I personally love Aviv's voice - and the album as a whole. But i agree - the mastering is a disappointment compared to the first two Blackfield albums and the Live in New York DVD (which is great!).

Ultrasone PRO 900 - makes my ears hurt

You should probably delete this thread and continue in the DIY forum (since the topic of this thread is DIY-related) 

I'm going to New York in October and hope to do some shopping. Can you guys recommend any good shops in New York with a wide assortment of headphones and headamps?   Thanks 

I agree, the mastering sucks - the vocals are distorted (i don't think it's on purpose) and it just sounds compressed.   But I can cope - it's an incredible album in every other way!

I think Sony CD3K deserves a spot in that list.

My Sony CD3K - they're fun!

  Sony MDR-CD3000 recabled with Cardas Starquad and Furutech connector 

Quote: Originally Posted by leeperry got more of these? I'm such a sucker for binaural demos...this seems almost as good as the barbershop(the best I've heard so far ) Check Through My Ears

1. Make a wooden box 3x3x3 ft. (perhaps sq will improve if you make it bigger) 2. Isolate it. 3. Make a hole that fits your head and headphones. 4. Insert head. There's room for improvement - perhaps you could replace one of the sides with plexiglass

Easily 7-8 hours without a hint of fatigue with my LA2000 with Jmoney pads

stock Sony on-ears driven by a walkman playing some violin-music - but that's 25 years ago...

Quote: Originally Posted by auee The non-clean installation went well. I also gained disc space and iTunes seems to load faster. I did have to reset the Audio Midi so that sound was output to my USB DAC. I want to continue to use MAX. Should I delete the prior version and download...

There've also just been released a new version of Max Max from sbooth.org Quote: Originally Posted by roker no MAX?! total deal breaker for me I'll wait until they sort that out before I purchase it then.

As far as i know Apple removed all universal binaries from Snow Leopard and freed up some space - hence the PowerPC incompatibility.