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  1. franconero

    Is my"vintage" HRT Microstreamer still worth using?

    After drifting away from the hobby for about 5 years, I want to set up a modest but good headphone setup with amp, DAC, and headphones. I bought the new Grado Hemp headphone and want to try it out with an HRT microstreamer that I bought all the way back in 2014. I used the microstreamer as a...
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    Why not use a Dragonfly Cobalt as desktop amp/dac?

    Thanks for getting back. I'm getting back into this after a few years and I've just got a Grado Hemp headphone. I understand that the Grado is pretty easy to drive, so I thought something like the cobalt might offer enough power. If I'd get a much fuller experience with a more robust amp I'd...
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    Why not use a Dragonfly Cobalt as desktop amp/dac?

    Hi, I'm looking for a simple amp/dac solution for use with an iMac. I'd rather not add a desktop amp and dac to my desk. Outside of the obvious flexibility of inputs on desktop units, is there a reason not to use a portable like the cobalt if the amp and dac sound qualities are within the same...
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    Does anyone use mog?

    I have loved MOG and am sick about its demise. I'm going through a moment where I'm trying all of them - Beats, Spotify, Google All Access, and rdio. What I've learned is that I just hate using Spotify and Beats and that I really love using rdio and feel like it reminds me a lot of MOG.   It...
  5. franconero

    Sennheiser HD650 price drop?

    I bought from Amazon at $429. I know about Dakmart, but I would rather pay more for something like this and get a brand new HD650.
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    Sennheiser HD650 price drop?

    I'm sure you're right - I'm buying this morning. I almost bought the HD650 about 2 years ago but I balked at the then "high" (ahem) price of $339 and went with HD598 instead. While I've enjoyed the HD598, I've regretted not pulling the trigger the first time.   A $70 price change to &429...
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    Sennheiser HD650 price drop?

    I've been following the prices of HD650 on Amazon and it hasn't really moved from $499 for a while. This morning I look and the price is now $429. Seems like the time to buy, but I wonder if it might signal something else - a new model perhaps?
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    AKG K550: An upgrade over Sennheiser HD598 for Classical?

    thanks for responding. I suspected that the K550 might not be a clear improvement over the HD598 given they are sort of similarly priced. As the HD598 is the first quality headphone I've owned, I guess I am intrigued by the idea that headphones have different sound signatures and that some seem...
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    AKG K550: An upgrade over Sennheiser HD598 for Classical?

    I've loved my HD598's so I suppose it's merely boredom and or the attractiveness of the AKG K550's that has me thinking I might like to buy the K550's. I have also in the last year or so found myself listening almost exclusively to Classical music. My tastes are pretty broad in Classical, I...
  10. franconero

    Brief Odac impressions

    Just got the Audio Poutine ODAC and am using it with Schiit Asgard and like what I'm hearing. I am having a sort of issue that I hope someone can help me out with - when I use BitPerfect with iTunes I'm getting a constant clipping sound that goes away the moment I turn BitPerfect off. Can (or...
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    E10, new USB DAC ( updated with photos of real E10 )

    Thanks, but I wonder if you, or anyone else, can comment on relative quality. I've got the D3 hooked up optically - is that better, worse, or simply different than USB? Thanks again.
  12. franconero

    E10, new USB DAC ( updated with photos of real E10 )

    I've got a D3 and like it, but I've got a couple questions:   1. Is E7 or E10 a better dac than D3?   2. Can E7 or E10 be used as dac only? (I've got a Schiit Asgard)
  13. franconero

    Anybody Like Fostex T50RP Stock, As-is?

    Do you think a Schiit Asgard will drive them properly?
  14. franconero

    Anybody Like Fostex T50RP Stock, As-is?

    Appreciate the responses. I'm going to give them a shot without modding, but who knows - if there are mods that even a complete klutz like me could make, maybe I'd give it a shot. 
  15. franconero

    Anybody Like Fostex T50RP Stock, As-is?

    There's tons of talk re the Fostex T50RP around, but most of it seems to center around the various ways to mod them. I'm really not interested in modding, but reviews like the one at Headphonia makes me want to try it.   Is modding essential with these, or are there people out there who...
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    Just listened to some Fostex T50RPs today... WOW!

    Just came across the headphonia review of this headphone, but I see that a lot of talk here is about modding. Does anyone listen these stock, as-is?
  17. franconero

    The PANASONIC RP-HTF600-S headphones. More fun than the HD650?

    Thanks for the review - I ordered mine tonight. I've got a couple of Panasonic Plasmas that I love, so it wouldn't surprise me at all that they produce a decent headphone.    Have you used them with an amp?
  18. franconero

    If you like the HD598, you'll also like the _________.

    Malveaux - I think your right re the reviews of the HE-300 and it's apparent affinity with some of the things I like about the HD598. That said, and not to hijack my own thread, but is it not weird that Hifiman's new model, upon release, has issues with the ear pads and the cable seems from...
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    If you like the HD598, you'll also like the _________.

    Malveaux - this is what makes this all sort of difficult right (at least for me)? As so many others, like yourself, are able to pretty precisely describe the characteristics of headphones and differences between them, it seem easier for someone less articulate (like me), to say "I like X...
  20. franconero

    If you like the HD598, you'll also like the _________.

    Thanks for responding. You know, as with wine, I haven't yet developed the vocabulary to describe, precisely, what it is that I like about sound. I can easier say what I don't think I want: I don't think I need a lot more bass than the HD598 offers. I do like the idea of soundstage and I can see...
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    If you like the HD598, you'll also like the _________.

    Pretty self explanatory, but just to be clear: I love my HD598, but I'm not done buying headphones if you know what I mean. I've come close to pulling the trigger on the HE-300, but I'm sort of bugged by the cable and the whole ear pad thing. I know that I could just move on up the Sennheiser...
  22. franconero

    HiFiMan HE-300 Coming Soon!

    I'd pretty much decided to go with the HE-300 over an HD650 and have been waiting for the ear pads to be replaced, but the more I think about it this whole cable thing might be a deal breaker for me. I am a semi newb, but I do understand that many people re-cable their headphones. I just can't...
  23. franconero

    HiFiMan HE-300 Coming Soon!

        Quote: Thanks.
  24. franconero

    HiFiMan HE-300 Coming Soon!

    Austin - Just to be clear, is that new cable a replacement for your defective one, or is this the cable that now comes shipped with HE-300?
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