If its a good processing shop they should be able to handle things. In the long run for low light (concerts especially, where youre depending on some one else lighting the scene) digital is the way to go. Either canon/nikon's mid 1k offerings will do things that were very difficult to pull...

Quote: Originally Posted by GTRacer Went to Switzerland and stayed over the weekend, it's one of the most beautiful countries I've been to: Really dig this one. Great work sir. Beautiful tonality. I havent posted in a while, Ive been super busy. But here is my Mugging...

dfkt: nice looking cameras, got any scans of shots from them? Heres a recent photo: This is a test photo, from the nikon d300 used as a light meter/instant camera so when I bring in the Mamiya I can just do the shot. That photo Ill be doing this weekend.

I dont get any "boominess" out of the udac, Id actually like some of that . For me the udac, is bright and punchy. Not really warm for me it thins out the lower mids and bass a bit too much. At times it can be thin and grainy especially with horn instruments. Anybody else notice this...

Using the uDac with HD650s the forwardness is there. At times its a bit much, anything with a lot of horns can test your limit Its also pretty bright. That being said the issue of punchiness and brightness and if its too much is just going to boil down to personal preference. However Im not...

Check out Soil & Pimp Sessions if you want some bad ass exciting contemporary jazz.

Quote: Originally Posted by aimlink The SR325is were partially responsible for my selling my HD650's. After listening for a while to the SR325is and finding it more and more pleasant, I listened to the HD650's and it was like I was listening to it from behind a door. The veiled sound...

There are a lot of people in both tube and ss amp camps for the HD650, I've always had ss amps so I can only speak to how they effect them. Im digging my c2c with them a lot. Tube may be a great way to go, especially for the price (its not too much of a risk). As for EQing, theres nothing...

Quote: Originally Posted by Smoke I Agree. But that's certainly not a bad complementary effect Glad youre diggin it. I am definitely not, haha. Ok, that sounds far too negative. The dac is fine, but wow its piercing and too forward, keep in mind that I can handle 325i levels of...

I think the sharpness and brittleness is a result of result of the uDac. Hell it made my HD650 sound brittle and thats tough.

Amping the 650s has been interesting. I had been using a vintage, well 80s, Onkyo stereo receiver for a few years. With the HD650s they sounded super warm, recessed a bit in the upper mids and highs. Basically dark like everyone has said. Having just purchased an audio-gd c2c from a forum member...

Having been using it and getting acclimated to its sound, its definitely a fine product. A little punchy for my taste, but certainly not bad. If youre low on cash, space, or if you move around much its great.

Awesome, enjoy! Having had been a grado person for a long time (sr60s and sr325i) and feeling like I was missing out on a good chunk of the body in the music I purchased the HD650s. Have not looked back since. Honestly I dont know how to feel about grados. The 325i is a decked out, aggressive...

Arent they almost double the budget of the others for you? If youre bumping up your budget that much, there are a ton more options.

First question would be what is the real quality of the audience recordings? That is a totally unknown world to me. Are they done with cassette recorders held up? Or are the band/stage/sound guys involved? If it really is 90% of what youll be listening to Id be apprehensive about giving...

Quote: Originally Posted by shigzeo I can vouch for the 1.8, but it has a range of flare issues which get me to sell it. I have the 1,4 now and am completely happy. My 18-55 will be sold later and I am going to throw the house at the 24-70G which I tried recently. It is amazing...

Quote: Originally Posted by Towert7 What you say is true, and yet I Find the best lenses to be ones that are not DX (in terms of image quality). Absolutely. While there are many awesome DX lenses their full frame counterparts tend to be nicer. Optically (though this totally...

Its a depressing moment of what seems to be a trend that will come to an unfortunate (for us) end. The differences in releases from even 5 years ago to now can be shocking. And its not relegated to music which is intended for top 40 charts (this is what kills me). Just got a new cd from my...

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Quote: Originally Posted by Melanter hmmm those sound great but they're actually $100 more here in Canada. How are the HD 555s? Wow, bummer As for the HD555, no clue. Search around, bound to be some well informed reviews here.

Koss UR40. Thought they were really nice for their price point and comfy.

Quote: Originally Posted by Melanter Funny everyone says that these are THE headphones to get at this price range. Is there a headphone from a different brand that fits my taste and provides the same bang for the buck as the grados? Also I say huge and immersive, but I still want to...

Quote: Originally Posted by Melanter Thanks to everyone for the advice! Listening to songs from a laptop, some Apple Lossless quality some just 128 kbps. Rock for the most part. I was expecting a huge immersive sound that was also crisp. Maybe a different pair of headphones...

Wow, so my HD650s came in today. First off I saw the box and thought 'Why do companies like Senn and Grado put their headphones in such crappy boxes?' then I pulled out the actual box from the corrugated cardboard, lol, issue solved. But as for sound holy smokes these things fill out like the...

I say shoot for the 325i's good amount of bass, not laid back at all, totally an aggressive set.