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Headphoneus Supremus
I’m waiting to pony up for a new dac before I buy susvara or its successor. My senn scales well enough till then.
Tbh the HD800S has a very unique sound.I’m waiting to pony up for a new dac before I buy susvara or its successor. My senn scales well enough till then.
best i found? well if not looking is finding...lol i haven't tried any new hp with my woo/ phoenix additions. i just figured until a new dac, ride the painted pony and let the spinning wheel spin....Tbh the HD800S has a very unique sound.
If this is the best you found for your taste it's unlikely that the new Hifiman will change anything about that
Do you mind sharing a picture of the internals of CFA3 and headspace? I am a bit skeptical that another class AB amp can have noticeably better blacks.FWIW, I have active ATC SCM-19A towers on IsoAcoustics Gaia footers (~$4,000 used) plus a Totem Storm sub on an IsoAcoustics Aperta sub stand (~$800 used) running off a Wyred 4 Sound STP-SE preamp ($1,000 used) with cables to taste/match.
About $6,000 plus cables (using my existing front-end/DAC) and frankly I’d put it up against systems costing loads more (and reviewers agree). And the only thing I’d consider changing is adding another Storm sub for perfect stereo on the low end…
Point being, you could get near-reference grade even buying new for $12-15,000.
Since you have a great pre/source, ATC actives plus a sub or two as needed would work wonders. Just a thought.
Adding a vote for using music as a therapeutical tool, especially with movement/dance.
The brain chems triggered by music and light exercise together can really help, at least with light- to moderate depression in my experience (years as a clinical depressive, though everyone is different!).
Very sorry to hear of your challenges and battles, @Ciggavelli . It takes guts and trust to share what you have, kudos.
I am a believer in the importance of moderation (to your points about alcohol)- but totally understand that addiction short-circuits this notion completely.
It's very good. I need to A/B against the WA33 EE JPS more, but the Head Space is blacker with better bass, the WA33 has better 3D sound. The Head Space sounds better with the TCs than the Sus, but I need more experimentation still. I'll try both out for the next weekInteresting since I’m debating on upgrading my WA33 to a WA33 EE or the AIC-10.
How’s the Head space amp compare to the WA33 EE?
I mostly listen with my Sus to metal, edm, hiphop.
I did something like this for my own use with a limited population. I took the scores from the "GIANT headphone tier list" - and scored the headphones I've also owned or listened to for an extended period. I then calculated correlation scores with each of the three reviewers to assess which of them I'm most in alignment with. A simple exercise of curiosity but I suppose I've taken note of their latest reviews due to it.I say all of that, to say: we need a metacritic like website for head-fi.
I did something like this for my own use with a limited population. I took the scores from the "GIANT headphone tier list" - and scored the headphones I've also owned or listened to for an extended period. I then calculated correlation scores with each of the three reviewers to assess which of them I'm most in alignment with. A simple exercise of curiosity but I suppose I've taken note of their latest reviews due to it.
The data/statistics is the first step. The why and how it applies to you is the next step. I wasn’t blindly advocating the applying the results nor was any one reviewer a 1.0 correlation to my scores.Good idea in theory. But in practice because influencer reviewers are affected by their own and employer’s financial interests in addition to their sound preference, their ranking will never align with you, even if you both share the same sound/music preference. Sometime you will wonder What were they smoking.
Hang in there.So my girl dropped me, saying I was too anxious. She couldn't get over the anxiety attack, which was related to alcohol withdrawal. If she knew it was alcohol withdrawal she woulda dumped me too. I was screwed either way. Alcohol got me the girl, and then alcohol made me lose the girl. It was a lose lose situation.
Listening to Lana del Rey, being sad, while I drink these Miller Lites.
I think I'm gonna sell my Valks too. The bass issue, is just an issue. I'm gonna focus on maximizing the TCs and Sus. Then ribbons for the resolution. Maybe the new Hifiman $8k will replace the Sus...we'll see.
But things aren't great with me. Thankfully there is music for sad times and breakups. I don't know what I'd do without music. I went on this date with this Nigerian girl today. I played her my music. Xasthur and Esoteric. She said it was very negative. I then played Mannequin Pu$$Y and she liked it a little more. She suggested I listen to Christian music. . That sh!t will never happen
I'm gonna go to intensive outpatient rehab starting Thursday, if I can stay sober until then. I need it. Life is just not good at the moment, but I'm a negative person, so I take it in stride