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tomb replied to the thread Should I spend the money to "balance" my Sennheiser HD6xx headphones?.Yes, I think going to balanced cables and balanced drive amplification (fully differential) will be an audible difference with your...
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tomb replied to the thread Looking for my first headphone amp for use with my turntable..I'm not sure this will end up working like you want. As you noted, you can't pull the phono output out of your receiver without it...
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tomb replied to the thread Frequency Response: 20Hz – 20kHz good enough?.ANY frequency response quoted without a dB variance is USELESS. You could say 20-20kHz, but the device might be down -80dB at 20Hz...
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tomb replied to the thread Should I spend the money to "balance" my Sennheiser HD6xx headphones?.There are two primary features for going balanced, especially with 300 ohm Senns: 1. XLR and balanced connections are superior for...
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tomb replied to the thread Music on the Ethernet.With 7TB (I have close to 5TB), the only realistic solution is a NAS (Network Attached Storage). Look up NAS and you'll find many...
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tomb replied to the thread Hello everyone. Yesterday I entered the "midrange" with my "new" HD580, but I have some questions..Just an FIY, but you'll enjoy the eventual upgrade to the HD600 and then HD650. There is a decreasing amount of high-midrange...
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tomb reacted to HipHopScribe's post in the thread Hello everyone. Yesterday I entered the "midrange" with my "new" HD580, but I have some questions. with Like.The mixed drivers isn't ideal obviously, but unless you're hearing anything weird, you're probably okay on that front since the 580 and...
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tomb replied to the thread HD600 VS HD650.Unfortunately, Sennheiser made the 580 first, the 600 second, and the 650 last. The 650 is simply more refined, period. You may find...
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tomb replied to the thread Linsoul asked me to commit a crime..Solid first? It happens to me all the time. I always say NO, but it pains me that customers feel compelled to ask. The problem is...
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tomb replied to the thread Amp discussion.I agree that you must be talking about music file resolution, because 384kHz is one of those magic numbers used for resolution limits...
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tomb replied to the thread What is the best way to check for driver match and channel imbalance?.I also agree with Cheesebuggah's recommendation, because it also accounts for different levels of hearing from one ear to the other...
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tomb reacted to Cheesebuggah's post in the thread What is the best way to check for driver match and channel imbalance? with Like.I enable the mono mode somewhere in the settings. Audio should be coming from the center.
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tomb replied to the thread How to define whether a power cable should be used for AMP or DAC?.I believe the OP was asking about the power cable, not speaker cables. Speaker cable lengths are sometimes critical because you can get...