MaloS
Headphoneus Supremus
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They don't seem to get much love around here (apart from the balanced one) - any particular reason?
Originally Posted by NtD Gr3nade /img/forum/go_quote.gif ss? |
Originally Posted by greggf /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hardcore head-fiers seem to prefer tubes, I'm afraid. Even if there's no practical reason for it, hobbyists in any hobby tend to like to take the romantic or difficult path. Pen fanatics prefer fountain pens that leak and fade and smear. Tomato fanatics prefer to grow plants from seed rather than buying ready-grown seedlings from Walmart, and they prefer growing difficult heirloom varieties rather than sturdy hybrids. Audio ocd-ers like vinyl that they have to clean and get up and change rather than CDs, and they prefer tubes that they can "roll" and tubes that hiss and spit and overheat the room and need biasing. I think that if the point is the music rather than the simple killing-of-time-between-birth-and-death, then ss is just as good. Therefore the Headroom stuff is fine, and great, but it will sell to people who want first class music reproduction in the home, not to people who want first class music reproduction in the home PLUS something to admire PLUS something to fiddle with PLUS something that makes them feel a little bit special in what is otherwise a way too brief lifetime. |
Originally Posted by greggf /img/forum/go_quote.gif I do think it's true that Tyll and Headroom need to hire a first class industrial designer. Their chassis design and appearance is way, way out of step with what is possible. Many independents and boutique manufacturers have much better looking gear. |