[obstacleofaffliction]

It’s just awesome when you have the components matched up just right

Definitely!
It is jaw dropping when synergy occurs with the equipment chain and the recording.

 

[MakeshiftApe]

K702:



In other news, just ordered myself an iFi Zen Air Can, to see if I can get a little more juice behind the T50RP 50th Anni and K702. Won't be here until at least Tuesday though sadly.

 

[Luckyleo]

Roon/BF264/Jot2/GS3000x

 

[Davidzak64]

This recommendation from @rids57 has been accepted. So far, it's very very interesting, to say the least. Right up my alley.
The Grado's do sound very good. Thanks for the tip!


RS-1 (buttons) < Luxman R-113 < Loxjie D30 < Amazon Music HD.

 

[Elegiac]

On the Zeus Elite.

Thoughts: Treble is prominent, and there's a hardness to it, but it's not a huge problem. Just lower the volume a little bit. The treble on the X2HR would make you physically wince, whereas this can... stun or daze. It's like a Treblehammer. I've never experienced this before. I'll probably shift it to the final chain (amp is in the mail already lol) when I've put it together. Should be a bit of a more pleasant solid-state sound than Topping neutrality for this headphone.
Apart from that, I could ask for the mids to come somewhat more forward, but I knew what I was buying, and what for: bass. And the fact that I haven't felt like not listening with it- walking away in disgust, which I will do if a headphone offends me- and that even though my ears are ringing more than usual at the end of the day, I keep listening, says something. It just needs that little push from 90% enjoyable to 100%.

At the moment though, it's giving a little bite to softer sounding albums, like this:

 

[Davidzak64]

On the Zeus Elite.

Thoughts: Treble is prominent, and there's a hardness to it, but it's not a huge problem. Just lower the volume a little bit. The treble on the X2HR would make you physically wince, whereas this can... stun or daze. It's like a Treblehammer. I've never experienced this before. I'll probably shift it to the final chain (amp is in the mail already lol) when I've put it together. Should be a bit of a more pleasant solid-state sound than Topping neutrality for this headphone.
Apart from that, I could ask for the mids to come somewhat more forward, but I knew what I was buying, and what for: bass. And the fact that I haven't felt like not listening with it- walking away in disgust, which I will do if a headphone offends me- and that even though my ears are ringing more than usual at the end of the day, I keep listening, says something. It just needs that little push from 90% enjoyable to 100%.

At the moment though, it's giving a little bite to softer sounding albums, like this:

Driver burn-in makes a huge difference for some headphones. The first 35 hrs with the new drivers in my RS-1
was a huge disappointment. Now, I don't think I would change a thing about their sound if I could. Sometimes a little patience goes a long way.

 

[Elegiac]

Driver burn-in makes a huge difference for some headphones. The first 35 hrs with the new drivers in my RS-1
was a huge disappointment. Now, I don't think I would change a thing about their sound if I could. Sometimes a little patience goes a long way.

Still listening

 

[jonathan c]

Driver burn-in makes a huge difference for some headphones. The first 35 hrs with the new drivers in my RS-1
was a huge disappointment. Now, I don't think I would change a thing about their sound if I could. Sometimes a little patience goes a long way.

…. so true with the newest generation of Grado drivers (…. RS-1x, GS3000x ….)

 

[Lindholdt]

Tidal, Wiim Mini, SMSL DO100, V200, HEKS

 

[csch92]

did a slight bass boost to my 109 pro and damn its fun

 

[Leonarfd]

Venture Electronics APWS + Feliks Audio Echo

 

[Luckyleo]

One More Saturday Night!!! I saw the Dead At Pauley several times...

Roon/BF264/Jot2/GS3000X

 

[jonathan c]

did a slight bass boost to my 109 pro …

 

[pataburd]

Neumann NDH-30|Fog City Mogami XLR . . . <--Schiit LYR+|mil-spec Sylvania 6DJ8 . . . <--Mojo Audio Mystique Gen.1 . . .

 

[rids57]

JRiver > SMSL SU9 > SMSL SH9 > Denon AH-D7200

Masques (1978) by Brand X - Back to listening to fusion and this is the third studio album by Brand X, this time with Chuck Burgi (from Rainbow) in the drummer's seat replacing Phil Collins, who had temporarily dropped out due to commitments with Genesis. The pairing of the SMSL stack with it's highly detailed, clean sound and the Denons with their bass tilted, detailed but very smooth response seems to be working extremely well - certainly got my toes tapping