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power conditioner or power cable?
My next step in audio is power supply issues. Would I benefit more from getting a power conditioner or an upgraded power cable? The wiring in my house is pretty old, but I do no hear any hum or noise coming from the power.- goorackerelite
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Best phono plug for Equinox cable.
Hey everyone, I need to reterminate my Equinox cable from balanced to S.E. What do you think the best phono plug is? I've auditioned the Cardas phono plug and the Neutrik NP3X-B. Does anyone know the stock one that comes on the Equinox?- goorackerelite
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Moon Audio Black Dragon Cable impressions
There's really not a lot of information on this site about the Moon Audio Black Dragon cable, so I thought I'd give my quick impressions about them and list some sonic characteristics of the Black Dragon. The source is as follows MacBookPro optical out - FrankenZero Dac - Little Dot MK3 -...- goorackerelite
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Free headphone fidelity upgrade
Listen to crappy laptop speakers for a day or so, then plaster your favorite headphones on your dome the next day. The contrast in going from the two extremes will make you love your headphones that much more!!!!! Works for me every time.- goorackerelite
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Worthwhile Rega Upgrades
Okay talked to Mike from Britaudio.com Very helpful and one of the friendliest and level headed folks I've talked to in audio. He recommended that I get the acrylic platter upgrade and the titanium counterweight with the stub. All I can say is WOW!!! there is so much more depth and...- goorackerelite
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High quality vinyl rips
Does anyone know where I can look for high quality vinyl rips in the form of digital? I'm not opposed to digital, I just hate the compression that's so common today in mass produced digital sound. Thanks- goorackerelite
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I'm blown away by VINYL!!!!
My whole life has been about convenience and simplicity. Smaller is better and what ever I can fit into my pocket wins every-time. But when I got my Rega P1 with the Azur 640P phono stage running into my little dot mk3, I was truly shocked. I can now listen to records from the 60s and 70s...- goorackerelite
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how to get the best out of my Cardas cable.
Okay admittedly I'm a little late to the Cardas cable party. I just ordered a cable off of head fi out of curiosity. It comes terminated in a 1/8 plug and I will end up plugging it into a 1/4 connector. Am i losing out on some fidelity if I don't get high end mini to 1/4 connectors? or is there...- goorackerelite
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Does crappy rca interconnects introduce distortion?
I'm ashamed to admit that I'm using .2 cent RCA interconnects. They sound decent in my system but they do get fatiguing after a while. Why is that? is it introducing distortion? one thing is sure, they sound some smeared, but at the same time have a very warm sound sig. What gives?- goorackerelite
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Love the Little Dot MK3 Where do I go next?
I love tubes. I guess my question is what do the upper echelon of tube amps do that the Little Dot does not? I'm looking at the darkvoice and the woos, maybe I'll do the zena deux. Whoooooo knows?- goorackerelite
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Point to Point Wiring vs Printed Circuit boards
I'm wondering what the SQ difference between these would be? I know the Little Dot series are all printed circuit boards, where as the Woos and the Darkvoice amps appear to be point to point wired. I am a guitar player and I do have a point to point tube amp that has a warmth and roundness...- goorackerelite
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$100 AMP that matches a $1,000.00 amp!!
Why is it in every review of low end amps, theres always that lines that says " this amp easily matches other models that cost 2x as much!!!" ? I'd like to know the names of the unfortunate amps that fall flat to amps that cost 1/2 or 1/3 less Ready, Set, GO!!!!- goorackerelite
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HD650 opening up!!!
FInally got a taste of what the HD650s are capable of!!! They're starting to open up a little bit after a Dedicated DAC and a tube amp in the chain.- goorackerelite
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HD 650
I was at a John Mayer concert tonight, and I couldn't help but to think how much better the fidelity of his music sounds on my Hd650 than it is live. Maybe it was a crappy venue or maybe I love my Hd650 too much or maybe I'm crazy. I certainly enjoyed the panoramic vistas of girls in mini skirts...- goorackerelite
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Amp and Dac Recommendations for HD650
Hi yall I think it's time for an upgrade. I've been listening to my HD650 through a Go Vibe V5/Elpac 24v and my Macbook Pro for the past few month. Yikes can't belive I just admited that. While I'm happy with the set up that I have, I would like a set up with more precise and deeper...- goorackerelite
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a new breed of headphones!!!!!
it's called bone conducting. http://arstechnica.com/journals/appl...one-conduction- goorackerelite
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The OMG I can't belive I just sold my HD650 thread!!!!
I sold my HD650s on an impulse and I'm now regretting it a little bit, but I did get a good price for it though. How many of you have impulsively sold your HD650s? and then later regretted it? Oh well I guess they'll drop in price after the HD700s come out..... Just kidding, Just kidding (bout...- goorackerelite
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AKG 701 as Fatiguing as Senn HD600s?
there was a quality in the HD600s that had my ears ringing after each session, but it's not present with the HD650s or the HD595s. I would like to try the K701, but I hear it can be bright, so for the people that have both of the above cans, can you tell me which one is more refined and less...- goorackerelite
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It hurts just thinking about it!!!!
I was on the bus to Montreal from Vermont and sitting next to me was a dude with cheap sony headphones on plugged into a apple IBook with the volume turned up all the way!!!!! I could hear his music err... distortion crystal clear sitting 10 feet away and while on a rumbling bus, as I passed by...- goorackerelite
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Noob remarks... share your experiences
I was showcasing my HD650s off to my friend and the first things that he asked was " do those go loud? " " do they have bass? " " do they block out noise? " I'd be interested in hearing about other peoples experiences with noob comments.- goorackerelite
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reducing the bass on the Sennheiser HD650?
I'd never thought that I'd say this but my HD650 has a little too much bass. I've heard that defoaming it will reduce the bass a little bit. I really like the mids and the high presentation and I don't want that to be effected. Is there a mod where I can reduce the bass and keep the mids and the...- goorackerelite
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Carvin Legacy Tube Amp for guitar
Attention guitarists!! I have a beautiful sounding Carvin Legacy guitar amp + cabinet for sale with the original Greenback speakers. $450 + shipping for the head $380 + shipping for the cab with Greenback speakers Or $800 dollars + shipping for the combo Good luck- goorackerelite
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My Last Hope in Headphones
Well after about a year on this headphone road, I have come and gone through many many headphones and amps have stumbled upon some great sounds, such as the grado, senn, and the beyer house sounds. However, I've yet to find a headphone/amp combo that didn't leave me with my ears plauged with...- goorackerelite
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Elpac improve vibev5 at low volumes?
I emailed norm and he says that the elapc will improve the vibe at high volumes, but I listen stritly at low volumes, like around 9 oclock, would the amp even benefit from this?- goorackerelite
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Wanna turn your HD580/600s into HD650s?
part number 092855 650 drivers = 68 dollars per element, baffle included!!! part number 050635 cushions = just for the new smell Lost the part number for the HD600 girlls and the HD650 cable so if you have them please pitch in. The great thing about the drivers it that the...- goorackerelite
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