Evshrug, since you've been holding on to the AD700s for so long, maybe you'd find it worthwhile to upgrade to the AD700X or AD900X.
I've some read good things about the AD900X at least, (I haven't seen as much info on the AD700X), so it could be a worthwhile improvement.
Yeah maybe! There are times where I just go for the lighter weight & easy amping requirements of the AD700, even though they are mostly redundant. I haven't read much info on either of those new ATs, basically I'd probably go for whichever has the greater soundstage
part of the thing, though, that makes my AD700 great is how well the pads and headband have broken in... Yeah I did a fair bit of adjusting manually, but the fine adjustment was due to the headphone settling. If I find a pair of the new ones around, I'd definitely make an effort to hear them, but I'm just not headphone shopping now. I've got a job now (first paycheck... One hour of work for the pay period, boo yaaah!), but I want to get back to "finishing" my computer build with a midrange graphics card + CPU, and long term I mean to put away a bit of every paycheck towards a car. There are so many delicious things out there in the world, but if I buy many smaller goodies it'll take longer for me to "attain" the big purchases that'll really net me a big benefit.
It makes it easybto find when you detach it.
Ironically, I'm not sure at the moment where I stashed my longer green cable.
So a local Head-fier came over my house, and bought the Annie on the spot. He agreed that they sounded very close to the LCD2.
They are gone.
I know it's going to a good home, so I'm okay with that.
They may be gone, but they'll never be forgotten, and they will be my #1 recommendation for all rounder purposes on this thread and then some.
Just because I sold them, doesn't mean I don't love them. They are overall my favorite all rounder outside of the D7000, and my 3rd fave for music/movie use.
Well, I think you know me well enough by now to know what I have to say about that. Still feel like I have to say it though. If the Annies made you so happy and overall sounded so close to the LCD2s, why did you end up keeping the headphone that cost 2x the money? In light of what I said above about little and big purchases, I guess great headphones ARE your big purchases/goodies, and the small differences in headphones give you greater benefit than other purchases. I feel like, maybe, I could be living the Head-Fi dream (cuz obviously you're not alone here Mad) if I decided to concentrate on just two or three hobbies, but it seems like
you're fulfilled with games, audio, and (in growing fashion) writing, so congrats on maximizing your gain by focusing your choices, and congrats on your sale.
http://www.amazon.com/Brainwavz-Peridot-Headphone-Stand-Suitable/dp/B00AE0IEHM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363542015&sr=8-1&keywords=brainwavz+stand
Good news. My car needed a new starter. $120 was all I spent.
I don't regret selling the Annie as I have my main in the LCD2, though I might spend a little on the warmer wolfson dac chipset for my Compass 2, which should be around $80 total. I might splurge on some custom copper cables, as the stock cables are pretty hideous and a bit short for my taste. Something less than $200. Nothing too fancy.
Oh, I thought you were selling the Compass2? Well, I thought I was selling my AD700, my receiver, and one of my headphone amps, but none of that has happened
I know exactly how scary car repair costs can get, it's always a sigh of relief if you don't have to spend that $600 you thought you'd have to allocate. Sometimes what happens to me, if I started to consign myself to "losing" a lot of money and find out I didn't have to pay nearly as much, then I get tempted to spend some of that "emergency" money on a reward for... I dunno, surviving, lol. I think that's how I've bought all my higher-end amps, lol! Does that happen to you?
RIDICULOUS.
As someone who compulsively saves all retail boxes for large purchases, I say "ooooOOOOOOOOOH!"
