Tera Player Owner's Thread - Page 15  

I said I would report back on the pairing of the Tera with the DT770-LE, and while they do sound good together, there is not enough volume for me. My Tera is V-0 and the Beyers are low impedance but not such high sensitivity (96db). Either I like music a lot louder than most, or the Tera  just  does not have enough oomph. At maximum volume the music is just about where I listen moderately, and that does not leave any headroom for when I want a bit more.

However, the headphones do sound very good when I include my little Tralucent amp in the chain. I will have to decide if I keep them and use them this way, or if I try something else as my closed headphones for portable use with the Tera. When I say portable, I just mean going out in my back yard, so definitely carrying an extra amp as small as the Tralucent is no problem. If I start traveling again, I may have to find some iems to use for that, but generally I do not like fiddling with iems if I do not have to.

Overall, the DT770-LE is just a bit more dry and clinical than my HD650s, but that is nice for a change. And I do not find them as overly bright and clinical as the Beyer T1s I just sold. These lie somewhere in between the HD650 and the T1. Although I should add that they are not broken in yet.

And Andy, I am curious, do the ATH-ESW9 have enough volume straight out of the Tera?

I have to add that after several days of listening to the Tera, I just plugged my new Beyers into my DX100 to see how they matched up. And it surprised me how much less SQ there is with the DX100. I mean it is a clean and clear sound, and if I had never heard the Tera, I could probalby be happy with it. But the Tera adds something special. There is less digital harshness and more smoothness and fluidity. Non-fatiguing does describe it some, but there is more to it than that. I would also say there is paradoxically more detail and yet less brightness. I always find that combination kind of magical. I can hear everything even more clearly on the Tera, but I never flinch. And that is comparing the exact same WAV files on both units. I already really like the sound of the DT770s on my Tera/Tralucent combo, but I might not even think of keeping these headphones if I was only listening to them on the DX100.

Sorry, if I my enthusiasm is a bit over the top, but this Tera sound is completely new for me. The Tera owners on this thread of course already know what I am talking about.

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Originally Posted by Mimouille 

I know someone who ordered a stealth Tera

Is it this guy?

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Originally Posted by Mimouille 

I know someone who ordered a stealth Tera

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Originally Posted by Jazzyfi 

I ordered the Tera yesterday. And now we wait.

Congratulations..........So eventually 4 Tera Players/ SE5 users.

Can't wait to exchange thoughts

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Originally Posted by Jazzyfi 

I ordered the Tera yesterday. And now we wait.

Looks like someone got tired of his "WTB Tera" add :)

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Originally Posted by burtomr 

 

Is it this guy?

 

No. Hats really do not become me ;)

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Originally Posted by flkin 

Congrats! Show us some pictures after you receive the stealth.

Thanks ! Sure will do. I will not be able to refrain from bragging ;)

Mimouille,

Brag all you want, as you've acquired an outstanding DAP that sounds sublime and have joined a very exclusive owners `club'. 

Congratulations!

Andy. 

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Originally Posted by Mimouille 

Thanks ! Sure will do. I will not be able to refrain from bragging ;)

So, after reading all the previous (locked) threads, I'm thinking of getting one of these at some point once my CIEMs arrive. Of course I'll have to try one out first! Hopefully I can make the London meet. 

Does anyone else find it weird that this is the only high end DAP that is actually portable? The others are all massive, fugly, bricks. 

In any case I like the form factor, and maybe I am one of the few that likes the simple industrial orange text.