Gurra1980
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The veil is there, but only with some music.
The Worst Myth at Head-Fi.....?
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spraggih
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Another myth-- you can just be a community member, hang out and not be touched by upgraditis/sense that what you have is inferior to what you can get.
| Originally Posted by grawk /img/forum/go_quote.gif #1 headfi myth: That it's possible to know how something sounds based on something you read on headfi. |
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Another myth-- you can just be a community member, hang out and not be touched by upgraditis/sense that what you have is inferior to what you can get.
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myth busted! Been a member for over a year now and just settled with ksc75s and sf5p.
Well, I mean, once the Westone 3 comes out, then uhh... hmm..... ... ...
| Originally Posted by spraggih /img/forum/go_quote.gif x4 Another myth-- you can just be a community member, hang out and not be touched by upgraditis/sense that what you have is inferior to what you can get. |
myth busted! Been a member for over a year now and just settled with ksc75s and sf5p.
Well, I mean, once the Westone 3 comes out, then uhh... hmm..... ... ...
Gurra1980
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The ksc75 doesn't count! I guess it actually is the best you can get!
| Originally Posted by forsberg /img/forum/go_quote.gif myth busted! Been a member for over a year now and just settled with ksc75s and sf5p. Well, I mean, once the Westone 3 comes out, then uhh... hmm..... ... ... |
The ksc75 doesn't count! I guess it actually is the best you can get!
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I FOUND THE VEIL!!!
After listening to music extensively with Beyerdynamic Dt880's and AKG K701's last night for about 3 hours, I put on my HD650's and they sounded awful:
veiled
dark
distant
rolled off
boomy in the bass
NO JOKE!
After listening to music extensively with Beyerdynamic Dt880's and AKG K701's last night for about 3 hours, I put on my HD650's and they sounded awful:
veiled
dark
distant
rolled off
boomy in the bass
NO JOKE!
Elephas
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This false sense of satisfaction and lack of upgraditis might have been due to inferior interconnects.
| Originally Posted by forsberg /img/forum/go_quote.gif myth busted! Been a member for over a year now and just settled with ksc75s and sf5p. |
This false sense of satisfaction and lack of upgraditis might have been due to inferior interconnects.
Elephas
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Now listen to the HD650 for 3 hours and switch back to the DT880 or K701.
They'll sound awful:
bright
harsh
sibilant
fatiguing
lack of bass
| Originally Posted by daltonlanny /img/forum/go_quote.gif I FOUND THE VEIL!!! After listening to music extensively with Beyerdynamic Dt880's and AKG K701's last night for about 3 hours, I put on my HD650's and they sounded awful: veiled dark distant rolled off boomy in the bass NO JOKE! |
Now listen to the HD650 for 3 hours and switch back to the DT880 or K701.
They'll sound awful:
bright
harsh
sibilant
fatiguing
lack of bass
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Myth my arse.
They sound like they are spitting mushrooms into your ear canals.
True, the sound is clear, but there is no *pop* to it.
They have accuracy, but no *sparkle*.
And it's not necessarily a "veil," although that is an apt and fair description; rather it is more that the sonic signature is so reserved, warm, dark, and caramel-like, that one perceives that a milky haze is draped over the entire sound spectrum of these things.
Try some cans that don't sound like they are rockin' out of the bottom of a manhole with the cover off and get back with us about this so-called myth.
They sound like they are spitting mushrooms into your ear canals.
True, the sound is clear, but there is no *pop* to it.
They have accuracy, but no *sparkle*.
And it's not necessarily a "veil," although that is an apt and fair description; rather it is more that the sonic signature is so reserved, warm, dark, and caramel-like, that one perceives that a milky haze is draped over the entire sound spectrum of these things.
Try some cans that don't sound like they are rockin' out of the bottom of a manhole with the cover off and get back with us about this so-called myth.
forsberg
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Ha, allow me to educate you n00b:
outlining all my CDs in green marker before ripping: NIGHT and DAY
upgrading cardas mini mini cable with 24k gold plugs outlined with diamond inserts: NOT night and day
Suggest you get back to your drawing board.......
| Originally Posted by Elephas /img/forum/go_quote.gif This false sense of satisfaction and lack of upgraditis might have been due to inferior interconnects.
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Ha, allow me to educate you n00b:
outlining all my CDs in green marker before ripping: NIGHT and DAY
upgrading cardas mini mini cable with 24k gold plugs outlined with diamond inserts: NOT night and day
Suggest you get back to your drawing board.......
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Yup. To me, the HD650 and DT880 make each other sound like crap when switching between them, since they each bend reality in different directions.
| Originally Posted by Elephas /img/forum/go_quote.gif Now listen to the HD650 for 3 hours and switch back to the DT880 or K701. They'll sound awful: bright harsh sibilant fatiguing lack of bass |
Yup. To me, the HD650 and DT880 make each other sound like crap when switching between them, since they each bend reality in different directions.
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LOL!!!
Strange indeed how the ear/brain system works!
Strange indeed how the ear/brain system works!
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Biggest Mythconceptions:
Because YOU like/dislike something, everyone else will/should too.
More $$$ = Better.
Because YOU like/dislike something, everyone else will/should too.
More $$$ = Better.
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Except, I only needed to listen to the K1000 ONCE, and not for an extended period of time, mind you, and every single time I tried the HD650 after that, it was the same awful, veiled, dark and muddy sound. No matter how long I listened.
| Originally Posted by Elephas /img/forum/go_quote.gif Now listen to the HD650 for 3 hours and switch back to the DT880 or K701. They'll sound awful: bright harsh sibilant fatiguing lack of bass |
Except, I only needed to listen to the K1000 ONCE, and not for an extended period of time, mind you, and every single time I tried the HD650 after that, it was the same awful, veiled, dark and muddy sound. No matter how long I listened.
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I call BS. When ripping a CD it is not real time, errors will be re-read. It is reading and processing the pure data. It will either be correct or not.
Either the light will reflect back, or it wont, there is on or off, 1 or 0. No middle ground, no grey area.
Look up some basics of the technology.
| Originally Posted by forsberg /img/forum/go_quote.gif outlining all my CDs in green marker before ripping: NIGHT and DAY |
I call BS. When ripping a CD it is not real time, errors will be re-read. It is reading and processing the pure data. It will either be correct or not.
Either the light will reflect back, or it wont, there is on or off, 1 or 0. No middle ground, no grey area.
Look up some basics of the technology.
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You serious? Please elaborate...
Ply
| Originally Posted by forsberg /img/forum/go_quote.gif Ha, allow me to educate you n00b: outlining all my CDs in green marker before ripping: NIGHT and DAY upgrading cardas mini mini cable with 24k gold plugs outlined with diamond inserts: NOT night and day Suggest you get back to your drawing board.......
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You serious? Please elaborate...
Ply
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