skudmunky
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How do the UM1s sound with the tomahawk?
Pictures of your portable rig- Part VI
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Let me preface my answer with the fact that I had the UM1s for about 5 days before I got my Tomahawk.
They sound great!
I have had my H120 for about 2 years and have been happy enough with the headphone jack and my CX300s or Grado SR80s. My only real complaint is the noticible hiss with the CX300s at low volume. I know the CX300s are fairly lowend and have planned to upgrade from them.
I got the Tomahawk mainly to couple with my recently acquired refurbed 60GB 5G IPod. I wanted the larger hard drive and color screen, but the sound quality out of the headphone jack is a big step down from the H120.
The Tomahawk provides what I would describe as a natural, non-fatigueing sound stage. The channel separation if good. As Ray Samuels described, it's like the music wraps around your head. The UM1s can handle a good amount of bass with distorting.
The UM1s sound really good from the headphone jack of my H120. They sound better from the line-out and Tomahawk, but it's not what I would describe as a totally different class of sound.
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| Originally Posted by skudmunky /img/forum/go_quote.gif How do the UM1s sound with the tomahawk? |
Let me preface my answer with the fact that I had the UM1s for about 5 days before I got my Tomahawk.
They sound great!
I have had my H120 for about 2 years and have been happy enough with the headphone jack and my CX300s or Grado SR80s. My only real complaint is the noticible hiss with the CX300s at low volume. I know the CX300s are fairly lowend and have planned to upgrade from them.
I got the Tomahawk mainly to couple with my recently acquired refurbed 60GB 5G IPod. I wanted the larger hard drive and color screen, but the sound quality out of the headphone jack is a big step down from the H120.
The Tomahawk provides what I would describe as a natural, non-fatigueing sound stage. The channel separation if good. As Ray Samuels described, it's like the music wraps around your head. The UM1s can handle a good amount of bass with distorting.
The UM1s sound really good from the headphone jack of my H120. They sound better from the line-out and Tomahawk, but it's not what I would describe as a totally different class of sound.
-Pony
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My--ampless--portable rigs at the moment.
e500, UM2, MDR 333 + Ipod 5.5, Nano
e500, UM2, MDR 333 + Ipod 5.5, Nano
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Nice! Which iem do you prefer?
| Originally Posted by bloodydoorknob /img/forum/go_quote.gif My--ampless--portable rigs at the moment.
e500, UM2, MDR 333 + Ipod 5.5, Nano |
Nice! Which iem do you prefer?
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Both sound superb, but I prefer the more forward sound of the e500's over the veiled sound of the UM2's.
| Originally Posted by apnk /img/forum/go_quote.gif Nice! Which iem do you prefer? |
Both sound superb, but I prefer the more forward sound of the e500's over the veiled sound of the UM2's.
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2Gig Creative Muvo, GovibeII, OPA2227, Grado SR60 with bowl pads.
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OMG gimme my Cisco shirt back (just finished CCNA) hehe!!
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My most portable / isolating rig... 2G Muvo + DJayes IEM.
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LOL that shirt is now "Vintage".. as Corporate Identity has changed the logo
| Originally Posted by HighLife /img/forum/go_quote.gif OMG gimme my Cisco shirt back (just finished CCNA) hehe!! |
LOL that shirt is now "Vintage".. as Corporate Identity has changed the logo
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Wow finally, some grass growin' on the lawn?
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Whoa i had been planning to take it long ago.. Every time I look at the two big books though I get discouraged... Im still on chapter 3~4 on the first book.. and this is after 1.5 years lol!
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Wow finally, some grass growin' on the lawn?
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| Originally Posted by HighLife /img/forum/go_quote.gif OMG gimme my Cisco shirt back (just finished CCNA) hehe!! |
Whoa i had been planning to take it long ago.. Every time I look at the two big books though I get discouraged... Im still on chapter 3~4 on the first book.. and this is after 1.5 years lol!
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hehe i only did the first part of ccna.... then i stopped caring
i sure could use some of these portable rigs... so nice!
i sure could use some of these portable rigs... so nice!
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Kramer5150, what's that interconnect you are using?
| Originally Posted by kramer5150 /img/forum/go_quote.gif 2Gig Creative Muvo, GovibeII, OPA2227, Grado SR60 with bowl pads.
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Kramer5150, what's that interconnect you are using?
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im going to be cool like kramer and post a picture of myself jamming
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The interconnect is a DIY here are the build up pics.
Start with any generic 1/8" TRS to 1/8" TRS, and cut the connector rubber off to expose the solder contacts. The cable you see here is a $3.99 unit available at Fry's.
Measure this distance:
Cut wires to length and solder them to the TRS. I use Canare star quad and splice it open to extract the raw cable. I imagine you could use silver-wires (or whatever that stuff is called) with excellent results too.
Use lots of flux. The Flux dissipates heat and prevents the connector from melting. A ~30 Watt iron is more than adequate.
Test fit before adding epoxy. Make sure you have good electrical contacts. Re-flow solder if you need to:
Encapsulate the ends in clear epoxy adhesive and wait for it to dry.
Heres another one I made for my Little Dot Micro. I was too lazy to dremel it down and paint it.
This is as far as my pics go, but you get the idea. Just use a popsicle stick and pack epoxy around the entire assembly. It should look like an oversized blob when youre finished. Use a dremel to mill it down to size. I painted mine black as you can see in the pics. I have also used a black marks-a-lot permanent marker with excelent results.
If you wanted to get creative you could use epoxy resin and fabricate a mold for it.
Use velcro and rubber bands to piggy back your DAP to the amp.
Heres the completed IC...
| Originally Posted by mnm222876 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Kramer5150, what's that interconnect you are using? |
The interconnect is a DIY here are the build up pics.
Start with any generic 1/8" TRS to 1/8" TRS, and cut the connector rubber off to expose the solder contacts. The cable you see here is a $3.99 unit available at Fry's.
Measure this distance:
Cut wires to length and solder them to the TRS. I use Canare star quad and splice it open to extract the raw cable. I imagine you could use silver-wires (or whatever that stuff is called) with excellent results too.
Use lots of flux. The Flux dissipates heat and prevents the connector from melting. A ~30 Watt iron is more than adequate.
Test fit before adding epoxy. Make sure you have good electrical contacts. Re-flow solder if you need to:
Encapsulate the ends in clear epoxy adhesive and wait for it to dry.
Heres another one I made for my Little Dot Micro. I was too lazy to dremel it down and paint it.
This is as far as my pics go, but you get the idea. Just use a popsicle stick and pack epoxy around the entire assembly. It should look like an oversized blob when youre finished. Use a dremel to mill it down to size. I painted mine black as you can see in the pics. I have also used a black marks-a-lot permanent marker with excelent results.
If you wanted to get creative you could use epoxy resin and fabricate a mold for it.
Use velcro and rubber bands to piggy back your DAP to the amp.
Heres the completed IC...
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