BobSmith8901
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John Abercrombie, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette
Gateway 2 (1978)
Sennheiser PX-100 V1<--LG V60 Quad DAC mode<--Tidal streaming via UAPP
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For those of us with multiple headphones, which ones are you listening with now?
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John Abercrombie, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette
Gateway 2 (1978)
Sennheiser PX-100 V1<--LG V60 Quad DAC mode<--Tidal streaming via UAPP
JRiver Media Center > SMSL SU9 > Schiit Asgard 3 > Grado RS-1x 
Weather Report (1971) by Weather Report - Fancied a bit of jazz-fusion to finish off tonight's listening session and Weather Report were ready and waiting. Sounds great through the Asgard and RS-1x pairing, with the amp adding a subtle bit of warmth and the headphones providing details for days
Weather Report (1971) by Weather Report - Fancied a bit of jazz-fusion to finish off tonight's listening session and Weather Report were ready and waiting. Sounds great through the Asgard and RS-1x pairing, with the amp adding a subtle bit of warmth and the headphones providing details for days
Thanks for the shout out, boys. I'm here, but headphones have had to take a back seat due to family obligations since my Dad passed away and then some covid complications, and life, the universe and everything. I miss you guys too and hope to start getting back on the track soon.
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Davidzak64
Headphoneus Supremus
I'm glad to see you're still with us. I hope life gets a little less hectic for you, so you can Indulge in your passion for music again. Hope to
you around. 
P.S
Jada was worried that she would never hear from you again.
Davidzak64
Headphoneus Supremus
Just chilling with some Chris Isaac on a Saturday morning. The amazingly detailed
K340 are doing the Heart Shaped World album some serious justice.
An excellent recorded album.
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Thanks. And please send Jada All My Lovin’…I'm glad to see you're still with us. I hope life gets a little less hectic for you, so you can Indulge in your passion for music again. Hope to
P.S
Jada was worried that she would never hear from you again.
The Subbass of the S2 is just amazing
Grado SR125x
jsk ksj
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Lcdx<mojo2<fiio m11
Greatest John lydon album by far. A classic. Sounds like nothing before or after.
Greatest John lydon album by far. A classic. Sounds like nothing before or after.
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jonathan c
Headphoneus Supremus
Grado GH2 (limited edition, cocobolo) << Grado RA-1 (AC version):
[RCA / New York International: July, 1979.] A rollicking album which the GH2 takes to town! Irresistible: disco-funk with a strong 1940s Art Deco flavour - featuring great vocals, exciting arrangements, bass, percussion! After all, Cory Daye was the lead vocalist in Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savanna Band. 
JRiver Media Center > SMSL SU9 > SMSL SH9 > Grado RS-1x 
Scheherazade And Other Stories (1975) by Renaissance - This was another case of me finding the right media to go with the headphones and the two go together perfectly. Renaissance play a progressive mix of folk, rock, jazz and even classical music centred on the beautiful voice of Annie Haslam - I used the present tense because they are still around today and Annie Haslam is still going strong at 76. The music really is a great match for the RS-1x, it's detailed and clean with plenty of space and makes the most of the Grado's excellent imaging.
Scheherazade And Other Stories (1975) by Renaissance - This was another case of me finding the right media to go with the headphones and the two go together perfectly. Renaissance play a progressive mix of folk, rock, jazz and even classical music centred on the beautiful voice of Annie Haslam - I used the present tense because they are still around today and Annie Haslam is still going strong at 76. The music really is a great match for the RS-1x, it's detailed and clean with plenty of space and makes the most of the Grado's excellent imaging.
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Mink
Headphoneus Supremus
Whenever I play music with any of my old CD players, headphones plugged in their headphones out I always wonder if upgrades in DAC technology the last decades really exist? And what the use of a dedicated headphones amp is? The sound of my 1993 Yamaha CD-870 is just simply wonderful, not worse than any current DAC I auditioned and just like with my other CD players the built in headphones output is excellent. No need for a dedicated amp at all, this applies to all ,my headphones including the Avantone planar, HD650 and R70X.
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MakeshiftApe
100+ Head-Fier
K702:
Prior to now I haven't EQed my K702 other than on rare occasions throwing on a little bit of a bass boost in Spotify for some songs. Decided to change that and experiment. Currently playing around with EqualizerAPO, at the moment I'm using the Innerfidelity K702 preset which I think equalises to Harman 2018 IIRC. A/Bing it a bit vs no EQ. I think it loses some of the natural timbre the K702 has in some room-like binaural recordings, though in others it sounds more natural, so it's a toss-up. In some songs there seems to be better instrument separation, more sparkle, and of course a lot more low end, making songs like this a LOT nicer than they are without EQ.
The Lindsey Stirling orchestral remixes are already fantastic on the K702 as is with no EQ, but this one in particular really did respond well to the EQ preset:
Edit: Just for fun I've been playing around EQing the K702 to the FR of other headphones I'd like to try some day to get a taste for the overall vibe. (Someone made a little Excel spreadsheet where you basically grab the EQ -> Harman for both your headphones and the headphones you'd like to try the FR of, and it'll reverse the relevant changes to instead EQ your headphones to the target headphones)
...I did not expect to like the strange looking HD820 FR so much. Or my K702 to take +11db @ 31Hz so easily. But I do and it did.
(Now the only problem is I want a HD820..)
Prior to now I haven't EQed my K702 other than on rare occasions throwing on a little bit of a bass boost in Spotify for some songs. Decided to change that and experiment. Currently playing around with EqualizerAPO, at the moment I'm using the Innerfidelity K702 preset which I think equalises to Harman 2018 IIRC. A/Bing it a bit vs no EQ. I think it loses some of the natural timbre the K702 has in some room-like binaural recordings, though in others it sounds more natural, so it's a toss-up. In some songs there seems to be better instrument separation, more sparkle, and of course a lot more low end, making songs like this a LOT nicer than they are without EQ.
The Lindsey Stirling orchestral remixes are already fantastic on the K702 as is with no EQ, but this one in particular really did respond well to the EQ preset:
Edit: Just for fun I've been playing around EQing the K702 to the FR of other headphones I'd like to try some day to get a taste for the overall vibe. (Someone made a little Excel spreadsheet where you basically grab the EQ -> Harman for both your headphones and the headphones you'd like to try the FR of, and it'll reverse the relevant changes to instead EQ your headphones to the target headphones)
...I did not expect to like the strange looking HD820 FR so much. Or my K702 to take +11db @ 31Hz so easily. But I do and it did.
(Now the only problem is I want a HD820..)
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MisterMudd
1000+ Head-Fier
Thanks for not leaving me alone in this regard. I've been heavy into the headphone thing for 15 years now, strategically moving up the ladder, obtaining this and that new piece of gear in attempts to upgrade my listening experience. Finally one day a few years back I unplugged my headphones from dedicated desktop amps and dacs and walked over to my 2-channel system and first plugged headphones into my Onkyo C7030 CD player. Very, very good sound. Next I plugged into the headphone out on my Emotiva BasX PT-100 preamp. Literally mind blown. If I didn't need something at my desk I would probably part with all my iFi/Schiit/Fiio gear. Mmmm, if only the Emotiva preamp was smaller. Lol. Maybe my upgradeitus in the realm of headphones and related gear is finally disappearing after all these years for what seemed be very minute incremental upgrades with little if any impact on my listening enjoyment. May be also why I've focused the last 2 years on upgrading and enjoying my stereo system the majority of the time. Oh well, to each his own. Just enjoy the music however you engage!!+
Whenever I play music with any of my old CD players, headphones plugged in their headphones out I always wonder if upgrades in DAC technology the last decennia really exist? And what the use of a dedicated headphones amp is? The sound of my 1993 Yamaha CD-870 is just simply wonderful, not worse than any current DAC I auditioned and just like with my other CD players the built in headphones output is excellent. No need for a dedicated amp at all, this applies to all ,my headphones including the Avantone planar, HD650 and R70X.
BTW- how do you like the X3? I have the original X2 from 2014 that I still cherish and will never part with. Was eyeballing the X3 on the recent Prime day but bought the Drop HD6XX instead. Looking at the X3 for Black Friday maybe.
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