… a deliberate policy of creating refugees wherever possible. An Army general … explained the idea to me as follows: “You’ve got to dry up the sea the guerrillas swim in — that’s the peasants — and the best way to do that is blast the hell out of their villages so they’ll come into our refugee...

“usurpations … established only on a precarious and abusive right … having been acquired only by force, force could take them away without having grounds for complaint.” - Rousseau’s Discourse on Inequality (1755)

I think these are very fit dependent like stock L-pads. Depending on your ear size + shape and the positioning of the pads will play a big part on sound (and comfort). I have small ears, i think. Positioning the pads a bit to move driver closer to ears helps increase warmth. I had this same...

nyczaj + RS2x

For vintage RS1 they might install RS2x drivers and cable, then I imagine your RS1 will sound mostly like an RS2x. Good luck! Please share pics of drivers after repair to see what they actually give you as the last couple of us accidentally received lower tier parts replacements... Please tag me...

The recline relaxes the highs and ottoman elevates the lows. Color is more psychological effect modifying mood. I find grey blends in with background allowing better immersion into music.

Appreciate the impressions and pics. I also use the same Ikea chair with matching ottoman in my audio rig. I have some nyczaj pads in transit. I didnt realize the Dekoni pads were so large in comparison which to me is worrisome as a Flat pad fan. Hoping nyczaj provide a nice balance. Your...

By maintaining this thread’s existence while the prior thread already serves the exact function. You are disturbing the continuity and efforts of the existing thread. See above. See above. We are only having disagreement on maintaining duplicate threads.

discourteous disorganized redundant By ignoring the prior existing thread you ignore your expectations of others.: #1, and possibly #2, and #3

Suspending classified for at least temporarily. Ive been trying to sell my RS2x for awhile now. This is the second time Ive listed… (long story). Last week I ordered a few different pads including NYCZAJ. Im just waiting for all the stuff to arrive to see if it breathes new life into RS2x...

That makes good sense, thank you. At $1000 I think the gamble is a good one for DMS but not for customers.

Great buyer. I recommend chesebert!

OG = original gangster

SR-X1 is currently at CanJam Singapore so may find some info in related thread such as this. Not a ton of impressions so far. RAAL Immanis getting the most hype.

F-pad “for a more neutral sound.”

nice The 325x recommendation was a joke but I highly recommend experimenting with F-pads which are standard on 325x.

Congrats! on 5min. Experimenting is fine but you sounded worried. There is placebo in this subjective hobby. There are companies that prey on naive and OCD audiophiles. The forum is a culprit by design. Anyways, youre maining a 125x? Can I entice you to try a 325x. :) What do you engineer?

So did you take your own advice and stop obsessing? Hobby is for fun. But your profile describes yourself as an “audio engineer”. How deeply is this effecting your life?

Do the western companies have their stuff made in china too? So now youre basically skipping the greedy middle-man. Go chifi!

SOLD to @rattlingblanketwoman

@ricksome Do you have experience with T50RP mods? Do you have a recipe already settled?

No problem and nice gift! F- pads > ttvj dx

SOLD to @chesebert

No problem. I live in a small apartment so the cabinet would take up way too much real estate for a single headphone. If the cabinet doubled as a media stand for amp+dac+laptop then maybe could justify. I dont care for the dark staining of the wood. I prefer lighter colors in general. The...