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    The Grado HF2--It's For Real

    Quote: Originally Posted by spinneresque Please, tell me John Grado can't create something amazing for $300 or less. It's called the SR series. And the Alessandro MS-1.
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    The Grado HF2--It's For Real

    Sheesh. Grado targets a product specifically for a particular enthusiast community, and devotes a portion of the proceeds to that community, and you're disappointed? I could see being disappointed that the HF2s are outside of your price range -- they're certainly outside of mine at the...
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    DT770 Pro - Should I send back my SR80s?

    Before I lost them in a move, I had a pair of DT770/80s and Alessandro MS-1s, and they made a perfect complement to one another. The Beyers were excellent for movies and gaming, with solid isolation, deep bass, and an impressive soundstage. Positionals were nearly as good as using a 5.1...
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    Beyerdynamic Seal

    I don't have the seal problem, but I find the DT770 just sounds better when worn slightly forward on the head. I wear them with the rear of my ears almost touching the pads.
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    Xiang sheng 708b pre amp-valve?

    Let us know how it goes!
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    Xiang sheng 708b pre amp-valve?

    I can vouch for the Russian 6N3P-EB as a driver tube. The only output tubes I've used (other than the godawful stock tubes) are NOS Russian 6N23P-EBs. I was disappointed by the 708B when it first arrived as well. Lots of background noise, no bite at all. I figured I'd try some new tubes...
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    $1000 For a Surround Speaker setup

    I'm in almost exactly the same boat as the OP, so maybe we can help each other out. My sister is looking for a music/movies setup, with emphasis on music, wants to keep it relatively small because she still lives in Manhattan, is fine with a 2.1 setup but wouldn't oppose the ability to add...
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    Stuck in house with 1950s wiring...

    Will a UPS do any good without a ground? I know (or at least think I do...) that surge suppressors work by feeding excess current through to ground, so they just don't do any good without a functional ground.
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    Stuck in house with 1950s wiring...

    Quote: Originally Posted by bigshot The center screw on the faceplate of the power socket may be grounded. You could run a wire from that screw to your equipment if you're having a ground loop problem. I thought that might be the case, but the wiring in this place is older than...
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    Stuck in house with 1950s wiring...

    Like it says, I've just moved into a duplex with some ancient wiring. No ground except in the kitchen and bathroom (i.e. where the landlord was required by law to upgrade), and the lights dim every time my neighbor's laundry machine kicks on. Not great for audio. I'm not paying to run a...
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    Calling Texas Head-Fiers!

    Thanks for the recommendations. Steaks sound like a good bet. Now to figure out where the heck I am.... Nothing but creepily empty skyscrapers in the neighborhood around the Fairmont.
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    Calling Texas Head-Fiers!

    So my wife's firm has its annual Christmas party in Dallas this weekend, and the companion fare was cheap, so we figured we'd make a long weekend out of it. I just now realized that I have no idea what to do in Dallas. Any ideas? The only specific question I've got is about restaurants...
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    Sub-$300 Upgradeitis Cure? Help!

    Lack of an amp will kill most of those options. At least from what I've heard, the Denons are a pretty good bet unamped.
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    Denon D2000 a good all-rounder?

    Oh, don't worry about me, that was just the jealousy talking.
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    Denon D2000 a good all-rounder?

    Quote: Originally Posted by IPodPJ D5000 + Opera + Juli@ + Good source file = Bliss I'm sensing a Mastercard commercial coming on. person.
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    bought 4 dollar iems at salvation army

    Salvation Army, eh? May I make a suggestion?
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    sennheiser or beyerdynamic:which company do you feel makes better headphones?

    Well, OK, but other than service and warranty most of the things you mentioned are pretty model-specific, so it would be tough to argue them back and forth. Is the build quality on the CX300 better than the DT250?Maybe if the OP gave us a family (e.g. circumaural) and a rough price range and we...
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    drum-n-BASS headphones=DJ headphones?!

    P.s. I forgot to mention that the DT770/80, which I had for years until I destroyed them with my car, are abso-friggin-lutely stunning for basshead purposes.
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    drum-n-BASS headphones=DJ headphones?!

    Quote: Originally Posted by b0dhi I'd get the older 770 Pro/250 ohm and buy a good value amp for the other half of the money. The DT-XXX really need an amp, plus I think the older 770 sounds better. I can't speak for the new DT770, but the older 80ohm version is almost uniformly...
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    Denon D2000 a good all-rounder?

    Dammit, you're convincing me. How's the isolation on the D2000? And does anybody know how they'd do in games? How 'bout with a tube amp? Good lord, I can't wait to take the bar exam and be able to actually buy cans for a demo instead of "head-fi-demo-ing" them like this....
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    Denon D2000 a good all-rounder?

    I'm looking for a pair of semi-reasonably priced cans for classical, vocal, a bit of rock, and a bit of FPS gaming. They will be replacing my dearly departed DT770s and MS1s. From what I've read the D2000 is a very good overall can. Input? Man, I'm like a woman in Macy's here -- overwhelmed...
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    Which will be better choice for gaming?

    True. The most common responses here are DT770 and ATH-A900, but those are mid-fi options that can handle music as well. You really are better off looking on Hardforum.
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    Making time for computer/console games

    Well, why exactly don't you finish the games? Boredom or some other complicating factor? I used to spend a fair amount of time with computer games right through college, but then I went to law school and got married. Now I get home and find that my wife, for reason I cannot fathom, considers...
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    Help me rebuild!

    Quote: Originally Posted by Deiz Perhaps he's a masochistic one-headphone-in, one-headphone-out kind of guy, yet he couldn't bear selling them, so he ran them over with the moving truck? Maybe subconsciously. My cans were the most important thing in a ridiculously overstuffed...
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    Help me rebuild!

    I managed to destroy both of my decent cans, DT770/80s and MS-1s, while moving cross-country a few weeks back. I've been wandering in the headphile wastes ever since, making do with some godawful Sony earclips and some slightly better Koss BKH3s, both of which were originally intended only for...
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