[knopfy]

@ odigg

I found the HD 800 also to be a really good headphone,maybe i interpreted it as a "wow" effect, but when i listened to the T1, i was more comfortable with this one, as i said, more "honest", classical music sounds incredibly natural through the T1, also Rock.

 

[donthuang]

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Originally Posted by donthuang /img/forum/go_quote.gif offtopic I rent a unit of A1 to test from my friend . (Yes, i have many friends,lol) . headphone is very old DT990. As my heard, A1's bass not muddy or slow, but the midband,especially low mid range has the feature similar to NOS DAC. cant tell more detail impression now, but I guess that's the point of "love or hate".

Still off topic

A1 is very special amp, not like most SS amp i heard
,and not like most Tube amp ,too.

At first the mid, especially low-mid range , seems slight "lose control" .

But the strange point is : that sounds not bad, really not bad , even i feel that "slight lose control" sounds more natural than usual SS amp.

I am serious,not kidding, , A1's treble & bass just like those "good SS amp" we heard/expect , freq extend, clarity. But it's midband just make me confused.

 

[Omriff]

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Originally Posted by knopfy /img/forum/go_quote.gif @ odigg I found the HD 800 also to be a really good headphone,maybe i interpreted it as a "wow" effect, but when i listened to the T1, i was more comfortable with this one, as i said, more "honest", classical music sounds incredibly natural through the T1, also Rock.

The HD800 differs according to its source and the cable used with it. Whoever gets to compare the T1 with the HD800s could usefully say what cable the HD800s in question have.

 

[The Monkey]

I find the identification of a headphone's cable to be meaningless.

 

[fishski13]

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Originally Posted by The Monkey /img/forum/go_quote.gif I find the identification of a headphone's cable to be meaningless.

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[Omriff]

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Originally Posted by The Monkey /img/forum/go_quote.gif I find the identification of a headphone's cable to be meaningless.

Names are of course meaningless, so the identification of the cable will be meaningless on its own. I personally have found the cable used with the HD800s to alter the sound of the HD800s. That's not meaningless, surely?

 

[The Monkey]

To me it is. I have not found cables to make a significant difference with headphones, if any, including the 800. I thought I head a difference with a Cardas cable once (with a 650), but that easily could have been my mind playing tricks. But even if the cable does impart some subtle flavor of its own, it is hardly enough to change the overall nature of the cans such that it will meaningfully change the sonic comparison to another headphone.

EDIT: I will add that the different 800 cables I have heard have been under meet conditions, so there's that.

 

[Omriff]

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Originally Posted by The Monkey /img/forum/go_quote.gif To me it is. I have not found cables to make a significant difference with headphones, if any, including the 800. I thought I head a difference with a Cardas cable once (with a 650), but that easily could have been my mind playing tricks. But even if the cable does impart some subtle flavor of its own, it is hardly enough to change the overall nature of the cans such that it will meaningfully change the sonic comparison to another headphone. EDIT: I will add that the different 800 cables I have heard have been under meet conditions, so there's that.

Ah. As a matter of logic, that makes sense. My experience is different - and I don't think it's hysteria.

 

[donthuang]

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Originally Posted by knopfy /img/forum/go_quote.gif @ odigg I found the HD 800 also to be a really good headphone,maybe i interpreted it as a "wow" effect, but when i listened to the T1, i was more comfortable with this one, as i said, more "honest", classical music sounds incredibly natural through the T1, also Rock.

Is this "honest" means more rich & accurate timbre
or tone color,just like those music should be?

 

[manuvajpai]

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Originally Posted by spinali /img/forum/go_quote.gif T1 girl seems to be the kind of girl who'd have no problem with an extended break-in period. But there will still be people who'll say it's all psychological. I guess I'd have to prove them wrong.

Don't you wonder if she has had a lot of break-in in the factory itself? And of course I am talking about the headphones.

 

[knopfy]

@ donthuang: the T1 plays the music just as it should be -imo of course.

 

[BushGuy]

Knopfy - is there any update as to when we will be able to actually hear the T1 in the USA. It is now past the first of December............so, when? It is the only new headphone that remains of possible interest IMO........and liking my modded HF-2 a lot..........

 

[anetode]

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Originally Posted by manuvajpai /img/forum/go_quote.gif Don't you wonder if she has had a lot of break-in in the factory itself? And of course I am talking about the headphones.

Ain't nothin' like some objectification of women to get that 18-35 yr demographic to like your product.

 

[spinali]

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Originally Posted by anetode /img/forum/go_quote.gif Ain't nothin' like some objectification of women to get that 18-35 yr demographic to like your product.

Yeah. I'd buy anything T1 girl has to sell. Maybe even a $1500 headphone.

Except I'm already living with a $1400 HD800. Is it morally wrong to lust in my heart for another pair of phones?

 

[TempestX]

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Originally Posted by spinali /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yeah. I'd buy anything T1 girl has to sell. Maybe even a $1500 headphone.

I am with you on that.


Happy listening!