chinesekiwi
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| Location: |
Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Forum Post Count: |
3772 |
| Last Online: |
12 hours, 47 minutes ago |
| Interests (Hobbies, favorite activities, etc.): |
Video Games, Computers, Headphones & Head-fi! Knowledge finding. |
| Headphone Inventory |
Full-Size: Beyerdynamic DT880 (600 ohm) (Music headphones) Audio Technica AD700 (Gaming headphones) Phillips SHP-8900 Stagg SHP-4500 + tried many many others. In-ears (in order of preferred SQ): Ortofon e-Q7 w/ stock small eartips JVC/Victor HP FX-500 w/ Koss Silicone Earcushions Apple In-Ear Headphone (ADDIEM) w/ Sony Hybrid tips (Sony EPEX10A) Nuforce NE-7M Yuin PK3 Altec Lansing iM716 (podded, yes Head-fiers, podded) Head-Direct RE2 Koss KSC-75 (to be Kramer Modded) Denon C551 Koss KE-29S SoundMAGIC PL-30 + Whole SoundMAGIC range to be reviewed (PL-11, PL-12, PL-30, PL-50) Audio Technica EQ330 Sold and Had: Denon C700 Beyerdynamic DT880 (2003 Edition, 250 Ohm, Headphile BlackMax recabled) Jays s-jays |
| Headphone Amp Inventory |
Rockhopper M³ Headphone Amp (:D) Lepai LP-2020 Class T Speaker Amp Fiio E3 portable amp Fiio E5 portable amp Had and Sold: Meier Audio Corda Headfive SN: #4 of 500 Little Dot MKV |
| Source Inventory |
Asus Essence ST (needed PCI over the PCI-E STX) w/ 2x OPA 2111KP in I/V Musiland 02 Monitor US USB DAC Marantz Model 1090 Vinyl Player Sansa Fuze 8GB (Rockbox with properly calibrated crossfeed settings) + 8GB MicroSD card Had and Sold: Sony JA3ES Minidisc Player (used as a DAC) Asus Essence STX (3x LME49720NA) Auzentech X-Fi Prelude Cowon D2 (It screams to be tweaked! Tweak it to this: 5 Band EQ: -5, -5, -3, -3, -3 3DS: 2 BBE: 1 If you are going to use the Mach3Bass feature [M3B], use it only to a maximum of 6 or else you will clip the bass. Enjoy you even better sounding with more detail and better bass response Cowon D2). |
| Cable Inventory |
Not an interconnect cable believer atm. |
| Power-Related Components |
um.....since power does play a factor in your sounds..I'll mention my computer PSU: Vantec Ion2 Plus VX-550 550W PSU |
| Other Audio Equipment |
Tannoy Fusion 1 M-Audio Studiophile DX4 speakers Had and Sold: Paradigm Micro V.2 Speakers |
| Audio-Related Tweaks |
Speaker T-amp slightly EQ'ed in the bass and treble (hardware EQ via speaker amp, about 5-6mm each [1/4 inch]) to lessen the 'British sound' effect of the Tannoys. |
| Music Preferences |
Everything really tbh. To restrict yourself to one genres = silly and to judge music on stereotypes = silly also. Both results in you missing out on great music due to misconceptions. |
| Interests (non-headphone) |
Computers, Documentaries, Sport, Gaming. Docos to watch that aren't your pro-US military or your BS run-of-the-mill conspiracy doco: The War of The World (the full 6-episode version, not the censored US 3 episode version) Any doco by Adam Curtis |
| Gear-Fi (Favorite Non-Audio Gear & Gadgets) |
Xbox 360 (hasn't red-ringed yet *jinxed*). It's a Jasper version too! (Jasper version = latest model and damn quiet! = great) Computer: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 3 GB DDR2-800 RAM (x86 system) ASUS P5QL-PRO mobo ATI HD4850 graphics card 520 W PSU * Need a new PC game to get excited about + community. BF3 please come alreadly? |
chinesekiwi's Recent Activity
Non-audiophile reactions to high-end headphones
chinesekiwi posted in this thread in Headphones (full-size) 1/25/12 at 4:35am | 4136 replies | 360464 views
Isone Pro - the best thing you could ever get for your headphones on your computer
chinesekiwi posted in this thread in Computer Audio 1/25/12 at 3:26am | 461 replies | 54601 views
The Beyerdynamic DT880 600 ohm Appreciation / Discussion thread
chinesekiwi posted in this thread in Headphones (full-size) 12/24/11 at 2:35pm | 1673 replies | 141633 views
Shootout: 98 Portable Headphones Reviewed (Sony MDR-PQ2 and Philips O'Neill SHO9560 added 01/02/12)
chinesekiwi posted in this thread in Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear... 11/24/11 at 4:11am | 2906 replies | 455192 views
Ortofon e-Q7 Appreciation Thread
chinesekiwi posted in this thread in Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear... 10/6/11 at 5:34pm | 751 replies | 42898 views
I find this headphoe is so much like the DT880
chinesekiwi posted in this thread in Headphones (full-size) 9/29/11 at 6:41am | 22 replies | 2596 views
Review: Sunrise Xcited and Xcape Impressive Edition
chinesekiwi posted in this thread in Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear... 9/22/11 at 5:28pm | 200 replies | 14610 views
[GUIDE] Sonic Differences Between DT770-DT990 Models & More
chinesekiwi posted in this thread in Headphones (full-size) 9/10/11 at 8:09pm | 760 replies | 67607 views
So, the Objective2 headphone amp - designed entirely around the measurements? (PLEASE READ RULES BEFORE POSTING)
chinesekiwi posted in this thread in DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Discussions 9/5/11 at 8:30pm | 1041 replies | 55548 views
Brainwavz B2 Impressions & Discussion Thread
chinesekiwi posted in this thread in Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear... 8/28/11 at 3:44pm | 734 replies | 73230 views
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Main Headphone Setup: PC -> Asus Essence ST (2x OPA 2111KP in I/V, 1x LT 1364 in buffer) -> Rockhopper M³ Headphone Amp -> beyerdynamic DT880 600 ohm
Main Portable Setup: Rockbox-ed Sandisk Sansa Fuze (v.1) -> Ortofon eQ-7 (Red) [eQ-7 -> beyerdynamic DT1350 + amp? maybe!?]
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