I think the more appropriate question would be, "What's wrong with Grados?"

Quote: Originally Posted by Etrips Also big difference from ratshack cable and stock cables... So how can you say otherwise? Because there's no reason or evidence to suggest that such differences are audible. Quote: Originally Posted by Etrips Also isn't this a...

Quote: Originally Posted by Etrips Head-fi'er recabled my DR150's and it did change the sound No it didn't. Quote: Originally Posted by Thai Fighter As far as I'm concerned the purchase of a new cable would be a complete waste of money. The truth.

No, don't hit him in his face. That's stupid. Instead, give him a swift side punch to the ear. That'll show him what it's like, and also avoid getting you in trouble, since it's more discrete and doesn't leave a mark as easily.

Yeah, it's the smell of the plasticizers that soften the PVC. Funny that their high end products aren't made with a plasticizer-free soft PVC formula. It's not toxic, don't worry about it. It'll wear off over time. You can try cleansing them with a variety of household cleansers to remove or...

Quote: Originally Posted by cotdt electrical conduction happens at the very surface of the conductor The skin effect only happens when dealing with frequencies much higher than that found in audio. It's so minimal that the resistance added isn't significant. Audio signals...

ER-4P or DT 880.

I just realized that you could use the toner transfer method used for etching PCBs to transfer designs. I've recently been thinking of ways I could mask off text on an aluminum front panel during DIY anodization, and it would be perfect. Unfortunately the aluminum would have to be quite smooth...

Quote: Originally Posted by error401 Anyone got hints on how to work with a Hammond enclosure with Al endplates? I've worked with the plastic ones before and those are bad enough...cutting a square hole in the Al is daunting me. Aluminum is often easier because it's harder, but...

Quote: Originally Posted by khbaur330162 This way you won't be wasting your money on a half-baked product implementing both. This isn't to say all stereo/microphone dealies don't perform well, but I think for the price range, you'd be better off with both a dedicated can and mic...

You can try soldering directly to the driver. You'll probably have to scrap away that glue first, though. And don't overheat it.

There's a very good reason that B&H widely loved among both amateur and professional photographic communities. I bought my DT 880s from them, no hassles. Not always the cheapest for headphones, though. It depends on which ones.

Er, the HD650s, for example, have a sensitivity of 103 dB/mW, there is no way they need something like a Dynahi.

I see no reason why the ER-4 can't be made to angle in towards the ear canal like the UM2 does. It would be far more comfortable and discrete. Additionally, they could fit a second driver in there. Seriously, like a big fat one for bass, 150 Hz below or so. Optionally I mean, on another...

Quote: Originally Posted by GreatDane Go 31-band or go home 31? Pfft, DSP lets you do infinite! Also, Comic Sans is a horrific font. It should be banned.

I suppose "balanced" carries opinion behind it, but neutrality is easily measured.

Quote: Originally Posted by memepool They also tend to reduce the realistic timbre of the record somehow and make it sound more "sampled" which of course it is. This is far less noticable at higher sampling rates (32bit /192Khz). Prove it.

Equalization. Or tone control on an amp, they're effectively the same thing. When I owned a pair of DT 990s, I found a low-shelf EQ with a corner frequency of 120 Hz and gain of 20 dB to be excellent on many recordings. I'm fairly certain this qualifies me as the biggest basshead on this website.

Quote: Originally Posted by PiccoloNamek "Veil" is something somebody made up one day when they were dissatisfied with a Sennheiser can, and for some reason, everybody else accepted it as true, including people who had never even heard a Sennheiser headphone before. Ding ding...

Quote: Originally Posted by Carl Stuff like that always works better in hardware. Not really...analog hardware creates loss, however small. DSP in software is lossless.

Quote: Originally Posted by terance hopefully thats some kind of metal or aluminum, and not plastic Well, not all plastic is weak. If it were made from UHMWPE, for example, you could probably drop them out of a plane without breaking them.

The Idea There is an ever-growing number of IEMs on the market, and as such, an ever-growing number of users dissatisfied with the stock tips for particular IEMs. I thought it would be a good idea to create an index of tip and barrel sizes so that people can see what tips fit what IEMs. So...

Quote: Originally Posted by Gonz Actually some of the funniest back and forths I've read, have been engineers disagreeing with each other over things like proper grounds, cable gauges, skin effect, etc... At least it would have been clear who was right.

Quote: Originally Posted by Schalldämpfer Hmm... I was hoping that you got them from somewhere else... as 65 dollars for aronud 75 ohms of resistance don't make a lot of sense. Yeah. It's a very well-made cable, but not $65 worth of well-made.

Quote: Originally Posted by bellsprout If you amplify the bass, it's just louder bass. Eg, Sony Fontopia in-ears - they make the bass louder, even on songs that don't have it, so it sounds muddy and bloated. They have a higher bass response, yes, but that's not why they sound...