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    Hifiman HE-400i and HE-560: From CES to Pre-Launch

    So... does HiFiMan still not sell a closed planar? And no plans to do so? Sigh......
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    Brainwavz HM5 vs. NAD Viso HP50

    Currently use M50s at work, with the coax pad mod, out of a Cute Beyond amp. I like them a lot, best closed headphones I've tried, the alleged v-shape freq response is excellent in light of the fact I listen at low volumes. Anyway, I'm wanting a second pair of closed headphones so I can have one...
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    If you could bring a pop singer or musician from death, who would be?

    Jeff Buckley Scott Miller
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    An unexpected audiophile recording: Pavement "Brighten the Corners"

    Old thread. I've always liked this album. It's produced by Mitch Easter, who also produced a lot of Scott Miller's (RIP) stuff (Game Theory, The Loud Family).  
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    Loss of Enjoyment, or Loss of Hearing?

    [depressing post ahead] Interesting. I have this theory, though it only really applies to me, that my audio spending is secretly an attempt to compensate for the fact that I can't smoke marijuana anymore. It's hard to recreate the music I heard from my ESS AMT-1s (outstanding speakers) when I...
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    New Nine Inch Nails! Hesitation Marks

    This is significant. I hope.   Interesting news.  
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    Massive CD Purchase

    It's 109 days later. How did I do? Not very well based on all the "didn't buy" items.   I had a three week in-home audition of Adam Audio Column Mk3 Active speakers (that I couldn't buy in the end due to employment circumstances), which provided voluptuous detail to everything I listened to...
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    We All Know About Wimpy Bands

    Young the Giant Imagine Dragons My Chemical Romance Good Charlotte   emo garbage  
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    JVC HA-SZ2000/1000 Impressions Thread

    Does anybody know what the crossover frequency is? Thanks.  
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    any idea why we don't see more headphones using AMT drivers?

    There's only one headphone I know of, the Precide Ergo, that uses an AMT for each driver. There are dynamics, multi-driver dynamics (new JVCs and I think some of the "surround sound" headphones), BAs, electrostats, and planars, and although I'm not aware of any production models I know some...
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    Most bizarre album of you've heard? [any genre]

    Suspended Animation by Fantomas is kinda weird. Avant Hard by Add N to X as well.
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    NIN have finished their new album:

    Awesome surprise.  
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    Test Your Ability To Hear Pitch!

    Okay, the email came in to the "Spam Prevention Quarantine Summary" so I was able to manually deliver it to myself.   Didn't do as well as I'd hoped. I got 1.5 Hz / better than 91.2% of people.   Used ATH-M50s.
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    Test Your Ability To Hear Pitch!

    Tried it, think I did pretty well, but apparently work blocked the incoming email.   Oh well.
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