Selling my Sony MDR-Z1Rs, with Sony upgraded "Kimber Kable". These are in pretty much perfect condition, they've spent most of their lives in their storage box after my original testing. These come in their original boxes, with all the original pieces/cables included upon purchase and with the...

Selling my Sennheiser HD 800s. Come in original box, with all original parts/cables/etc. Super light and comfortable. I actually loved the sound on these, but have since upgraded to the ZMF Atriums, which have a much thicker sound (albeit a much heavier headphone overall and a much different...

Selling my very lightly used Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pros, with passive filter ($50 added value). Used some to try them out, but these have mostly just stayed in their storage case. They come in their original box, with all original parts/cables/etc included when first purchased. These just didn't...

Thank you for this advice. It is much appreciated. I've been off following the original advice of taking a break and my ears are opening up after a non-trivial amount of closing from "forced" critical listening. I was definitely "scrunching" my ears as one would with their eyes to see fine...

So with this, you would replace the wall wart plug your modem and router have? Would I need two of these, one for a modem and one for a router?

Wow, so much knowledge has been dropping in this thread in the last like day. I swear I take 1 day off... Thanks, everyone. I'll be processing this slowly but I send my thanks :pray:

Thank you so much for these impressions. And also thank you for pointing out those who find the cables sharp aren't losing their minds or have bad ears. I appreciate that kindness, I've def been losing my mind a little over the past month or so. What you describe is what I heard when I first put...

Got any "OCC cryo treated power cables with copper connectors" to recommend?

Really excited to hear other people's impressions of these cables and PSMs as they burn in (but no rush, don't be me XD). I took a couple of days off, as per @rsbrsvp 's suggestion (thank you, I will admit I don't know if I have the discipline for a whole week, but a couple of days has done...

I appreciate this advice. I think I may be at that point right now. I almost feel like I'm trying too hard to hear, and not just letting it wash over me and enjoying it. Agree with this too. I find people's impressions on here to be extremely helpful. It's such a wonderful thing to get a...

You aren't interpreting my impressions incorrectly, but I think it's more complicated with that and... please do take my impressions with a grain of salt. I'm *newish*. If anything I'm excited for your impressions so they can help give me clarity in what I'm hearing. But let me try to explain...

I think more than just I'm waiting with excitement for your impressions.

It's closer to 3+ weeks now honestly. I haven't been the most 24-hour diligent for burning in, but I haven't completely slacked either. I would say it's burned in a lot. Things must be at close to or at their burn in stage, is that what you are thinking? It's still felt to me like things have...

I'm trying to truly understand what I'm hearing. It almost sounds like it's on the spectrum of Closed to Open. It feels like there is a focused but small to less focused and large. I think I'm grappling with the sound of things being open/large sounding which can make the overall blend of sounds...

Nothing wrong with loving the 650's over the 600's. That is my preference as well. The 650's to me do a fantastic job at veiling the right parts of lower-end computer/electronics noise and have a wonderful and dark more "Cello" than "Violin" timbre which is something to die for. I've essentially...

I appreciate your input. From my understanding of your setup, you have the dream I'm building towards for the same goal, so I appreciate all the advice and perspective. I don't currently have 2 PSMs, I don't have a net XE card (does this help with things like YT videos? I'm a bit confused on...

Ok, wait did more research and it would like this is not the power supply output voltage I would need (I believe I need 5v) not this 12v. Darn.

Hey all, Quick update and question. @Tubewin Do you think this is a good deal? I'm re-reading your thoughts on your JCAT DUO. Forgive my ignorance but I don't know if this used one is even the right type for me. I list in America and I'm looking to power the JCAT XE USB card and the Master...

I'm terrified to use any of these on my fridge. I'm not really sure why. As for the outlets. I've thought about this. I think I'll do some testing at some point. At the moment though, I'm the same as you. It's probably a factor but I don't know how much. I wonder if that played also into my...

Unrelated, I'm holding off on making changes still, but can anyone vouch for the Groundmaster City? I'm thinking about getting it and wondering if it's worth it? I don't want to muddy the testing waters, but I also feel like this is something I'm going to get eventually essentially no matter...

Hey everyone, I'm happy to report that I'm starting to crest the burn-in phase for my ultimate cables. I still wonder if there is a bit more to go, but this morning things are starting to sound what I would describe as "Great" or "Really Nice" which, while it isn't "Incredible" or "Perfect"...

On this topic exactly, I've wondered about this. I've heard people say stuff like plug your fridge into your PSM for the burn-in period. Does anyone know if there is anything to the idea of burning in a component in its final home (as in, I burned in this cable with the amp I was going to use it...

I’m not saying I’m experienced exactly, but just have a lot of discipline and resolve to not listen for two weeks if that’s your goal. I “like” listening to burn in to test my ears, almost tasting notes style, but I will admit at this second time the burn in pain had been very sizable and if...

I added the PSM 156 and the Ultimate at the same time and so I wasn’t entirely sure of which was burning in exactly vs the other, but the difference was stark. It sounded thin at first and flat. Overall disappointing (but I knew to wait). But it gradually improved. Not entirely linearly but for...

I've been following your journey with the Ultimate Power Cables. Thank you for all the updates and learnings (around the burn in being not for the faint of heart, the balancing of Warm and Bright from Classic to Ultimate which ends up burning in to totally neutral/clear) I've just replaced all...