Battle Of The Flagships (58 Headphones Compared)
Jul 9, 2013 at 6:42 PM Post #4,201 of 5,854
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Do you think there was some expectation bias - I mean not getting that "WOW" factor and all?

 
not sure. maybe lol. but some stuff still surprised me even when i expected it to suck. and some stuff i expected to sound great and actually sucked.
 
Jul 9, 2013 at 8:10 PM Post #4,202 of 5,854
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Oh, but I'm not asking this of headphones. What you read was a reflection - what I find odd about listening to cans in general. Not what I want in my next headphone purchase. Now, asking whether particular phones can articulate Bass to a certain degree and support percussive strikes as well, is another matter. And yes, there are cans that can with the aforementioned genres I listed. In short, can it swing? DavidMahler know what I'm talkin' 'bout! 
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Perhaps, but this misses the point and what I'm seeking from DM.


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Jul 9, 2013 at 8:28 PM Post #4,203 of 5,854
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Like many, we got fears over the next round of audio purchases, do you know? Keeping me up at night is the thought of wanting tea - some of the best. So, I splash for it seeking the perfect cup (WES/SR-009 or other e-stat amp). 
 
Take a sip and then 
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...... and then......merde! 
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Jul 9, 2013 at 9:12 PM Post #4,204 of 5,854
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Like many, we got fears over the next round of audio purchases, do you know? Keeping me up at night is the thought of wanting tea - some of the best. So, I splash for it seeking the perfect cup (WES/SR-009 or other e-stat amp). 
 
Take a sip and then 
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...... and then......merde! 
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Unfortunately this post is way over my head.
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Jul 9, 2013 at 9:22 PM Post #4,205 of 5,854
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Unfortunately this post is way over my head.
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"Merde" is French for... crap, though the real word beings with the letter "S." 
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 Oh, but anyway, to bring you back around. I was just expressing my fears about spending a lot of money for the combo. Then getting it home. Trying it out, only to be deeply disappointed.
 
Hope that helps! 
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Jul 9, 2013 at 11:08 PM Post #4,207 of 5,854
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Like many, we got fears over the next round of audio purchases, do you know? Keeping me up at night is the thought of wanting tea - some of the best. So, I splash for it seeking the perfect cup (WES/SR-009 or other e-stat amp). 
 
Take a sip and then 
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...... and then......merde! 
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...it's a journey with no destination...enjoy the ride...
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...in Buddhism it's called non-attachment...sand castles...impermanence!
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Jul 9, 2013 at 11:36 PM Post #4,208 of 5,854
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...it's a journey with no destination...enjoy the ride...
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...in Buddhism it's called non-attachment...sand castles...impermanence!
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 I know  I know... I've had a wonderful journey through both the woods and the clearing in this hobby. Not to get all word origin inside this fantastic thread but, for several moons over, the "woods" use to be simply be known as the wood. So, 
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 who might that chap be who hung an "s" on the end?! 
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I've no idea but back to the journey. One of brilliant things I did in this hobby was to get a few different jobs inside the industry. I grew tired of spending-spending-spending. There was always satisfaction to be sure, but it was fleeting. 
 
Ahhh, then came the Dealer discounts, loaner gear and accessories and gear from customers who always wanted to either demo gear for us inside their homes and/or loan gear out to me; staff members who couldn't always afford stuff.
 
Not surprisingly, with my own funds no longer at stake, when I auditioned gears and accessories,I had new respect for said gears and also became more objective, indifferent and learn to relax and enjoy the experience. Had a lot of fun being on the other side of the hobby.
 
Jul 10, 2013 at 2:09 AM Post #4,209 of 5,854
Yeah this hobby has been actually really educational for me. The degree I'm working towards has very little to do with the stuff here, but it's really cool to learn some electrical engineering, computer science, and audio engineering from this hobby. I think it's more productive than my old hobby of collecting Magic the Gathering cards at least. :D
 
Jul 10, 2013 at 2:39 AM Post #4,210 of 5,854
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Like many, we got fears over the next round of audio purchases, do you know? Keeping me up at night is the thought of wanting tea - some of the best. So, I splash for it seeking the perfect cup (WES/SR-009 or other e-stat amp). 
 
Take a sip and then 
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...... and then......merde! 
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LOL!  Good stuff, Silent One!  Great analogy with humorous impact.  I suppose, at this point, David is our tea connoisseur... guiding us to teavana.  
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Jul 10, 2013 at 2:54 AM Post #4,211 of 5,854
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Yeah this hobby has been actually really educational for me. The degree I'm working towards has very little to do with the stuff here, but it's really cool to learn some electrical engineering, computer science, and audio engineering from this hobby. I think it's more productive than my old hobby of collecting Magic the Gathering cards at least. :D

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I'd love to be up to something real like Electrical engineering, Computer Science and Audio engineering... bravo! Learning and understanding how stuff is made has got to be hugely satisfying.
 
Jul 10, 2013 at 3:23 AM Post #4,212 of 5,854
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I'd love to be up to something real like Electrical engineering, Computer Science and Audio engineering... bravo! Learning and understanding how stuff is made has got to be hugely satisfying.

I honestly don't find it glorifying or satisfying to be the man behind the scenes on all the stuff being built around the world. I would much prefer being in the limelight. Engineering is just too uncool, and I am too cool for that.
 
I once asked a physicist about motivation, she told me, if I was to seek a sense of glory such as the Nobel Prize, or name in history, then I came to the wrong place.
 
Jul 10, 2013 at 3:52 AM Post #4,213 of 5,854
You do know many driven professionals have multiple disciplines, right? 
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 And have the foundation in the background with the stuff you consider uncool but they're in the limelight doing research and blazing trails to fame in the foreground with other stuff. Or the same stuff from a different angle. 
 
Jul 10, 2013 at 4:37 AM Post #4,214 of 5,854
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You do know many driven professionals have multiple disciplines, right? 
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 And have the foundation in the background with the stuff you consider uncool but they're in the limelight doing research and blazing trails to fame in the foreground with other stuff. Or the same stuff from a different angle. 

ok you got me. I am stupid-.-
 

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