Show us your Head-Fi station at it's current state. No old pictures please...
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hodgjy
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A few new things (and recycled old things) since my last picture.
-Added a bamboo block for placing under the Trafomatic.
-Got the Fostex T50RP. Modded them.
-The Fostex still had some corrections to be made, so I busted out my old Sony Discman (really good sound) and Behringer graphic eq so I could tweak the sound to my taste for use with the Asgard and T50RP. I applied a slight v-shape curve to balance out the T50RP.
-The Onkyo only feeds the Trafomatic now. No eq necessary.
-Added a bamboo block for placing under the Trafomatic.
-Got the Fostex T50RP. Modded them.
-The Fostex still had some corrections to be made, so I busted out my old Sony Discman (really good sound) and Behringer graphic eq so I could tweak the sound to my taste for use with the Asgard and T50RP. I applied a slight v-shape curve to balance out the T50RP.
-The Onkyo only feeds the Trafomatic now. No eq necessary.
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Nice setup hodgjy. I know you just got the T50s and you weren't initially impressed with them. How has the modding been going and what did you do? Also, does the Schiit on the left drive them well?
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I'm still tweaking the T50RPs. Despite loading them with plasticine and felt, they still sound a tad bit hollow and honky. Eq'ing them a little, especially about a -1 db adjustment at 1 khz, does wonders. I'd say I'm about 95% where I want them to be. After listening extensively some more, I may crack them open and try some new mods.
Unfortunately, I don't think the Asgard is an ideal pairing for the T50RPs. I think some of the hollowness and honk is due to damping because when I drive the T50RPs with my Yamaha receiver, some of the hollowness and honk goes away. The Asgard isn't terrible at driving them by any means, but they are far from being ideal, at least IMHO.
But, for now, my mods and eq'ing makes the T50RPs pretty enjoyable. I can understand some of the planar magic, especially their speed. I was listening to some fast music tonight and was highly impressed with the transients.
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Unfortunately, I don't think the Asgard is an ideal pairing for the T50RPs. I think some of the hollowness and honk is due to damping because when I drive the T50RPs with my Yamaha receiver, some of the hollowness and honk goes away. The Asgard isn't terrible at driving them by any means, but they are far from being ideal, at least IMHO.
But, for now, my mods and eq'ing makes the T50RPs pretty enjoyable. I can understand some of the planar magic, especially their speed. I was listening to some fast music tonight and was highly impressed with the transients.
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hodgjy
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Thank you! The Trafomatic is gorgeous on the ears, too! I've never heard my HD600s sound better. I fell into the deal of a lifetime here in the FS section. So glad I did!
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Zombie_X
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Not really an update, but have some new..."toys" on my desk...
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Zombie do you think the vita is worth it at the moment with the current line up of games?
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My beginners set up:
Sources: iPad 2 with LOD into old RadioShack receiver & old DVD player that no longer plays DVDs but plays CDs into the same receiver
Headphones: Alessandro MS1 and Sennheiser HD438 (with ugly chrome removed)
hodgjy
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Nice looking setup. Those old Radio Shack receivers were sometimes hidden gems.
What type of heat does it put out? I just saw you're potentially blocking the vents with your DVD player.
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What type of heat does it put out? I just saw you're potentially blocking the vents with your DVD player.
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My beginners set up:
Sources: iPad 2 with LOD into old RadioShack receiver & old DVD player that no longer plays DVDs but plays CDs into the same receiver
Headphones: Alessandro MS1 and Sennheiser HD438 (with ugly chrome removed)
Zombie_X
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I would say hold off a bit. The current line up does not inspire much confidence...
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hodgjy
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The horror!
Those cans deserve more respect than tossed into a milk crate! I would be more than happy to prop them on display in my home.
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Zombie_X
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I keep all my expensive headphones in silk bags in the crate, you just can't see them clearly 
. I just don't have room to have everything out. That's why there is a milk crate there..
But I am careful when taking care of my headphones. The T1's never go in the crate, but everything else does. The T1 goes back into it's case, or gets hung on the end of my gears rack.
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. I just don't have room to have everything out. That's why there is a milk crate there..But I am careful when taking care of my headphones. The T1's never go in the crate, but everything else does. The T1 goes back into it's case, or gets hung on the end of my gears rack.
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The horror!Those cans deserve more respect than tossed into a milk crate! I would be more than happy to prop them on display in my home.
