ABathingApe
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Sampson_smith should post some pictures of his rig
SRH840 impression
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sampson_smith
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Sorry that the XLO burn-in track didn't work for you!
I've put about 20 hours on my 840's with its help and I've noticed improvement! (Basically repeated the track 5x on CD... let 'er go on repeat for a day.) Thanks so much for it. I hope your next pair is the one you've been looking for!
| Originally Posted by donunus /img/forum/go_quote.gif My 840s are now for trade/sale 
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Sorry that the XLO burn-in track didn't work for you!
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And let everyone see all the flashy Monster and Belkin cables that I had my bro pick up for me on the cheap at Best Buy? I'd get laughed off this forum. It's the only home I've got...
On that note, check this firecracker out: James Randi Offers $1 Million If Audiophiles Can Prove $7250 Speaker Cables Are Better - JREF - Gizmodo
| Originally Posted by ABathingApe /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sampson_smith should post some pictures of his rig
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And let everyone see all the flashy Monster and Belkin cables that I had my bro pick up for me on the cheap at Best Buy? I'd get laughed off this forum. It's the only home I've got...
On that note, check this firecracker out: James Randi Offers $1 Million If Audiophiles Can Prove $7250 Speaker Cables Are Better - JREF - Gizmodo
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That James Randi thing is 2 years old - and supposedly Michael Fremer for Stereophile tried to take him up on the challenge, and Radi tried to squirm out of it...
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My burn in time for my HD600s were well over 300 hours using pink noise. My ATHes7s only took about 75 hours using normal music. It really depends on your track. The BEST way to burn in is to find a sweep track from incredibly low bass to highs, slowly increasing in volume. anyone with audacity could easily do this in a few minutes.
IMO thats the best way to burn in headphones. If anyone wants my burn in track, please let me know. Maybe I can get it stickied?
| Originally Posted by sampson_smith /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sorry that the XLO burn-in track didn't work for you!
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My burn in time for my HD600s were well over 300 hours using pink noise. My ATHes7s only took about 75 hours using normal music. It really depends on your track. The BEST way to burn in is to find a sweep track from incredibly low bass to highs, slowly increasing in volume. anyone with audacity could easily do this in a few minutes.
IMO thats the best way to burn in headphones. If anyone wants my burn in track, please let me know. Maybe I can get it stickied?
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Thanks for the update! I was pretty sure that a few thousand amateur audio enthusiasts would have jumped at the chance the moment the challenge was posted. Makes sense that he turned tail and wouldn't fork over the dough. With that kind of $$$, you could buy, let's see, 130 or so of those reasonably-priced cables! Cheap!
| Originally Posted by Skylab /img/forum/go_quote.gif That James Randi thing is 2 years old - and supposedly Michael Fremer for Stereophile tried to take him up on the challenge, and Radi tried to squirm out of it... |
Thanks for the update! I was pretty sure that a few thousand amateur audio enthusiasts would have jumped at the chance the moment the challenge was posted. Makes sense that he turned tail and wouldn't fork over the dough. With that kind of $$$, you could buy, let's see, 130 or so of those reasonably-priced cables! Cheap!
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LOL! Indeed. It was a silly offer of the guy to make - and clearly he wasn't really sincere about it.
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Anynow know where I can get the 840s for cheap? NSL will not ship to Canada so that's a bummer ( would have saved almost 100 dollars). If only...then I can get an amp...
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Did he really back out? I thought Pear backed out?
James Randi - Gizmodo
| Originally Posted by Skylab /img/forum/go_quote.gif LOL! Indeed. It was a silly offer of the guy to make - and clearly he wasn't really sincere about it. |
Did he really back out? I thought Pear backed out?
James Randi - Gizmodo
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Well, after reading that, I guess I will have to go back to my Stereophiles and look, but my recollection was that Fremer was pretty ticked off at Randi - don;t recall him being mad at the cable maker, but perhaps what I read in "Analog Corner" was in the middle of the whole debacle, not at the end.
| Originally Posted by warpdriver /img/forum/go_quote.gif Did he really back out? I thought Pear backed out? James Randi - Gizmodo |
Well, after reading that, I guess I will have to go back to my Stereophiles and look, but my recollection was that Fremer was pretty ticked off at Randi - don;t recall him being mad at the cable maker, but perhaps what I read in "Analog Corner" was in the middle of the whole debacle, not at the end.
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Can someone with experience with both tell me which of the two, the SRH840 or Senn HD650 sound better? I've always wanted to try the HD650.
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I greatly prefer the HD650 (at least with a good amp/source) but this depends on the person you ask I suppose.
| Originally Posted by demo1 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Can someone with experience with both tell me which of the two, the SRH840 or Senn HD650 sound better? I've always wanted to try the HD650. |
I greatly prefer the HD650 (at least with a good amp/source) but this depends on the person you ask I suppose.
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840 for mp3 player w/ amp or w/out still sounds nice, home computer use, cdplayer/stereo
650 for audiophile stereo and rig up with excellent amp, gaming
650 wins for true sound, 840 wins for rocking out
| Originally Posted by demo1 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Can someone with experience with both tell me which of the two, the SRH840 or Senn HD650 sound better? I've always wanted to try the HD650. |
840 for mp3 player w/ amp or w/out still sounds nice, home computer use, cdplayer/stereo
650 for audiophile stereo and rig up with excellent amp, gaming
650 wins for true sound, 840 wins for rocking out
srh840 only wins if u compare them unamped
my 580 scales like crazy with source/amp.. every upgrade i do i can just hear them getting better
the srh840, not so much... dont think they benefit from amping as much
my 580 scales like crazy with source/amp.. every upgrade i do i can just hear them getting better
the srh840, not so much... dont think they benefit from amping as much
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HD650, there's really no contest. Not to take away from the SRH840 or anything (and it's not much of a fair comparison), but I personally don't think Shure wins in any areas head to head besides isolation.
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