered is not good enough for me -- my music files are 256 kbps on a 160gb iPod and already used about 75-80% of it's storage capacity!

BTW, Boomana is not a he but a she, and I don't think she'll be deleting my previous post - I hope. :-)

If you like LTE and King Crimson, you should listen to the new Indukti album. (Idmen) They sound like a mix of LTE, King Crimson and Tool.

Sorry to be slightly off topic

What? I used Frances on Jerry's rec and she charged me $50 for impressions?

Man the reviews made me drool. I hope this is not some kind of hype either. It'll be $1500CAD to my door step and there's no way of reselling it either. We need some in-depth comparisons to top tier headphones such as the O2, L3000, PS1000, PS1, R10, Q010 & of course the HE90.

Here's a quote from her email to me when I inquired:

I think by now it'd safe to say your review should be called a dissertation and should be ready by Xmas

To add a bit more fuel to the fire, I suppose, I am listening to asr's OmegaII/BHSE setup as I type this (using Pico DAC as source). I have been doing some comparisons with the JH13+Pico DAC/amp. Both have a ton of detail and freaky speed. If I had to compare the two in that regard, and this is really splitting hairs, the JH13 sounds quicker in the bass, the OII in certain areas of the midrange. This is as impactful of bass as I've heard from a 'stat, but it is not up to the level of the JH13 in that regard. Of course, the OII system has a significantly larger soundstage that extends quite a ways beyond my head, though it is a bit more diffuse.

At this point, they are both examples of extremely superb headphone audio. The choice could certainly come down to the preference of the listener. But the fact that the JH13 can even compete with such a staunch rig is testament enough. I am finding the JH13 more to my liking, mostly due to the tonal balance sounding a bit more spot-on and realistic.

The only question is would the JH13 scale as high as the OII/BHSE with a super-high-end source? There is no way for me to definitively answer that (unless someone wants to overnight me a killer DAC). Although I would say that I have no reason to think the JH13 couldn't scale up very well, as they certainly showed with the various amps as the meet last weekend.

This makes perfect sense with how Ray tunes his amps. I haven't used my JH13 with one of his yet, but I can certainly see how it would be a good change of pace, if the steadfast neutrality of the JH13 is too much for certain listeners and/or recordings.

The JH13 has better bass than the L3000, and more from 50-60Hz down. The L3000 has more upper bass than the JH13. Either one is a better bass headphone than the HD800, IMO. Both have more bass impact, and more bass volume in certain areas (JH13 lower, L3000 upper). Just want to be clear, so that you have realistic expectations.

I'm pretty sure that HPA can afford a flash drive

Can someone throw some "hater-ade" on the JH-13s??? I was out of this game for a long time and came across *this* thread and now I am thinking about ways to find the cash for some JH-13s. I need the fire to be put out on the JH-13s enough to move on. I thought the HD800s would light a fire under me but after reading even favorable reviews I saw they would probably not be my cup of tea.

Spraggih mulls.... ".... Sold his L3000s after listening to the JH-13s...." Iron_Dreamer of all people. Spraggih mulls further.... looking for a tall glass of hater-ade.

That sounds about right. I prefer deep and well extended, impactful bass to midbass (I listen to a good deal of electronic music which does rely on bass to engage the listener). I honestly thought the HD800 was just a little on the light side not way too light - it was great at higher volumes (higher than my 75dB casual listening level) and with jazz, classical, and rock - so I think I will be happy with a bit more since I wouldn't call myself a "basshead" either. I am satisfied with the bass in my AD2000's which I think is neutral to just short of neutral (though I wouldn't mind a bit more). The biggest thing I'm looking forward to is speed and transparency which were the real selling points of the HD800 for me and appear to be as good/better in the JH13 FWIR. In any case, I will only blame myself if I'm not satisfied although I strongly suspect the JH13's will work for me.

After your description, so am I.

I'd imagine that the one sonic issue that would weigh most heavily on my decision would be soundstage preferences. If soundstage width and depth were supremely important to me, I imagine that there are going to be better full-sized alternatives.

The price factor is another, but if you're entertaining the idea of spending $1100 on earphones, I imagine it's not a primary consideration.

could someone be so nice to give me an idea of what the "artwork" is about ? may be some pics would be great.
I just am not sure what it is and hence not sure whether to consider it for my pair.
Thanks !