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AadornoWest reacted to number1sixerfan's post in the thread Raal Ribbon Headphones - SRH1A with Like.You aren't crazy. The higher you move up in this hobby, the smaller the actual improvements are and the more preferences and flavor...
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AI think the HSA-1b is a big improvement over the Jotr but if it wasnt for the fact that the 1B doubles as a fine amp for planars and it...
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AadornoWest replied to the thread Raal Ribbon Headphones - SRH1A.I agree. My point wasn't that he disliked it--obviously quite the opposite--but that the improvements he reports vs the Jot R are (as I...
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AadornoWest replied to the thread Raal Ribbon Headphones - SRH1A.I am curious too what other amps people prefer. I tried the HSA-1b, but found the differences rather subtle, and not worth (for me) the...
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AadornoWest replied to the thread Raal Ribbon Headphones - SRH1A.Looks like Schiit is no longer making Jot R's... They have them on closeout ($300). I guess the TI killed the market for Jot R's...
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AAbout 20 years ago I realized, the better your system, the smaller your music collection becomes. By that, I mean the better the...
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AI've personally been handling this via having multiple pre/amp setups to swing between "high accuracy" and "sweet (or mushy) goodness"...
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AAs the inestimable J. Gordon Holt of Stereophile posited: The better the recording the worse the performance. So we are left with many...
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AI think your thinking about this the wrong way. People want the recordings they love to sound good. I would for example like Bat out of...
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AI am fine with that desire, all I am saying is if you want a HP that will not brutally expose all the warts in so many recordings then...
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AadornoWest reacted to number1sixerfan's post in the thread Raal Ribbon Headphones - SRH1A with Like.It's ok to admit that nobody wants to hear (drastic) breathing in music lol. But it's more about the actual artist/singer and their...
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AadornoWest replied to the thread Raal Ribbon Headphones - SRH1A.Is it? I am not sure after reading the forum comments! I will listen to their breathing and enjoy it! I just loved the way he sharply...
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AadornoWest replied to the thread Raal Ribbon Headphones - SRH1A.Thanks for the suggestions Catharus. I love all sorts of things about the SR1a, including their resolution--except on those recordings...
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AI’m glad you are finding some recordings that you enjoy with your RaalRequisite setup. Most people in this corner of the interwebs are...
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AadornoWest replied to the thread Raal Ribbon Headphones - SRH1A.I get that. In general, I find it much less distracting in vocal than solo instrumental. I also consider it somewhat artificial. I mean...