[jlbrach]

cheap trick?great band I have seen them several times

 

[Luke Skywalker]

Any recommendations on TOTL headphones for classical? So many options…

Thanks!

 

[yaps66]

Any recommendations on TOTL headphones for classical? So many options…

Thanks!

My current favourite is the Stax X9000

 

[normie610]

Any recommendations on TOTL headphones for classical? So many options…

Thanks!

Raal CA-1a is excellent, probably the best I’ve heard. Susvara is also very good for classical.

 

[subguy812]

cheap trick?great band I have seen them several times

Yes...I have seen them a few times as well. They haven't missed a beat. I miss Bun E. Carlos but Rick Nielsen's son did a great job. Generally, the singers in these older R-n-R bands lose something vocally, but Zander still has it.

 

[Luke Skywalker]

Hey @yaps66 and @normie610 ,

This is such great info. See, I want to go from being the guy buying the expensive, but mainstream gear, to building a collection like yours.

I have an A&K SP3000 and some mid range IEMs (Kublai Khan, Vision EXT, Indigo…) but I have no idea how to move to the next phase of this hobby with stacks, custom cables, headphone brands that people not on this thread have never heard of.

The Stax electrostatic blew my mind when I was reading about it. It sounds like it would be amazing for classical.

So if I were to spend… like $8,000 to $10,000, could I get a pretty nice high end setup? I’ll PM you, Yap if you don’t mind giving me some guidance. I’m thinking of using the SP3000 as my “source” (assuming that’s not a stupid statement) and I’m going to set up a Roon on my new Synology NAS

thanks!!

 

[Adventure]

Sjeemig Nic, still strong !!

 

[yaps66]

Hey @yaps66 and @normie610 ,

This is such great info. See, I want to go from being the guy buying the expensive, but mainstream gear, to building a collection like yours.

I have an A&K SP3000 and some mid range IEMs (Kublai Khan, Vision EXT, Indigo…) but I have no idea how to move to the next phase of this hobby with stacks, custom cables, headphone brands that people not on this thread have never heard of.

The Stax electrostatic blew my mind when I was reading about it. It sounds like it would be amazing for classical.

So if I were to spend… like $8,000 to $10,000, could I get a pretty nice high end setup? I’ll PM you, Yap if you don’t mind giving me some guidance. I’m thinking of using the SP3000 as my “source” (assuming that’s not a stupid statement) and I’m going to set up a Roon on my new Synology NAS

thanks!!

Drop me a PM

Edit: O wait. I see we have already communicated via PM! Haha! Silly me!

 

[Wyville]

Sjeemig Nic, still strong !!

It's been a long time since I last saw you here on HF. Hope all is well! Does Nic still visit your store? I haven't spoken to him in a while and he's not on here anymore.

 

[davidmolliere]

These are all words of wisdom. Since when did this thread become the place where the wise come to reminisce? It also comes down to use case. From a music-listening perspective, I now only use IEMs, so that's my main focus. I can see a case where I had a great headphone setup in one room, a speaker setup in another, and a pair or two of IEMs for when I'm not engaging with the other setups. Even without having the headphones and speakers, I'm still working on getting to that place where the gear matters less than enjoying the tunes. That, to me, is true endgame.

I have gotten to that place, and in that regards JH Sharona really surprised me big time with it's all BA setup but in the end for me tuning is still of the essence and when it all clicks then it's all about music. It's been five months like this... My whole collection hasn't had any airtime... RS8 and Sharona is kind of the endgame in that way (in terms of fully clicking with me like a soulmate). Might be missing the perfect matching cable to reach its full potential technically speaking but I haven't even thought about it yet.

I haven't logged in here in ages (granted, my mother dying in front of me mid january might have something to do with letting go of the material stuff...) and I have lost track of the new stuff coming up with no signs of FOMO.

I do miss the community though, such a great bunch of people here

 

[jwilliamhurst]

I have gotten to that place, and in that regards JH Sharona really surprised me big time with it's all BA setup but in the end for me tuning is still of the essence and when it all clicks then it's all about music. It's been five months like this... My whole collection hasn't had any airtime... RS8 and Sharona is kind of the endgame in that way (in terms of fully clicking with me like a soulmate). Might be missing the perfect matching cable to reach its full potential technically speaking but I haven't even thought about it yet.

I haven't logged in here in ages (granted, my mother dying in front of me mid january might have something to do with letting go of the material stuff...) and I have lost track of the new stuff coming up with no signs of FOMO.

I do miss the community though, such a great bunch of people here

Condolences to you and yours David. You are missed here. Sending you all the very best!

 

[davidmolliere]

Condolences to you and yours David. You are missed here. Sending you all the very best!

Thanks, it's been a rough few months before that (terminal cancer) but she was a force of nature and enjoyed every good moment up to the very last which she chose... I fully supported her and took quite a bit of time of work for this.

Music has been invaluable - always thought of it as soul healing - but during hard times it can't be overstated how much this counts.

 

[gLer]

So sorry to hear about your mom David. You've been missed. Wishing you strength and peace in this time of healing.

 

[Animagus]

I have gotten to that place, and in that regards JH Sharona really surprised me big time with it's all BA setup but in the end for me tuning is still of the essence and when it all clicks then it's all about music. It's been five months like this... My whole collection hasn't had any airtime... RS8 and Sharona is kind of the endgame in that way (in terms of fully clicking with me like a soulmate). Might be missing the perfect matching cable to reach its full potential technically speaking but I haven't even thought about it yet.

I haven't logged in here in ages (granted, my mother dying in front of me mid january might have something to do with letting go of the material stuff...) and I have lost track of the new stuff coming up with no signs of FOMO.

I do miss the community though, such a great bunch of people here

So sorry to hear about your mother David. My condolences and the very best to you and your family!

 

[yaps66]

Very sad news about your Mum David. Condolences.