[fiddler]

Hey,
 
This place is kind of nostalgic because it was my very first online forum for my first hobby... well, second forum because in fact I was there at the very start when Headwize (run by Chu Moy, the CMOY amp guy) began shutting down and Jude set up this place to cause a mass exodus to this place. Just out of curiousity, anybody out there who remembers me?
 
I just picked up some AKG K545's that I may write up a quick review for. Not all that huge into headphones any more but there's a certain need for reasonable audio equipment as a professional musician, so here I am picking up some closed cans for use when I'm on the train.
 
Anyway, just saying hi.

 

[jude]

  Hey,
 
This place is kind of nostalgic because it was my very first online forum for my first hobby... well, second forum because in fact I was there at the very start when Headwize (run by Chu Moy, the CMOY amp guy) began shutting down and Jude set up this place to cause a mass exodus to this place. Just out of curiousity, anybody out there who remembers me?
 
I just picked up some AKG K545's that I may write up a quick review for. Not all that huge into headphones any more but there's a certain need for reasonable audio equipment as a professional musician, so here I am picking up some closed cans for use when I'm on the train.
 
Anyway, just saying hi.

 
Goodness, man...it has been a while.
 
Yes, please do review the K545. I don't have that one, but do have the K550 and K553.
 
Welcome back, fiddler! 

 

[warubozu]

Few of us old farts here chime in on the thread below every once in a while:
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/522921/any-old-fart-head-fiers-still-around

 

[fiddler]

Hey Jude, hey warubozu.
 
OK, deal. AKG K545 is 85% written... expect it in the next couple days. They're a bit finicky when it comes to getting a good seal/positioning, but once I figured that out I've found them to be a pretty enjoyable pair. All I can say is, portable closed headphones have come a long way since 2001, when MDR-V6 and Sennheiser HD25 were just about the only things out there.

 

[warubozu]

Cool, look foward to reading your review.

 

[fiddler]

  Cool, look foward to reading your review.

I put up the review just now. I'm gonna send them back to Amazon sadly, as they just aren't for me. I'm homing in on the Sennheiser Momentum over-ears now, as that seems to fit the bill based on reviews and a brief audition at the store. Maybe even those new Urbanites, seeing that they seem to be also be warmer headphones.