What is YOUR biggest obstacle in experiencing audio nirvana?
Mar 16, 2011 at 9:39 PM Post #32 of 46
I only love the board members who assume the role of women on this forum, when we all know full well that audio is 99.99% male dominated.
 
 
 
Mar 16, 2011 at 10:07 PM Post #33 of 46
I would have to say that the primary thing preventing me from feeling audio nirvana is the shape of my ears XS.. My clip-on headphones just don't work perfectly for me, forcing me to find strange ways of getting them to seal.
 
And like many, money is another obstacle; which goes hand-in-hand with wanting more.
 
Audio nirvana is, as it seems, in the ear of the beholder.
 
Mar 16, 2011 at 10:23 PM Post #35 of 46


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juman231 said:
thinking I'd be able to hear something better if I spend more money and not appreciating what I've got on my head.
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Well, if you do spend more money, you will get to hear "cha-ching," right? =P Just kidding, haha.
 
The toughest thing is how once you hear better(usually more expensive), it's hard to go back.
 
Mar 17, 2011 at 6:39 PM Post #41 of 46


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cavemanta said:
I would have to say that the primary thing preventing me from feeling audio nirvana is the shape of my ears XS.. My clip-on headphones just don't work perfectly for me, forcing me to find strange ways of getting them to seal.
 
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I can see on your profile picture that the seal is pretty bad.  You might consider over-ears.  But you can type very well.   
 
 
Mar 17, 2011 at 7:55 PM Post #42 of 46
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lizardking1 said:
In New York there have to be at least 10 places to try out half the headphones mentioned here. Google maps shall not harm you...
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When I said 'gear' that means amps and dacs are included.  But yes, you can try out most of phones out there (except the boutique orthos & stax) at J&R World in Manhattan.  They're all run off a generic source fed to a generic receiver split to about 20+ different cans.  
 
Mar 18, 2011 at 3:32 PM Post #43 of 46
I am so jelly right now... In Portugal you have Sennheiser (only 'audiophile' brand ever), WeSc, Skullcandy, Beats by Dre, Sony, and I recently found 1 store in the entire country that has Ultrasones. Oh and some AKG, like 2 models, 1 on display.
 
Mar 18, 2011 at 3:40 PM Post #45 of 46
In answer to the title question: focusing on equipment instead of music. I've learned not to do that, which has increased my enjoyment AND saved me a lot of money.
 
 
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