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post #121 of 158
3/14/13 at 9:12pm
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Decided to go with a pair of Skullcandy earbuds, their colors are just soo cool looking I couldnt pass them up.

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post #122 of 158
3/14/13 at 9:15pm
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JUST KIDDING :) I just ordered a pair of Mad Dogs & a iBasso T5 amp with ipod line out dock from iBasso. Also I just picked up a new 7 gen. Ipod Classic 160gb so I can store a good amount of lossless songs on it ! Sooo stoked about this, I think it should be a good setup.

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post #123 of 158
3/14/13 at 9:21pm
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JUST KIDDING :) I just ordered a pair of Mad Dogs & a iBasso T5 amp with ipod line out dock from iBasso. Also I just picked up a new 7 gen. Ipod Classic 160gb so I can store a good amount of lossless songs on it ! Sooo stoked about this, I think it should be a good setup.

 

 

cool, report back how you like it. 

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post #124 of 158
3/15/13 at 9:51am
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Doesn't seem like you know where this thread has gone, because the OP clearly stated where, when, and his preferences for the headphones he wants to buy. Transportable is debatable depending the on the person, portable is the same. To reiterate what the OP has already said, the headphone will not only be for traveling, but also for home use, at least until he has purchased a proper home listening rig. He never said these headphones would be used for on-the-go uses, so those points you made are irrelevant. In addition, all the place you mentioned that he could audition might not be available in his area. Plus, even if he blindly bought the headphones online, most reputable retailers have return policies, and some have money back guarantees.

He never stated his location either and I was just giving him some options, no need to get hostile, just trying to make sure he knew what he was getting into. It's always nice to try something before buying even if it isn't exactly what you're looking to get, if only to have a rough baseline (not just on sound but size, fit, etc.).

The fact that the thread meandered isn't a negative... I don't see how more suggestions and options are ever a bad thing.

I mean, I even mentioned MrSpeaker's return policy; I wasn't trying to steer him in any particular direction unlike some. Aren't you the one that said DT 880 are closed an would be fine on a plane? Hah, gimme a break... I guess calling you out on that is why you took issue with my post.

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They also have better treble, which is the major plus over the DT770. They are never harsh, and really are a great headphone for a tremendous value. I've seen them as low as 150 used, in excellent condition here on FS forums. I think you love them, if you like acoustic music. They do isolate noise some because they are closed, but no as well as some. I would say that you should be fine on an airplane as long as you don't listen to your music at very high volumes. Good luck!


@OP Let us know how the Mad Dogs work out! I think Dan recently ran out of Alpha pads and he's been shipping them out with Shure pads or his previous custom pad but he's shipping the Alphas later and you get to keep both. I'm sure he's made note of it on his emails (saw it on the site too).
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post #125 of 158
3/15/13 at 10:07am
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He never stated his location either and I was just giving him some options, no need to get hostile, just trying to make sure he knew what he was getting into. It's always nice to try something before buying even if it isn't exactly what you're looking to get, if only to have a rough baseline (not just on sound but size, fit, etc.).

The fact that the thread meandered isn't a negative... I don't see how more suggestions and options are ever a bad thing.

I mean, I even mentioned MrSpeaker's return policy; I wasn't trying to steer him in any particular direction unlike some. Aren't you the one that said DT 880 are closed an would be fine on a plane? Hah, gimme a break... I guess calling you out on that is why you took issue with my post.
@OP Let us know how the Mad Dogs work out! I think Dan recently ran out of Alpha pads and he's been shipping them out with Shure pads or his previous custom pad but he's shipping the Alphas later and you get to keep both. I'm sure he's made note of it on his emails (saw it on the site too).


You mistake my intent, which was really a statement directed towards your first sentence of your post. Indeed, the thread has been all over the place, but it has been "brainstorming" throughout the process. The OP seemed very excited to get a pair of headphones, so I think he might have taken suggestions a bit to easy without doing his own research, but that's fine. In fact, this is one of the only places, online, that I would be comfortable taking advice from other users, because a lot of people on here are well educated in this particular area, and are not just consumer-grade buyers. If I came off as hostile or snobbish, please accept my apologizes, wasn't trying to put down your suggestion either. Furthermore, my comments about your suggestion being irrelevant was uncalled for as well. That is what makes Head-Fi great, so again my apologizes.

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post #126 of 158
3/15/13 at 10:24am
No sweat man, tone gets clouded when posting online all the time... smily_headphones1.gif

FWIW, I tried to make that distinction between portable/transportable/etc because I've seen one or two people returning their Mad Dogs within the last couple pages of the MD thread precisely because they didn't consider them portable enough.

Hence why I tried to give the OP a sense of what packing some different headphones for a trip would be like...

Ultimately what's portable (or transportable) and what isn't is obviously subjective and it comes down to how much of a die hard you are and how much luggage you travel with. tongue.gif I'd totally take something like the MD with me on any week+ long trip.

Alpha pads are apparently going to be back in stock by next week so yay, OP might even get his shipped out with them.
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post #127 of 158
3/15/13 at 12:01pm
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Yeah I think I kinda lucked out actually with the Aplha pads being out of stock. I talked to Dan over the phone and he will be sending mine with either the shure 840 pads or the Dog pads & when he gets the Alpha pads in he will ship a pair out to me which should arrive just in time for my trip. I read some reviews on the iBasso T5 and people were saying the construction quality was very poor and that it chipped after the first few days of use, so I decided to just upgrade to the iBasso D6 that Dan reccomend for his Mad Dog headphones.

 

Also the reason I rely so much on other people knowledge and opinions is because I dont know much about headphones or amplifiers. This is my first high quality pair of headphones soley for music. I own a pair of Astro A50s for gaming and those are very nice but my only complaint is the ear pads. My ears just start to hurt after a couple of hours so I was very disapointed about that because they were about $350, so for that kind of money I would like some comfortable headphones. So I knew with my next pair of headphones needed to be comfortable & I think the Mad Dogs definetely look it but I will have to see for sure when I get them.

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post #128 of 158
3/15/13 at 12:07pm
The MD will be comfortable and lucky you he has new stickers now that are simpler which I think looks better for the MD.
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post #129 of 158
3/15/13 at 12:09pm
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The MD will be comfortable and lucky you he has new stickers now that are simpler which I think looks better for the MD.

What do they look like ? I noticed somewhere he had like a carbon fiber look to it on the sides of the headphone.

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post #130 of 158
3/15/13 at 12:14pm
I think the new ones are just a simple black background with white lettering and no logo, he posted pics on the MD thread. If there was any more detail to it I might've missed it due to looking at it on my phone.
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post #131 of 158
3/15/13 at 12:17pm
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Does anyone have a link to this thread ? Cant seem to find it

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post #132 of 158
3/15/13 at 12:26pm
http://www.head-fi.org/t/613576/mad-dog-by-mrspeakers-modified-fostex-t50rp-review/0_30

Not sure if that's the official appreciation thread or whatever, I think it's the longer/most active one tho and Dan's been posting updates in it.

There's a search function on these boards btw, that thread should come up if you just search for Mad Dogs.
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post #133 of 158
3/15/13 at 12:41pm
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Oh ok I see now, thanks for posting that. How long has this new design been out ? I saw some pictures that The Reems posted last year that didnt have the carbon fiber look to it.

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post #134 of 158
3/15/13 at 1:09pm
Jump to the last page, he just put up pictures of the new stickers yesterday, I think his site's pics haven't even been updated
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post #135 of 158
3/15/13 at 2:49pm

Woah...don't check this thread for 3 days and it's now so long :-\. Don't have time to read through all of this now, so I apologize if this was discussed earlier.

 

I picked up a pair of Audio-Technica ATH-A900x a few days ago for $165 from BuyDig (same company as Beach Camera, which is an authorized dealer, so full warranty). You can actually get them for $150 now with the $20 V.me promotion. I'm trying to cancel my order and reorder it actually - it's currently on backorder because of how popular the deal got from slickdeals...

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