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canalphones for rio karma
another vote for e3's. that's what i use with my karma- matheis
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1/4" --> 1/8" adapter
hello i'm looking for a good 1/4" --> 1/8" adapter. nothing extravegant but good, nonethless. looking to plug some 1/4" terminated headphones into a portable amp with 1/8" jack. thanks! nikolaus- matheis
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beyer 120ohm adapter ?
so where would you get a 120ohm adapter from - one that fits onto the plug on the headphone cord?- matheis
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beyer 120ohm adapter ?
hello after reading through numerous posts referencing the 120ohm adapter for low impedance beyers, i still don't know exactly what form this thing takes. is it a special jack you plug the headphones into? is it an adapter you place over the headphone plug before plugging them into the hadphone...- matheis
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Ety Triple-Flanges on Shure E3c?
ety tips do indeed work well with the e3- matheis
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Worried canalphone n00b (one ear almost gone?)
Quote: Originally Posted by cerbie Still, I might have to get a triflange pack just to see, when I need new foams. get the ety tri-flange tips for the er4 from idealsound. work great- matheis
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E4c and friends: Brief impressions from my demo at the Shure HQ
Quote: Originally Posted by gloco Strange. I'm assuming you were listening to the e2c's and not a new revamped model? Because my e2c's do not sound muddy (and especially not bass heavy at all) when driven via my Rio Karma (naturally with custom eq on). If anything, they sound clean, a...- matheis
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9v rechargeables for portable amp
aha - i knew i'd seen that someplace! i'll probably just go ahead and order some maha's and the charger then. Quote: Originally Posted by Oski For the Portaphile v.2 Cesar suggests the following: "My first choices there would be the 9.6V Maha Powerex and the 9.4V accupower." This...- matheis
- Post #9
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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9v rechargeables for portable amp
hello i'm looking at purchasing some nimh 9v rechargeables for a portaphile v2. i've read a thread or two where thomas distributing (http://4cbradio.com/9v_nimh_batteries.htm) is mentioned as a good source for these batteries. there are a few "flavors" available - the 9.2v 200mah, 9.2v 250mah...- matheis
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Portaphile V2 Gain Settings
thanks for the input. i've talked with cesar and will be going with 3. nikolaus- matheis
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Someone please give impressions of SA1k vs SA3k
hello there's alot of talk about the MDR-SA1/5k right now. there's virtually no talk of the SA3k. the SA3k is at a price point where it's directly competing with the senn hd580 in the us. so i'm sure someone out ther must have purchased these headphones by now. please give us your impressions...- matheis
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Portaphile V2 Gain Settings
i'd be running shure e3 (16ohms @ ~115spl/mw) and sony d66 eggos (40ohms @ ~100 spl/mw) and might be venturing into the world of ultrasone hfi-650 trackmaster (74ohms @ ~100spl/mw) or beyer dt-660 (32ohms @ ~100spl/mw). i'm looking for a gain setting that'll be a good all around setting for this...- matheis
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Portaphile V2 Gain Settings
Hello Just curious what gain settings Portaphile V2 owners have their amps set to in order to drive their headphones. Standard settings are 3, 5, 7, & 11. Thanks! Nikolaus- matheis
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Beyer recommendations
Quote: Originally Posted by The Monkey Just curious why you haven't included the 250-80? after reading a bit, i thought the consensus was that the treble end of the sonic spectrum was veiled on these compared with the other beyers i mentioned, i guess. seems like the dt440 & dt660...- matheis
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Beyer recommendations
Quote: Originally Posted by grawk I can't say I'd recommend the beyer dt770s for a portable setup. I mean, I LOVE my 770-250s. They sound great. Lots of bass, great soundstage, etc. Big. Don't Fold. Don't store well. Look rediculous. They're great office cans. thanks for the...- matheis
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Beyer recommendations
hello! i'm looking to get some beyers to use with my portable set-up. my sources will be one of the following: sony mz-n10, sharp dr7, or rio karma -> portaphile v2 -> shure e3 or beyer (yet to be purchased) i need some help deciding on which beyers to get. i'm looking in the sub-$200...- matheis
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Sony Hi-MD 1GB Minidisc
Quote: Originally posted by austonia hi-res pics of new 1gb MD decks http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/do...0108/ces02.htm damn, i was really excited that they had already announced hi-md decks. looks like you were referring to the hi-md portables, though? later nikolaus- matheis
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Which is most exciting of the recent announcements?
without question, for me it's hi-md!!! the live recording functionality is without parallel for consumer-level portable electronics, and as tony the tiger would say: that's grrrrreeeeeaaaaaattttttt!!!!!!!!!! later nikolaus- matheis
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Sony Hi-MD 1GB Minidisc
Quote: Originally posted by Tim D Digital media can be uploaded if recorded initially via mic (analog). And that it acts as a storage device (but mentions no ability to playback other stored formats). This is unfortunately not much better than only allowing an analog output of recorded...- matheis
- Post #62
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Sony Hi-MD 1GB Minidisc
i've been into md for 5 years or so and had just started trying out mp3 players. i still prefer the sound quality of the sp-mode recordings to alot of the --aps files i've got. i certainly prefer md's live recording abilities to those of the mp3 players on the market today! as long as there is...- matheis
- Post #51
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where to buy sony nimh batteries?
i've purchased them on ebay before and have seen them for sale on iriver's sites, too.- matheis
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iriver flash player interface: UMS or music manager?
dweebgal i'll be oh so happy to use the ums version once the recording glitches are fixed!!! i like to use the line-in recording featuree right now to convert sp md recordings to mp3. other than for that feature, i would prefer the ums version. i've never had the imm crash, though. that's...- matheis
- Post #12
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iriver flash player interface: UMS or music manager?
Quote: Originally posted by austonia I do not remember any limititations with recording using the UMS firmware. [/B] austonia: there were reports of distortion in recordings when using the ums firmware that weren't occuring with the imm firmware, so the latest ums firmware has...- matheis
- Post #10
- Forum: Portable Source Gear