A friend of mine just posted this on Facebook. It reminded me that I have posted it here before (I think on the other thread). I will post it here again as my Christmas greeting to all the wonderful people here and on the other thread who have enriched my life throughout the year. I wish all of us and our patient, loving families peace, prosperity and good health.
I too wish all this...and more!! You have all enriched my life beyond measure...
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@hypnos1, the wife/girlfriend approval factor is well know to many, I'm lucky to have a GF who has very similar taste in music, wine, food and outlook on life.
Lucky indeed must you be, D...music (esp.
loud!) and wine apart, I too count myself fortunate lol!
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@hypnos1 that is how I got into headphones so much was after my wife's (I had a few years before she did) retirement,it was not possible to monopolizes the system or play it loudly anymore. So the headphoes were a natural.
Ended up with the Elise, and I think to do signifcanly better, I would have to spend more than I am willing to so unless things change this will be it (at least until the upgraded Elise is sorted out). Now alone, I do listen to speakers a lot more than before.
Even with
@UntilThen's wise words still ringing in my ears, the more I ponder just how to move a step closer to loudspeaker sound via HPs, the more I am determined to at least see just what those Focal Utopias can do lol!
...my (convenient/flawed?) logic being :
1. I truly believe the upgraded Elise will be capable of delivering even more than my T1s can reproduce, which would only really warrant taking a BIG step up in cans - anything else would be simply
side-stepping, and for me, pointless (not to mention a real waste of money lol!).
2. The 'horrendous' price pales when comparing with certain 'speaker systems.
3. Said price is easily blown on just a half-decent fortnight holiday for two!
4. Hopefully, the build quality would ensure many trouble-free years' listening pleasure...albeit never guaranteed, of course!
5. A certain
frisson that comes from using something
extra special...
And so all above things considered, I may well just have sold myself completely on the idea LOL!!
...assuming they actually
do give what I'm looking for, that is!...and that would need to be somewhat more of the
feel that 'speakers give - ie. the latters' function of moving much greater volumes of air that you do indeed
feel as part of the sound experience, and not just
hear. By definition, relatively tiny transducers cannot ever match such a feat of course, but perhaps (current!) state-of-the-art technology just might be able to
mimic the effect a bit better - I know, I know...clutching at straws here once again lol!
...pity a poor sinner!!
6. ?????!!!!!
I assume I am one of the 2, and as number 2 of 2 is probably out on the town, living large on Saturday night, let me suggest that we include
@hypnos1 in your new band, he will be a good man to have, we the stiff upper lip and all, especially if he plays the trumpet.
@pctazhp number 2 of 2 has polished his kazoo, and I have the drum line down on the cigar box base, so we could use another horn.
Hmmm, cf....that stiff upper lip has now set like concrete alas! But I did pluck/strum a few guitar strings
many moons ago a la Folk music lol...
Our reward will be a letter of commendation from our Leader In Chief, @UntilThen. Priceless )))
Fortunately, I destroyed too many brain cells when I was younger to have any memories of those days.
Letter of commendation, pct?...should be more the Croix de Guerre at least, surely lol?!!!
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