The_Mac
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I had two winamp sessions running simultaneously. The left side was running USB audio into the CODA/overture, the right was feeding the Terratec EWX and then a PPA. A few people listened to both, and opinions were split as to which was preferred (but generally I think that the convenience of the CODA makes it an excellent choice).
I think that Headroom is really on to something here, and I really like the multiplicity of connection options on the DAC. I think that it makes it an excellent value, and extremely useful.
Other impressions:
Great Hummus.
I didn't give much of a listen to anything other than canalphones this meet, but I toured the shure lineup, and I really, really was sold on the new E4's. From the instant I had them in, and music started playing, they felt and sounded like they weren't there, that they were sonically transparant, and that the sound was coming from outside my head. WAY outside my head (almost a speakerlike feeling). The other IEM's in the shure lineup (E3 and E5) were quite nice, and each had it's strong points, but they both had a more closed in, more "in the head" feeling to the sound, and having heard the E4's first, I just couldn't get out of my mind how open and nicely they rendered soundstage. In addition there were gobs of detail, a nice midtange, but a little less bass than I would otherwise prefer, but it's a SMALL price to pay for all the things that this did well. It's going to be my next upgrade (anyone want to buy some SR-125's or shure E2's?).
The other thing I really noted was that a PPA is a significant step up from my pimeta. I borrowed a PPA for my computer rig for the day from a really nice gentleman that I want to thank (but your name escapes me good sir), and it continually stunned me by being better under meet conditions than my pimeta is in home conditions. Anyone want to buy a pimeta?
Lastly, I was really stunned by Ray's speaker rig. We had about a dozen guys sitting up in Ray's speaker room, listening to some vinyl through all of Ray's gear (new phonostage, stealth, Cary amps, custom speakers) and it sounded incredible. The thing that struck me most was the perfect reality that I felt on the stand up bass. Speakers are something that I'll need to seriously invest some greenery into when I get a place with a suitable room.
Thank you so much Ray, Tubes, Tom (for everything), Jay, and the unnamed gentleman with the nice PPA, and everyone else. Thank you all so much. You are what make this place so good.
| Originally Posted by Mr.Radar What soundcard was in that computer? |
I had two winamp sessions running simultaneously. The left side was running USB audio into the CODA/overture, the right was feeding the Terratec EWX and then a PPA. A few people listened to both, and opinions were split as to which was preferred (but generally I think that the convenience of the CODA makes it an excellent choice).
I think that Headroom is really on to something here, and I really like the multiplicity of connection options on the DAC. I think that it makes it an excellent value, and extremely useful.
Other impressions:
Great Hummus.
I didn't give much of a listen to anything other than canalphones this meet, but I toured the shure lineup, and I really, really was sold on the new E4's. From the instant I had them in, and music started playing, they felt and sounded like they weren't there, that they were sonically transparant, and that the sound was coming from outside my head. WAY outside my head (almost a speakerlike feeling). The other IEM's in the shure lineup (E3 and E5) were quite nice, and each had it's strong points, but they both had a more closed in, more "in the head" feeling to the sound, and having heard the E4's first, I just couldn't get out of my mind how open and nicely they rendered soundstage. In addition there were gobs of detail, a nice midtange, but a little less bass than I would otherwise prefer, but it's a SMALL price to pay for all the things that this did well. It's going to be my next upgrade (anyone want to buy some SR-125's or shure E2's?).
The other thing I really noted was that a PPA is a significant step up from my pimeta. I borrowed a PPA for my computer rig for the day from a really nice gentleman that I want to thank (but your name escapes me good sir), and it continually stunned me by being better under meet conditions than my pimeta is in home conditions. Anyone want to buy a pimeta?
Lastly, I was really stunned by Ray's speaker rig. We had about a dozen guys sitting up in Ray's speaker room, listening to some vinyl through all of Ray's gear (new phonostage, stealth, Cary amps, custom speakers) and it sounded incredible. The thing that struck me most was the perfect reality that I felt on the stand up bass. Speakers are something that I'll need to seriously invest some greenery into when I get a place with a suitable room.
Thank you so much Ray, Tubes, Tom (for everything), Jay, and the unnamed gentleman with the nice PPA, and everyone else. Thank you all so much. You are what make this place so good.
