pingles
100+ Head-Fier
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- Aug 27, 2003
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To be honest, most people have found it quite surprising the amount I've spent over the last year or so. My first purchase (as a result of coming here) was some Ety ER4P earphones I bought here in the UK for a whopping £260 (~$400). I hadn't really considered buying abroad, d'oh.
At the time, people thought I was mad, but I've since persuaded one friend to buy some (for ~£130 so much better deal) and he loves them. My father is also pretty understanding of it, he loves this kind of thing and really enjoyed trying out my Etymotics when I first got them. He's also blown away (as are most people) by the SACD, PPA, HD650/Zu combo.
Then I decided I'd get a non-portable solution and bought some HD650 headphones, then bought a PPA from JMT, a silver lace IC kit from Homegrown. I also bought a pair of RS-1s from another Head-fier but stuck with the 650s and needed the cash so had to sell them on.
Then I bought a second hand SACD source (pretty inexpensive though, was going to get it modded but it doesn't really get used much now), and I've stopped. I've also put together a few MINTs and PIMETAs. I'm now building another MINT for myself (even bought some cool silver hookup wire and 2 BG caps to make it a little extra special).
Oh, and I've also ordered some Sensaphonic 2Xs earphones (they're called the T2XS by their UK distributor here).
I'm now sorely tempted to purchase a SuperMacro to go with them for commuting, seeing as it looks so absolutely tiny and I've already got some spare OPA627 op-amps to put in it. But, I think I'll hold off on that one
At the time, people thought I was mad, but I've since persuaded one friend to buy some (for ~£130 so much better deal) and he loves them. My father is also pretty understanding of it, he loves this kind of thing and really enjoyed trying out my Etymotics when I first got them. He's also blown away (as are most people) by the SACD, PPA, HD650/Zu combo.
Then I decided I'd get a non-portable solution and bought some HD650 headphones, then bought a PPA from JMT, a silver lace IC kit from Homegrown. I also bought a pair of RS-1s from another Head-fier but stuck with the 650s and needed the cash so had to sell them on.
Then I bought a second hand SACD source (pretty inexpensive though, was going to get it modded but it doesn't really get used much now), and I've stopped. I've also put together a few MINTs and PIMETAs. I'm now building another MINT for myself (even bought some cool silver hookup wire and 2 BG caps to make it a little extra special).
Oh, and I've also ordered some Sensaphonic 2Xs earphones (they're called the T2XS by their UK distributor here).
I'm now sorely tempted to purchase a SuperMacro to go with them for commuting, seeing as it looks so absolutely tiny and I've already got some spare OPA627 op-amps to put in it. But, I think I'll hold off on that one