Recent content by ajkda
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Is there scientific evidence that "Pink Noise"-Burn-In changes the sound?
Quote: I do not label everyone with golden ears or self-proclaimed golden ears as having cognitive dissonance but trying to provide an explanation for so many burn-in, break-in phenomena. This burn-in phenomena appears even in BA IEMs where manufacturers themselves have stated that...- ajkda
- Post #190
- Forum: Sound Science
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Is there scientific evidence that "Pink Noise"-Burn-In changes the sound?
Quote: Burn-in can simply be a form of psychological cognitive dissonance, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance. Cognitive dissonance basically explaines people having buyer's remorse and grow to become biased to think that their buying decision is the right one. ...- ajkda
- Post #179
- Forum: Sound Science
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Is there scientific evidence that "Pink Noise"-Burn-In changes the sound?
Quote: Hertz (Hz) is a measure of frequency. A high frequency relates to high pitch while a low frequency of say 50Hz is a low and thumping sound which correlates to bass. Your arguement here saying bass changing after burn-in without a change in frequency is fundementally flawed...- ajkda
- Post #178
- Forum: Sound Science
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IE8 sounds worse than stock marshmallows.
I can speak for ie8s lack of detail. I've audtioned them in my local store,(these are long time auditioned pairs(sufficeiently burned in)) , compared them against um3x in the same store the lack of details was huge. I am a noob and my detail test is very simple =p, michael jackson's billie...- ajkda
- Post #15
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Replacing my UM-1's
if you need further help i can take pics too but its fairly simple.- ajkda
- Post #7
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Replacing my UM-1's
if you need further help i can take pics too but its fairly simple.- ajkda
- Post #8
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Replacing my UM-1's
the sillicon sleeves from shure do NOT fit WESTONES UM SERIES. However you can pull the core from complys and insert this into the silicone after this, it fits. This is what i do for my Um2s. Hope this helped.- ajkda
- Post #6
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Assistance - Portable, no budget, driven by an iPhone 4. Click here to find out more
Quote: I don't think grado sr60s are good at either noise isolation or cancelling. Senn hd25s will be a better bet at containing the noise whilst providing good portable sound. Best bet is to read the multiple portable headphones review in the forums and giving those that match...- ajkda
- Post #6
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Westone 3 vs Shure 535
me recommends something like the ck10 =), because se535/530 have been reviewed as having rolled off highs- ajkda
- Post #9
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Which one are you?
To those that said they listen to all sorts or several genres, and claim that the analysis is flawed... Everyone has multiple personalities that adhere to different contexts and moods, say you're in a party full of strangers > you will be more shy, compared to a family party. I... -
Replacing my beloved Etymotic ER4Ps - help!
hmm i would not recommend the ck10s, i heard the before and do not think they are that great... to me they seemed to be over hyped here imo- ajkda
- Post #11
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Dropping IEMs. Any risks of damages?
Quote: Spider silk, also known as gossamer, is a protein fiber spun by spiders. Spiders use their silk to make webs or other structures, which function as nets to catch other animals, or as nests or cocoons for protection for their offspring. Spider silk is a remarkably strong...- ajkda
- Post #6
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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IE8 Imbalance Solved. A bit dirty...
this is disgusting...- ajkda
- Post #16
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Westone UM2 impressions
i prefered um2s over tft10 and ck10, it just sounded more natural to me. ck10 sounds thin and boring compared to it imo- ajkda
- Post #20
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors