Hello, I came across this thread searching for HD800 mods, I have unmodded HD800 currently. Of course, I know about and was planning on the SDR mod at least. You mention here an alternative to the SDR mod materials... "So there was a balance to strike, and the 800S was the result. Very nice...

No one is really mentioning the limited distribution as part of the reason for the moderate purchase numbers. There are a lot of posts on Massdrop about not being able to buy it for the EU, etc.

Note that in the FR graphs with the direct comparison between the Elex and the Clear (second and third to last graphs at the start of the thread, one raw, one with compensation applied) the frequency range goes down to 10Hz, making the bass rolloff look much more severe than it would on a...

I have a question about soundstage for those who have heard this headphone and for this Focal line in general. The specific reviews here don't really go into it. I am not a 'soundstage width' junkie because ime wide soundstage usually means poorer left-right imaging. I passionately dislike '3...

This is an important note. The one graph that looks like the Elex bass drops off massively is a non-standard graph 'hidden' among the other ones. It's honestly a little sloppy to slip it in that way with the other graphs without a note...not everyone is going to look at it that closely.

Thanks...BJC looks like the best out of those. Does anyone else have any suggestions?

I am looking for quality, no-nonsense (no 'audiophile' snakeoil bs) reasonably priced balanced interconnects with Neutrik connectors, length 1.5-2m (5-6ft).I know about BJC, I've used their single-ended ICs before and have been pleased, so I am looking for alternatives in a similar price range...

OK, I had to bite for the $100 deal. I've been looking for full-sized closed cans on and off for the last few months just to round out my 'type of headphone' collection, but I'm picky and not a collector for the sake of it so I didn't just buy and try for the sake of it. The Fischer's were one...

I snagged an E345 16GB a few months ago on an Amazon sale for $70 and I have been fairly impressed. Not that I use it this way regularly but it sounds decent driving HF-2's, not that they are high impedance but they are full-sized cans, and it sounds great with 'flat' settings driving various...

Congrats winners.

This is really nice of you, WOW!   I've never heard a BA IEM so I'd be curious to hear the CK100  but anything for free is great! I am also curious about the out of production, at least under that name, Cyclone phones even though I took advantage of the recent discount on the...

I've posted in the fs forum to buy some used, bonus is he's including Sony hybrid tips too which by all accounts are great for many IEMs. I just hope they aren't *too* V-shaped as in mids that are missing relative to bass/treble versus just mids that are balanced with treble and some extra bass...

I've read over |joker|'s big review and I think perhaps I have similar tastes to his. The Hippo VB I think is too much of a 'bass phone' for me...when I say 'bassy' I mean just on the heavy side of neutral not an outright bass-heavy phone. I just want fullness rather than neutral/flat/rolled...

Oh gosh here we go, mi$$ion creep! (Just $20-30 more, then suddenly you're at $400! lol) The DBA-02 do sound very nice just from reading. I've never had a BA headphone though so I don't know what quirks that comes with and maybe they are getting a little FOTM hype. It seems the RE0 might have to...

TL;DR VERSION: Looking for an all around IEM to use unamped that won't break the bank, with decent isolation, balanced to slightly dark/bassy (but not bloated/boomy) sound but with non-rolled off highs. Good details but not something that constantly screams for attention (fatiguing.) This is...

No, I meant that instead of offering to fix the typo for the first production run Grado just decided to make a new run, obviously still with the typo. If they had fixed the typo for the new run I can only imagine the uproar! (It's gotten enough attention as it is ) - I've fixed the quote you...

Quote: Precisely. I saw this thread from the front page and was going to post exactly this. Putting other HF2 issues aside the core of the objection revolves around the flat out lies from Grado, but it's already been said. I will only add that it kind of amazes me that for some reason...

The defensive nature of the posts in this thread isn't surprising to me. I think people need to read the OP a few times and in more detail though because it's not the usual 'Why do you spend so much money on {X}' thread.

Does using the microSD slot decrease battery life in the Clip+? If so that would be reason enough to me to get a larger capacity, the battery life isn't stellar to start and while it would still go for the better part of a day you'd be looking at more frequent recharge cycles.

I feel like I got played hard by Grado, Head-Fi and to a very small extent Todd (not very much though, he was great with me trying other pads and returning them, he's realy just a middle man here but doesn't get off scot free because I'm pretty sure he's benefiting monetarily too.) Grado getting...

No, the third RCA-style output on the uDAC is a coaxial S/PDIF digital output (it converts USB-S/PDIF.)   The root of the problem here is getting the crossover network right. On a soundcard for example that has sub and speaker outputs, it has a configurable crossover so that you can send...

I thought this was already covered in another thread :) DIR9001 is technically superior and the chances of 'needing' 192kHz decoding are slim to none. You can find legal high res 24/96 downloads well enough, 24/192 not nearly as much. That's not to mention that most high res recordings (SACD and...

I want to know if anyone has the C-1 Master monoblocks. 250W of pure class A biased outputs is crazy and while I don't think Kingwa is lying it *is* a bit hard to believe that they aren't sliding bias with class A at moderate wattage and AB at high wattage. Judging by the dimensions those...

Quote: Do you even have any 24/96 files, let alone 24/192? ;) I've looked around at high res downloads and most are 24/96...really there's no need to go higher (some would aruge that above 16/44.1 isn't necessary either but at least 24/96 is the same as most mastering mixes before being...

Quote: You would have to eliminate a lot of headphones and gear on that basis...Grado, Sennheiser, Beyer, Lavry, Shure, Koss, many others too I'm sure... :D