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Had a meet with a friend here who goes by the name of Wrathzombie. Great gear and he was super informative. A very experienced audio enthusiast.
 
The light was not the brightest and all I could take was an outdated pocket camera - that can't really shoot anything above iso 200 tbh.
 
Gear - 
 
Sources - Main - Toshiba Laptop( See picture) ---> Foobar 2000
               Others - Ipod touch 3G & Cowon C2
 
DAC - HRT MS-II for Main Source
          Fiio E7(Present but not used)
 
Amp - Maverick Audio Tube Magic A1
 
 
Bookshelf - Cambridge Audio S30
 
 
Full Size - 
 
Closed 
 
Sennheiser HD-25 I-ii
Sony MDR-Z1000
 
Open 
Beyerdynamic DT-990 PRO
Sony MDR-SA 5000
 
IEMs used - Sony MH1C, Brainwavz R1 &
         present but not used - Reshelled Sony XBA-3

 

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Impression #1
 
Sennheiser HD-25 I-ii  
 
such a great headphone - fast and detailed - can't praise it enough especially the isolation
 
The soundstage is small and so close to you, I didn't listen to them for real long but fatigue due to the super narrow soundstage and over-the-top treble is quite expected, atleast to my ears! The overall sound balance was very nice on these with a slight treble tilt, I would say.

 

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Impression #2 
 
The DT 990 Pro out of the Tube Magic A1 - was the worst pairing - sibilance was so pronounced in some tracks and unlistenable at times. Even though the synergy was bad, some of the bass slam was sweet.
 
However on the flipside its soundstage remained the largest like the home of John Travolta.
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