[Fastnbulbous]

I bumped my ad by editing it and adding comments.

 

[shuto77]

@Hansotek - Have you listened to the Denon AH-D7200 or the Bowers & Wilkins P9? I can get the P9 for about $650-700, so I'm curious if you think it's a good deal at that price point.

 

[Hansotek]

@Hansotek - Have you listened to the Denon AH-D7200 or the Bowers & Wilkins P9? I can get the P9 for about $650-700, so I'm curious if you think it's a good deal at that price point.

I have not heard either one, but I did finally get a chance to listen to a couple things people have been asking about in this thread recently at the Minneapolis meet today.

First I'll start with the Kennerton Vali. Short story is it is really, really good with metal. It definitely has some noticeable coloration to it. The timbre doesn't sound completely natural to me, so it's not going to be totally transparent, but the tone is very good and musical. Impact is snappy and powerful and the upper midrange has a nice lift to it that really sounds awesome with guitars.

I also heard the iFi iDSD Micro Black Label, which really impressed me. I'm borrowing it for a couple weeks to compare to the Mojo. We'll see how the comparison shakes out.

I also got another chance to hear a modded HE-6 on the Wells Milo... really awesome synergy between those two. I was absolutely blasting metal through them and it's a really tough combo to beat.

 

[George Taylor]

I have not heard either one, but I did finally get a chance to listen to a couple things people have been asking about in this thread recently at the Minneapolis meet today.

First I'll start with the Kennerton Vali. Short story is it is really, really good with metal. It definitely has some noticeable coloration to it. The timbre doesn't sound completely natural to me, so it's not going to be totally transparent, but the tone is very good and musical. Impact is snappy and powerful and the upper midrange has a nice lift to it that really sounds awesome with guitars.

I also heard the iFi iDSD Micro Black Label, which really impressed me. I'm borrowing it for a couple weeks to compare to the Mojo. We'll see how the comparison shakes out.

I also got another chance to hear a modded HE-6 on the Wells Milo... really awesome synergy between those two. I was absolutely blasting metal through them and it's a really tough combo to beat.

Happy to hear that about the Vali, as I was able to get in on the last Massdrop on them. Not supposed to get them until next month some time though.

 

[Dobrescu George]

This is the metal thread, no?

I do think that this is something to remember for all metal fans. No matter how big of a metal fan you are, you will agree on which sounds better.

 

[shuto77]

I really liked the idsd Micro silver, I'm sure the Black Label is also good. I'm curious how different they sound and how well the BL hangs with the Mojo, primarily as a dac, but also as an amp.

 

[Dobrescu George]

I like iDSD BL better than Mojo to be honest. Will post an in-depth review for iDSD BL very soon that should shed some light on this question!

 

[Fastnbulbous]

Those Kennertons look pretty metal!

 

[Hansotek]

Those Kennertons look pretty metal!

They are! And also... HOLY CRAP I CAN DO STUFF ON MOBILE AGAIN!

 

[shuto77]

@Hansotek - What's the verdict on the ifi BL vs the Mojo?

 

[Dobrescu George]

Come do the Dark Label side! It is warm, vivid and detailed in its sound!

 

[Hansotek]

@Hansotek - What's the verdict on the ifi BL vs the Mojo?

No verdict yet. I spent the last few nights getting my AXPONA show report out the door. It's all speakers, since I just covered CanJam NYC and SoCal, but if anyone is interested, I'll drop a link here: http://www.enjoythemusic.com/AXPONA_2017/Hanson/

I'll have a more detailed answer next week.

 

[darmanastartes]

This is the metal thread, no?

I do think that this is something to remember for all metal fans. No matter how big of a metal fan you are, you will agree on which sounds better.

This is actually the thread for discussing headphones for metal. The metal music discussion thread is this one .

 

[Dobrescu George]

This is actually the thread for discussing headphones for metal. The metal music discussion thread is this one .

Oh. We have a metal thread as well.

Thank you! We really needed this one!

Sorry for mentioning that here then, I do wish that audio masters would see those things and understand that it would be good to stop fromd doing that to music before it is too late...

BTW, I've been happily enjoying music with iDSD + Meze 99 C and Sen ie800 for the past three weeks now. I love those combos lately. Maybe I'm mellowing out, from metal to rocks, but those are golden combos for any kind of music.

 

[taxifahrer]

Good Stuff, thanks for all the info.
I own a pair of LCDX and enjoyed it on metal. I use it mostly on BM and the sound is just so pure... so cold