It was a very pretty city, and quite a vibrant one as well.  However, considering that it is still being rebuilt after the earthquakes, perhaps it would be accurate to say that it is presently a very interesting city to visit.  The life is starting to come back to it, and the restaurant and cafe...

The DT660s punch well above their price point. I use ALAC and CD as my formats of choice, so I am not recommending cheap headphones that will sound terrible with a quality source. Have a read of what David Mahler says about them in the thread I gave the link for. If you can use open back give...

Do you want open or closed? If closed is ok then I can recommend the Beyerdynamic DT660 pro. They are highly regarded for classical music, see this thread: http://www.head-fi.org/t/559542/i-truly-believe-these-are-one-of-the-best-classical-music-headphones-ive-ever-heard They seem to meet all...

Well, I got the call from UPS, a couple of days after my K10s arrived in Auckland. The duty was less than I thought, only NZD$203.  Now the wait has just got even worse, knowing that they are so close.  The UPS site says delivery by end of business on Monday, but I may have to watch my front...

Nope, they built them for me and I am super excited with the result!  They are still in Chengdu last time I looked at the UPS tracking but it isn't that far from China to New Zealand.  Only that pesky Customs interruption  to go after that (NZ$350 odd, it looks like. Ouch).  I got the email...

Looking at the page it looks like it is new, rather than a mod, depends on how you interpret "ETHER is built around MrSpeakers designed single-ended planar driver."   Not completely sure on that though, it could be just a fantastic improvement on their present drivers.  I have to say that it...

Just on that last bit, can I just add to the general good feeling by saying that the service by Noble (Brannan and Sunny for me so far) is just first class.  I am a keen reader of this particular thread and have to say that I think that the engagement of the various Noble representatives is just...

  Just fantastically fascinating doom.

I tried both (yes, we only have two) and unfortunately it is a two hour drive to the next set of audiologists, which would make for some very expensive impressions. That is what I shall do.  Cheers.

Thanks heaps for the reassurance.  I have been asking around to see if anybody could comment on reputations, but it seems that nobody knows anything and I have had to just book and hope.

Oh, those are gorgeous.  PM sent.

I will answer my own question and just say that I am getting my impressions done through Bay Audiology here in Timaru next week (right before Superbowl!).  I will update how it goes.  What was interesting was having to explain to the two different audiologists what CIEMs are.  Doesn't really...

Can any NZers (or Aussies!) recommend a good audiologist in Christchurch, TImaru, or Dunedin at which to get ear impressions?   I pulled the trigger on a set of K10s during the Black Friday sale, but now I am nervous about getting a decent fit...

This. Please, do this!

 John Coltrane - Blue Train

Schematics for Gravity EP

x3 on the HD380.  It is a studio monitor, so the frequency response is very wide; these things do bass very well (read: sufficient and well controlled, not basshead territory, however), and once with a few hundred hours on they just rock.  

Blowin' The Blues Away - Horace Silver Quintet

I have had the the HD380s for about 3 years now, have used them pretty much every day and traveled with them a number of times (including a 4 week truck trip in Africa).  They still in very good condition so I can recommend them for their durability, although I do tend to look after my stuff, so...

  WilsonTKing - The Last of the Analogues

They look good.  How do you find them comfortwise compared to the original ones? Quote: