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It's all about the insides, and if it sounds good, why care about looks. Good looks cost more anyway. |
Voyager I think thats the point that joe was trying to make.
Ummm whats pretty scary is that I stumbled upon a pair of cheap computer speaker of all things, felt for some strange reason that it was endowed with a pretty good headphone jack during the time I was using Grados and not much else in terms of a dedicated amp...and figured out its opamp about 6 months ago only to realize its the same opamp used in the RA-1. What is the chance that I would even stumble upon and take note of any random computer speaker out of all possible cheap speakers...and that it'd have the same opamp out of all possible other opamps it could have been...*shudder*.
On the otherhand I still have that computer speaker...and to this day I still feel that although not exactly the most transparent jack I have, is still a clean ultra smooth and dynamic sounding amp with some sort slight bloom going on in the midrange.
Now you aren't going to tell me to enjoy listening out of a computer speaker are you?
I'm not saying they are the same...I'm just wondering, if I posted about how much I liked using a computer speaker for a headphone amp(which I once did), I think most people would outrightly assume it to be low performance (which they did).
Ok I admit I'm guilty...after reading that thread I went to the drawers and dug my computer speaker out to listen to it again...but I think any insane headwize/fier would have in the same situation.
Hmmm...finally I really wonder if I should go out and grab the ART D/IO DAC that is so hyped currently on forums like Audio Asylum. A case of a cheap DAC not meant as an audiphile DAC percieved by some to outperform DAC's that are much more expensive.