Recent content by samurai1200
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Review by 'samurai1200' on item 'OPPO PM-1'
While generally I can't afford the $1000+ caliber of headphone, I have been lucky enough to demo the Oppo PM-1 and Audeze LCD-3 for the past week at work. That might not be a fair comparison considering the price difference, but it is what it is. Equipment: Laptop, Vivid Tech V1 Music...- samurai1200
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Interest Thread LA meet 2013 2 Day meet . "International Headphone Extravaganza" First Annual
In. Got some low-midrange stuff I could bring, namely Senn HD555, Grado SR-225i, and AKG Q701.- samurai1200
- Post #106
- Forum: Local / Regional Head-Fi Meets, Parties, Get-Togethers
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What's the low down on Binaural Beats?
One thing you gotta know about binaural beats: it's all about the power of suggestion. /thread- samurai1200
- Post #29
- Forum: Sound Science
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HD-555 + Vivid V1 dac/amp = awful. Am I nuts???
awesome -- just the info i needed. thanks a ton, Antony.- samurai1200
- Post #4
- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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HD-555 + Vivid V1 dac/amp = awful. Am I nuts???
Bump. Too lazy to read the above? Short version: The V1 killed my soundstage, compared to my laptop (asus a8js) headphone out. What gives?- samurai1200
- Post #2
- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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HD-555 + Vivid V1 dac/amp = awful. Am I nuts???
Hey everyone. I've been beginning to move into the headphone side of the audiophile scene (as i've only really done things with speakers). So I bought the Vivid Technologies V1 DAC/amp a couple weeks ago, reading that it'd help out my Sennheiser HD-555's a bit (not an impressive setup by...- samurai1200
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- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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Portable headphone amp with 2 individually controlled inputs?
I have tried looking for the same thing a few years back, to no avail. The closest thing I found (and used, it was pretty handy) was called the Doublet headphone amplifier. It came as a kit and had 2 separate volume pots on the output, but only 1 input (source sharing for two people). The...- samurai1200
- Post #5
- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps