Recent content by iim7V7IM7
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Tube amp for Sennheiser HD800s: deciding between some SE & balanced options
Hi, I am the OP on this thread. While I appreciate people's suggestions, I have already made my decision and ordered a DNA Stratus 2A3.- iim7V7IM7
- Post #30
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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AES 2012 paper: "Relationship between Perception and Measurement of Headphone Sound Quality"
Thanks Sean. I would like to read these studies. Do you have any links to them or can you direct me to the journal, author title(s) etc.? Also, is the analysis of variance that you are referring to on the data that the figure with unbalanced sample sizes or another study?- iim7V7IM7
- Post #26
- Forum: Sound Science
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AES 2012 paper: "Relationship between Perception and Measurement of Headphone Sound Quality"
The trends of the means or individual data? Small differences in means require large sample size in order to reject a null. I would like to see if the groups were normally distributed or were they skewed or did outliers shift means. We're the groups block randomized in terms of the order of...- iim7V7IM7
- Post #24
- Forum: Sound Science
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Loudspeakers vs headphones
I really enjoy both types of transducers. I use both headphones and near field monitors. They definitely have different strengths and weaknesses. I am enjoying just how good small active monitors have become.- iim7V7IM7
- Post #34
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Best headphones under 500 dollars
There are many excellent headphones in the <$500 category. Here are 5 headphones and IEMs that depending on your taste, your amplification capability that will provide enjoyable listening. AKG K702 Beyerdynamic DT-880 Etymotic ER-4S Hifiman H-400 Sennheiser HD600 Westone 4R I own both the...- iim7V7IM7
- Post #47
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Should I make the switch? K702 to HD800?
You will notice the difference...10% isn't that subtle.- iim7V7IM7
- Post #10
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Should I make the switch? K702 to HD800?
Don't look for logic here...selling HF and cables takes activation energy!- iim7V7IM7
- Post #9
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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1/4 inch vs. 3.5 mm Jack Difference?
In principle, the fewer connections the better. In actual practice many would say that during a blind A/B comparison few could tell the difference. It also might matter how resolving your system was as to whether you noticed a difference. The only headphones that I leave that way are my IEMs... -
DNA Stratus 2A3 amplifier - first impressions
What is truly interesting is that there are currently no more than 9 or 10 stratus owners in the World to share tube experiences (#11 and #12 are on order right now) with and most of them probably have read this posting on this website! Very Small World... :-)- iim7V7IM7
- Post #221
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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AES 2012 paper: "Relationship between Perception and Measurement of Headphone Sound Quality"
I absolutely agree that those data are likely meaningless at establishing differences between the groups presented. To your point, the arms are not balanced in sample size nor are the individual results or the standard error around the means shown. I suspect, that even if there were truly...- iim7V7IM7
- Post #17
- Forum: Sound Science
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Should I make the switch? K702 to HD800?
Hi, I cannot speak to your amps, but I can speak to the switch that you're contemplating. I actually have kept both for now. The AKG K 702 are very good headphones and are in the same analytical, highly resolving camp as the Sennheiser HD800. The Sennheiser's in my opinion are indeed better...- iim7V7IM7
- Post #3
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Sennheiser HDVD800 Headphone Amplifier
Quote: Enjoy your new amp...- iim7V7IM7
- Post #238
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Sennheiser HDVD800 Headphone Amplifier
1) it is not a given that the HE90 was the "best" amplifier as you state. 2) Designing a large tube amp that you make a few hundred of is not remotely like designing a compact solid state amp/DAC that you make 10,000 a year 3) Having a >$10,000 retail target is different than a <$2,000 retail...- iim7V7IM7
- Post #236
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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DNA Stratus 2A3 amplifier - first impressions
I of course will try it stock and allow the tubes and caps to break in before rolling tubes. I am thinking about a NOS RCA 5U4 and some EML 2A3 mesh. Might make a nice Christmas present!- iim7V7IM7
- Post #219
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum