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Pros:“Accurate reproduction of the recording with the ability to recreate the space, dynamics, bass, and everything else originally present like no other!”“Resolution, sound reproduction without any additions, transparency, bass detail and texture, soundstage, realism, speed, liquid, comfortable.”
post #5192 of 635612/21/12 at 8:55pmWhen you shave your head to get a better seal of your circumaural ...
I got weird looks from everyone but heck . . . my 'phone sounds more mesmerizing this way.
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I think this falls under, "You know you spend too much time in the portable forum when.."
When I realize that I now spend more time looking at people's ears than at their face. Then judging the size of the tragus and anti-tragus, then wondering if they ever use custom-iems, and then realizing I'm daydreaming about iems instead of listening to what's happening around me.
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post #5197 of 635612/21/12 at 10:50pm- iPhone IEM
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When you are concerned with the sound of your non-audio related possessions.post #5199 of 635612/22/12 at 2:00am- streetdragon
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when you make a mental note of what headphones you have seen when walking around the city with our own pair of senns when on holiday

Sennheiser HD202 x3
Logitech UE6000
Sennheiser HD448
Sennheiser HD438
Sennheiser HD515
Bose QC15
Beats pro x2
Beats Solo x5
Beats Studio
Sony x4 ( MDR ZX600, unsure what models the others are)
AKG (not sure if K420,K450,or K451)
Audio technica ANC7b
and many ibuds and other many other earphones (not so experienced with iem's/earbuds)
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I do the same, basically become a headphone twitcher, More than a bit tempted to start writing them down. Best I've seen so far were a set of Parrot Zik's.
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post #5202 of 635612/22/12 at 6:58amYou know you are an audiophile when your friend ask you which headphone should they get, and your answer immediately with your dream headphone but can't afford without any thinking.
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When you have spent a LOT of time contemplating the appropriate time to wait after sex before putting your headphones back on.
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but I WISH I had that setup!