Hi everyone,
Long time lurker here, about time I took the plunge and took part myself!
Long time music and hi-fi enthusiast - like pretty much all genres on the indie/alternative side of things. Some of my favourites of all time are:
Have started to build up a modest vinyl system again: Rega RP3, Marantz PM 6005, Dali Zensor 3 speakers. It sounds pretty sweet with the exception of the headphone amp, something I was surprised by given its specs!
Living in a flat with my partner in London limits really our listening to low volumes and headphones, hence my renewed interest in headphone systems in the last year or so.
Started with some Grado SR80i and loved their punch and liveliness, moved on to some SR325e which are also great (apart from comfort). I love their clarity and detail and I do not find them sibilant at all, unlike the Beyers I've tried (880, 990). Love the way guitars and real instruments sound through these.
Most of my listening these days is from CD quality lossless, on my Macbook Air through a Dragonfly Red. Tried TIDAL MQA but can't help feel the difference is due to the different master, not the high-res file format.
I now have "the itch" and have my eye out for something that complements the Grados (with genres they do not do so well with). Maybe some bassier closed backs, which will also be good for isolation when our neighbours are being less than respectful!
Something I've loved about reading headphone reviews is the discovery of new music!
Anyway, great to be here.
Regards,
John
Long time lurker here, about time I took the plunge and took part myself!
Long time music and hi-fi enthusiast - like pretty much all genres on the indie/alternative side of things. Some of my favourites of all time are:
- The Cure
- Bauhaus
- The Smiths
- Joy Division
- Stereolab
- Can
- Led Zeppelin
- Nina Simone
- Coltrane, Davis, etc
- Nils Frahm
- Nick Cave
- Iron Maiden, Sabbath
- My Bloody Valentine
- Nick Drake
- Mogwai
- etc...
Have started to build up a modest vinyl system again: Rega RP3, Marantz PM 6005, Dali Zensor 3 speakers. It sounds pretty sweet with the exception of the headphone amp, something I was surprised by given its specs!
Living in a flat with my partner in London limits really our listening to low volumes and headphones, hence my renewed interest in headphone systems in the last year or so.
Started with some Grado SR80i and loved their punch and liveliness, moved on to some SR325e which are also great (apart from comfort). I love their clarity and detail and I do not find them sibilant at all, unlike the Beyers I've tried (880, 990). Love the way guitars and real instruments sound through these.
Most of my listening these days is from CD quality lossless, on my Macbook Air through a Dragonfly Red. Tried TIDAL MQA but can't help feel the difference is due to the different master, not the high-res file format.
I now have "the itch" and have my eye out for something that complements the Grados (with genres they do not do so well with). Maybe some bassier closed backs, which will also be good for isolation when our neighbours are being less than respectful!
Something I've loved about reading headphone reviews is the discovery of new music!
Anyway, great to be here.
Regards,
John
