[linuxid10t]

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Really?  I always thought it was a bright can with a tad more focus on the mids.  Makes me more curious on how they would sound.

Grados are bright, HD598s are nowhere near bright.  They are pretty mid-centric with slightly above neutral of bass if amped.

 

[MorbidToaster]

Pretty much this. They respond well to a decent EQ though. Paired with a J3 and some BBE they sing on just your regular HO.
 
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Grados are bright, HD598s are nowhere near bright.  They are pretty mid-centric with slightly above neutral of bass if amped.

 

[linuxid10t]

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Pretty much this. They respond well to a decent EQ though. Paired with a J3 and some BBE they sing on just your regular HO.
 

The J3 must be pretty nice because they are pretty awful out of an iPod, laptop, or phone.  Speaking of which, is there a phone who's sound quality on the HO doesn't suck (that isn't an Apple product?)

 

[DigitalFreak]

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The J3 must be pretty nice because they are pretty awful out of an iPod, laptop, or phone.  Speaking of which, is there a phone who's sound quality on the HO doesn't suck (that isn't an Apple product?)

Don't worry most HO outs on Apple products suck just as bad as the HO out on an Android/ Sony/Blackberry etc etc etc.
 
To answer your question though the latest greatest phenomenon on head-fi as far as DAP's go seems to be the iBasso DX100. It's supposed to sound pretty good the only bad part the Android OS on it seems to be chalked full of bugs. If you can tolerate your music suddenly out of the blue sounding like the chipmunks you're good to go.

 

[KimLaroux]

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Don't worry most HO outs on Apple products suck just as bad as the HO out on an Android/ Sony/Blackberry etc etc etc.
 
To answer your question though the FOTM on head-fi as far as DAP's go seems to be the iBasso DX100. It's supposed to sound pretty good the only bad part the Android OS on it seems to be chalked full of bugs. If you can tolerate your music suddenly out of the blue sounding like the chipmunks you're good to go.

 
There, I fixed that for you.
 
Now could we go back to pictures please?
 

 
My Millett Starving Student hybrid going trough another bench test. Also on this picture are the two DIY headphones stands, a modified SRH440, a Q701 and an NFB-12.
 
Yep, this is what an EE student's room mess looks like. 

 

[Kremer930]

Wow. Love the basement theatre setup. What are the speakers which are soaking in the McIntosh love?

 

[Mad Dude]

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Best headphones I could ever have for ~$100

 
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I paid $175 for mine, jealous! I think they're the best under $200, maybe $250

 
 
I have yet to hear a pair of headphones that are better (and not just different) than the HD580 & 600... at any price.

 

[ericpwiseguy]

Eggleston Savoys with Mc 1201 monos

 

[XpzV15]

I'm back again here are more pics of my rig
Enjoy!

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5.1 rig amp


Rest of the 5.1 rig (Still under construction)


Moar!


Whee
 

Headphone time!
 

Yum!
 

That's all!

 

[longbowbbs]

How do you like your Grado's?

 

[liamstrain]

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Wow. Love the basement theatre setup. What are the speakers which are soaking in the McIntosh love?

 
They look a bit like some of the older Wilson's, but I did not recognize them.

 

[sphinxvc]

I got a couple of new toys for the home office and for the office office...
 

 
The little triangle thing on the seat is a Lenovo handheld keyboard & mouse for controlling the music server / Mac mini.  The trackpad on it is the same style as the Blackberry trackpad.  Works great so far.
 

 
A transportable Objective stack for the office office.

 

[liamstrain]

Good looking rig in the home office. I really wish the base O2 was configured differently - a little industrial design can do wonders. 
 
What headphones do you run off the 02 at the office office?

 

[sphinxvc]

Thanks, for now it's just the HD800's when I take them there, but that can be worrying so soon it will just be the BA IEMs I have incoming.  

 

[brotherlen]

HD580s were the first decent headphones I ever bought, can never go back after that.