When Modi 3+ came in December 2020, Jason mentioned "we have a little over 1 year of AKM DAC stock before we’re boned". I predict I'll have an ESS-based Modi with USB-C connector in my Christmas stocking.

I'll bring Beyerdynamic DT770 and Sennheiser HD600 with Equinox cable. I think we have enough amps as it is. I'm really sorry you won't be able to make it Zanth. I was looking forward to hearing all this cool stuff you have.

I'd like to invite myself if you guys don't mind. I'm thinking about getting an Ear+ amp and I'd love to hear Zanth's. I'm not yet sure what I'll bring, but have a look at my profile and let me know if there's something you'd like to hear. I'll also bring a Nikon D70 so we can have decent...

Panasonic RP-HDA100 / Technics RP-FDA100. 57mm full-range driver and 20mm super-tweeter. Claimed frequency response of 3Hz (!!) to 100,000Hz (!!). "Optimized for DVD audio" (the original link was on a site with the other name for Panasonic: Ma-tsu-shi-ta, and this beautiful forum stripped...

You guys take very good photos. I'm afraid that mine aren't of the same caliber. In my defence, I bought my Canon FT only 8 months ago and I'm a slow learner I hope you enjoy these anyway. My camera. A little wood guy A little bronze guy Macro queen on an old $20 bill...

High-Frequency Sound Above the Audible Range Affects Brain Activity, AES Preprint No. 3207. A researcher named Oohashi tested subjects to determine how brain wave activity is affected by ultrasonic frequencies. (High-Frequency Sound Above the Audible Range Affects Brain Activity, AES Preprint...

Psychoacoustic studies have shown that although we cannot directly detect sine waves above 16-20kHz, we can certainly detect their presence in music. One study went further and showed that people noticed an improvements when the system extended to 40kHz instead of 30kHz (ranges might have been...

USPS. Cheap, Fast, Reliable. Usually get my stuff in 5-7 business days. On most small items (like headphones), they don't even bother to charge taxes, even though the little green sticker declares a value of $60... If if they do, it's a fair 15%+$5. With the other carriers, you always pay...

I'll second AKG for classical. The K501 are superb. I think I prefer them to my HD600 for orchestral works. Very open and detailled, and great at portraying instrument tones. Oh, and superb soundstage too. However, I'm not sure the iPod could do them justice. These cans need a LOT of juice to...

http://www4.head-fi.org/forums/showt...threadid=54072 Can someone host the pictures? PM me your email address and I will send the pictures. Or let me know of any free web hosting I could use. Thanks.

I can bring a portable

I was simply stating the MSRP (that I found on Stereophile's site)... I know the actual retail is much lower, but then, it doesn't look as impressive. Quote: Originally posted by Mindless $4030? hmm.... You can buy them for $2999 with the SRS-717t or solid-state amp at audiocubes

Studio cans are typically high-impedance (600 Ohm). This is because they are often run in parallel. 8 pairs of 600-ohm headphones in parallel present a load of 75 ohm (if I remember correctly Physics 101). Now, if you were to put 8 pairs of 32-ohm headphones in parallel, the load becomes 4 ohms...

Stax SR-007, $4030 and 170,000 Ohms!

These ebay headphones seem to be wireless too. Cool.

Maybe I should add that my portables are recent cheap Sony PCDP. In general, the headphone out lacks power and extension: probably to allow for that "36 hour Stamina" Sony claims. Also, there's something very wrong with the midrange: thin with a strong "plastic" coloration. That's the bad news...

Almost no headphones need a dedicated external amp (except K1K and electrostats), but almost all benefit from one. That being said, the CD780 do sound a lot better with good power behind them. They aren't very demanding, but they certainly are more than my Grado SR-60. The CD780 actually sound...

5:1 music:gear You guys with only $200 spent on music or a ratio the opposite of mine make me sick. But at the same time, I understand: I was there at one point. When you start out, you have a portable CD player and some cheap V-series Sony headphones. You think it's great sound and you own...

Tho there are exceptions, Grado's 32 ohm present a tough load for tube headphone amplifiers. Sure, you can optimize the output transformer for the Grado (as is probably the case with he Melos), but most tube amps are probably targetting higher-impedance headphones. This presents the output tube...

If it's good wood side panels, it's good

Because I can...

I like a lot of different styles of music. The headphones I use for quiet jazz trio might not work so well with trashy hard techno. Depending on what I'm listening to, I'll use different headphones.

Put it in SACD: it stands for Superior Audio than CD

Two 12V car batteries in series would give you that spec 24V. And you'd only have to charge it once in a blue moon.

To the folks who have heard this combination, I'd like to hear your opinion: is the MG Head a good match for the K501? I currently use DT770 with the MG Head and keep the volume knob between 9 and 10 o'clock. So I don't think power will be the issue. But I've read several posts saying the...