Recent content by carloskleiber
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Introducing HIFIMAN AUDIVINA--New Closed-Back Planar Headphones!
I wonder whether the sound is leaking from the crevices, earpads, or coming through the wood?- carloskleiber
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Introducing HIFIMAN AUDIVINA--New Closed-Back Planar Headphones!
So, let's go through the logic here- on April 20, you posted something seriously questioning the authenticity of a musician's review, insinuating that basically all the Chinese are in on something; then somehow you decided to buy exactly those headphones. May I ask why?- carloskleiber
- Post #73
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Introducing HIFIMAN AUDIVINA--New Closed-Back Planar Headphones!
You keep signing your name as Simonel, but your unboxing video reveals the headphones belong to Noam Eitan in Brooklyn, NY. Care to explain yourself a bit? That aside, how can a pair of headphones sound both thin/metallic and opaque/dull at the same time? When I tried them for the first time...- carloskleiber
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Introducing HIFIMAN AUDIVINA--New Closed-Back Planar Headphones!
I think it depends on your use scenario- I'm quite happy with my HEKse and Sundara-C so not buying them just yet, but if I had neither I might pull the trigger. The biggest plus of Audivina is being able to hear things in a HE1000 family sort of way, especially proper bass, when your listening...- carloskleiber
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Introducing HIFIMAN AUDIVINA--New Closed-Back Planar Headphones!
I had the good forture to hear both Audivina and HE-1000v2 side by side. My impression is similar to most in this thread- very spacious sound for a pair of closed headphones, and a clear lineage from the HE1000 family- carloskleiber
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Introducing HIFIMAN AUDIVINA--New Closed-Back Planar Headphones!
Aren't you that guy who accused both Hifiman and a certain violinist of being Chinese? I'm not surprised your hateful post got removed. Maybe get used to the idea that irresponsible remarks will lower your credibility infinitely close to zero.- carloskleiber
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Reply to review by 'carloskleiber' on item 'HIFIMAN EF400'
Hi Satriany, I haven't owned the Heddphone, so can't reliably tell you.- carloskleiber
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Introducing the HIFIMAN Sundara Closed-Back
I'm very curious to see how these can be modded. There isn't as much "air" on top as open back Hifimans, and I suspect it's the foamy material around the drivers that's absorbing a lot of the HF sounds.- carloskleiber
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Reply to review by 'carloskleiber' on item 'HIFIMAN Sundara Closed-Back'
I don't find them to be picky with sources, it might be a musical taste thing. They do intimate music really well, but large scale music recorded in large, reverbrant spaces are better with open-back Hifimans- carloskleiber
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Review by 'carloskleiber' on item 'HIFIMAN Sundara Closed-Back'
So...it turns out Hifiman really liked my past reviews. They liked it enough to send me the new Sundara Closed-back for me to sample. How exciting! I guess I would be taking this review a little more seriously this time and actually take my time to describe more aspects of the headphones...- carloskleiber
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Introducing the HIFIMAN Sundara Closed-Back
They are not very forgiving of bad recordings in a way that if a recording sounds hollow, they will reveal it. The bottom sounds wetter than the upper parts, perhaps it's the foam around the drivers absorbing some of that hf.- carloskleiber
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Introducing the HIFIMAN Sundara Closed-Back
So...it turns out Hifiman really liked my past reviews. They liked it enough to send me the new Sundara Closed-back for me to sample. How exciting! I guess I would be taking this review a little more seriously this time and actually take my time to describe more aspects of the headphones...- carloskleiber
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Review by 'carloskleiber' on item 'Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro-80 Closed Studio Headphones'
I have owned two pairs of DT770 Pro’s in my life. The first pair was from when I was a teenager, and the second pair was from last year, in my 30’s. I didn’t like my DT770’s as a teen. Perhaps I was feeding them the wrong kind of music back then- I was looking for the grandeur of Beethoven...- carloskleiber
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Introducing the HIFIMAN EF400 Balanced Desktop DAC/Amplifier!
Howdy y'all, Here's my little EF400 impression: Hifiman EF400 Pros: Lush, natural sound Powers planar headphones with authority, even the notoriously hard-to-drive ones Nice design with plenty of outputs Works with anything from a computer to a smartphone. Even works with some DAWs Cons: Lack...- carloskleiber
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Review by 'carloskleiber' on item 'HIFIMAN EF400'
I can’t remember when I first saw the announcement of the EF400, but it was the reason I went out and bought myself a pair of HE6se. Somehow in the back of my mind, I was counting on those two being a good pairing. Of course, the EF400 kept me waiting a few months, during which I lost my...- carloskleiber
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