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Synergistic Research MiG and MiG 3.0 Isolation Footers
Wanted to ask if anyone has tried the MiG, MiG 2.0 (now discontinued) or the MiG 3.0 Isolation Footers and, if so, what has/have been your experience/s. I am having excellent results with the MiG and just bought a set of the MiG 3.0. With the MiG (placed under my DAC), I am getting notable...- pataburd
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NeoTech NES-3002: some of the very best cable I have ever heard
Am running the NESY-3002 as RCA interconnect between the S.M.S.L. D400EX DAC and the S.M.S.L. SP400 THX headphone amplifier. I prefer the NES-3002 to the XLO Signature S3-2 running balanced between the S.M.S.L components. Some of the very best cable I have ever heard.- pataburd
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Ananda (v.2) or HE6sev.2?
For those of you who own, or have owned, both the HiFiMan Ananda (v.1 or v.2) and the HiFiMan HE6se v.2, which of the two do you prefer? I lean in one direction and am curious about how others opine in this regard. Feel free to justify/explain your vote. Thank you.- pataburd
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Beezar Audio T4 versus ecp DSHA-3F: first and last[ing] impressions
[Transferred and augmented from the Focal Utopia general discussion thread.] Started listening to the Focal Utopia with the Beezar Audio T4 [differential hybrid parafeed design]. I have never heard the Utopia sound so smooth and laid back[!]. Everything is more liquid, flush, with a rounder...- pataburd
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Audiolab 6000CDT dedicated CD Transport
While proficient with rendering micro-detail, I found the 6000CDT deficient on the macro-scale, resulting in an overly analytic, asynergistic and musically lifeless presentation overall: IMHO the whole is neither greater than--nor even equal to--the sum of its parts. System: Audiolab...- pataburd
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Ultrasone Pro 2900i: My Favorite of the Pro Series, so far . . .
A difficult set of headphones to find stateside, I ordered a brand new set of the Ultrasone Pro 2900i from Britain. First impressions over the past few days since their arrival: the 2900i's midrange is perhaps the most clear, natural, balanced and integrated that I have heard anywhere along the...- pataburd
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PM-3 v. DT-1350 v. MT-220 v. CL: A Hand Gallop Review
Gear: SONY BDP-S480 SID disc mat Neotech UP-OCC interconnects KMF ss headphone amplifier APC filter DakiOm Stabilizer Music:' Choices/Brian Bromberg Water Sign/Jeff Lorber Fusion Greatest Hits/Earl Thomas Conley Thriller/Michael Jackson Greatest Hits/Harry Chapin Tenderly/George...- pataburd
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KEF M500 versus Martin Logan Mikros 90
Have done some preliminary a/b-ing between the Mikros 90 and the M500. Although the M500 are admittedly fine headphones, I prefer the Mikros 90 on several fronts. (i) Sonically, it has most to do with the Mikros 90's superior high frequency extension/resolution--the department where...- pataburd
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Question About Electrolytic Capacitors
My amp calls for 150uF/400v, but I want to use Black Gates, which I can only find in 150uF/350v. Is there danger in this substitution? Or is is "better" to use an Elna 220uF/400v for the same application? Actually. my headamp was doing fine, for several years, with the Black Gates...- pataburd
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HifiMAN HE-5LE v. HE-500
After having owned and enjoyed the HifiMAN HE-5LE for the past few months, I was fortunate to acquire a pair of the HE-500 a week ago for an awaited head-to-head comparison. At this juncture of my Head-Fi "quest", the HifiMAN products have gotten my attention. This began with the HE-5LE...- pataburd
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Wiring Diagram for HifiMAN SMC Headphone Plugs
PLEASE Does someone have one of these to post, or basic verbal information to impart? I am terminating a cable with a 4-pin XLR on the amplifier end and the HE-5LE on the other. Stupid question, but I just want to make sure, since this is first time I have done such a thing. I already have...- pataburd
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GIEN Graphite disc mat: anyone ever tried this product?
The title is self-explanatory. Anyone tried the GIEN and a/b-ed it against the Marigo? http://www.aliexpress.com/fm-store/603493/210435598-340102037/GIEN-CD-HI-FI-Tuning-mat-made-of-TORAYCA-carbon-fiber.html- pataburd
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Ultrasone Pro 2500 vs. Pro 2900
The beginning of this thread was transferred from a post originally put up on the Pro 2900 Appreciation thread. Just out of the box: The UPS man delivered the PRO 2900 moments ago, and I just gave them a quick listen: stock headphone cord, my old, RAM-modded Samsung DVD-HD841, Virtue...- pataburd
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- headphones over-ear ultrasone-pro-2500
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Ultrasone Pro 2500 vs. Pro 2900
The beginning of this thread was transferred from a post originally put up on the Pro 2900 Appreciation thread. Just out of the box: The UPS man delivered the PRO 2900 moments ago, and I just gave them a quick listen: stock headphone cord, my old, RAM-modded Samsung DVD-HD841, Virtue...- pataburd
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Electronic Visionary Systems (EVS) "Ground Enhancers" Initial Impressions
Here is an excerpt from an e-mail I just sent to Ric Schultz after his Ground Enhancer tweaks arrived in the mail. ***************************************************************************************************** The EVS Ground Enhancers arrived this morning. They were secured...- pataburd
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Amping the Audeze LCD
Just wondering which amps out there are working best with the LCD-2. I have the hybrid Fitz-Max Bada PH-12, into which I've sunk lots of upgrade/mod money, and which I hope can drive the Audeze satisfactorily. In general, the Bada does better with higher impedance headphones. My 40 ohm...- pataburd
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- audeze-lcd2-planar-magnetic-headphones decware-csp-2 headphones over-ear
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Has Anyone seen this AudiogoN Post?
http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/auc.pl?accstwek&1291516797 . . . although I must admit that I use and greatly benefit from using tweaks of all kinds, including the Marigo CD mat and Walker Talisman, among others . . . : )- pataburd
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Beyerdynamic DT880/600 v. Ultrasone PRO2500, preliminaries
Ric Schultz-modded Oppo 970HD Fitz-max Bada PH-12, w/1x Mullard ECC33 and 2x Raytheon 6SN7GT Right now I am a/b-ing the DT880/600 and the PRO2500, both of which have been recabled with Zombie_X's excellent "Nucleotide" UP-OCC quad-braided copper wire. This is a tough one, but right now...- pataburd
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- beyer-dynamic-dt-880-premium-600-ohm-headphones beyerdynamic-dt-880-pro-250-ohm-semi-open-reference-headphone headphones over-ear ultrasone-pro-2500
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REVIEW: DT880/600 with ZXAC UPOCC Re-cable: Summary Impressions
DT880/600 with ZXAC UPOCC Re-cable: Summary Impressions The following is a brief set of listening impressions based on the ZXAC UPOCC "Impact" re-cable of my DT880/600. Since I do not have a second, stock pair of DT880/600 on hand to do direct a/b comparisons, these statements are...- pataburd
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DT880/600 with ZXAC UPOCC Re-cable: Summary Impressions
Moved to "Headphones (full size) Forum: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/507064/dt880-600-with-zxac-upocc-re-cable-summary-impressions- pataburd
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Poll: Several Mid-Fi Offerings versus a Single Hi-Fi Offering
Please respond to the poll AND offer a reason, or reasons, why you answered the way you did. : ) Answer under the assumption that you DO have sufficient funds to be able to purchase any of the current flagship offerings (e.g. HD800. T1, ED8, etc.) and kindly limit the purview to DYNAMIC...- pataburd
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- audio-technica-ath-ad2000 audio-technica-ath-w1000x beyerdynamic-tesla-t1 headphones sennheiser-hd-280-headphones sennheiser-hd-800-headphones ultrasone-pro-650
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Fuse Specification for the DV336SE
Does anyone happen to have the fuse specification for the Darkvoice 336SE, so I don't have to open mine up to find out? : )- pataburd
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- darkvoice-336se headphone-amplifiers desktop-amps darkvoice
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K501 Appreciation Thread (rejuvenated)
Anyone, besides me, still happy with their K501? The more I listen to mine, while other headphones come and go, the more I have learned to appreciate what they do so singularly well: reproduce some of the most cohesive and engaging midrange I've ever heard. : )- pataburd
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- akg akg-k701-studio-headphones denon-ahd501k-enhanced-on-ear-headphones headphones
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