[terencetcf]

   
That HyperDynamic though... 

 

 
Have they released it? Is nearly 1 year soon!

 

[Layman1]

   
Have they released it? Is nearly 1 year soon!

Seriously.. What are they waiting for, Christmas (which has already been and gone)??
 
I wonder if they're employing the time-honoured mobile phone strategy of waiting until your competitor releases a model of identical or superior specification and then releasing your now behind-the-times model to great fanfare a month or two later?

 

[terencetcf]

  Seriously.. What are they waiting for, Christmas (which has already been and gone)??
 
I wonder if they're employing the time-honoured mobile phone strategy of waiting until your competitor releases a model of identical or superior specification and then releasing your now behind-the-times model to great fanfare a month or two later?

 
They possibly are waiting for iPhone 7 release, so they can sell together with a smart connector that works with the lightning port

 

[Turrican2]

Have they released it? Is nearly 1 year soon!

If you want an almost exact sound signature you can pick up a pair of akg k3003 for around 300quid these days. Not sure how much the hyper dynamic would go for, if it ever shows up.

 

[Wyrdrune]

Thanks for the replies, all.

From my experience last time, there's surely lots of budgets catered for.
Of course, the term 'budget' is extremely relative, but I recall high quality gear from £100+ all the way up to the stratosphere (Sennheiser Orpheus, I'm talking to you!)
Was there anything specific you were looking for, e.g. IEM"s, DAP, DAC etc?
Then myself and others might be able to advise you accordingly

Well, I'm open to anything that will give a decent improvement to my current listening experience. I've currently got the inventory below:

Daps:
Colorfly C3 (Flacs)
Various iPods (320kbps MP3s)

Amp:
Topping NX1

Head accoutrements
Sennheiser HD205
SONY MDR-570LP
VE Monk
KZ ATE
KZ ED9
KZ ZN1 Mini

I love the C3, and am currently favouring the VE Monks, directly driven - I find that the Topping seems to close down the C3's soundstage, which I'd rather not do just to gain a rotary volume control.

I'm not at all impressed with the SQ of the KZ IEMs, perhaps I haven't burnt them in enough, or perhaps I'm brain burnt from the Monks, I shall give them another chance next week.

I previously enjoyed the sound from the HD205s but managed to screw up their sound recently by stripping the pleather from the ear pads :/ New pads on their way.

I think I'm probably most interested in a pair of closed back full-size over ear cans. I tend to do a lot of my listening at work and don't want to annoy the folks sitting next to me over much - I actually like my colleagues All of my existing headphones are budget models but I always aim to get the best I can find within my budget.

I have fairly wide musical tastes but am predominantly moved by vocal/acoustic artists, examples being:

José González - Slow Moves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaSYL3FRgnM
Sons of Noel & Adrian - Indigo https://sonsofnoelandadrian.bandcamp.com/track/indigo
Inara George - Fools In Love https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgfWUVIZFWo
Dan Wilde - Previous Experience https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwpzHGJF6tE
Iron & Wine - On Your Wings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHdLLGVPUxM
Rodrigo Y Gabriela - Tamacun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyOSXRCJlIg
Loreena McKennitt - The Mystics Dream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf8NUJaCS1Q&list=RDSf8NUJaCS1Q#t=1
Ray Lamontagne - Empty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT69zOTNa8Q
Dirty Three with Cat Power - Great Waves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=610XZSYkVjM#t=6
Fleet Foxes - Your Protector https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzF0DwgXDrY
Stephanie Dosen - Owl in the Dark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-yrbV35PS4
The Acorn - Crooked Legs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQj3l_GLN90
Peter Broderick - Below It https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m1oZU8BrdE
Andrew Bird - Anonanimal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CRiR52YtjE
Fionn Regan - Hunters Map https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9fsTAI-mtw
Adele - Set Fire To The Rain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9bB8csLSug

However, I also like to rock out to Faith No More, Metallica and WASP before getting a dose of drum and bass at the hands of Pendulum, and then winding down with a selection of hardcore dance, trance, and 80's house music :-D

I have a budget of perhaps £200 so, erm, any advice would be gratefully received

You will usually have the best of both worlds, show discounts are the norm and all budgets usually catered for.
I'll try to keep my credit card locked away this time and look mostly at the stuff I can only dream of buying, but maybe able to demo for a change.

I'm pretty happy with the sound I've got but, as always, would love to improve it. I do have a fear, however, that I'll hear some amazing gear at CanJam that will lead me to be dissatisfied with anything within my budget.

 

[masterpfa]

I have a budget of perhaps £200 so, erm, any advice would be gratefully received
I'm pretty happy with the sound I've got but, as always, would love to improve it. I do have a fear, however, that I'll hear some amazing gear at CanJam that will lead me to be dissatisfied with anything within my budget.

That is the problem with these events.

 

[MayorDomino]

booked for Saturday, looking foward to it 

 

[third_eye]

We're very pleased to announce Noble Audio and Echobox Audio as Official Sponsors of CanJam London 2016!

 

[Watagump]

  We're very pleased to announce Noble Audio and Echobox Audio as Official Sponsors of CanJam London 2016!

 
Noble again? Those guys have too much money. 

 

[Amictus]

This is terrible news. I am leaving London on 12/8 for a week in Edinburgh. Aargh! Last year I could only stay for a couple of hours and I had decided to take the weekend off if Canjam came to London again... I say again... Aargh!

 

[masterpfa]

  We're very pleased to announce Noble Audio and Echobox Audio as Official Sponsors of CanJam London 2016!

Great news Echobox are on-board

 

[Tritone]

A CanJam in London sounds like a really good idea . You can count me in . 

 

[Dr Jekyll]

Is there a limit to the amount of tickets that can be sold? I'm about to buy my tickets now, but in case something comes up I want to know if I can just buy in August without the risk of them running out.

 

[Gilly87]

 

[Watagump]

 

 
 
Gilly-Billy, how are those K10UA doing?