SinnerG
100+ Head-Fier
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Me intro.
Been lurking here for about 2 weeks now. Thought I'd finally sign up and introduce myself just like others have... with a little cursing subject line.
It's on here I found reviews for the headphones I ordered last Thursday and received from Japan today (a mere 4 business days from Japan to Cape Town, South Africa). Have a set of Audio-technica ATH-A900 now. I've had them for a full 4 hours now... and I've been screamed at by my wife 3 times already.
I think she screamed at me, I couldn't hear her.
It fit my "budget". Yes, I blew out probably a ton more than I should have considering I'm probably teetering on financial collapse right now.
But I can't hear the bank manager either.
It's been years since I last used a fairly good set of cans and that was also hooked up to a pretty decent NAD amp which my folks still have. Been years since I've fired up any music at my office during office hours, so earlier this year I thought I'd start again because I was hearing my boss too much. I spent a few pennies on some cheap headphones which lasted 2 months before I killed them. Fair sound from them though considering they were real crap knock-offs.
But they changed rapidly from being good to sounding crap and then things started to break.
Anyway, the words on here led me to Audio-technica which seemed to fit the music I prefer (I'm no headphile, really). My source is my mp3 rips going through my weeny Asus Xonar U1 seeing as it was a good price and I'm quite impressed with it doing duty at home and the office. Just have to be careful with the ATH-A900 as they seem delicate and I was using folding DJ headphones previously. Might get a pair of those AT DJ phones for lugging around.
Only one thing though...
I used to look like this --->
But now I look like this -->
A little bit of a shocking realization that I, indeed, do have a particularly small head. And age is leaving me with diminishing padding up there too.
Hey, does anyone know of those tubes on the ATs can be shortened a tad? I look like the last half peanut rattling around in a peanut can with these on.
Anyway, I'm off to read more reviews on here for desktop amps. I'm not gonna buy anything though... I think I've spent enough to end this year off. And I'm blaming you lot for it all!
Been lurking here for about 2 weeks now. Thought I'd finally sign up and introduce myself just like others have... with a little cursing subject line.
It's on here I found reviews for the headphones I ordered last Thursday and received from Japan today (a mere 4 business days from Japan to Cape Town, South Africa). Have a set of Audio-technica ATH-A900 now. I've had them for a full 4 hours now... and I've been screamed at by my wife 3 times already.
It fit my "budget". Yes, I blew out probably a ton more than I should have considering I'm probably teetering on financial collapse right now.
It's been years since I last used a fairly good set of cans and that was also hooked up to a pretty decent NAD amp which my folks still have. Been years since I've fired up any music at my office during office hours, so earlier this year I thought I'd start again because I was hearing my boss too much. I spent a few pennies on some cheap headphones which lasted 2 months before I killed them. Fair sound from them though considering they were real crap knock-offs.
But they changed rapidly from being good to sounding crap and then things started to break.Anyway, the words on here led me to Audio-technica which seemed to fit the music I prefer (I'm no headphile, really). My source is my mp3 rips going through my weeny Asus Xonar U1 seeing as it was a good price and I'm quite impressed with it doing duty at home and the office. Just have to be careful with the ATH-A900 as they seem delicate and I was using folding DJ headphones previously. Might get a pair of those AT DJ phones for lugging around.
Only one thing though...
I used to look like this --->
But now I look like this -->
A little bit of a shocking realization that I, indeed, do have a particularly small head. And age is leaving me with diminishing padding up there too.
Hey, does anyone know of those tubes on the ATs can be shortened a tad? I look like the last half peanut rattling around in a peanut can with these on.
Anyway, I'm off to read more reviews on here for desktop amps. I'm not gonna buy anything though... I think I've spent enough to end this year off. And I'm blaming you lot for it all!
