[Malcyg]

Agreed, if you're not bothered about purchasing from an authorized dealer. It's the price the P should have been perhaps! I loved the combo personally, best sounding I've heard over the years. Sadly, the weight has started to aggravate an old neck injury (over long listening sessions) so my quest begins once more!

Sorry to hear that too. I was put off of the Abyss 1266 for a very long time because of comments about the weight and comfort. When I finally got round to trying a pair, I really liked them and found no problem with either the comfort or in getting a good fit. Mind you, I’m 6 foot 3 with a 17.5” neck - that might help.

 

[treebug]

Sorry to hear that too. I was put off of the Abyss 1266 for a very long time because of comments about the weight and comfort. When I finally got round to trying a pair, I really liked them and found no problem with either the comfort or in getting a good fit. Mind you, I’m 6 foot 3 with a 17.5” neck - that might help.

Comments about the weight of the Abyss 1266 also put me off! I have owned the Diana Phi and V2 which I enjoyed, so may look at Abyss again. I'll be keeping my HA200 though.

 

[nwavesailor]

Agreed, if you're not bothered about purchasing from an authorized dealer. It's the price the P should have been perhaps! I loved the combo personally, best sounding I've heard over the years. Sadly, the weight has started to aggravate an old neck injury (over long listening sessions) so my quest begins once more!

That weight and headband were why I sold my P.

 

[ufospls2]

AV.com in UK and here in $ for you

http://diyhifiaudiophile.com/home/331-ta-solitaire-p-headphones.html

For a simple high quality solution, the SolP out of the front end of the Weiss DAC 501 4CH is hard to beat for a two piece solution. Really nice and refined sound quality. Loads of detail for high quality recordings but refined enough to make early Led Zep, Hendrix etc very enjoyable - these can often sound a bit harsh and fatiguing with lesser solutions.

This website has been reported to be a scam. Please be cautious anyone who is ordering from here.

https://forums.audioholics.com/forums/threads/hifi-audio-stereo-indonesia-any-feedback.110528/

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/diyhifiaudiophile-com

https://www.avsforum.com/threads/anyone-hear-of-this-site-anyone-purchased-from-them.3238614/

https://www.reddit.com/r/audiophile/comments/pa2bb6/hifi_audio_stereo_in_indonesia/

and a quote from another thread on headfi a long time ago of someone who checked into it

"Totally a scam. Reviews are stolen, links don't work, address is a motorcycle store in Indonesia."

 

[ThanatosVI]

Up for sale we go:
https://www.head-fi.org/classifieds/t-a-solitaire-p.43888/

 

[Malcyg]

This website has been reported to be a scam. Please be cautious anyone who is ordering from here.

https://forums.audioholics.com/forums/threads/hifi-audio-stereo-indonesia-any-feedback.110528/

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/diyhifiaudiophile-com

https://www.avsforum.com/threads/anyone-hear-of-this-site-anyone-purchased-from-them.3238614/

https://www.reddit.com/r/audiophile/comments/pa2bb6/hifi_audio_stereo_in_indonesia/

and a quote from another thread on headfi a long time ago of someone who checked into it

"Totally a scam. Reviews are stolen, links don't work, address is a motorcycle store in Indonesia."

Good spot. Sorry about that, I should have done more diligence before mentioning. The UK one is definitely legit.

 

[treebug]

If anyone interested…..

https://www.head-fi.org/classifieds/t-a-solitaire-p.16021/

 

[Newsee]

Up for sale we go:
https://www.head-fi.org/classifieds/t-a-solitaire-p.43888/

Ups, that's an interesting turn of events.
Selling before you can hear it on the Envy?

 

[ThanatosVI]

Ups, that's an interesting turn of events.
Selling before you can hear it on the Envy?

Unfortunately Feliks had issues with the wood supplier, which added roughly 2 months to my units delivery. (Due in April now)

 

[ufospls2]

Good spot. Sorry about that, I should have done more diligence before mentioning. The UK one is definitely legit.

Of course man, I just didn't want anyone to accidentally get scammed

 

[Newsee]

Up for sale we go:
https://www.head-fi.org/classifieds/t-a-solitaire-p.43888/

Have you got the measurement results for the Solitaire P from Oratory1990?
Did you manage to create some convolution filters?

 

[ThanatosVI]

Have you got the measurement results for the Solitaire P from Oratory1990?
Did you manage to create some convolution filters?

Yes I have the results.
I also created some filters but I'm not happy with them yet

Here is what Oratory1990 had to say and the measurement graphics:
"Hi!

First off, the earpads have very little difference between them, and it took a lot of elimination of other variables to be able to show a significant difference. The biggest difference is the second-highest octave (5-10 kHz) where the ultra wide earpads are 2-3 dB louder, making the sound a bit brighter / more detailed.

But the biggest problem with these headphones is that their sound changes A LOT (much more than the difference between earpads) depending on how much you press them against your head - which in turn depends on the size of your head.
While this is expected to some degree of every headphone, I have never observed it to be this extreme.

To illustrate this, here is a series of measurements where I did not move the headphone, I just continually pressed them harder against the measurement dummy head (using tape to "pull" the earcup against the head in a precise and reproducible manner):

https://imgur.com/mfD1X2q
The red line represents the measurements with the greatest force applied (pressing the headphone against the head / having a very wide head)

The same series of measurements with the ultra wide earpads:
https://imgur.com/09w3FWB

You can see how changing the caliper pressure completely changes the timbre of the headphone, noticeable by the change in frequency response from ~1 kHz to ~10 kHz.
Higher pressure results in higher SPL at 3 kHz but lower SPL above 5 kHz"

edit: the good thing is that we now know where the difference between the earlier measurements came from and why some had the subbass rolloff and others didn't

 

[Qna89]

Yes I have the results.
I also created some filters but I'm not happy with them yet

Here is what Oratory1990 had to say and the measurement graphics:
"Hi!

First off, the earpads have very little difference between them, and it took a lot of elimination of other variables to be able to show a significant difference. The biggest difference is the second-highest octave (5-10 kHz) where the ultra wide earpads are 2-3 dB louder, making the sound a bit brighter / more detailed.

But the biggest problem with these headphones is that their sound changes A LOT (much more than the difference between earpads) depending on how much you press them against your head - which in turn depends on the size of your head.
While this is expected to some degree of every headphone, I have never observed it to be this extreme.

To illustrate this, here is a series of measurements where I did not move the headphone, I just continually pressed them harder against the measurement dummy head (using tape to "pull" the earcup against the head in a precise and reproducible manner):

https://imgur.com/mfD1X2q
The red line represents the measurements with the greatest force applied (pressing the headphone against the head / having a very wide head)

The same series of measurements with the ultra wide earpads:
https://imgur.com/09w3FWB

You can see how changing the caliper pressure completely changes the timbre of the headphone, noticeable by the change in frequency response from ~1 kHz to ~10 kHz.
Higher pressure results in higher SPL at 3 kHz but lower SPL above 5 kHz"

Resolve had a lot better looking measurements of Solitaire P

 

[DarginMahkum]

Up for sale we go:
https://www.head-fi.org/classifieds/t-a-solitaire-p.43888/

I just was notified of a like in this thread and wanted to take a peek of the latest events. What a surprise!

I see you are looking for a trade with D8000 Pro LE. As I understand, it is the same D8000 Pro in a new style / color. You know I had it for a while together with SolP. I would not recommend it as it is also heavy. Plus you have the Expanse which has a nicer tuning. D8000 is also nice but slightly wonky. LE is apparently just a nice color and that's it.

My wife is still mostly using the P-SE and she is very happy with it. I also pick it up sometimes but I am too used to Stealth/Expanse tuning.

 

[ThanatosVI]

I just was notified of a like in this thread and wanted to take a peek of the latest events. What a surprise!

I see you are looking for a trade with D8000 Pro LE. As I understand, it is the same D8000 Pro in a new style / color. You know I had it for a while together with SolP. I would not recommend it as it is also heavy. Plus you have the Expanse which has a nicer tuning. D8000 is also nice but slightly wonky. LE is apparently just a nice color and that's it.

My wife is still mostly using the P-SE and she is very happy with it. I also pick it up sometimes but I am too used to Stealth/Expanse tuning.

The Limited Edition apparently has a few changes to the 8k Pro, I'm still sceptical, but testing out with a used one might be worth it.

The main plan is to use the money for the DCA Corina.