Recent content by miscreant
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New - Austrian Audio Hi-X65
Alright. It finally happened. It seems it took 1.5 months to get accustomed to a headphone again. The puny space that the headphones provide got accepted at last. I knew x65 was good because it beat about 10 other headphones of the same price range in the store when testing. All I'm saying...- miscreant
- Post #281
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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New - Austrian Audio Hi-X65
This phone nails the realism very often. But tiny. Been using speakers for a long time for listening music, so it kinda bites. Turn the volume up and proper music - yeah. I can almost forget that these are headphones. But then it damages the ears. Dunno what they are after but "next best thing"...- miscreant
- Post #279
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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New - Austrian Audio Hi-X65
Hey, long time no see. I just spent an hour to pick out a new pair of phones for the next few years. Wasn't a big store but they had about 7 models to choose from under 300.- x65 won. Hifiman Sundara was the main runner but lost because x65's guitar sounded like guitar but Sundara's guitar...- miscreant
- Post #278
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Pioneer SE-A1000 (Sennheiser HD 650 for $45?)
Just an update cuz now i've spent a lot of time with them. I want better ones one day for sure BUT...:) I've used them to listen ambient music to help me fall asleep. Many, many times. Meaning they get serious abuse over time. I've worn them while sleeping actually. Nevertheless they still...- miscreant
- Post #1,044
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Pioneer SE-A1000 (Sennheiser HD 650 for $45?)
I've not read all of that thread, just in a right mood after 40 pages. I bough a1000 yesterday for 100eur from a shop before knowing anything about them. I was after dt990 or something similar but heck, no shops here have anything in that range to try and buy:(. 200ish blind purchase is not...- miscreant
- Post #1,036
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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I'm depressed and need some "Feel good" music
The Shaggs, "my cutie" they just do it :) -
Classical music recommendations for newbie
Check out Medtner and Albinoni! And Augustin Barrios! -
Night Music Sounds Better - Why?
less lights. work is over. tired to think importent stuff. a little booze. why do you have to bring up the electricity and cables and such? i remember one time when we had a band rehearsal and couldn't get in touch with the "spirit". someone turned off the lights and something mystical... -
Moral Opera
And finally the MUSIC VIDEO! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyeztoE_hVc&annotation_id=annotation_355052&feature=iv We shot the city-action in one day. Raced against the sun, broke many laws, damaged a power generator and ruined some private property... all in the name of Art! ... -
the psychology of the musician as listener
but audio quality is just a small thing to listen...look: groove on 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5imPpWkZo8 kinky feelings - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rTvG2jVteA majestic piece for 6 strings...- miscreant
- Post #55
- Forum: Sound Science
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the psychology of the musician as listener
Quote: hehe. watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gpe5cAkIo0 and imagine that he talks about his penis:)- miscreant
- Post #14
- Forum: Sound Science
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the psychology of the musician as listener
Quote: For you people we might be stereotype. We don't care much Your theory goes for everybody who is listening to music. If the music is interesting enough there is not a second spent on a thought "oh the oboe sounds so beautiful". Well.. maybe if it sounds really exeptionally...- miscreant
- Post #5
- Forum: Sound Science
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Possibly the best tube headphone amplifier in the world....
i dont know anything about electronics but i play a little guitar and have tried a few amps. the best sound for clean was a homemade amp. very simple schematic from some old fender thing. i tried it for 10 minutes left dazzled, then tried it for a week i wondered hm, it costs 4 times less than...- miscreant
- Post #67
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Moral Opera
Hi! Since Nov 2009 we had rehearsals... in May 2010 we had the 1st concert.. and finally, today: http://www.myspace.com/moralopera we have something recorded:) Happy listening:) M. -
Is there evidence that more expensive = better?
Quote: Originally Posted by jax The concept of "better" is entirely subjective in this hobby, so the answer would vary for the individual regardless of which particular component of the chain you refer to. The concept of "much" is far more subjective in this hobby but... "better"...