[Rob80b]

Perhaps you should try a black one.... sample variation and all that!

If I had the patience to wait another week for my black to arrive it may have been another story.

 

[Mike F]

If I had the patience to wait another week for my black to arrive it may have been another story.

Never say never!

 

[martel80]

I have to promise myself to never listen to this if I ever get a chance.

Let us know how they sound when you get them

Joke aside, buy Mike a good bottle of Whiskey and ask him to come to your place to help you design a room for your future SCM150.

 

[chesebert]

I have to promise myself to never listen to this if I ever get a chance.

You will be disappointed. It’s a neutral and natural sound profile without any “excitement” and if you find NDH30 lacking dynamics HE1 will be boring as hell for you.

 

[Rob80b]

Joke aside, buy Mike a good bottle of Whiskey and ask him to come to your place to help you design a room for your future SCM150.

Think I'm good.....

...even turns into a home cinema.

....and a little headphone station. : )


...but a trip to Finland would be fun. : )

 

[Rob80b]

design a room for your future

The past would have been more like it. Had my Auratones for mixing way back when. lol
Monitors were Celestion SL6S and Bryston Amps, headphones were AKG K240DFs

 

[martel80]

The past would have been more like it. Had my Auratones for mixing way back when. lol
Monitors were Celestion SL6S and Bryston Amps, headphones were AKG K240DFs

I was nine when you took that picture haha. Would love to hear what got out of there. Even more what didn't get out of there haha !

So you would put 60K on a pair of headphone before putting 25K on some sexy 150ASL and 20K in a room ?

 

[Rob80b]

So you would put 60K on a pair of headphone before putting 25K on some sexy 150ASL and 20K in a room ?

Well at my age, one likes to travel light. : )

 

[BobG55]

The past would have been more like it. Had my Auratones for mixing way back when. lol
Monitors were Celestion SL6S and Bryston Amps, headphones were AKG K240DFs

Rob, who is the dashing young man in this photo ?

 

[Mike F]

So you would put 60K on a pair of headphone before putting 25K on some sexy 150ASL and 20K in a room ?

Problem is that, if you are building from scratch (which is usually the only way to get ideal room dimensions), the ATC150ASL plus worthy pre-amp (we'll assume a good source) plus a large room with good construction are going to come to way more than 60K.

IF...... it provides an ultimate listening experience, the HE1 is a bit of a bargain! If you already have a near ideal (large) room then it's a different matter.

 

[martel80]

Problem is that, if you are building from scratch (which is usually the only way to get ideal room dimensions), the ATC150ASL plus worthy pre-amp (we'll assume a good source) plus a large room with good construction are going to come to way more than 60K.

IF...... it provides an ultimate listening experience, the HE1 is a bit of a bargain! If you already have a near ideal (large) room then it's a different matter.

150ASL Pro are 23K$ a pair (Self powered).
I don't know with what you build your room but I was way under 15'000$ CAD to build my studio. Flush mounting my Lipinski's would have cost me 2'000$ more maximum. Thankfully, they don't need to be flush mounted.

If I was to build a building completely independent of my place, I would most likely be in the 60K$ water with the footing, roofing and whole building. Maybe its the Finnish material prices that make you say that. We don't have that sort of cost in Canada (yet).

P.S. I'm not counting the man time as I did it myself.

 

[rafaelo]

If I was to build a building completely independent of my place, I would most likely be in the 60K$ water with the footing, roofing and whole building.

How many square meters for 60k? only a room or a small house?

 

[martel80]

How many square meters for 60k? only a room or a small house?

A 17' x 24' x 10' room (inside my house) cost me 13,000$ CAD with heavy Roxul RXL60 acoustic treatment.

 

[Mike F]

A 17' x 24' x 10' room (inside my house) cost me 13,000$ CAD with heavy Roxul RXL60 acoustic treatment.

Inside your house, yes, but I meant an independent build. And I think our construction prices must be higher than yours!

 

[Rob80b]

but I meant an independent build. And I think our construction prices must be higher than yours!

Headphones just got a lot more affordable, relatively speaking.