Quote:   That was buyauthorized, but he has since raised the the price and I think the lowest he's taken recently is $340.    

Ya, let me know and I should be able to make it.

Quote: Pretty much this. Without and amp the pro900's sound boomy and muddy and the bass overwhelms the mids. Both the M-Stage and D12 pull it right in line. They still sound good without and amp, but they become excellent with one.

  Quote: The lack of external DAC and amp really hinder these headphones in my experience. I seem to be one of the few who think they really have to be amped or aren't really worth the price of admission. On top of that, I found that the sharp highs mellowed out a little and the bass...

Ah, that should work.

Quote: next fall?

Just got Triple.fi 10's to use on campus, only listened to them for a few minutes but I love them so far...   Edit: So after a little more time with them I have to say the highs are a little disappointing, but I love Grado's and Ultrasone's, both of which have biting, in your face highs that...

Quote: That's what I mean, though I didn't word it very well. It sounds better to him out of the Xonar->DAC magic than USB->DAC magic, because the amplification it gets from the Xonar, not because of the connection between the computer/xonar and the DAC as seemed to be implied in those...

  Quote:   Quote:   It sounds to me like an amping difference. The amp on the Xonar is better than whats coming out of the USB.

Quote:   Sounds good. I can do a meet this summer. Quote:   I put off the air motor cad stuff until the last week. I was in the lab for 10+ hours that week knocking it out. It's really easy, just time consuming...

Actually I won't be able to make one tomorrow. Just remembered something I have to do that's going to take most of the day.

I can do a meet at one, earlier than that would be tough.   Quote: I had that class last quarter. The air motor cad stuff?

I should be able to make it to one that weekend unless something unexpected comes up.

Quote: I can't do a meet this weekend, but should be able too either of the next two. I'll also be in town this summer taking classes, so would be able to do a summer meet as well.

Quote: Converting to FLAC isn't necessary but should improve the sound. I can hardly tell the difference between 320kbps and FLAC. 256kbps isn't bad either but is definitely a noticeable step down.

  Quote: The AD900's show up yet?

Quote: My iBasso D12 is excellent, but I don't have much experience with other portable amps. Can't go wrong with that one in my opinion.   As for the sound leakage complaints, I really don't get those... I only get a tiny amount of leakage even when I have them turned up...

White, yes. Raybans, don't remember. They were on one of the computers in the computer lab on the first floor near the front of the library.

Saw someone wearing a pair of Grado's in the library today, but couldn't read the model number. Wouldn't have happened to be any of you would it?

  Quote: I disagree and I know I'm not the only one. I find most notable changes occur in roughly 20hrs, with perhaps smaller ones continuing for a little while after that. There is a sizable group here on head fi that tend to agree with me. It may be the minority, but this view...

  Quote:   With measured response curves? Because even if you're comparing directly side my side, if you just judge the sound based on your own ears it's still going to be just anecdotal evidence, and I doubt anyone here has the means of taking any hard measurements on this subject...

Also, should another meet be organized in the future, I will do everything to make it lol. sounds like it was a lot of fun. Really bummed I missed it.

I'm really mad and feel bad I couldn't make it or let you guys know about it today. My roommate had a family emergency and doesn't have a car so I drove him up to San Jose.   I'm going to finish reading through this thread though. I hope it went well...

I'll be there

That should work.