Defiant00
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Yeah, thats me. Any chance you have contact info?
Their contact info is here: http://verdictridge.com/contact/
Yeah, thats me. Any chance you have contact info?
There contact info is here: http://verdictridge.com/contact/
I knew I'd forgotten to do something. I forgot to run the HE-6's off the speaker taps.
Everything I listened to in that room sounded good. I think in this case it just came down to equipment match ups and personal preferences.
My man goal yesterday was to test a few select headphones on the Rogue Audio Tempest III integrated amp.
Thanks to everyone who let me dominate their headphones for that length of time. And thanks to everyone who let me corral them into sitting and comparing with me. I know it probably got to be a test of patience putting up with my switching music back and forth.
First thing is this amp can handle everything we threw at it even the HE-6's. Hd 800's, D7000's, LCD 2's and LCD 3's all sounded great.
However my preference went back to the LCD's and there is the problem. The difference in the two are so slight and so genre specific that at times it was like splitting hairs. Even after giving it a few hours of thinking I can't put my finger on it (maybe some else can describe it) or decide if the LCD 3's are worth the extra cost.
What is certain is that I don't need another headphone amp. Kudos to Rogue Audio. Check them out sometime.
Danny's corner looked like one big freakin candy store.
Alex, huge pat on the back. By the way after a couple hours that mannequin started talking to me...
Danny I was wrong, blue is your color.
So, I got a chance to compare the HE 500 and my HD 600. Would you believe a preferred the HD600? I found the HE500 just didn't have the extension in the highs of the HD600. It gave me the impression the the 500 was a bit more on the warm side than the 600.
Now the HE-6...something about the vocals and highs (cymbal work especially) was simply astounding. They have such a feeling of realism about them without losing their musicality.
But for me, the highlight of the show was the HD800. I'm in love. The sound stage, the detail, the ....wow. From a guy who loves the HD600, the 800 is like a 600 on steroids.
I got a listen to the M 50. I prefer my 840. The 50 just felt kinda cheap build quality wise. I also didn't like the bass. It just seemed to lack a bit of control.
I also tried the SR80i my first experience with a Grado (...don't judge). I have to say it was quite nice. It reminded me a lot of my Phiaton MS 300. Both fantastic can for rock.
All in all it was a great time. I wish i could have stayed for the whole thing. But mothers....can't live without them, can't be a headphone addict with them.