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  1. M Rael

    Weight of HP2's causes strange sensation

    It was only temporary, but I decided to listen to music with the HP2's while banging on the speed bag (that thing boxers train with) and I was really getting into it and had a good workout. The next morning I woke up and my sense of balance was experiencing technical difficulties.. I'd get...
  2. M Rael

    Exporting files from MD to computer??

    Hi. I just got a Sony N707 MD player and it comes with their computer software (net MD, open MG) allowing for manipulating files. Anyway it seems that you cannot move something off the MD onto the computer harddrive unless it was recorded on a computer (!) ..the track contents show up on my...
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    Thunderstorm (binaural) over headphones

    In the very near future I'm going to see if I can offer a sound sample I recorded yesterday for download. I recorded a small thunderstorm using binaural mics, and it includes some very nice wind and rain effects too. The limiting factor in realism were the microphones themselves.. they distorted...
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    Grado flat pad differences?

    I dont see any, do you? Sorry to torment you like that.
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    'New Look' Grado RS1's

    Smitten as I am with my RS1's and what they do for rock music, and since I have a second pair to keep stock, I decided to play with and personalize the pair I use for home listening. Fans of the RS1 will instantly see what I have changed. But know that this is a potentially dangerous mod to...
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    Headphone packaging from the days of yore

    My girlfriend needs to study on the computer at night and so uses headphones so she doesnt bother me while studying to become a CPA. Out of the deepest darkest spot in her closet she pulled out the box above, saved since her college days, and inside were some Sennheiser 414's in all their...
  7. M Rael

    I'm glad theres a Head-fi

    I've turned the TV off for the night! I cant afford any more tears right now. I felt better yesterday when I was comforted by the rude awakening we have in store for that megalomaniac in Iraq. ................ Did someone say that life was too short for bad headphones?? I agree more than...
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    Illustrated RS1 case and construction differences

    Because of a bizarre turn of events I wound up with two pairs of Grado RS1's; both in their original cases. I thought I'd post the differences between them, and there are differences, most of them small, but it might help you date a pair. Starting with the case, it is not made of mahogany; I...
  9. M Rael

    HP2/RS1 enclosure size comparison (pic)

    The picture shows the enclosures with the screen sides facing each other. The RS1 has a slightly larger diameter but the biggest difference is the depth of the enclosure behind each driver. The RS1 clearly has more volume. The HP1000 Series has an industrial feel and machine-shop...
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    Audiogon dispute process in action

    I havent know about audiogon for ages and ages. But sometimes, you know, I'll eat my morning cereal while checking out all the gear (hey its better than reading about a train de-railment in the midwest or about massive flooding in China.) Anyway a few weeks ago I contacted and contracted a...
  11. M Rael

    What about an audio-technica Featured Review???

    What is it going to take to have a review of one of the audio-technica models placed into the Featured Review section? Since the guys that bought them are really digging them, I'm wondering what the process is behind decisions like that. Is it like, a political thing? It cant be based on...
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    Chronology of Confusion: 500+ posts

    Post 1: moved by moderators (apparently headphone questions do not belong in the For Sale forum.) Post 4: my first insulting reply to someone! I'll always cherish it. Post 23: first learned that headphone amps exist, but hadnt heard one yet. Post 180: learning more about headphone amps...
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    StonePhones?

    In the early 90's I wanted to use a name for a product idea I had, but initially the people who search federally registered names said it was being used by a headphone manufacturer. I dont suppose any of you have ever heard of the name StonePhones used with a headphone, have you? I havent. In...
  14. M Rael

    Headphone Central

    Its because I think this is such a cool hobby that I post pictures.. thats the only reason. I hope my little hole in the wall listening area might inspire someone to have just as much fun with this as I do:
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    Soo much fun with the HP1000

    I had such a gas driving around today with my HP1000s (HP1000's) ..my HP1000, that I had to change my avatar.
  16. M Rael

    Dhwilkin seeing brown today??

    If I'm not mistaken, dhwilkin should be getting a special visit from the men in brown today. Is that true DH?
  17. M Rael

    Can any of you burn CD's off casette? Help!

    I made a recording of a concert at the Whiskey a Go-Go in Hollywood, in 1981, on a casette tape and its been sitting here unplayed for decades (I dont have a casette source any more.) Anyway I am dying to have it on CD, and would pay for it if any of you have the means to do that. Yes? No...
  18. M Rael

    W2002+Wheatfield+Static

    I went from having no amp to having 3 amps! I've been listening to the HeadRoom Little More Power, the Little More Power Premium, and the Wheatfield HA1- with a HeadRoom Static providing the crossfeed. The first few minutes with the Wheatfield/Static combination, after having spent a few days...
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    ATH-W2002 message from Vincent Chan

    Vincent Chan of audio-technica Singapore asked me to inform you that he is no longer able to supply ATH-W2002's. There are no more available on his end. He is still happy to take inquiries on the W100, as those are a current model still in production. He asked me to thank all of you for your...
  20. M Rael

    Life with amp

    If you want crossfeed facts, go to Headwize
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    Yet another W2002 owner

    Not everybody who tries the W2002 is like me and makes a big stink about it. Some prefer to keep their business to themselves, and thats fine. One such person sent me a pm, and I wanted to welcome #0623 to the list. Hope you enjoy their sound as much as you are their looks!
  22. M Rael

    W2002 low frequency response

    This is very unscientific, but using an equalizer along with its bypass function I noticed a few things using the Stereophile Test CD-- the low frequency test tones tracks. First I played the 61Hz tone, bypassing EQ functions, and centered the controls so the reading gave me a '0' (neither cut...
  23. M Rael

    Shock therapy: electrostatic experiences

    As part of a story too long to repeat, I recently heard and became an owner of electrostatic headphones for the first time. This model is very old (1975), but the North American distributor for Stax claims it gives the newer Stax models a run for their money. In fact he said he's tried to get...
  24. M Rael

    Headphone plug in 'Almost Famous'

    From the movie Almost Famous, the famous rock critic character Lester Bangs says: "Music, not just rock and roll-- it chooses you. It lives in your car, or alone, listening to your headphones, over the vast scenic bridges and angelic choirs, inside your brain. Its a place apart, from the vast...
  25. M Rael

    When I woke up I didnt expect to own 2 more headphones..

    Well I just got off the telephone-machine, and it turns out I just talked myself into owning two more pairs of headphones. I'm now the proud owner of the Grado HP1000, and the Stax SR-X electrostatic. Its funny the way headphones keep coming to me to be bought.. why do headphones keep coming...
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