[Davidzak64]

The Ocean By Smalltape, is an intense roller coaster of Progressive Rock.

K702 < Luxman R-113 < Loxjie D30 < Amazon Music HD.

 

[Terriero]

The Ocean By Smalltape, is an intense roller coaster of Progressive Rock.

K702 < Luxman R-113 < Loxjie D30 < Amazon Music HD.

Come into my arms, Jada, you are so cold there!

 

[Davidzak64]

Come into my arms, Jada, you are so cold there!

Jada is like Rose from the movie Titanic. She would let you freeze in the cold Ocean too. Rose had room for Jack to get on also. She has no soul but yet has taken many.

 

[bagwell359]

Getting back to soundtracks after a hiatus. This one is great on vinyl and can be found cheap. Meh (digitalitis) on CD, not on Qobuz or TIDAL. Super transparent and stunningly vivid.

 

[rids57]

JRiver Media Center (PC) > SMSL SU9 > SMSL SH9 > HiFiMAN HE400i w/ Dekoni sheepskin pads

The Dream of the Blue Turtles by Sting - New 24/192 release of his first solo album and what a masterpiece it is, just as good as anything he did with the Police, if not better. It's noticeable how different it is to his Police work, the compositions are far more varied and drawing from many genres. My favourites are Russians, which is probably even more relevant today than it was back then and If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free, probably the poppiest song on here and the one that sounds the most like the Police. The HiFiMAN HE400is got the nod for this album and the Sting albums set to follow, they are nicely detailed, have decent mids and take my sub-bass shelf EQ very well.

 

[Davidzak64]

Oops

 

[JAnonymous5150]

JRiver Media Center (PC) > SMSL SU9 > SMSL SH9 > HiFiMAN HE400i w/ Dekoni sheepskin pads



The Dream of the Blue Turtles by Sting - New 24/192 release of his first solo album and what a masterpiece it is, just as good as anything he did with the Police, if not better. It's noticeable how different it is to his Police work, the compositions are far more varied and drawing from many genres. My favourites are Russians, which is probably even more relevant today than it was back then and If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free, probably the poppiest song on here and the one that sounds the most like the Police. The HiFiMAN HE400is got the nod for this album and the Sting albums set to follow, they are nicely detailed, have decent mids and take my sub-bass shelf EQ very well.

BTW, how do you like the Dekoni Sheepskins on the HE400i? Any noticeable changes to the sound? I was all set to try the Elite Suede on mine, but now you have me wondering...

For tonight I have the Hifiman HE400is plugged into the JDS Labs El Stack 2+ being fed bit-perfect, hi-res audio goodness from Qobuz and my laptop. The HE400is make a great match for listening to classic rock and related genre albums from the 60s and 70s that can sometimes have a bit of a thin or sucked out sound to them because, despite being plenty detailed, they have a certain forgiving quality to the mids in particular that really helps pull a great sound from those albums.

Up in my album queue is an all-time prog great from 1973, Emerson, Lake, and Palmer's classic Brain Salad Surgery. I'm not going to go into a long description of what I like on this one (what a relief right? ). It's just a solid album and if you like prog, rock, classic rock, or just solid musicianship and songwriting then you'll probably enjoy this album.

 

[ColSaulTigh]

BTW, how do you like the Dekoni Sheepskins on the HE400i? Any noticeable changes to the sound? I was all set to try the Elite Suede on mine, but now you have me wondering...

For tonight I have the Hifiman HE400is plugged into the JDS Labs El Stack 2+ being fed bit-perfect, hi-res audio goodness from Qobuz and my laptop. The HE400is make a great match for listening to classic rock and related genre albums from the 60s and 70s that can sometimes have a bit of a thin or sucked out sound to them because, despite being plenty detailed, they have a certain forgiving quality to the mids in particular that really helps pull a great sound from those albums.

Up in my album queue is an all-time prog great from 1973, Emerson, Lake, and Palmer's classic Brain Salad Surgery. I'm not going to go into a long description of what I like on this one (what a relief right? ). It's just a solid album and if you like prog, rock, classic rock, or just solid musicianship and songwriting then you'll probably enjoy this album.

"Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends..."

 

[JAnonymous5150]

"Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends..."

Just had a flashback to every hockey game I ever played in or attended. I've heard it at ither sporting events too, but for some reason it's like a requirement at hockey games. When I played in college my school even played it as we came out of the locker room and skated on to the ice lol!

 

[rids57]

BTW, how do you like the Dekoni Sheepskins on the HE400i? Any noticeable changes to the sound? I was all set to try the Elite Suede on mine, but now you have me wondering...

For tonight I have the Hifiman HE400is plugged into the JDS Labs El Stack 2+ being fed bit-perfect, hi-res audio goodness from Qobuz and my laptop. The HE400is make a great match for listening to classic rock and related genre albums from the 60s and 70s that can sometimes have a bit of a thin or sucked out sound to them because, despite being plenty detailed, they have a certain forgiving quality to the mids in particular that really helps pull a great sound from those albums.

Up in my album queue is an all-time prog great from 1973, Emerson, Lake, and Palmer's classic Brain Salad Surgery. I'm not going to go into a long description of what I like on this one (what a relief right? ). It's just a solid album and if you like prog, rock, classic rock, or just solid musicianship and songwriting then you'll probably enjoy this album.

Good album, I remember the day I bought it on vinyl in '73. My favourite of theirs though is Trilogy, I love The Endless Enigma.
As for the HE400i's, I think it was the Elite Sheepskins for HE series that I bought, angled pads and non-fenestrated - the originals literally fell off after 12 months. They flattened out the bass which was nice and together with my stacked bass shelves (1.5db @ 120Hz, 1.5db @ 80Hz and 1.5db @ 40Hz) they create a pretty excellent sound for the price.

 

[bagwell359]

HE-500's. SACD is the best way to hear this. MQA is good. There is a 180 gram LP that is supposed to be good too. The first 4 cuts together really flow. 1976 recording.

 

[JAnonymous5150]

Good album, I remember the day I bought it on vinyl in '73. My favourite of theirs though is Trilogy, I love The Endless Enigma.
As for the HE400i's, I think it was the Elite Sheepskins for HE series that I bought, angled pads and non-fenestrated - the originals literally fell off after 12 months. They flattened out the bass which was nice and together with my stacked bass shelves (1.5db @ 120Hz, 1.5db @ 80Hz and 1.5db @ 40Hz) they create a pretty excellent sound for the price.

That's a trip! I am literally listening to Trilogy as I type this and I'm on The Endless Enigma Pt. 2. I'm hearing music from The Twilight Zone in my head right now.

So did you buy separate mounting rings or did you just harvest and use the pair from the original pads? I haven't taken the pads off of these to give it a look yet, but I have read some people talking about the pads being glued on to the mounting rings and that its PITA to pull them off. Sounds like I'm gonna have to order the Sheepskins and the Velours now. Gee thanks...

 

[fidshimmer]

Was a huge ELP fan for many years saw them live, in Denver August 1977.

Pictures at an exhibition. Is my most favorite album.

I Stopped listening to them much after Love Beach. Lost a lot of respect for them for even releasing that trash.

 

[jonathan c]

…which raises the question: “is there a significant musical artist who hasn’t recorded / released a ‘clunker’?”

 

[DTgill]

Music Master woodie closed planar > IFI Zen Can > IFI Zen DAC Signature V2

"Delivering the goods!"

- Hell Bent For Leather