NA Blur
NA Blur's Community Profile
| Forum Post Count: |
1843 |
| Join Date: |
2/8/11 |
| Last Online: |
1 day, 2 hours ago |
| About Me: |
Graduated from MSU Bozeman in Physics Work as Systems Integration Supervisor at Quantel USA |
| Interests (Hobbies, favorite activities, etc.): |
Golf, Hiking, Photography, Movies, Gaming, Music |
| What I do for a living: |
I lead a team of laser integrators that build, test, and ship high quality solid state lasers. |
| Headphone Inventory |
* Marks an excellent and highly recommended headphone for general listening Audeze LCD-2 Rev 1 * Audio Technica: ATH-M50 AKG Q701 Beyerdynamic DT990 ( 250 Ohm ) Bowers and Wilkins P5 * Brainwavz M2 IEM * Denon: AH-D2000 Etymotic Research ER6i Grado Labs: SR-225i, RS-1i *JH Audio JH 10 x3 Pro ( Custom IEM ) Maximo iMetal iM590 MEElectronics CX21 IEM Monster TurbinePro Copper Philips: SBC HP910, Cityscape Downtown* Sennheiser: *HD-650, HD-555, EH-150, EH-250, EH-350 Headphones I am very familiar with: HiFiMAN HE-300, HE-400, * HE-500 Current Setup: Amp: Headroom's Balanced Ultra Desktop Amp using balanced TRS to XLR cables DAC: Grace Design m903 running in balanced mode Source: Low compression mp3 ( 198 kbps or better ) via Foobar2000 Headphones: AH-D2000 single ended or JH Audio 10 x3 Pro single ended Next Step: HD-650, WA6, and an RP1 Phono player, and a NAD PP 3 Preamp Looking for sound quality improvement? 1.) Better source material ( well recorded music ) 2.) Better headphone ( go from the Koss Porta Pro and end near the LCD-3 ) 3.) Better DAC ( especially if you do computer listening ) 4.) Better Amp ( some amps deliver less noise and a cleaner low end while extending the treble ) 5.) Lastly let your brain filter have time to understand the new sound signature |
| Headphone Amp Inventory |
Headroom Total BitHead ( Sold, outdated by current technology ) Headroom Ultra Desktop Amp / Dac Headroom Balanced Ultra Desktop Amp ( BUDA ) Grace Design m903 reference headphone amplifier / DAC ( running USB 2.0 ) |
| Cable Inventory |
PBJ Kimber Cables ( RCA ) Seismic Audio XLR to TRS Patch Cables |
| Other Audio Equipment |
EQUALIZER: JVC SEA-10, CLASS D AMPS: Pioneer SA-8100, TEAC_AG10D, SPEAKERS: Vintage Polk Audio 5A Monitors, Wharfdale Diamond 10.2 Bookshelf Speakers, Energy ESW-M8 1200 Watt Mini Subwoofer |
| Music Preferences |
Ali Farka Toure, Ani DiFranco, Beck, Cake, Emiliana Torrini, Karsh Kale, Patrica Barber, Slaid Cleaves, Yoshida Brothers Jazz, Rock, Hip-Hop, Blues, Electonic, World |
NA Blur's Recent Activity
Thinking of going with AKG 702?
NA Blur posted in this thread in Headphones (full-size) Yesterday at 10:09 am | 4 replies | 65 views
Multimeter question between stock and custom cables
NA Blur posted in this thread in DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Discussions Yesterday at 10:07 am | 6 replies | 37 views
Good websites to discover new music
NA Blur posted in this thread in Music 5/19/13 at 5:01pm | 2 replies | 34 views
Looking into purchasing some new DJ style headphones ?
NA Blur posted in this thread in Headphones (full-size) 5/16/13 at 4:19pm | 7 replies | 78 views
A portable amp for <$250
NA Blur posted in this thread in Portable Headphone Amps 5/16/13 at 4:15pm | 10 replies | 177 views
Why can't I bring myself to like the DT880's?
NA Blur posted in this thread in Headphones (full-size) 5/15/13 at 9:05pm | 17 replies | 403 views
Cans too Good?
NA Blur posted in this thread in Headphones (full-size) 5/15/13 at 5:13pm | 10 replies | 235 views
Headphones for mainly METAL
NA Blur posted in this thread in Headphones (full-size) 5/14/13 at 10:03pm | 6 replies | 154 views
How can we hear 20hz with headphones?
NA Blur posted in this thread in Sound Science 5/13/13 at 8:37pm | 9 replies | 253 views
Dac to match the quality of my turntable setup?
NA Blur posted in this thread in Dedicated Source Components 5/12/13 at 4:43pm | 1 replies | 69 views
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Time keeps everything from happening at once.
There are only two types of headphones; those you like and those you do not.
