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    Fit it and forget it headphones

    For me, comfortableness contributes half the feat to "get lost in the music". I'm not so sure if there any crappy SQ cans which are super comfortable coz I would never consider such a thing, unless seeking for ear muffles. However if a superb sounding phone designed to torture, I'll never "get...
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    Fit it and forget it headphones

    With my limited experiences, DT-880 and Shure 1840 fit me quite well, which made me forgot their existence now & then. Senn HD600 & 650's clamping force is a bit too much for me. Grados are darn uncomfortable mostly due to their itchy pads.
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    Seeking recommendation for a desktop amp driving both hd600 and rs1

    Addicted to loudspeakers for quite sometime unfortunately now I need to turn back to cans (due to space & noise tolerance limitations, etc.) Lukily I still keep two pairs of phones I like - HD600 and RS1 (semi vintage B). I sold all my head amps, now driving both with headphone output of my...
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    Pictures Of Your Portable Rig (part XV)

        Stride + RC SE530, which is changed to 9Wave when no need for a seal
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    Dac/Portable Amp for Sr125i

    I got a ADL Stride recently, which drives my RS1 really good, in my opinion, on par or even better than RA1 (in memory). Not sure about SR125 but it won't be bad. However the Stride is not made for sensitive IEMs. On my SE530, the hiss at quieter background and gaps is almost unbearable. So if...
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    Aussie & NZ Head-Fiers Corner

    Check in. How did I only find this thread today?!   A question for Gwarmi, notice you keep both V200 and plenty of Grados. Does v200 drive Grados well, esp. RS1 and 325i? I just got rid off my RA1 and not entirely satisfied with direct driven by HP-A7 phone jacks. Start accumulating...
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    "Folk Rock"

    Thanks for recommending Paul, I'll check other Denver gothic country bands. I doubt if 16HP ever came to Down Under. I have both of their live DVDs but live is definitely much better. I'm also quite into some US "Freak Folk" stuff - Big Blood from Maine, Spires That in the Sunset Rise from...
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    "Folk Rock"

    I love 16 Horsepower a lot, which later evolved into Woven Hand, still classified as Folk Rock but more on experimental side. David Eugene Edwards is a genius.
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    ONKYO DAC 1000 32/192 USB asynchronous

    Dig up this old thread. Before I decided to invest on HP-A7, I compared these few interesting Japanese USB DACs on this page: http://alturl.com/oruht Price wise they are all on par. DAC-1000's advantage is more input options, but lacks of amp section and phone jack. What prompt my decision...
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    Comparing 5 good DAC/AMPS ..... and one EASY winner ...

    Thanks for this write-up, I'll definitely compare the two. BTW, the tests you did were comparing the DAC+amp combo holistically. Any tests via analog-in for Amp session only? I know Headstreamer doesn't have analog in. Also, besides Vsonic GR07, any chance you tried Shure or Westone universal...
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    Comparing 5 good DAC/AMPS ..... and one EASY winner ...

    This is interesting indeed. Judging from money alone Pico would be a clear winner, so that's what I've been considering for, in fearing Headstreamer stuff won't perform decently. Also, did you get a chance to compare your new ADL Curise with the gang? Just out of curiosity. Form factor or size...
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    Fostex HP-A8 DAC/Amp and other Fostex gear

    Nothing new? Amazon JP starts selling it and a Japanese customer gave it a high praise http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0078BEYJ2/ref=asc_df_B0078BEYJ2555032/. Unfortunately you need to do Google translation and read broken English.
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    Favourite Live albums.... (:

    Dead Can Dance - Toward The Within Dire Straits - Alchemy 16 Horsepower - Live March 2001
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    Last.fm Registry

    http://www.last.fm/user/hugehair checked, I have very low compatiability with most folks here. I mostly listen to experimental electro, freak folk, rythmic noise, dark and free jazz stuff, which suppose to be "lo-fi"
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    Furutech Cruise ..... First impressions and observations ...

    Looking forward to a more comprehensive review from Downsize. I've been seriously considering between the Cruise and Stride these days. Their flexibility, performance and mobility based on so far very limited reviews are what I exactly need. If the only difference is exterior, I'd eventually...
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    Scandinavian Folk

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beginners-Guide-Scandinavia-Various-Artists/dp/B004VLZUEA This is a great crashing course for Scandinavia music, nice priced too.
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    Scandinavian Jazz appreciation thread, post them all here

    Playing Lars Danielsson's latest "Liberetto" now in the background. This is so nice! Thanks for recommending GadoGado! Now I'm more into Nordic Jazz than Continental Euro Jazz, very tasty.
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    Grado Fan Club!

    Quote: roughly once in a fortnight... buy good conditioned 2nd-hand, save the burn-in time they would last for decades if well taken good care of  
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    Getting the most out of my Grados (For not too much)

    Lucky you! Nobody even buy me an iGrado. Lots of such threads in the forum. Search for "best amp for rs1", you would be immediately swamped.   Since you listen out directly from laptop or ipod, a dac/amp combo would do better job than amp alone.
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    Australian Headphone Retailers and Reputations [LISTING]

    Len Wallis in Lane Cove is not specialised on head-fi but they do have high end Senns and Stax, a couple head amps as well.   Eastwood Hifi is a nice shop for source and loudspeakers. In my memory they've only ever sold 2 models of head/earphones, both Yamaha.   Castle Hill Hifi has...
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    Scandinavian Folk

    Sweet! I was not able to list all I've been listened. Definitely love Sorten Muld, Ölof Arnalds & so. And yeah, Nordic folk singing in Scandinavian languages should be in majority there, and heard Finland is the country who saves most of its traditional cultural, which is of a bit of rarity in...
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    Cans for Rythmic Noise???

    Tried 595 driven by a dac zero 09 phone jack at friend's place - sounded fuzzy, muddy and unbreakable when playing my fav Converter album, could be amp issue though. I don't know Denons are on the bright side, not from I read so far in the forum though.
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    Cans for Rythmic Noise???

    Yeah, going to try Denons when get chance. 701 doesn't fit, I tried, AKG sound signature is not for RN, Senns neither, sounds muddled. thanks!
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    Cans for Rythmic Noise???

    Anyone into bands such as Empusae, Converter, Winterkalte, Hysteresis, 5F-X, Suicide Inside here? I found these are the most exciting music play out loud from speakers. However with headphones, they are just too much! With Grados I simply cannot tolerant rythmic noise for more than an hour. I...
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    Scandinavian Folk

    There have been threads talking about Scandinavian Jazz, which I've been immensely enjoy. However what obsess me most these days is Scandinavian Folk. Many of Scandinavian folk musicians are singing in English, not sure if the intention is to capture fans around the globe. They definitely...
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