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    CanJam London 2019 Impressions thread

    I couldn’t make it as had to be out of town precisely this weekend Hope all is going well Does anyone know if they will be putting on sale any gear post show? Keen to buy a new Dac/Amp for my office listening and any excuse is a great excuse...
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    ...and yet another broken ESW9 thread...

    Hi guys   apparently there are a lot of you with the same problem already - our beloved ATH-ESW9 is not that well built afterall. It seems that a lot of the ESW9 have been cracking on the headband, connecting to the cup. Now mine also did.. and I got mad! - I absolutely love these...
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    Noice cancelling - any help?

    I know... the thing is that just quite can adapt myself to canal phones... the sound inside my head makes me crazy!
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    Noice cancelling - any help?

    Hi guys, After devoting much love to my headphone collection, I definitely need a pair of noise cancelling. I find myself spending a huge portion of my time flying, and as much as I love them, both my ES7 or my ESW9 just are not enough... ... I read that, although in terms of SQ they...
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    MY Alessandro MS-1 Appreciation Thread

    Please, don't to that to yourself! don't go with the HD555 for hip hop!!! MS-1 not the perfect too, but are better... Quote: Originally Posted by Noobiiee I'm really interested in using these cans to listen to hip-hop, jazz, jazzy hip-hop (old-school), trip-hop, acoustic...
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    Official ATH-ES7 Thread

    Hi guys! Don't know if this has already been discussed previously, but can't really find nothing really, so here's the question - need to recable my ES7 - after 2years and 1 month of listening daily, the right drive cable finally got loose and don't deliver the signal anymore. So, any...
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    AKG 701's vs Grado 325i's

    Quote: Originally Posted by mythin I can attest to that, atleast on the grado side, the 325i's are fairly on the bright side, and you may think its too shrill but it is very clear. The mids are perfect, and the bass is only slightly lacking. Even still I love that Grado sound. When I...
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    Cheapest headphone you really love

    pretty fond of ATs too.. the ES7 work like a charm for portable! then, the HD580 @ less than 150 are a huge deal
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    Audio technica ES7 fake?

    Quote: Originally Posted by starscream why the hell do people make fakes? Doesn't the effort put in outweigh the profit of selling, especially if they are being sold as second hand Exactly! it's completely stupid! it's a pitty that there are people trying to make dirty money...
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    Audio technica ES7 fake?

    Quote: Originally Posted by tpc41 Probably real. The fake ones usually have a ribbed strain relief on the headphones. Here is a blurry pic of some fake ones. Yep! plus that pouch. The real one is totally different
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    Audio technica ES7 fake?

    it's not that easy to say so with this picture... no other pics available?
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    Please advise me on my first purchase

    Quote: Originally Posted by jonathanjong Good point on the ES7s. A bit more expensive than the D1001s, though. True! but they are excellent HP for the pricetag! and very good bass response! I recommend them all the time! (can't leave mine!)
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    Please advise me on my first purchase

    Quote: Originally Posted by compuryan my vote goes for the hd280. I don't think they're uncomfortable at all. Great phones. i couldnt disagree more... HD280 are great... ... only for isolation! in SQ, hated them! if isolation can be sacrificed, take a look at ES7 or ESW9...
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    Best headphones for "neutral" music?

    Quote: Originally Posted by arteom I have the D2000 and wouldn't have thought of them much as not being neutral, until I got the K701. They are highly colored. If you want to hear the sounds as they were recorded, without adding any spark, without adding much anything the Denons won't...
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