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Qinpu Q-6/Q-2 or Audioengine A2 for desktop setup
Same price if you include the A2 stands, Q-6 have stands built-in. I'm drawn to the Q-6 because of it's psuedo-dipole pattern (I'm a big Magnepan/open baffle fan). A2 seems to be the tried-and-true choice. Which would you choose and why?- csholtmeier
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What's The Best Portable Headphone Amp?????
What is an "itouch"?- csholtmeier
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- Forum: Portable Headphone Amps
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Suggestion for Head-Fi'r who prefers ADDIEM over CK10 and MTPC.
Update. Just got the RE-272s today. No burn-in yet, but these sound fantastic. I'm not going to bore anyone with a mini-review, but these just do so many things right. To my ears, these are just far superior to the CK10s. All the detail of the A-T, but with better bass both in quality and...- csholtmeier
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- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Bookshelves speaker to improve imaging?
Quote: He's right. I currently have a set of Magnepan MC-1's with a pair of 15" open baffle subs. There are moments, listening to well-recorded material, when elements of the music seem to hover out in the room with us. -
Suggestion for Head-Fi'r who prefers ADDIEM over CK10 and MTPC.
I'm gonna throw the Hifiman Re-272 into the discussion. The thought of an easily-driven top-tier Hifiman IEM is intriguing.- csholtmeier
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- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Suggestion for Head-Fi'r who prefers ADDIEM over CK10 and MTPC.
Quote: I'm hesitant to try these, as they are often compared to the CK10.- csholtmeier
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Suggestion for Head-Fi'r who prefers ADDIEM over CK10 and MTPC.
The Phonaks look interesting. Is the remote just a single button, no volume control? Thanks for the replies.- csholtmeier
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- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Suggestion for Head-Fi'r who prefers ADDIEM over CK10 and MTPC.
I've had the ADDIEM for quite a while now, longer than I've been a member here. After upgrading my home full-size setup, I decided it was time for a good portable set. I first tried the MTPC. I got them refurb, so I figured it was a small gamble. Not my cup of tea at all. Flabby bass...- csholtmeier
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Apple TV 2 Coaxial Digital Output Mod.
http://www.hackint0sh.org/f286/192941.htm Thinking about trying this on my 2nd Gen Apple TV. Are Toslink and Coaxial digital signals "interchangeable" like this?- csholtmeier
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So the Refurb MTPC just arrived...
I'm hoping they send me the Control-Talk version on accident.- csholtmeier
- Post #6
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Recommendations for portable setup. Are customs for me?
Looking to pair a good set of IEM's with my new iPad 2 for travel. Isolation is important. Currently, I have a set of HE-6's at home and a set of Fostex T50RP's at work. Right now I have the Apple BA for travel, which are decent, I guess. I just borrowed a set of Shure SCL-5's from a friend, and...- csholtmeier
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Need help understanding planar cans like LCD-2 and HE-5
My HE-6's, properly driven, have the best bass I've ever heard. That goes for headphones and speakers.- csholtmeier
- Post #5
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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AKG K240 Sextett--Grado'd AKG?
Quote: The big box is so they can fit in that phonebook-sized catalog in with your order...- csholtmeier
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Virtue Audio-anybody hip to them yet??
Very curious as to how this sounds. I like the One.2 so much with my HE-6's, a Virtue amp was my first thought when I ordered my Magnepans.- csholtmeier
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- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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Magnepan rig for HT/Music.
So I take it that the panels must be a fair distance from the wall to sound right? -
Magnepan rig for HT/Music.
I'm absolutely loving my HE-6/Virtue One.2 combo, and I'd love to get the same sound in a 2-channel HT/music rig. The caveat is that I have a child on the way, so I'd like to get the wall-mount Maggies. Either the MMG W or MC1, with a small sub to fill out the lows. I think I'll repurpose...- csholtmeier
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HifiMAN HE-6 Planar Magnetic Headphone
I'm not saying the RA150 is a bad amp by any stretch. I probably would not have replaced it but the left channel started acting up, and the bench fee alone was half the cost of the amp. The RA150 does a far better job with the HE-6's than my C2, which cost 3 times what the Alesis did. ...- csholtmeier
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- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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HifiMAN HE-6 Planar Magnetic Headphone
I recently replaced my failing Alesis RA150 with a Virtue Audio One.2, which I have about 40 hours of break-in time on. The SQ improvement is substantial. Most notable is depth and soundstage. I'm listening to Coltrane's "Ballads" album right now. Sense of depth, and space around instruments...- csholtmeier
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Audio-gd Digital Interface
Quote: So, following this line of thinking, if I load Windows 7 on my Mac via Bootcamp I will get the same SQ as the HP?- csholtmeier
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- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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HE-500 Loaner Program
I'd love to get in on this. Currently have the HE-6, powering it with a Virtue Audio One.2, among other headphones and amps. To be able to get even in the ballpark of the HE-6 would be very interesting to me. I'm currently looking for a good portable.- csholtmeier
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Audio-gd Digital Interface
Quote: Haha! She's actually using it right now. I don't think give is the right word, as the Mac accompanies me on many business trips.- csholtmeier
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- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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Audio-gd Digital Interface
I've discovered, quite accidentally, that my wife's HP Mini 1000 sounds much better than my MacBook Pro with the DI. I had upgraded the OS to W7 and decided to give it a shot with my rig. The difference is far from subtle. Chain is DI>DAC19>C2. It's as if there has been a layer of filth removed...- csholtmeier
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car-fi
'61 IH Scout. First year of production (8,530th built). All original except for the wheels and shackles. The single-barrel 152ci propels it to a top speed of 52mph.- csholtmeier
- Post #251
- Forum: Gear-Fi: Non-Audio Gear and Gadgets
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A closed, portable-ish headphone with grado sound?
I sit less than 6 feet away from someone at work and they can't hear them. They are 600 ohms, so they definitely need an amp.- csholtmeier
- Post #20
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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A closed, portable-ish headphone with grado sound?
AKG K240 Sextett. It's semi-closed, so it will still leak some, but not nearly as much as a Grado. I have only heard an LP (late production) pair, but I think they sound very Grado-esque.- csholtmeier
- Post #18
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)