[geetarman49]

welcome to head-fi, filbert96 ... & sorry about both our wallets

 

[7keys]

  Hi guys! I'm new to Head-Fi  and to headphone listening but have been into two channel stereo for years.  I live just outside of Toronto in Kitchener.  It's been about a couple of months since I bought my first set of cans but I am really appreciating what they can do.  Originally I bought them to set up my turntable properly but have started listening to them more and more.   Great fun!

So what did you buy?

 

[filbert96]

Lol! Yes my wallet keeps getting emptied.  A dealer offered me a great price on some demo Grado rs-1000 that I couldn't resist. I'm running it through an Antique Sound Labs one off 2a3 OTL amp which never went into production.   The sound is excellent.  I've also picked up some used sr-80's and am trying to modify them with wood cups and better cable and see if I can get close to the rs 1000's.  We'll see.

 

[7keys]

  Lol! Yes my wallet keeps getting emptied.  A dealer offered me a great price on some demo Grado rs-1000 that I couldn't resist. I'm running it through an Antique Sound Labs one off 2a3 OTL amp which never went into production.   The sound is excellent.  I've also picked up some used sr-80's and am trying to modify them with wood cups and better cable and see if I can get close to the rs 1000's.  We'll see.

Where you getting the cups?

 

[filbert96]

A fellow Head-fier had a used pair up last week.  Sorry 7keys, I was looking at your ads but the used pair with the price were hard to pass up.  I would like some suggestions on possible driver and cable upgrades if anyone wants to chime in.  I have been looking at Take 5 Audio and Gene has recommended some cables for the upgrade but I haven't bought yet

 

[7keys]

 
A fellow Head-fier had a used pair up last week.  Sorry 7keys, I was looking at your ads but the used pair with the price were hard to pass up.  I would like some suggestions on possible driver and cable upgrades if anyone wants to chime in.  I have been looking at Take 5 Audio and Gene has recommended some cables for the upgrade but I haven't bought yet

IMO one of the best drivers to put in a wood cup is the Sennheiser PX100 . Joedoe and I liked this combo so much we put a pair together and sent it out to members to give it a try.
Here's the tour thread, give it a look.
http://www.head-fi.org/t/728069/woodied-sennheiser-aka-senngrado-tour-thread

 

[filbert96]

Very cool.  The price of those drivers is less than half of the magnums!  Did you think it was up to the magnum level?  Sorry, when I get more time I'll read the entire thread.

 

[7keys]

  Very cool.  The price of those drivers is less than half of the magnums!  Did you think it was up to the magnum level?  Sorry, when I get more time I'll read the entire thread.

I liked them better than my Magnum V4 . 

 

[filbert96]

Impressive!  Food for thought.  How about upgrading the cables? Any suggestions?

 

[99tjadams]

Hey fellow Canadians, I'm from just outside Vancouver B.C.
Following this thread now
for $200 I would look into IEM, not sure which, but for myself they get the most use.
mine are Westone UM2, I have had them for 9 years and they have held up great.
I also have a set of Grado RS1i and an audioengine Dac I play through an apple airport express.

 

[MickeyVee]

Hello All.. Mississauga guy here.. grew up (and now work) in Toronto.. my gear is in my signature and I have lots of pictures in my gallery. Have gone through a lot of stuff over the past 3 years but finally landed on my end game.  Just for Schiit's and giggles, I ordered a Schiit Vali for my HE400i tonight.
 
For $200: IEM~ Westone W10 or Shure SE215 & for Headphones~ Sennheiser HD25 series or vModa XS depending on your tastes. Canuck Audio Mart is your friend

 

[Jean Corriveau]

Mississauga? I'd like to go there so bad. It seems like every business comes from there! Every time I offer something it says from Mississauga haha.

 

[kid vic]

Hello Canada! 
Formally from victoria BC, now living in Vancouver. Unfortunatly all my gear is still in vic but I have the: AKG K240, AKG K612, AKG K340, AKG K7XX, Beyerdynamic DT770, Sony MDR 7506, Hifiman HE500.
 
For $200 canadian I would pickup an AKG K340 if I saw one (mine cost me $80 and its in some ways far superior to the HE500), or a used dacmagic or a Little Dot tube amp. 

 

[Armaegis]

I've had two K340's before. Such a strange headphone... very difficult to get a sense of the sound signature.

 

[Jean Corriveau]

 For $200 canadian I would pickup an AKG K340 if I saw one (mine cost me $80 and its in some ways far superior to the HE500)

 
They are discontinued though :S You guys know which model replace them now?