hey guys. looks like a great meet. unfortunately something came up on friday night and i couldn't make it. too bad - lots of interesting new stuff. looking forward to more pics and impressions!

i've been asking myself the same question lately. i generally do the same as you, antihelix touching the driver. this sounds better to me. i don't find comfort to be much improved either way, they can both become irritating after a while (a long while, assuming the music is good enough edit...

Quote: Originally Posted by GainHead Maybe your hearing is imbalanced. unfortunately this might be the case. i had a similar experience, feeling there was a left bias to a varying to degree in all of the headphones i tried, in any set up. the problem turned out to be my ears. i'm...

not a bad idea

i'm in the market for an affordable laptop card, for both recording and listening to music. i thought i had decided on an audiophile usb, but then i went up to guitar center and saw the tascam us122. anyone heard this card and/or had a chance to compare it to the audiophile? i know they have...

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yea, i've learned my lesson about the surge protector. unfortunately i wasn't home when the storm hit and i didn't know it was coming, so there was little i could have done anyway. thanks for the input. now to email perreaux...

there was a pretty intense storm here last night. hail almost as big as your fist. one of my roommates nearly got struck by lightning. yea, it was fun i wasn't at home, but i didn't think twice, as everything was plugged into a surge protector. famous last words... i got home a few hours...

heads up to any flat padders who were at the meet: just noticed i ended up with two slightly different flat pads on my 225s. on one of them, the front half width is a bit harder than the back, while on the other, the front quarter width or so is hard, as is the back quarter, with the softer...

i've heard that the emu is superior, but can anyone describe the differences between the digital outs of these two cards in a bit more detail? sorry if this has been covered, i tried a few google searches and didn't come up with anything useful. thanks.

i have the 225s currently, and really enjoy them. when i first went back to them after getting etys, i thought they sounded like split pee soup due to the comparatively lackluster highs. i have since rediscovered the fun, exciting sound i had always loved before. however, i'd still love to have...

Quote: Originally Posted by taylor Well, the're are driver and reliability issues with the EMU, and I don't really want a sound card, since I usually use CDs through my NEC CD-ROM. Don't call me technologically inept, I just don't want to go through all the trouble of ripping every CD to...

i'm in the same boat after hirsch's meet. i was originally thinking about getting new cans, but after doing some more listening i've decided a new source would do me more good. i'm looking at things in the same price range. you might also consider the ack! dack, which is $525 i believe. it was...

interesting discussion. detail is something i value highly in a headphone. when i say detail, i'm thinking of it in the way servinginecuador and others have defined it: more audible information. i think people often confuse brightness with detail because short high-frequency sounds are often the...

awesome meet. this was an absolutely insane collection of gear! there was so much great stuff here, i totally overloaded my ears, but i just couldn't stand to take a break it was nice to see familiar faces and lots of new ones. all of the attendees again proved head-fi to be a fun, relaxed...

maybe this has already been covered at length in another thread, but i think it's worth mentioning the eq for etys as discussed here: http://www.linkwitzlab.com/reference_earphones.htm i've experienced a vast improvement after tweaking a software parametric eq according to what linkwitz...

Quote: Originally Posted by mkmelt If there is any interest, I can be persuaded to bring my Ampex reel to reel tape deck and some factory reel tapes. I have a wide range of factory reel tapes I can bring by 60s and 70s artists including: Beatles, Stones, Doors, Who, Hendrix, Tull, Dead...

hirschfest 2004: the sequel. sweeeet. this couldn't have come at a better time (or worse from the wallet's perspective)... count me in for sure. my gear is roughly the same as last time, with a few additions: hd600/oehlbach, sr225/flats, er4p/s, perreaux sxh1, iriver ihp140. i'm sure the ps1...

the high end is important to me. i could deal with something darker than the etys, but i definitely want something brighter than the hd600s. hmm. off to search for ms-pro/ra-1 posts...

Quote: Originally Posted by TonyTripleA I get to hear the Perreaux next week i'm very curious to hear your impressions of the ms-pros with the perreax. i was starting to think ra1, but perhaps the perreaux will treat them nicely as well...

k501s are an interesting suggestion, i hadn't considered them before. might be worth a try for that asking price. i don't think the cd3ks are what i'm looking for. didn't like the soundstage. i was considering a pair before i got the etys, though.... as for stax, the 404s do seem like a...

good post. i think we listen to music in a similar way. i had long suspected i was a detail/neutrality freak, but i didn't really know it until i got the etys a couple weeks ago. the separation, detail, and extension that you find so pleasing are exactly the characteristics that make me want to...

hi all, looking for a little advice on a future headphone purchase. until recently, i've been pretty happy with the music coming out of my hd600/oehlbach and sr225/flats played through an rme digi pad and perreaux sxh1. however, since i picked up the er4s, i've started to reevaluate what i want...

heh, fun topic... i was just thinking about this the other day while walking around campus (umd college park). i've seen 3 pairs of sr60s, one being my roommate. quite a few v6/7506 and other sonys, some koss. i always have to chuckle when i see people's ears clamped inside some massive phillips...

missed someone asking THE EXACT SAME QUESTION just above me. oops