[Kukuk]

I decided to buy a bunch of cases to house all my mid and hi-fi headphones. Even got the Audeze one.

Not really sure why, since I decided I'm going to start selling off my mid-fi headphones...

Some fine kit, I'm just about to get a pair of the Audeze.

They're really fantastic. I was not initially blown away by them, but their master-of-all-trades nature grew on me.

 

[Scutey]

I decided to buy a bunch of cases to house all my mid and hi-fi headphones. Even got the Audeze one.

Not really sure why, since I decided I'm going to start selling off my mid-fi headphones...



They're really fantastic. I was not initially blown away by them, but their master-of-all-trades nature grew on me.

That's good to hear!, I'm hoping mine will arrive tomorrow .

 

[interweb-tech]

I did something similar with mine. Mini cases on the bottom for IEMs, adapters and such.

 

[Rowethren]

I did something similar with mine. Mini cases on the bottom for IEMs, adapters and such.

My OCD approves of this photo!

Love that headphone stand made of pipe, did you make that yourself?

 

[interweb-tech]

My OCD approves of this photo!

Love that headphone stand made of pipe, did you make that yourself?

I found it on Etsy.

 

[Rowethren]

I found it on Etsy.

It is pretty cool looking. It kind of reminds me of the Valve logo from my CS:S days lol...

 

[phase0]

I *so* badly want a gold WM1Z... but if I spent that much on a DAP, my wife would seriously put a bullet into the back of my skull.

Totally worth the risk!

 

[nc8000]

Totally worth the risk!

While I very much enjoy my home rig and do find it better than my 1Z, I could easily live with the 1Z and Z1R as my only gear (plus a set of true wireless in ears for my iPhone on the go).

 

[Kukuk]

I did something similar with mine. Mini cases on the bottom for IEMs, adapters and such.

Ooh, looks very nice. Much better than mine. Hah. I like that (I'm assuming) you have them labeled there. I couldn't really do that, so I ended up getting an odd assortment of cases for mine. It was half out of necessity, and half to cut down on the guessing game. The Slappa cases wouldn't fit my K612s, so I had to get a bigger case, but they would be overkill for my HD-25, so I got a low profile case for those.

 

[atarione]

For $44~ the curiosity was killing me.. so the somewhat maligned Creek OBH-11 had to be mine... ebay impulse buy... quite nice with my DT880's (250ohms) ...

for the price they go for on ebay these days the little creek obh-11 is not too shabby ... if you have lower~ impedance headphones. .. I'm quite liking it with the DT880's

 

[wwmhf]

The creek obh-11 was a good amp for me in early days ..., I am a kind of missing it.

 

[SonyFan121]

And the wait for the MDR Z1R begins..
Selling/parting with all my audio gear except the Sony MDR7510 (will keep me going until I get the MDR Z1R) and the Marantz HD-CD1. I would never part with the HD-CD1, it’s too good to let go of.

 

[antdroid]

From bottom to top:

Monolith THX-AAA Balanced Amp/DAC: I wrote a little short impressions thing a while back, and I still really do enjoy this amp today. It has a great sounding amp section and the DAC isn't all that bad either, as it features dual AKM4493 DACs. The user interface was clunky at first, but after getting adjusted to it, I can breeze through it quickly and efficiently now. The sound and power on it is pretty great, especially at the price. The parametric EQ works well, but limited in only 1 profile and while you can fine-tune down 50Hz, it is limited to only +/- 6dB. Works well in combination with shelf-EQ for my Focal Elex. Lots of input choices on this device, and nice knob.


Teac PD-301 CD Player with FM Radio and USB: This is a nice compact tabletop CD player by Teac. It has a nice remote that can control everything. The item is very heavy and well-built with good quality metal materials. The item also features an FM tuner which I actually use from time-to-time, as well as USB input on the front panel. While it has RCA out and it's own DAC section, I have only used it with it's digital Coaxial output to one of my external DACs.


RME ADI-2 DAC: I just got this today so my impressions will be quite limited. The unit is small and light, and I was suprised at first how small it really was. The display is fantastic and mesmerizing. There are way too many features in it that I have to dive into. Just out of the box though, I find the detail and resolution is excellent. I'm already hearing some stuff in the background that I may not have picked up on previously. Could be bias, but may be not. It could just be an extremely well implemented device. The 6.5mm headphone out, while works fine, does sound a tad compressed (like less dynamic) than my Monolith THX-AAA balanced output section. I have yet to try the 3.5mm IEM output yet.

 

[Focker]

 

[Kukuk]

It felt wrong using headphones not made in the 90s.