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post #16 of 21
12/2/10 at 5:12am
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and for headphones?

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post #17 of 21
12/2/10 at 8:26am

It wasn't designed for headphones. The clap tracks, for example are pretty much useless for headphones other than to hear the panning effect. However, you'll still hear what amazing recordings RR produces. Still, I believe the other tracks are useful and informative.

 

A recording demonstrating headphones would be the Head-Fi/HDTracks demo from Chesky here: https://www.hdtracks.com/index.php?file=artistdetail&id=8817.

 

It has a very nice compilation of Chesky recordings that are on par with RR. 

 

 

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post #18 of 21
12/2/10 at 8:39am

I've a couple of cd rips from STAX, if they were made exclusively for electrostatic HP's listening I don't know. I doubt it since you can't move the HP's around your head to get better sound-stage - listening to it thru speakers as I type. I'm not that huge on classical music - but this is pretty awesome. it's more like a full blown orchestra; big sound; lot's of instruments going on; it must be breathtaking with a top Stax system.

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post #19 of 21
12/2/10 at 11:27am
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so it can't be properly applied on headphones/iems, exept for pure enjoyment.

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post #20 of 21
12/2/10 at 12:43pm

I use some of the "controversial" burn-in and demagnetizing tracks. Then, I listen for pure enjoyment. wink_face.gif


Edited by Rdr. Seraphim - 12/2/10 at 12:44pm
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post #21 of 21
12/2/10 at 12:59pm
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demagnetizing?

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