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Upgraditis: buying a portable amp/dac or new mp3player
I was wondering: I'd like to make an upgrade and don't know what to upgrade. I want to upgrade my home-gear. This is my present gear: grado sr-125i/ px-100/ shure e3c/ clix2/ squeezebox. The upgrade will be used at home and with the grado. Should I buy a new headphone-amp/dac (like...- luuk
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Back in the game: sr-125i pairing with a ..?
Well, it's been a while since my last post. Sold all my stuff (senn 650, ms-2, meier amp) a few years ago because I wanted to invest more money in my stereo. Now my girlfriend bought me the grado sr-125i. Nice! Enjoying the sound from the beginning and it's ideal when my girlfriend has to...- luuk
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- Forum: Portable Source Gear
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The Dire Straits sound
Hey fellow members, I'm searching for a band/bands that sound like the dire straits. Most important: Guitar solo's(probably not the agressive ones) Second: voice (easy to listen to) Third: Great symphony(I like the dire straits so much because there is so much happening in there music but it... -
Summermusic
What album or what song gives you the summerfeeling '06? I just got it when I listened to manu chao - siberie m'etait contee, while sitting in the sun. -
E3 Can survive water
A bit scary story here, so if you're below 12, skip to another thread . History: bought the e3 last summer for 175 euro, which is about $210. It seems like a scam, but you can only get the shures in one online store in the netherlands and that store isn't the cheapest. Yesterday I took a...- luuk
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Folk music?
Bought a album of the corrs (to be precise: Home) and I discovered I really like the number "old hag". I guess it's a folknumber ( some flute, some sort of drum, guitar and a few other instruments). I really want to get some more of this kind of music, do you've got some suggestions?? Thanks in... -
look, it's the Head-fi-light in the sky!-->somebody needs help
Yes, another one who needs some experience from people with a strong "force" in them. I'm planning to upgrade my ms-1. I want a good headphone for rock, one with more detail then my ms-1's, more controlled. I want to buy them secondhanded. I want a significantly better sound then my ms-1...- luuk
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Songs/albums for the hd-650
Which song/album gets the best out of my hd-650? Which one sounds best with the hd-650? I know that radiohead sounds great on it, what else? -
shure e3 foamies
Hey, I searched this on the net, but couldn't find any shop in the netherlands that sells e3 replacement foamies. Any one knows a shop? or maybe a shop in germany/belgium? Thanks in advance from my ears (the foamies are really dirty after 3 months daily use).- luuk
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Early 90's rock?
There are many great (onedayfly) rocksongs made in the nineties. I'm searching for these songs. Can you give me some bandnames that I just gotta have in my cdcollection? Thanks, Luuk -
New home rig, almost completed. (56k warning)
Again a package from Germany, fast delivery, within 4 days: What would it be?? The new rig(eric clapton- unplugged playing on the cdplayer): Now I only need a decent dvd-player( and maybe some more high-end grado/alessandro )- luuk
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What kind of music do you play?
Well, on head-fi there sure gotta be a lot of people who play an instrument. So what instrument and music are you guys playing? As a amateurpianoplayer I'm now playing one of my first debussyworks (deux arabesques, great piece!). Recently I played bach and some beethoven. Luuk -
Really Noob question about digital out
Ok, I'm shamed to ask this question in public, but I can't find the answer on the forums. My current cdplayer has a digital out. Where can I use it for? What are the benefits? Is it better than a normal cdplayer-line out? thanks in advance, Luuk- luuk
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Owow, dear head-fiers, what's next?
Hey head-fimembers, I bought the ha2-mkII se recently. It sounds terrific with my ms-1's but, it deserves better. I have been looking for a partner, these are the ones that I consider: Sennheiser: hd-650 hd-600 Beyer-dynamic: dt-880 AKG: 601 701 My musical preferences are...- luuk
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God bless, The HA-2 MKII SE came in today (pics)
Well, My corda ha2-mkII se arrived today. The story so far: hey a package from germany: "what would that be" A little striptease, caution: be carefull with this beast The beast taking a peak into it's new world: this sounds terrific, what a bass, what a synergy: Just...- luuk
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First head-fi meet Netherlands
Well, I guess it's about time we dutch guys and girls have our own head-fi meet. I hear/read so many positive stories about those meets, I want to be part of one. Are there any other fellow dutch/belgium/german people who are also interested in hearing other headphones/gear then they have by...- luuk
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Did I do the right thing?
Ok, this maybe one of the best or one of the stupidest things I've ever done. I just bought an ha2-mkII se with the jubileumprice. But: I don't own a hi-fi headphone (only the m-1's and the shure e3c), although I've almost ordered the senn hd-650. I've never owned a headphone-amp so this...- luuk
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Importing headphones/amps
Tried to do the searchfunction, but didn't found any forum about importing headphones. I live in the Netherlands, so I have to import all my stuff (talking about headphones etc., other "stuff" we have plenty here ). I imported my ms-1's--> which took about 4/5 weeks to arrive and I had to...- luuk
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a.g. (and again) amp-newbiequestion
Ok, Tried to search the ampforum for this question but couldn't find much usefull info. I want to buy the new akg-601/701 (depends on my cashflow the coming months), I know I will need an headphone-amp for it, but how much would it cost me, to get decent improvement with an amp? what amp would...- luuk
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Shure e2c or e3c? quick question, fast answer if possible
which one should I get, is the e3c worth the extra money? I think it (the e3c) looks much sexier, but does it have a greater sound? thanks- luuk
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What do I need in my canal?
Hey, I'm calling your help because I need to make a decision very fast (within 2 or 3 days) and I don't have much time to search for info. A friend of mine is now in america and he's willing to buy me some canalbuds. But I don't know which one are the best for me. I think the shure e2c's...- luuk
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