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TWag vs Mogami
Any suggestions on wether I should cannibalize my wonderfully made 48" TWag cable from Whiplash Audio and re-terminate it w/ connections for my Senn HD600's. It was made for my Senn IE8's and I figure I will get much more listening enjoyment out of my 600's benefiting from the more expensive...- The Rino
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In need of a critique of my set-up
Ok, I'm curious as to how my set-up fairs against a more modern one or how I can improve any weak links. The following is what I'm using: iMod 5th gen 80GB, Pocket Dock by 'Send Station', Mundorf Silver/Gold in Oil Cap dock, Jena Ultra wire interconnects with gold plated Cryo Neutrik...- The Rino
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What is the purpose of adding capacitors?
I have an imod with a portable V-cap dock (sold by Audio Line Out) and a headphone amplifier. The dock currently has OI v-caps (1 each channel). Can you please tell me if I add a more OI caps or add Teflon caps or do away with the OI caps and add just Teflon ones if , theoreticaly , I should...- The Rino
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Torn between a LisaIII XP and P-51 Mustang. What to do!
Anyone with suggestions on either/or for me Senn IE8's. If the difference is big enough from my Hornet I'm thinking I could tolerate some low level "hiss" from the Lisa if there is any. Skylab's review just makes the choice more difficult for me.- The Rino
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A 'tip' for those who want custom tips for the IE8
I recently got my custom tips back from Westone for my IE8's. After the second time, the first set didn't seal as tight as I wanted, I finally got a chance to try them out. Well, I must say it sounded bad, really bad. The treble was muffled and there was a bad resonance around 5-6khz. Some...- The Rino
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Senn IE8's at 200hrs or imod/vcaps at 100hrs?
Not sure where to post this question as it deals with IEM's and source components and imod etc. I have 100 hrs now on my imod/vcap OIMP and about 200 on my IE8's. When I first got my IE8's I was not pleased with their limited high end extension( sounded muffled to me) Through 50hrs it...- The Rino
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Re-cabled IE8's
Has anyone recabled their Senn IE8's. Is it worth it? What cable did you use? If so, where do I get the connector plugs? I know the higher end Full size headphones benefit from changing/upgrading the cable, just thought that the IE8's would also. Your thoughts?- The Rino
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iMod and P V-cap dock arriving today!!!!!!!!!!
I've been reading extensively about the iMod and V-dock combo and I trust that what I read is true. Headfiers have not let me down in the past and don't think they will this time. I have kept my Pocket Dock by Send Station to use for now, I hope this does not make to much degradation in the...- The Rino
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Who can diyMod for me?
I tried to diyMod my old 5th Gen and it did not go well. holy cow are those components small! I have not purchased a replacement one but I would like to have an diymodded 5th Gen or newer and also a portable vcap dock. I know RWA/ALO does this but waswondering if someone with a good reputation...- The Rino
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Where can I improve my portable set-up?
The following is what my current portable setup consits of: iPod 5th Gen, Jena labs 22 ga ultra wire with cryo treated naturik terminations for interconnects. Send station line out( so I can charge the iPod while listening, although I guess I don't need to charge while listening), The Hornet...- The Rino
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Question to the Moderator
I was wondering if you allow members to post their playlists or a favorite list from iTunes. It would be a pretty lengthy post depending on the size of the list. I exported one of my playlists to my desktop, opened it with Microsoft works spreadsheet and then copied the Song title and artist and... -
IE8's My somewhat Perplexed First Impressions
I just received a pair of IE8's with about 50hrs on them and here are my impressions and my questions for those who have IE8's that have been "burned in". Impressions: When I first heard these I noticed immediatly that 'Senn veil' that I first fell in love with fom the HD650's. The signature...- The Rino
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Looking for IEM (not SE530's) with excellent staging, voice realism, and imaging. $1500 limit
Looking for IEM (not SE530's) with excellent staging, voice realism, and imaging. $ no object I recently bought the markl modded Denon AH-D5000's with Jena recable and I absolutely love them. The problem is that I thought, being a closed design they would be more isolating. I also have a pair...- The Rino
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Polarity in Headphones: Does it matter?
I have a pair of Beyer 770pro's and a pair of Denon D5000's. I want to recable both and am not sure which is the positive and which is the negative terminals on them. I'm assuming that I need to get this right or face damage to something. They are both single ended terminations. The Beyers have...- The Rino
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Questions about rockbox w/ipod video
I just installed the new 3.0 version of rockbox and i was wondering if anyone has problems, well THESE problems, I downloaded an ipod playlist converter so I can play my itunes playlists and it works fine. Anyway, I can't access my ipod when it's charging via usb, it just says "do not...- The Rino
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Rockbox Update w/ 5G iPod
I last posted this question about a year ago. I was wondering how Rockbox now works with the iPod 5G as far as battery life, freezing up, slow scrolling etc. There were all those problems back when I posed this question. Any comments?- The Rino
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Looking to buy Senn650 woodies
Does anyone know where I can buy a pair of Senn 650's that have the deep cup from Larry? I have a pair of Darth Beyers and they're great but I must say, the first time I listened to the un-modded 650's they blew me away. I know they're not closed phones but I think I want to take the chance...- The Rino
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How do I make mp3's from my LP's?
I have about 100 or so LP's that I would like to put on my iPod. I have a record player w/ RCA outs and no pre-amp. Can anyone tell me if the following is a good idea to get reasonable sound quality from LP to mp3. I found a stereo phono pre-amp online at this link...- The Rino
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How do I make mp3's from my LP's?
I have about 100 or so LP's that I would like to put on my iPod. I have a record player w/ RCA outs and no pre-amp. Can anyone tell me if the following is a good idea to get reasonable sound quality from LP to mp3. I found a stereo phono pre-amp online at this link...- The Rino
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Rockbox w/ 5G iPod
I've been trying to find info about how well Rockbox works w/ the iPod 5G. I tried the current build a month ago and it had a bunch of bugs, delayed button response, pauses during playback(especially w/ advanced EQ settings). Those were the three main ones that caused me to change back to the...- The Rino
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Rockbox Problems
I installed rockbox's current build on my 5th gen ipod and, like any new software I get I experiment with different settings and features etc. I started messing around with the sound settings like crossfeed, attenuation advanced EQ settings and stuff. Anyway, certain songs would stop playing for...- The Rino
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Customized EQ settings on iPod 5G
Does anyone know if and if so how to add your own EQ setting to the iPod 5G. I went into iTunes and opened the EQ and added my own setting, I called it JIM but it didn't show up on my iPod.- The Rino
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Senn 650 woodies vs. Darth Beyer V3's
I just got my Darth Beyer V3's from Larry and I just had a few questions. Does any one know how burn-in will affect SQ of V3's? I like them except for the base seems a little muddy on rare occasions near the high end. Anyone else here this. I had Senn 650's and I loved them except they were...- The Rino
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Song w/ WORST SQ to debut my Darths with
I have Darth V3's on order, what is the worst song in terms of SQ that I can listen to for the first time on my new Darths. I figure if I start out with bad SQ and am impressed then stepping up in SQ should negate the usual phenomenea of getting "used" to the Darth sound. Dumb question I know...- The Rino
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Best portable headphone amp w/ DB v3
I have some DB V3's on order now just a few short months....yeesh...till I get 'em . I have the RSA Hornet now, anything else I should consider?- The Rino
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