[ESL-1]

You got my cat !

Here’s a late comer……
make sure you open pic fully, therein lies the punchline.

 

[BS0D]

Best way to remove RS1X metal gimbals?

 

[TooFrank]

On a work break at home, I was in the mood for listening via a headphone whose sound (like the 1971 compilation of singles by The Who) is Meaty, Beaty, Big & Bouncy. The obvious choice was:[Violectric HPA V281 is a splendid partner. Slight tube warmth, great tubelike dimensionality, wondrous transients.]

FWIW: Just gave in and ordered the new gimbals from nyczaj.audio. Vanity = yes, beauty = yes, Unnecessary = yes. But I feel good about it

 

[David222]

On a work break at home, I was in the mood for listening via a headphone whose sound (like the 1971 compilation of singles by The Who) is Meaty, Beaty, Big & Bouncy. The obvious choice was:[Violectric HPA V281 is a splendid partner. Slight tube warmth, great tubelike dimensionality, wondrous transients.]

The Hemps are great fun. Such a dynamic listen - hard not to stay fully engaged with them on.

 

[jonathan c]

FWIW: Just gave in and ordered the new gimbals from nyczaj.audio. Vanity = yes, beauty = yes, Unnecessary = yes. But I feel good about it

I will be doing the same for GH2 and for Hemp. Also, Turbulent Labs headbands: ‘coffee’ colour for GH2, ‘camel’ colour for Hemp .

 

[544322]

I will be doing the same for GH2 and for Hemp. Also, Turbulent Labs headbands: ‘coffee’ colour for GH2, ‘camel’ colour for Hemp .

 

[You Kay]

It sounds condescending to say, but a reliance on measurements (metrics) is what you do to compensate for a lack of experience (judgment).

This happens in the business world as well, where there's no substitute for business judgment. Metrics are important for assessing certain aspects of performance, but there's no substitute for simply having heard hundreds of different components.

Certain reviewers compensate for a lack of exposure to components by spouting out measurements that seem impressive, but are otherwise not indicative of sound quality.

But I digress...

You have no right to make so much sense. The measurements police will be after you

 

[ESL-1]

You have no right to make so much sense. The measurements police will be after you

Measurements are nice to know unless they are absolutely horrendous. Having been in retail and then wholesale audio we listened and judged on the sound and compatibility not whether the component’s THD was .02 or .2.

Simple take from my over 35 years in the business.

BTW, I used to demo two or three top phono cartridges with almost identical frequency response, etc.,virtually each one sounding different.

Again based on my own experience.
Keep an open mind is a good approach.

 

[SomeGuyDude]

Measurements are nice to know unless they are absolutely horrendous. Having been in retail and then wholesale audio we listened and judged on the sound and compatibility not whether the component’s THD was .02 or .2.

Simple take from my over 35 years in the business.

BTW, I used to demo two or three top phono cartridges with almost identical frequency response, etc.,virtually each one sounding different.

Again based on my own experience.
Keep an open mind is a good approach.

If we're being honest the only measurement that means anything is the FR curve and that's only a guidepost.

I see way too many people making judgments based on that crap. They're trying to convince themselves what the "objective best" is based on all these external criteria and think that it's what they're supposed to be listening to instead of just stepping back and letting the audio enjoyment speak for itself. So obviously the headphone with the more "correct" response curve and the lower distortion or whatever else is "supposed" to sound better so they'll insist that it IS better.

It's like when someone tells you their favorite album is Dark Side of the Moon or Abbey Road or that their favorite movie is Citizen Kane. It's just insisting that they're so gosh darn pure with their tastes, because obviously if your favorite is something that is full of "flaws," then that just means you don't understand the field as well as they do, like some peasant.

Audio equipment is a conduit between music and listener, intended to optimize the enjoyment of listening. Someone who really, really likes bass-heavy EDM and hip hop probably isn't gonna have a great time with most Grado or HiFiMan type products and might honestly prefer regular ol' Beats, and being all sniffy at them for their supposedly inferior tastes is just silly.

 

[kvtaco17]

Finished beautifying a few of my Grado's today!

Both sound great, ZMF pads on both the one in the background is all Turblent (some old I had in storage and some new) with SR60X drivers and the Rholupat kit in the front is an old SR225i driver.

 

[jsk ksj]

nice


also this

 

[kvtaco17]

nice


also this

True, but the cans don't look like monsters lol

 

[jsk ksj]

A little modification goes a long way.

 

[ESL-1]

Finished beautifying a few of my Grado's today!



Both sound great, ZMF pads on both the one in the background is all Turblent (some old I had in storage and some new) with SR60X drivers and the Rholupat kit in the front is an old SR225i driver.

Nicely done as you reap the benefits.
A handsome group for sure.
Thanks for sharing.

 

[BS0D]

Jumping aboard the ‘nyczaj’ set upgrade. Only rodblocks on-trouble removing full original gimbals… cheers!