Pictures of Your Portable Rig (part XVI) - Page 78

That's how everyone starts. It begins with a sub $100 rig. It satisfies you-maybe for a day, maybe for a week, a month, a year...but eventually, upgradeitis WILL STRIKE!

you should trust me when I say you don't need stax to spend alot in this kind of hobby, I will post my temp rig later on

True. However, it is probably the most expensive way to go, unless you go to speakers. Then...beware.

I have been here for what? 2 going for three months ? and I already spent in excess of $500 USD, and I am itching for an android DAC right now ?

It's because you don't have enough forum posts, that is why you can't "Insert Image"...

Someone apologised to me in advance about my wallet some time ago now, say about 12 months or so ago...

 

It is a highly addictive hoppy/interest etc and whoever it was, Apology accepted LOL!

 

I started with an iPod nano 4gb, Samsung 2gb, Sony 4gb iPod nano 8gb,

then an altoids Chu Moy and a pair of

Sennheiser HD218's, iGrado's,

Pioneer on the ears, JVC airbuds, Skullcandy's... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I WAS happy with it all and still own most of it, However I eventually got the "Itch" I 

knew would come and needed better...

 

 

In the space of 12 months Ive upgraded way more than I would have imagined, And Now for example

this is one of my favourite rigs, With my 2 Favourite IEM's & My cherished HD25''s - 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Its what we do when we love our music so much......

 

Haha and even Now Im looking at another bunch of upgrades and some very toxic cables.....

Edited by Paul Graham - 1/9/13 at 9:18am

Terrible, I have the proper camera gear to take those photos but I spent all my money on cameras and not audio gear




Not the greatest in this thread but I still love these 215's
*Extra shot, I love my camera too <3
Edited by DarSevn - 1/9/13 at 1:07pm

I would say upgrade your cans, amp, and dac, first before you upgrade cables. You have all these mid-fi headphones, amps, dacs, and nice cables, it would probably be better to sell all those and save up for one or two excellent rig(s), ex. may it be one really good earphone: fitear, tralucent, etc or one headphone: audeze lcd3, he6 etc etc. I found out I wasted a bunch of money playing around with mid-fi and said screw it, in the process of selling all that and am saving up for my dream 'end game' rig. Thats just me though.

To be honest, Im really in love with the HD25's, IE8's and UM1's ( Although I may upgrade to the IE80's & the UM3X RC )

at the moment and I know they're capable of more with a better source etc...

I plan to get the CLAS in the summer,

But for now I have Frank ( Toxic Cables ) Making me a balanced White Widow for the HD25's

as Im getting the Pelican PB2 amp next month.

The iPhone 4s and 3Gs are doing well when playing FLAC files.

 

The Cable I won in a contest so its a freebie! :)

 

I am however considering selling some of my DJ & Production gear as I no longer use any of it, Or at least most of it.

Once I get my car sorted and back on the road things will be easier.

 

One lovely bit of news today has made life easier too, My insurance renewal has come in and it's dropped by £700 this year LOL!

Im on a provisional and payed £1308 for the last 12 months fully comp on a MK5 1.6 Fiesta ZS.

British insurance companies take the yellow rain!!

 

I'll get there slowly.

 

As for big cans, I have two on my shopping list - 

 

Sennheiser HD600 and the Beyerdynamic Tesla T70's or T70p's.

But these are for home use, 

With my lifestyle and such I refuse to carry full size cans with my portable rig.

Edited by Paul Graham - 1/9/13 at 2:14pm

 

 

That's what you think now--eh esmBOS.  Sorry about your bank account too!

X2

yeah.... I guess everybody understand why we always want better sound... "the magic of audio"
me also, just started my career with hippo shroom+hippo box, and in 2 weeks I buy dt880/600 etc... after desktop back to portable... I'm buying pfe112+gr07 mk2+cri+.. and then lastly I bought w4r...

now I thinking about alo rx2/alo rx3 and also dap such as hifiman or hisound... because my DIY inteconnect m2m and RCA already done... for now, enough to satified me eventhough using standart stuff though... hahaha

 

I'll post more picture later after I can inserting picture...

 

regards, santo

I don't know what kind of camera gear you're using, but those 215s do look mighty fine (even though I know I don't want them)!

 

If Rudi could take pictures of his gear that looked like yours, I think it'd be pretty spectacular and a lot easier to admire for the great kit that it is. 

 

 

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I think he could make apple earbuds look good, they are amazing pictures

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