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This was already happening, and you could see that it was coming. I carried a huge clunky DAP with a hard drive in it, and struggled... -
tomb replied to the thread What's new after 20 years?.The single biggest change is not really in headphones, per se, but in the overwhelming move to digital audio in terms of compressed...
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tomb replied to the thread Should I spend the money to "balance" my Sennheiser HD6xx headphones?.Actually, the term should be Fully Differential, not Balanced. In the pro audio world, a device is fully balanced if balanced...
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tomb reacted to Reactcore's post in the thread Adding an analog input to an DAC-AMP which does'nt have one with
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I agree with this fact. I do lightly hear the internal dac if i feed it while switched to analog without signal. But its easy to have a... -
Big thanks for the insights, tomb. I found a few of the My Cloud EX2 Ultras on eBay for under $250! In the meantime, I've been using Mac...
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tomb replied to the thread Headphone balance.It's called tonal balance, which is quite different from output balance or channel balance, which is why I curiously clicked on this...
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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...
