[Deep Funk]

Sorry missed that, I liked his 'no-nonsense' approach and his comparison with the DT990 was very interesting. 

 

[Beagle]

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"m not an audiophile. Audiophiles love audio and equipment, but rarely music. An audiophile is someone who can't listen for more than a few minutes before stopping to change capacitors or swap cables. Audiophiles spend more on equipment than they spend on music and concerts. They will own dozens of different headphones, cables and amplifiers, and receive their pleasure from fiddling with all this gear. Audiophiles listen to their gear, instead of the music. Audiophiles just as often are listening to recordings of thunderstorms or locomotives, while I, as one professional studio musician shared with me, enjoy great music even if it's coming over a 3" speaker. I know good reproduction, but it's ultimately all about the music, not the hardware. If I let myself get caught up in the hardware, I'd have no time to enjoy music." 

This is dead-on. Nobody can dispute these claims. I think we at Head-Fi have proven this, spending tens of thousands of dollars, getting as far away from the intent of the music as possible, in order to hear differences in equipment. It's like I just looked in the mirror and saw clearly what I have been doing for the last 15 years. I feel the skin on my face burning.
 

 

[Zombie_X]

Man that's too much for an HD800. I would only be willing to spend about $900-$1000 for a set. That's me though. Guess the price difference will send people over the T1? I vastly prefer the T1 anyways because of it's thicker sound. That's me though
 
Once day I shall have an HD800 and LCD-2, but oh the bills!!

 

[Deep Funk]

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"m not an audiophile. Audiophiles love audio and equipment, but rarely music. An audiophile is someone who can't listen for more than a few minutes before stopping to change capacitors or swap cables. Audiophiles spend more on equipment than they spend on music and concerts. They will own dozens of different headphones, cables and amplifiers, and receive their pleasure from fiddling with all this gear. Audiophiles listen to their gear, instead of the music. Audiophiles just as often are listening to recordings of thunderstorms or locomotives, while I, as one professional studio musician shared with me, enjoy great music even if it's coming over a 3" speaker. I know good reproduction, but it's ultimately all about the music, not the hardware. If I let myself get caught up in the hardware, I'd have no time to enjoy music." 

This is dead-on. Nobody can dispute these claims. I think we at Head-Fi have proven this, spending tens of thousands of dollars, getting as far away from the intent of the music as possible, in order to hear differences in equipment. It's like I just looked in the mirror and saw clearly what I have been doing for the last 15 years. I feel the skin on my face burning.
 

For about a year I have been involved in the audio gear consumerism rat race. I hope to end that race within a few months so I can really focus on the music. The learning process is worth it though...
 

 

[orkney]

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"m not an audiophile. Audiophiles love audio and equipment, but rarely music. An audiophile is someone who can't listen for more than a few minutes before stopping to change capacitors or swap cables. Audiophiles spend more on equipment than they spend on music and concerts. They will own dozens of different headphones, cables and amplifiers, and receive their pleasure from fiddling with all this gear. Audiophiles listen to their gear, instead of the music. Audiophiles just as often are listening to recordings of thunderstorms or locomotives, while I, as one professional studio musician shared with me, enjoy great music even if it's coming over a 3" speaker. I know good reproduction, but it's ultimately all about the music, not the hardware. If I let myself get caught up in the hardware, I'd have no time to enjoy music." 

This is dead-on. Nobody can dispute these claims. I think we at Head-Fi have proven this, spending tens of thousands of dollars, getting as far away from the intent of the music as possible, in order to hear differences in equipment. It's like I just looked in the mirror and saw clearly what I have been doing for the last 15 years. I feel the skin on my face burning.
 

Nonsense. All of the audiophiles I know are music-lovers. They may also be gearheads, but the two are not mutually exclusive. I've been buying music and playback gear for ages -- and never have I owned "Jazz at the Pawnshop."
 
o

 

[Frank I]

 
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"m not an audiophile. Audiophiles love audio and equipment, but rarely music. An audiophile is someone who can't listen for more than a few minutes before stopping to change capacitors or swap cables. Audiophiles spend more on equipment than they spend on music and concerts. They will own dozens of different headphones, cables and amplifiers, and receive their pleasure from fiddling with all this gear. Audiophiles listen to their gear, instead of the music. Audiophiles just as often are listening to recordings of thunderstorms or locomotives, while I, as one professional studio musician shared with me, enjoy great music even if it's coming over a 3" speaker. I know good reproduction, but it's ultimately all about the music, not the hardware. If I let myself get caught up in the hardware, I'd have no time to enjoy music." 

This is dead-on. Nobody can dispute these claims. I think we at Head-Fi have proven this, spending tens of thousands of dollars, getting as far away from the intent of the music as possible, in order to hear differences in equipment. It's like I just looked in the mirror and saw clearly what I have been doing for the last 15 years. I feel the skin on my face burning.
 

Nonsense. All of the audiophiles I know are music-lovers. They may also be gearheads, but the two are not mutually exclusive. I've been buying music and playback gear for ages -- and never have I owned "Jazz at the Pawnshop."
 
o

I agree I listen most and to me as always i am most moved b by the music and the it was recorded more than the gear. But if something better in gear allows me to enjoy the music more than I will swap out gear. I stood pat on gear for 12 years and I am getting to that point again with my headphone speaker rig. Its always about the music first and the way it is recorded. I do own jazz at the pawnshop

 

[dallan]

Really, I use all my gear to exclusively listen to train sounds and the sound of the ocean.

 

[pcf]

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Really, I use all my gear to exclusively listen to train sounds and the sound of the ocean.

Most of the time I listen to the Ultrasone test disc only. "Jazz at the pawnshop" and "Sea change" come out once in a while for special occasions.

 

[raja]

I just haggled Lookat in the EU down to £698 UK ($1124) shipped for the HD800 (brand new boxed), just got tracking info from them!!
 
-Raja

 

[REB]

Incredible. l had been thinking about getting hd800s in the future, but there is no way I am willing to spend that much on them. This kinda prejudices me against the entire company.

 

[Deep Funk]

Go for it if you really want it. If you find it for a good price it could be worth it. A HD800 needs a good set up though...
 
If you can audition it first even better. The RAF should allow auditioning. 

 

[REB]

It doesn't allow that? And it still expects you to shill out a thousans euros or so? Jeez....
 
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Go for it if you really want it. If you find it for a good price it could be worth it. A HD800 needs a good set up though...
 
If you can audition it first even better. The RAF should allow auditioning. 

 

[Deep Funk]

Ask first is my advice. In the RAF they have racks where the headphones hang but I am partly sure that if you ask politely they will let you audition the HD800 with some serious audio gear. 
 
Any audio specialist also selling high end headphones on display should be able to let the costumer audition the headphone in the shop. But ask first just to be sure since high end also means frail and expensive. 

 

[Frank I]

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I just haggled Lookat in the EU down to £698 UK ($1124) shipped for the HD800 (brand new boxed), just got tracking info from them!!
 
-Raja

and more than likely now you will get them kicked out of Sennheiser for selling below list. Nice guy the did you a favor and you post where Senn can see. Nice guy

 

[REB]

I guess you'd better be careful, because "slopen is kopen" (breaking is buying)

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Ask first is my advice. In the RAF they have racks where the headphones hang but I am partly sure that if you ask politely they will let you audition the HD800 with some serious audio gear. 
 
Any audio specialist also selling high end headphones on display should be able to let the costumer audition the headphone in the shop. But ask first just to be sure since high end also means frail and expensive.