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Show us your Head-Fi station at it's current state. No old pictures please...
@JomiMendes: This is analogue EQ. It doesn't remove any frequencies. I got higher frequencies attenuated to get more natural balance. On Alpha Dogs I can still hear 18kHz, so I don't complain.- koolas
- Post #21,577
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Show us your Head-Fi station at it's current state. No old pictures please...
Hi, Haven't posted long time. I took really nice pics recently. Here there are :) Cheers- koolas
- Post #21,574
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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[REVIEW] Shure SE215
The SE 215 are really great headphones! Honestly I would highly recommend them. The bass is slightly elevated, and mids are a bit recessed, but in detail they can compete with my XBA-C10. The lower bass on XBA-C10 is better textured, but is weaker, while upper bass is boomier. The lower bass on...- koolas
- Post #294
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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[REVIEW] Shure SE215
I got them two week ago. They sound great, better than my Sony XBA-C10, though XBA-C10 have nicer mids, but in general SE 215 sound more detailed to me. The price is slightly higher and so is the detail :) I wonder about SE 535 how those sound?- koolas
- Post #292
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Sennheiser HD 215 Review
Though, if I was a DJ I'd probably use M50 or HDJ-something... any DJs here? What is your oppinion on that matter?- koolas
- Post #77
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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ALO Pan Am desktop/portable headphone amp/DAC: Impressions and Reviews
Thanks. I simply had enough of plugging plugs in every time I got to work, and unplugging before leaving office... I also thought it could be quite portable, though it's quite heavy:)- koolas
- Post #1,010
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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ALO Pan Am desktop/portable headphone amp/DAC: Impressions and Reviews
My office setup :) :D- koolas
- Post #1,008
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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ALO Pan Am desktop/portable headphone amp/DAC: Impressions and Reviews
I brought today all my tubes to the office and playing around with them. I was very happy with Voskhods for recent time. Today I first put Telefunkens, and then Mullards, and now... I'm back on Sylvanias (1945)... The obvious thing that popped up straight after popping them in was superb bass...- koolas
- Post #1,007
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Sennheiser HD 215 Review
I wonder if you bothered to read the very first post in this thread? I just said, i fully agree with that, and IMHO at this price you could get better sounding headphones, like for example ATH-TAD400 (better in my opinion), though they are open (if you care).- koolas
- Post #75
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ALO Pan Am desktop/portable headphone amp/DAC: Impressions and Reviews
I used to run on those Sylvanias, but recently I switched to my gold and platinum plated Voskhods. I sort of like them, so I didn't switch back for more than month now. I did some comparison with Mullards and Telefunkens, and even my girlfriend (who normally doesn't seem to hear difference)...- koolas
- Post #1,005
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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A Concise View of Why The ATH-M50 is No Longer King
What's "tizzyness" ? When I auditioned M50 vs RHA30 I have noticed reverb/echo in treble range on M50. Is it that?- koolas
- Post #817
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Sennheiser HD 215 Review
From the very first post: The treble on HD215 over certain frequency need boost, and same applies to bass below certain point. Many amp have loudness button, and many people listen to the music with this button depressed. I'd say Senn designed HD215 to play well in such scenario. With the...- koolas
- Post #72
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Sennheiser HD 215 Review
I believe the HD215 was designed to be used by DJs, so they'd be connected to some professional equipment, and not consumer grade amplifier. That basically means they need to be reasonably detailed with pretty flat FR, but not necessarily H-Fi. The HD215 are significantly lacking treble above...- koolas
- Post #70
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Ambience and binaural sound under Linux
As topic suggests, it is for Linux users. Under Windows to achieve similar results I run VBCable + VSTHost + VST plugins (mostly from ToneBoosters). You use Foobar to play your own music, and if you want to have SFX applied to tracks played by Spotify or Youtube you need other solution...- koolas
- Post #6
- Forum: Computer Audio
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Steve Aoki - sounds best on what setup?
I haven't updated this post for a log time, and I got my AlphaDogs for over a year now, so I thought I would add an update. I'd say this video is an example of a well recorded live trance music. The dynamic range is great :), unlike on YT videos from Tomorrowland :mad: This video sounds great... -
Ambience and binaural sound under Linux
Here is new, quite simpler setup. It simulates studio and equalizes for Alpha-Dog headphones. Shown on picture is JACK setup for iDSD @ 176kHz. Not clear from the picture, but EQ goes after Binaural/Studio simulation.- koolas
- Post #4
- Forum: Computer Audio
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A Concise View of Why The ATH-M50 is No Longer King
Momentums do sound great, true. Though they have one problem, which is they are too small for my big ears :/ This was the main reason I bought RH-A30, which fit my ears almost perfectly. I also auditioned M50, and loved them, but I decided to pay extra 50EUR and get open headphone experience. I...- koolas
- Post #757
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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iFi Audio Nano iDSD discussion + impression
Just listening Yahel from iDSD on my XBA-C10, and it sounds pretty amazing. Recently I leave Alpha Dogs and Pan Am at home, because iDSD + XBA-C10 is really great combo, and truly portable. Amazing how much detail these tiny earpieces provide, but only when driven by iDSD. This device is great...- koolas
- Post #914
- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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ALO The Pan Am - The tube rolling thread
...and I'm back on Sylvanias Today... They are like heavy magnet - I simply can't resist them :)- koolas
- Post #81
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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ALO The Pan Am - The tube rolling thread
I'm pretty sure you would love to get all three of them, i.e. Sylvania, Mullard and Telefunken :) I can't really recommend Sylvania over Mullard because I realize there are some people who didn't like their tonal balance, which is very bright. I can't recommend Mullard, because for me both...- koolas
- Post #77
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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iFi Audio Nano iDSD discussion + impression
I wonder, since there is this new firmware, why is iFi not selling new iDSDs with this new firmware already on it? Dear iFi, I think you need to change that, because some customers might be put off heavily. The product is great, so why to discourage people...- koolas
- Post #862
- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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ALO Pan Am desktop/portable headphone amp/DAC: Impressions and Reviews
You say, you get distortion beyond 12 o'clock with lcd2 and hd800? How would you compare lcd2 vs. hd800 when Pan Am is apming them?- koolas
- Post #841
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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ALO The Pan Am - The tube rolling thread
I think both Mullards and Sylvania got very goods mids, but Mullards have a peak at 3kHz, while Sylvania are transparent and have great treble above 8kHz up to 18kHz (highest my ear could hear). Also bass on both is pretty neat, though Mullards bass sounds like there is more of it, however...- koolas
- Post #74
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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ALO The Pan Am - The tube rolling thread
Quincy Jones sounds purely amazing on them! They teleport me to 1960's :)- koolas
- Post #71
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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ALO Pan Am desktop/portable headphone amp/DAC: Impressions and Reviews
Ehh, I already have tinnitus everyday and night :D But only after long day of listening to the music loud. Recently I listen only at 11 o'clock, with all this TB chain that put it down by -8dB I think. With Telefunkens I don't hear any distortion - they sound like they were made exactly for Pan...- koolas
- Post #839
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)