[Loquah]

I wrote a review of the B&W PX headphones - https://www.stereo.net.au/reviews/review-bowers-wilkins-px-noise-cancelling-headphones

No pressure to read it, just letting you know it's there.

Nice review, mate! Now I'll have the answer next time I get asked the "who makes the best NC headphone" question!

 

[White Lotus]

Will check out your review today. Nice work.

How long you been posting reviews over there?

Thanks mate!

I've been writing there for a few years.

Full scope of my reviews available here:

https://www.stereo.net.au/associated-posts/40

Nice review, mate! Now I'll have the answer next time I get asked the "who makes the best NC headphone" question!

Thanks mate. For years I cringed at the question itself..

I remember one time I emailed Billy for a recommendation on NC and he wrote back saying "Oh no!!"

Classic - I felt the same way!

How have you guys all been?

 

[Loquah]

Thanks mate!

I've been writing there for a few years.

Full scope of my reviews available here:

https://www.stereo.net.au/associated-posts/40



Thanks mate. For years I cringed at the question itself..

I remember one time I emailed Billy for a recommendation on NC and he wrote back saying "Oh no!!"

Classic - I felt the same way!

How have you guys all been?

I had a year of poor health (adrenal fatigue) last year, but much better now and back into life - just pacing myself better. Back to enjoying music and Head-Fi, etc.

 

[White Lotus]

I had a year of poor health (adrenal fatigue) last year, but much better now and back into life - just pacing myself better. Back to enjoying music and Head-Fi, etc.

Sorry to hear about your poor health mate, glad to hear you're doing better.

Still living the rotary engine life?

 

[Computer Lounge]

Thanks mate. For years I cringed at the question itself..

I remember one time I emailed Billy for a recommendation on NC and he wrote back saying "Oh no!!"

Classic - I felt the same way!

For me the best NC headphone, from a sound quality perspective is the Audio Technica ATH-MSR7NC, though the noise-cancelling ability is nowhere near that of the QC35s, MDR1000Xs, and the PSC550s.

Ultimately the moment you introduce ANC, the sound quality is going to suffer, but the MSR7NC is the best I've heard to date,

// Alex

 

[Loquah]

Sorry to hear about your poor health mate, glad to hear you're doing better.

Still living the rotary engine life?

Yes, still a Rotary man. Had to get a new diff last year, but it lead to a slight handling improvement so who's complaining!?

By the way, crew, I finished a new video review last night if anyone's interested. I'm trying to get my views up so YouTube will take me seriously any views and/or shares would be hugely appreciated

 

[White Lotus]

By the way, crew, I finished a new video review last night if anyone's interested.[/MEDIA]

Solid review mate, keep up the good work!

PS, to everyone following my quest for Bottlehead gear, my quest has lead to a positive end:

Custom hand-built OTL amp by a fellew Melbourne Head-fi enthusiast Retro-thermionic - "Sanctorum".

Some details:

A 6AS7/12AU7 two stage cathode follower headphone amp. Direct coupled stages with only one capacitor in the entire signal path. SS PS with 5H Hammond coke for excellent stereo separation. PS has C-L-C-R-C HT filtering and storage. Heavy snubbing of all electrolytic capacitors. Tube rolling is encourage but the Svetlana Wing C power tube will be very hard to beat. The driver, a Miniwatt can also be rolled. The pot is Alps Blue Velvet. The amp is fused and earthed.

Solid core Cat 5 twisted pair wiring is used throughout with WBT silver (%5) solder. Ceramic sockets and all carbon resistors with NP output capacitors (snubbed) help make an exceptionally solid sounding grounded amplifier. Easy musical flow and dead quiet in operation. Works OK with 32 or 250ohms headphones. The base is Cypress and oiled.

 

[Brooko]

Beautiful Jensy. How does it sound?

 

[Loquah]

Yeah - looks gorgeous!!!! Like Brooko said, how does it sound AND What are you driving with it?

 

[wink]

For me the best NC headphone, from a sound quality perspective is the Audio Technica ATH-MSR7NC, though the noise-cancelling ability is nowhere near that of the QC35s, MDR1000Xs, and the PSC550s.

Ultimately the moment you introduce ANC, the sound quality is going to suffer, but the MSR7NC is the best I've heard to date,

// Alex

If it sounds good but has poor noise cancelling properties, it may be that the noise cancelling was not switched on,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[wink]

 

[Computer Lounge]

By the way, crew, I finished a new video review last night if anyone's interested. I'm trying to get my views up so YouTube will take me seriously any views and/or shares would be hugely appreciated

A great review! If you want to get serious, it may pay to build a 'set' instead of using a photo gallery in the background.

Everything else is spot on!

// Alex

 

[Loquah]

A great review! If you want to get serious, it may pay to build a 'set' instead of using a photo gallery in the background.

Everything else is spot on!

// Alex

Thanks Alex. The set is actually on the way...

 

[Computer Lounge]

Thanks Alex. The set is actually on the way...

Perfect! Now all I need to do is find a video reviewer with your talent in New Zealand so that I Computer Lounge can do headphone reviews

// Alex

 

[Suopermanni]

If any Aussie Head-Fier's are interested, I am selling a HiFiMAN HE500 (with comfort strap and Audeze pads) in good condition with 3m 4 pin balanced cable.