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STAX SR-009 < Blue Hawaii Special Edition by Flux Lab Acoustic (Psvane 6CA7 TII) < My Audio Design Diamond Signature Silver Series XLR 5N pure silver interconnects < Esoteric K-03x < SACDs/CDs
Sennheiser HD800 < Cardas Clear Gold dual XLR cable < Woo audio WA22 (Tung sol 7236 + EML 5U4G + Sophia Electric 6SN7 Grade A + Hi-fi Tuning Supreme Fuse) < My Audio Design Diamond Signature Silver Series XLR 5N pure silver interconnects < Esoteric K-03x (< Wireworld Silver Starlight USB cable < fanless-Macbook on Windows)
Audeze LCD3 Fazor < ALO Audio Ref.16 XLR cable < Violectric V281 < Ifi iPurifier < Prolink USB cable with EMI suppressors < Ifi iUSB 2.0 power supplier < Ifi Gemini Twin Head USB cable < Desktop PC
Fostex TH900 < Luxman P-1u < My Audio Design Diamond Signature Silver Series RCA 5N pure silver interconnects < Esoteric K-03x
Sony Z1R < Sony/Kimber-Kable Z7 3.5mm < Sony PHA-2 < Sony ZX1
Sony Ex1000 < Sony PHA-1 < iPhone
Apple AirPods Pro / Nothing Ear 2 < Oneplus 9 Pro
Sennheiser HD800 < Cardas Clear Gold dual XLR cable < Woo audio WA22 (Tung sol 7236 + EML 5U4G + Sophia Electric 6SN7 Grade A + Hi-fi Tuning Supreme Fuse) < My Audio Design Diamond Signature Silver Series XLR 5N pure silver interconnects < Esoteric K-03x (< Wireworld Silver Starlight USB cable < fanless-Macbook on Windows)
Audeze LCD3 Fazor < ALO Audio Ref.16 XLR cable < Violectric V281 < Ifi iPurifier < Prolink USB cable with EMI suppressors < Ifi iUSB 2.0 power supplier < Ifi Gemini Twin Head USB cable < Desktop PC
Fostex TH900 < Luxman P-1u < My Audio Design Diamond Signature Silver Series RCA 5N pure silver interconnects < Esoteric K-03x
Sony Z1R < Sony/Kimber-Kable Z7 3.5mm < Sony PHA-2 < Sony ZX1
Sony Ex1000 < Sony PHA-1 < iPhone
Apple AirPods Pro / Nothing Ear 2 < Oneplus 9 Pro
- Interests
- *Music (... pls)
Traveling
*Soccer
*Basketball
Ping Pong
Performance Cars
*Foody
Films
- Headphone Inventory
- (rank of preference, 2016)
-------------------------- Tier 1- End Gamers -------------------------
*$1- Stax 009 {All-Rounder, can be a bit too crispy / sharp sometimes being picky}
-------------------------- Tier 2 - High End -----------------------------
2- Audeze LCD3 Fazor with ALO ref.16 cable
$3- Audeze LCD3 [Sold, regretted decision] Very classical, rich, relaxing, slow & immersive sounding] {End-Gamer for Jazz music}
$4- Sennheiser HD800 #18xxx [Sold, sounded more relaxing & open (better?)] {End-Gamer, All-Rounder}
5- Sennheiser HD800 #30xxx
*$6- Koss ESP950 {End-Gamer for non-bassy music} [Sold but regretted, awesome cans]
[Re-bought - 3rd pair, with Vesper pads (leather + alcantara)] - the quality control / design is rubbish
--------------------------- Tier 3 - Part time HiEnd --------------
7- AKG K1000 base heavy #4xxx [Sold]
8- AKG K1000 #8xxx
9- Sony Z1R #3XXX (w/ Kimber cable upgrade)
10- Audeze LCD2 Rev.1 with Rev.2 headband and leather earpads [Sold]
*$11- Fostex TH900 #3xx
12- Fostex TH900 #16xx [Sold, a bit sharper and faster than the early batch, but not better clarity]
-------------------------- Tier 3 - Interesting not Balanced ----------------
*$13- Sony Z7 #3XXX (w/ Kimber cable upgrade) {End-Gamer, Non-classic music} [Sold]
14- Beyerdynamic T1 (amplification can be quite of an issue but generally pretty well with instruments, especially piano & violin) [Sold] - distorted under comparison with better cans
$15- Grado PS1000 (very dynamic sounding, not very balanced but punchy & unique)
$16- Ultrasone Edition 10 (some superb treble ever heard on any dynamic / planar headphones)
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$17- Sennheiser HD600 (with Cardas blue Smurf dual XLR) {End-Gamer for Classic music} [Sold]
*$18- Sennheiser HD650 (16th with MA Silver Dragon V3 cable) {End-Gamer, All-Rounder} [Sold]
19- Audio Technica W3000 Anv [Sold, more balanced sounding W5000 - still not quite there to recommend given its rarity / price]
-------------------------------- Tier 5 - Fun to listen -------------------
$20- Sony SA5000 (so much detail, surprised me)
*$21- Sony SA3000 (95% similarity to SA5000 sound-wise w/ annoying squeaking hinge noise when moving around)
22- AKG K701 #9xxx (hard to drive but very balanced sounding once does) [Sold]
23- Sennheiser HD25 blue adidas version (pretty good for portability & the size) [Sold]
$24- Audio-Technica W5000 (distorted but premium sounding, too compressed at the same time for many music types, excellent for female vocals) [Sold]
-------------------------------- Tier 6 - Tools ----------------------
25- Sony 7520 (vocal only, otherwise distorted with compressed sound stage)
*$26- Sony CD900ST (great for vocals at its price, could be End-Gamer for vocals)
27- Sony CD3000 [Sold - outdated for me]
28- AKG K701 #86xxx [Sold, disappointed, distorted and fatigued to listen]
------------------ Toys (not recommended for anyone unless for the look?) ------------------
29- Koss Porta Pro with mic (Massdrop edition) [Sold, too bassy]
30- Monster Beats Studio (terrible for the price and noise from the NC unit was louder than noise it could block, gifted to cousin)
31- Sony XB500 [Sold, too much bass all about bass]
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* - Recommended All-Rounder (performance, price, comfort, versatility, ease to buy etc...) Winner in the corresponding level/range
$ - a Must/Worthy try
Wishlist:
1- Stax Ω
2- Sony Q010
3- Audeze LCD4
And defs, the Orpheus 1 & 2!
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Earphones:
1- Sony Ex1000 (all time favourite, hard to drive - hissing treble otherwise)
$2- Shure SE535 (lost) {End-Gamer for Vocals}
3- Sennheiser IE8 (All rounder) (gifted)
$*4- Sennheiser IE80 {End-Gamer, All-Rounder for general purpose} [Broken & Sold]
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$*5- Sony Ex500 *2 (lost and re-bought, best price/(performance + comfy)) (lost again...)
6- Etymotic ER4s Red/Blue version (great sounding with lots of detail but most terrible wearability you can imagine) [Sold]
7- Sony wf-1000xm3 (Best Sounding wireless so far - crispy with depth, but clarity not quite there. + the mic is terrible, voice call was impossible) [Sold]
8 - Apple AirPods Pro (Superb mic, transparent mode, and noise cancellation of its size - sound quality is average with a bit too much base) [Gifted - as on Android]
9 - Nothing Ear (2) - (overall sounding ok the treble is somewhat distorted / compressed, interesting features like personalised frequency compensation)
10- Monster Beats Tour [gifted]
11- AKG tuned Samsung S8 earbuds (Not bad) [Broken]
12- Apple Earbuds
13- Sony Xperia Ear Duo Wireless [Lost] (Terrible wearability)
Wishlist:
1- JH Audio Layla
2- Shure SE846
3- Sony EX700
- Headphone Amp Inventory
- $*1- Woo audio WA22 (upgraded with Tung sol 7236/6080, *Bendix 6080, Tung sol 6F8G VT99 + adapters, Mullard ECC33 black base, *Jan/Tung sol branded green lettering WE 5998/421A, *Sophia Electric 6SN7 Grade A [Sold], UASF 596 + adapter, *Philips Miniwatt rebranded Mullard GZ34 metal base, Western Electric 422A [Sold], *EML 5U4G, Sophia Electric Princess 274b, Mullard GZ32 brown base [Sold], Jan CHS branded Sylvania 6SN7WTB, Philco branded Sylvania 5U4G etc...)
$*2- Violectric V281 (best solid-state amp I have yet heard. Smooth with great clarity and a hint of warmth + unexceptional build quality as always from Violectric)
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$*3- Woo audio WA6se (upgraded with RCA 6GL7s + adapters, RCA Smoked 6SN7 + adapters, UASF 596, Philips Miniwatt rebranded Mullard GZ34 metal base, EML 5U4G, Sophia Electric Princess 274b, Mullard GZ32 brown base ... ) [Sold]
4- Luxman P-1u
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$*5- Woo audio WA6 [Sold]
6- Violectirc V200 (best build quality) [Sold]
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7- Matrix M-Stage [Sold]
----------- Electrostatic Amp ------------
$*1- Blue Hawaii Special Edition by Flux Lab Acoustic (with upgraded Sowter Transformer Attenuators & Elma 24-step Switch + Psvane EL34PH, *Psvane 6CA7 TII & Mullard EL34 black base)
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2- KGST by Headinclouds [Sold]
3- Stax 727A [Sold]
[E90 energiser, Koss ESP950]
Wishlist:
1- Eddie Current Balancing Act (Maxxed Out)
2- Headamp GS-X MK. II
3- SPL Phonitor X
4- Audio Technica HA5000 (very maybe)
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1- Stax T2 (maybe)
- Source Inventory
- *1- Esoteric K-03x
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$*2- Sony Xa9000es [Sold & regretted, sublimely great player]
*3- Mytek 192 DSD (good performance for the size)
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4- North Star Design Extremo (Not worth it) [Sold]
5- Woo Audio WDS-1 (OK sounding) [Sold]
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6- Pure Piper DAC A1 (good at its price) [Sold]
7- MacBook 12''
8- ASUS ROG G73 JW
9- Thinkpad X1 Carbon
10- Thinkpad X201i
Wishlist:
1- Accuphase DP720
2- Rockna Audio Wavedream
3- Schitt YGGDRASIL (black)
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Portable
*1- Sony PHA-2 (great with Sony Z7s)
*2- Sony PHA-1 (astonishingly great with Sony Ex1000s)
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3- Sony D50 (astonishingly great with IE80s/IE8)
4- Blackberry Priv (Best earphone output yet heard on a mobile phone. Driving power and sound quality are both excellent. Poor versatility tho, aka. no USB audio output function + noisy speaker etc.) [Dead permenantly (fried motherboard) after 4-month light use as a back-up , terrible QC & service]
*5- iPad Air
6- Sony ZX1
7- iPhone 6+
8- Samsung Galaxy S8 (Hissing in speaker at lower volume, no improvement from S7 edge)
9- Samsung Galaxy S7 edge [Fast Charging dead (non-repairable by even replacing the whole charging port..) in 6 months. Some typical / terrible Samsung / Android experience. Hissing in speaker at low volume]
10- iPad 1st Gen.
11- iPhone 5S
12- iPhone 5
13- Google Pixel 2 XL (No headphone jack, poor quality with usb C converter included, but yet the best stereo speakers on any mobile phones)
14- iPhone 4S
15- iPhone 4
16- Sony Xperia TX
17- Samsung Galaxy S2 [laggy rubbish]
18- iPod Touch 3rd Gen.
19- Google Pixel 2 XL (no built in dac)
20- Oneplus 7 pro
21- Oneplus 8 pro
22 - Oneplus 9 pro
Wishlist:
- Cable Inventory
- *FYI - Headphone cables make a difference in Sound yes, but unnecessary an upgrade all the time*
Other cables (XLR, USB...) remain as a myth to me with my gear (as long as in stable working order)
ALO Audio Ref.16 XLR cable for Audezes
Cardas Clear Gold dual XLR cable for HD800s
Moon Audio Silver Dragon V3 6.35mm for HD6XX [Sold]
Cardas Original 'Blue Smurf' dual XLR for HD6XX [Sold]
Koss to Stax 5-pin converting cable by Darin Audio
Sony/Kimber-Kable Z7 3.5mm
My Audio Design Diamond Signature Silver Series RCA & XLR 5N pure silver interconnects
My Audio Design My Ox 75Ω Coaxial cable
Wireworld Starlight 7 USB cable [Sold]
Wireworld Silver Starlight USB cable
Ortofone 6N Copper Nakamichi terminated RCA interconnects
Ortofone 6N Copper Nakamichi terminated Coaxial cable [Sold]
Space Saturn Series 4N Copper gold plated RCA interconnects
Audioquest Red River XLR interconnects
Some random Hi-Fi 4N Copper power cords
Prolink USB cable with EMI suppressors
Ifi Gemini Twin Head USB cable
Wishlist:
1- Wireworld Platinum Starlight USB 6ft/2m
2- DHC Silver Complement4 3m XLR for HD800s
- Power-Related Components
- Ordinary Philips Universal Socket * 3
Ifi iPower 9V 2A
Ifi iUSB 2.0 power supplier
Prostar/Proflex Isolation Transformer 235V -> 110V [Sold]
Tortech customised Isolation Transformer 235V -> 100V [Sold]
Wishlist:
1- PS Audio P10 230V
- Other Audio Equipment
- Hi-fi Tuning Supreme Fuse (T) 20mm 3.15A-250V for WA22
Rubber rim tube dampers
Ifi iPurifier
QLS QA01 HIFI USB interface [Sold]
Takamine Legarcy EF360SC Acoustic Guitar
- Audio-Related Tweaks
- Foobar 2000 Wasapi 24bit event mode 1000ms buffer Win7/10
Esoteric HR Audio Player
$*Vesper Leather + Alcantara Earpads for Koss Esp950 (a must...)
iTunes
- Gear-Fi
- Nikon D300S with Tamron 18~250mm Lens
Canon 15*50 IS All Weather Binoculars
Electric Recliner (a must...)
*BMW 2014 328i F30 M-Sport
Samsung Gear S3 Frontier
PC (2016) :
CPU
Intel Core i7-6700K/4Ghz/8MB/LGA1151
Motherboard
Asus MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME, s1151/4DDR4
RAM
Corsair Vengeance(r) LPX 64GB (4x16GB) DDR4 DRAM 3200MHz
Hard Drive 1 (OS)
Samsung 960 Pro 512GB SSD (Upgraded 2017) - Windows 10 Pro Boot
Hard Drive 2
Samsung 2TB 850 PRO 2.5" SSD
Hard Drive 3
WD 6TB RE 3.5''SATA/128MB 7200RPM
Video Card
ASUS GTX TITAN X-12GD5, PCIe3.0 /12GBDDR5
Blue Ray Burner
LG BH16Ns40, Blu-ray Burner 16x Blu-ray DVD
Case
CoolerMaster Mastercase Pro5
Fans
Thermaltake Ring 14 High Static Pressure
CPU Cooler
Corsair H110i GTX Liquid Cooling
Power Supply
Corsair HX1200i,1200W 80Pus Platinum ATX
Monitor
Asus PG348Q 34" ROG GSYNC Eyecare Gaming Monitor
Mac:
Macbook Pro 13 M1 (2021)
Macbook Air (2019)
Macbook 12 (2015)
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