To be honest I did not know that they could vary. But even if they were different I do not think that this could ever make such an obvious difference.

Quote: Originally Posted by Audio-Omega big-ban / Sisyphos, what cable did you use to compare the new and the old ? Stock cable ? Stock cable on both.

Well, I don't know how many different kinds of HD 650s exist. And I never tried the HD 600 so I cannot comment on this one. But all I know is that some headphone geeks claim that there is an old and a new version of the HD 650 and that the old sounds darker, duller and in some way veiled...

Quote: Originally Posted by big-ban Count me in on this, there's a totally obvious difference between "old" and "new" HD650. No imagination, no voodoo, not a chance, a friend of mine agreed with me on this. I used to own the 2004 version of the HD650 and compared to my friend's newer...

Ok, I haven't been around for a while and now I have just stumbled across this thread but I don't have the time to read all the pages. Therefore I'm asking you to provide me with the HD 700 news in a nutshell. And what is fact and waht is only rumors so far? Thanks a lot!

I am sorry I misread your post. The link I added does not lead to ocean recordings. But I hope you already found some nice ocean sounds ...

Besides 'quiet american' (that really contains a lot of very good binaural recordings) have a look at 'sonic studios' website'. The records by Leonard Lombardo are particularly awesome. And don't miss a file named 'Dogchili' ... ;-)

I'm also a very satisfied Aeropress user. I use it with a Solis burr grinder and with a grind that's a bit finer than for drip coffee but not as fine as espresso and I get great results following the Aeropress instructions ... especially with nice some Guatemala Antigua from my local...

I received my D1 a few days ago and although I think it's a great combo (particularly with the HD650) I'm selling it right again to afford a big DAC. If you're interested please have a look at my offer. - Marco

Quote: Originally Posted by bigshot How do they calibrate for the response of the mike so you aren't correcting for that along with your speakers? Different mikes sound quite different. See ya Steve There is a calibration file for the Behringer ECM 8000 and another one for a...

Ron and jamato, I am still wondering how the sound changes when you leave in the stock buffers and just put in a OPA2111 or a AD8066 ...

Quote: Originally Posted by globiboulga Sound is slightly better. Highs are still too harsh for me (better though). Biggest improvement comes from the overall musicality of the amp that has improved quite a bit. I have not changed the buffers. Will try to find them as well as the...

The ARC website as well as the program's user interface are only available in German so far. So I am gonna give you the most important facts and try to explain how you will get it work if you want to. Let's start with the facts: You will need: - a Windows PC (I run it on XP and I know...

Quote: Originally Posted by globiboulga Sisyphos (?), I managed to by my 8066 from a company that sells two versions: the opamp itself, and the opamp soldered to a Brown Dog. It's slightly expensive, but then you don't have to buy the soldering equipment (lol)... And then, it's plug...

Quote: Originally Posted by jamato8 You need experience to solder this correctly. You need a low wattage (25-30) small tipped soldering iron and the right technique and you need adapters that do not have something already soldered on them. While opamps that are already soldered in place...

Quote: Originally Posted by sejarzo Es tut mir leid, ich spreche kaum Deutsch........so I can't even tell from the ARC site what files I would definitely need to download. Can one get through an initial correction without knowing German very well? Das klingt doch schon gut ...

Quote: Originally Posted by jamato8 They do not require soldering to the main board but they do need to be soldered to an adapter that allows them to go into a socket for the dip8 as they are a soic8 (smd surface mount device). Quote: Originally Posted by mrarroyo You...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sisyphos I am still waiting for my D1 to arrive but meanwhile I am trying to follow the opamp rolling discussion but that's getting harder. So please let me try to clarify this to myself: 1. To change the stock AD823 there is no soldering required. You...

Quote: Originally Posted by widmerpool I expect that as computer based listening continues to gain market share more units like the TacT DAC-EQ-Pre are going to appear, maybe something like a Transporter with room correction. Most people have not yet realized what DSPs and...

Quote: Originally Posted by bigshot It isn't difficult at all. You just start from where the automatic equalization or your test tones tell you is flat. That's your jumping off place, not your end destination- machines are never totally perfect at this sort of thing. Then you listen...

That's a great home theater! And you're right, the absorbers are not ugly at all. If I had a special room to do something like that ... Quote: Originally Posted by sejarzo The big question is "What target response are you seeking?" The TacT system computes nine different corrections...

Quote: Originally Posted by winnyec AD8066 and AD8397 are not available in DIP8, only in SOIC8 so they require soldering, but you can get away with the OPA2111 without soldering if you can find one somewhere. Thank you. So if OPA2111 is really this hard to find at the moment is...

Quote: Originally Posted by jamato8 I have the AD8066 in as the dual opamp and AD8397's as the two output buffers. Ron really likes the OPA2111 in the opamp postion. I hope to hear this soon and I don't doubt his ears. Yes if your 627's are on the BD adapter that has one on top and...

Quote: Originally Posted by itsborken Sure will. It won't be until tomorrow night as I need to hit the magic 150 hours. Thank you, I'm really curious ...

Quote: Originally Posted by jamato8 I don't have the Move but right now I am listening to the 650's as I tend to like them better with the D1 than the Equation RP21's, and the sound is big and powerful. The bass is well controlled but not overphowering, and this is while listening to...