[mochill]

I'm waiting for the h5 release ...

 

[spartafxrs5]

Can't we just all get along

YES!!! And get excited!!!

 

[AUDIOBREEDER]

I hear you. It's getting pretty hot in here when everything 'nice' seems to be $300 or more. I don't see the point in paying so much money for portable products when there is always noise around us and don't get the silence that is needed to hear what the so called high resolution music has to offer. Maybe they should include vacuum helmets with oxygen supply from now on.
It's funny how Sony mentions that high res offers 30% more clarity than conventional cd. Makes me think my files are all garbage. I'm not willing to swap out all my music files that I collected over the years for the new sensation. Just be happy with what we have and enjoy the music!

Sure, but then those people aren't buying for the music.

There's nothing wrong with that, and one can be both a music lover and a hardcore audiophile.

What I don't understand though, is people spending all their money in there, then arguing about how important music is. Just like those photographers who really only enjoy unboxing. 

On another topic :

     Believe it or not, but I've talked to a bloke once who told me that, his Leica X1's box all made up for the poor experience the camera gave him.

     That's Box > Product here.

I might be very controversial in saying this, but IMHO Head-Fi is not a hobby worthy of long time savings.

I'm talking out of first-hand experience there.

Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy my set-up and I still look forward to what I might be buying next.

Yet I can't help thinking that I could have spent 80% less and still be just as happy as I am right now, perhaps even more since the rest could have been spent for more music or even perhaps some of my other hobbies...

 

[zazex]

Sure, but I'd prefer it that when I visit a product thread I shouldn't have to sift through 2 pages of finger-pointing and witchhunting to get to the actual update on said product.

 
I'd prefer the same.
 
But this isn't a "product thread"...
and this is an internet forum getting a bit noisy

 

[oryan_dunn]

It's funny how Sony mentions that high res offers 30% more clarity than conventional cd. Makes me think my files are all garbage. I'm not willing to swap out all my music files that I collected over the years for the new sensation. Just be happy with what we have and enjoy the music!

Maybe it's 30% more clear to a dog.  Nyquist/Shannon, your own limits on hearing, and the ambient noise floor (not to mention if they loudness compress the music) make 16bit/44.1kHz all you'll ever need for playback.
 
The mastering process and the quality of your speakers/headphones are what will make the most difference.
 
Hi res audio marketers are definitely earning their money on the backs of fundamental misunderstanding of digital sampling by the majority of 'audiophiles'.

 

[takato14]

If these turn out to be anything like the DR-Z7 from 1978, they're gonna be on my skull the moment they're available in the US. Really excited.
 
Are those cups plastic, magnesium, aluminum, or what?

 

[thievesarmy]

   
Is he just a normal member? Or does he work for that "specific company"?
If he works for that company then he has the right to withhold info, but if he is just a normal member with no association with that company, then why does he have the right to withhold info from the rest of us? I don't get it.

 
He has the right to do anything he wants - you are owed nothing. I think you need to re-evaluate your attitude & expectations.
 
I would assume that he has friends / connections to Sony, and he can HINT at things but not outright state them. Is this really so hard to comprehend? Besides - if it's not an official source so everything he HINTS at is subject to change & should be taken with a grain of salt.
 
If you don't enjoy reading his hints, feel free to block him.
 
OY VEY

 

[zachchen1996]

   
He has the right to do anything he wants - you are owed nothing. I think you need to re-evaluate your attitude & expectations.
 
I would assume that he has friends / connections to Sony, and he can HINT at things but not outright state them. Is this really so hard to comprehend? Besides - if it's not an official source so everything he HINTS at is subject to change & should be taken with a grain of salt.
 
If you don't enjoy reading his hints, feel free to block him.
 
OY VEY

 
Are you his lawyer now?
Nomax is perfectly capable of speaking for himself.

 

[Saoshyant]

And he's perfectly allowed to speak out if he's annoyed, not that I'm taking any sides in this. I'm just happy I got to order hifiman's new ear bud

 

[whentheclouds]

in the same vein, he is perfectly capable of remaining silent about the details of these upcoming phones. i also find it strange how an 18 year old (as your username purports) can be so disrespectful online, when you probably wouldn't talk to people in this manner IRL

 

[DisCHORDDubstep]

Alright guys enough about the Nomax debate. Getting too off topic and annoying.

 

[Saoshyant]

Well, that's the very nature of the internet. Because consequence had mainly gone out the window for any social interaction, people no longer have any hesitation to say whatever comes to mind, with courtesy usually forgotten.

This statement in no way is directed at anyone on head fi, just relaying my dismay with the Internet's main flaw, to me at least.

 

[Brazenways]

If these turn out to be anything like the DR-Z7 from 1978, they're gonna be on my skull the moment they're available in the US. Really excited.

Are those cups plastic, magnesium, aluminum, or what?

I think it was mentioned in the video that the shell of the cups are magnesium. Same as the 7520 by the looks of it.

 

[violencer]

Sony's new Walkman handles hi-res audio (hands-on)

 

[zachchen1996]

  in the same vein, he is perfectly capable of remaining silent about the details of these upcoming phones. i also find it strange how an 18 year old (as your username purports) can be so disrespectful online, when you probably wouldn't talk to people in this manner IRL

 
Do you have a problem with me being 18?
 
I was not being disrespectful, I was simply trying to find out who Nomax is as to why he has special inside knowledge and as to where he is getting his info from. 
 
If someone doesn't have an industry insider / member of the trade badge under his username, doesn't state where he is receiving his information from / provide any links to where he is getting his info from starts spewing out 'leaks' / 'info' regarding a product, I have the right to be a be bit skeptical.