I saw this and decided to throw in my 2c. I once owned these maple HP3K's and decided to have my own pair commissioned with the V2 setup (closer drivers). Obviously I ended up keeping the new ones.. I found them to have the ideal balance of the warm and bass of the maple HP3K (V1) and the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Tyll Hertsens Someone back me up on this if it resonates because my listen was under meet conditions and fairly short, but I thoughth the GLite I heard was very punchy sounding. Very dynamic and authoritative. I didn't notice any solid-state harshness the day...

So far I'm really happy with my new GCHA. I can't find fault with it, which is a refreshing change. In A-B mode I might be able to find some issue but not right now. Its nice to be done with the amp shopping thing.

I had the previous Bithead Total vs Porta Corda III USB and prefer the latter. The Porta had a more balanced, natural and relaxed presentation. The Bithead was a bit bright and somewhat of a mild bass-boost feel to it. Considering that might make it better for sennheisers but too bright for...

Wierd. Since I listen to headphones like 4 hours a day I got curious about this & bought a ratshack db meter. Set it to my normal moderate listening volume and racked up about 65 db, occasional peak of 70 db. 90 db is pretty damn loud imho.

You could once buy the HP-2 for like $500. Why not go back in time and snag a pair?

Quote: Originally Posted by beedee "Strongly Colored?" Most people around here bash them b/c they are not colored. They are often called "cold and analytical." But we all have varying opinons and that's a good thing....right?. hope the k81 DJs serve you well! Colored in the...

That's great information, than you very much for posting this! I'm guessing for a simple EQ I could just truncate the WAV to 1 sample and apply the EQ?

No problem with HP3000, or anything else.

Nice review. In terms of the extension in the very low end, the amp makes a big difference. My new GCHA goes waaaaay deeper & stronger in the bass with the DT880 than either the Gilmore Lite or HA1-MKII could. It is not a subtle difference.

Quote: Originally Posted by tedtropy This is my first post on the forum. I'm also reasonably new to the world of the ultra-amateur-audiophile so let me apologize in advance for anything blatantly moronic that may follow... I've done abit of searching here and elsewhere concerning...

I think the DT880 sound gorgeous with a little EQ to take the edge off the treble spike... -5db @9k does it, then I add +6db @ 14 and flat elsewhere.. sounds great to me.

Quote: Originally Posted by nickchen Sorry, but I am a real hardcore non-believer of cable sound. You've never tried or you can't hear a difference? My GF can hear clear differences and she doesn't even care about audio.

Quote: Originally Posted by wakked1 In for 5! Did I ever get assigned tickets btw?

And so began your hunt for the elusive do-it-all headphone...

Quote: Originally Posted by 2426 Garrett, which op-amp were you using? I think it has 8610s.

Congrats! Get yourself some decent IC cables tho.

I have one and its a very nice deal for the money. It really opens up with an AC adapter too.

That sucks. If it was bouncing around in the car its possible something came loose (as small as a metal shaving) and wedged somewhere, causing a short...

The top post is old, but I found the GL sounds best with old fashioned OFC copper interconnects... seems like it was tuned for it. Silver or even silver blends seem to give it an unpleasant edge. Also, for whatever its worth.. I don't know how much burn-in it needs but it sounds worlds better...

Quote: Originally Posted by 2426 If I were to commission a DIY builder to build me a Millett Hybrid, what would the (approx.) price be? $200? $300? Thanks BTW, I am not the OP, I was just in the same position and I was just wondering...

In terms of speakers, I scored a pair of Logitech Z-2200 as they went on clearance. They are quite nice sounding for the $. The Z-2300 that replaced them aren't nearly as good IMHO.

Ditto... if I could get my hands on a base impulse WAV I'd be in business I think.

Thanks for the info! Looks like its the opposite process that I need to use with Audition.. first you create a filter then apply it to create an impulse. If someone were to create a "base" impulse with no filter would it be possible to use that as a starting point to apply different filters to?

The poll is silly. These are roughly equivalent in general quality, but fairly different in character based upon my time with the GL vs HA1 MKII. The Gilmore has better PRAT and transparency while the HA has a smoother sweeter midrange. The Gilmore has maybe a touch more extension at either end...