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post #31 of 35
11/17/09 at 4:16pm
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Originally Posted by audiosceptic View Post
Since I actually own both of these setups and listen to them everyday I voted that if you can afford it you should own both. Granted one or the other would be great for a single setup but having both gives you options to listen to the best of both worlds. There is no question that the BHSE and O2 configuration is the best electrostatic setup I have owned (and I have tried the T1, KGSS, SRM-1 MKII and original BH). That being said the B52 and HD800 setup is the best dynamic setup I have owned and again I've tried quite a few great amps (Moth S2A3, Cary 300B, Cary SLI-80, Berning MicroZOTL, Headamp GS-X) and dynamic headphones (L3000, HD-600, 225, HF-2, CD3000, K701, K340, JH13 Pro).
you list classical, rock, jazz as your musical preferences. is one setup better for one genre over the other?
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post #32 of 35
11/17/09 at 5:02pm
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Originally Posted by vcoheda View Post
you list classical, rock, jazz as your musical preferences. is one setup better for one genre over the other?
I'd like to think so but in practice I find I choose one over the other based more on my mood or circumstance than anything else. If I'm in the mood for jazz or classical I tend to choose the Stax setup more often but not always. I don't have a closed stat headphone (yet) so late I night I have to listen to my closed CD3000 on the B52 or suffer the wrath of my sleeping wife and kids. If I've been drinking or need to listen a little louder than usual I use the B52 with the 800's. I can't quite get the volume I need out of the Stax setup when I need it unusually loud.

I also have to take outside temperature into consideration. My listening room is very small so in summer when it's hot outside I usually don't listen to the BHSE much. It generates quite a bit of heat.
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post #33 of 35
11/29/09 at 8:14am
GuyDebord said.
So you are one of the few that prefer unnatural soundstage, good for you! or it might have been because the speaker placement was horrid, this is a very common mistake. You could have a 200,000 speaker but if its not placed well then they will never give you the sense of realism a good speaker system should give..
I said:-
The speakers have the better soundstage,.
Am I missing something?
The speakers HAD the better soundstage.
The Orpherus had a better detailed and musical sound.
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post #34 of 35
12/9/09 at 1:20am
i'll soon have an RSA A10 on loan for a few weeks and plan to compare the A10/HE60 to my B52/HD800. i also will have a HeAudio 1.2B (the precursor to the Jade). too bad i recently sold my O2. would have been nice to have that on hand.

should be interesting though.
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post #35 of 35
12/9/09 at 10:27am
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Originally Posted by vcoheda View Post
i'll soon have an RSA A10 on loan for a few weeks and plan to compare the A10/HE60 to my B52/HD800. i also will have a HeAudio 1.2B (the precursor to the Jade). too bad i recently sold my O2. would have been nice to have that on hand.

should be interesting though.
you want me to send you my Sigmas for comparison?
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