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Oppo PM-1 Planar Magnetic Headphone Impressions Thread
Apr 23, 2014 at 2:40 PM Post #1,081 of 3,729
ogodei said:
I have been listening for several days on a master-gd 8 amp fed by a mytek stereo192-DSD dac.  Thats a powerful solid state amp with a very (IMHO) bright DAC.  I don't find the OPPOs coming anywhere near the HD800s in terms of brightness so far.
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Yeah we have to just forget comparisons to hd800.
Need comparisons to LCD.
I guess it's because hd800 is sort of a Pinnacle standard in soundstage & clarity. . I guess.
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Also Ur setup seems ideal for the oppo. .
 
Apr 23, 2014 at 3:17 PM Post #1,083 of 3,729
frank i said:
  I been listebniong all day on the WA5 single ended with the PM-1 and it sounding really good. I really enjoying the presentation. it is an incredible headphone. I think it does mot things very well.
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Now all you need is a retail 560 :D 
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Apr 23, 2014 at 3:27 PM Post #1,085 of 3,729
frank i said:
  On its way. I got an email form Hifiman was shipping today
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Exciting times ahead! Hope you'll have them by Friday... that'd be awesome. Or early next week :]
 
Apr 23, 2014 at 5:45 PM Post #1,088 of 3,729
jerg said:
  Shame the PM1s are so easy to drive and forgiving of upstream setups, otherwise the High-End Audio subforum would welcome these with open arms probably.
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Nah I don't really think so.  These have a high end pricetag but borderline high end performance.  If I can make a bold prediction, I think we'll be seeing this headphone mentioned quite a bit in the "overrated HPs" threads in about a year. 
 
Apr 23, 2014 at 5:50 PM Post #1,089 of 3,729
Yet another person babbling on about something they know little or nothing about...
 
Apr 23, 2014 at 5:57 PM Post #1,090 of 3,729
beagle said:
  Yet another person babbling on about something they know little or nothing about...
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Can you explain this please?  I've heard pretty much every single headphone mentioned in the high end forums (including electrostats, orthos, and dynamics - both in current production and long out of production) as well as owned many of them for long periods of time and with a multitude of amps powering them. 
 
You're making this a personal crusade for some reason.  Let people have their opinions.  If you have a counter argument there's nothing wrong with that - just make an effort to offer some substance to your posts.
 
Apr 23, 2014 at 6:32 PM Post #1,092 of 3,729
n3rdling said:
Can you explain this please?  I've heard pretty much every single headphone mentioned in the high end forums (including electrostats, orthos, and dynamics - both in current production and long out of production) as well as owned many of them for long periods of time and with a multitude of amps powering them. 

You're making this a personal crusade for some reason.  Let people have their opinions.  If you have a counter argument there's nothing wrong with that - just make an effort to offer some substance to your posts.
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Have you heard the PM-1?

It may not be in the same league as some of the wonderful phones you have been fortunate enough to own or audition but the consensus seems to be that at their price point they are real contenders so you should bare this in mind. No doubt that Beagle is enamoured by the PM-1 but why don't the doubters cut him some slack until they try them. I have LCD2/3 and HD800's amongst others but most come with caveats regarding what you can/can't use them with or listen to. I'm hoping this phone will fill in a lot of the gaps.

Everyone is entitled to have an opinion as long as they have had 1st hand experience....

Mine are delivered Friday, can't wait to try them.
 
Apr 23, 2014 at 6:45 PM Post #1,093 of 3,729
I heard them before they came out.  I mentioned this earlier in the thread.  As far as I know, the version I heard was the 2nd iteration of the pre-production.  Somebody who has heard both the current production and the version I heard (I think side by side) said the current version sounds more rolled off in the treble.  I believe him as I thought they had more treble than what has shown up in measurements for the production version.  My biggest positive for the unit I heard was the frequency response, but if the treble issue ends up being true then I don't think these would have much of anything going for them for me personally aside from the nice looks.  I didn't like the closed in soundstage, and I really didn't like how slow and 'undetailed' they sounded.  The lack of detail in particular is why I'd hesitate to say these should be considered high end.
 
I'm thinking of getting a pair just to try them without that plastic thing covering the drivers and either leaving the driver assembly exposed or damped with a thin layer of open cell foam.  At the very least that should help with the soundstage a little.
 
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