Midrange Monster
New Head-Fier
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- Feb 2, 2010
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Hey guys, I figured this would be a good place to introduce myself...
I've been at the home audio and car audio thing for several years now and have joined the lifetime membership of AA (Audiophiles Anonymous!). I love gear but more importantly I love the music, and the juxtaposition of great music recorded well with great playback equipment is something very few of us can truly appreciate.
Anyways, I've sorta glossed over headphones throughout this period, but the interesting thing is without headphones I may never have gotten into this hobby..
Back in 1995 as a junior in H.S. with no money I was always pissed that the cheap headphones for my walkman would always give out on one side. It was very frustrating and one day I got $100 from a visiting uncle. To me it was to be spent on some good headphones with the top priority being sturdy cables that won't ruin my stereo imaging, hahahaha....
And SQ would be important to. I wanted nice big closed headphones that would cover the ear....I remember kids on the train with Colby's being the inspiration for this, lol.
I went to J&R Music World here in NYC to buy some cans. After much debate I wound up getting Sony MDR-V200s. When I got home and heard it on my walkman, I was blown away by how great they sounded! It was then officially that the audio love began...
I haven't listened to those phones in years and I'm sure they're nothing special anymore, but at the time they were light years ahead of $15 POS cans.
3 years ago I picked up MDR-V6s at the suggestion of some people who said they were probably the best cans pound from pound from Sony. I was a Sony fan and keeping it in the family I picked these. Decent phones, not bad...
So now I'm coming on here to try and learn all the nuances of the big boy cans....Sennheiser, Grado, AKG, Stax, etc.
I'm not in position right now to buy gear but I do love the buildup to one day buying and knowing at any given moment what I would buy if I had the money to do so!
I will be posting in the appropriate forums hoping to learn some more, and if there are any events in the tri-state NY/NJ/CT area I'd love to come by! I know exactly the kind of sound I like, and which speaker manufacturers I'm into....so I think it will be easy to get to the bottom of this. My hunches say I'll be a Grado fan...let's see if I'm right!
Car audio, home audio (speakers), pro audio, headphones....I love every facet of high end. Usually most guys are into 1 and not the rest but I have an appreciation for everything so feel free to hit me up on those other areas!
I've been at the home audio and car audio thing for several years now and have joined the lifetime membership of AA (Audiophiles Anonymous!). I love gear but more importantly I love the music, and the juxtaposition of great music recorded well with great playback equipment is something very few of us can truly appreciate.
Anyways, I've sorta glossed over headphones throughout this period, but the interesting thing is without headphones I may never have gotten into this hobby..
Back in 1995 as a junior in H.S. with no money I was always pissed that the cheap headphones for my walkman would always give out on one side. It was very frustrating and one day I got $100 from a visiting uncle. To me it was to be spent on some good headphones with the top priority being sturdy cables that won't ruin my stereo imaging, hahahaha....
And SQ would be important to. I wanted nice big closed headphones that would cover the ear....I remember kids on the train with Colby's being the inspiration for this, lol.
I went to J&R Music World here in NYC to buy some cans. After much debate I wound up getting Sony MDR-V200s. When I got home and heard it on my walkman, I was blown away by how great they sounded! It was then officially that the audio love began...
I haven't listened to those phones in years and I'm sure they're nothing special anymore, but at the time they were light years ahead of $15 POS cans.
3 years ago I picked up MDR-V6s at the suggestion of some people who said they were probably the best cans pound from pound from Sony. I was a Sony fan and keeping it in the family I picked these. Decent phones, not bad...
So now I'm coming on here to try and learn all the nuances of the big boy cans....Sennheiser, Grado, AKG, Stax, etc.
I'm not in position right now to buy gear but I do love the buildup to one day buying and knowing at any given moment what I would buy if I had the money to do so!
I will be posting in the appropriate forums hoping to learn some more, and if there are any events in the tri-state NY/NJ/CT area I'd love to come by! I know exactly the kind of sound I like, and which speaker manufacturers I'm into....so I think it will be easy to get to the bottom of this. My hunches say I'll be a Grado fan...let's see if I'm right!
Car audio, home audio (speakers), pro audio, headphones....I love every facet of high end. Usually most guys are into 1 and not the rest but I have an appreciation for everything so feel free to hit me up on those other areas!
