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Then we're in agreement about the midbass--and in the lower mids, I think the HD600 is closer to flat. (ie, where it should be) It's only in the upper mids where I think there's enough of a dip to make (for example) vocals sound recessed. For me, when I listen to a rock album on HD600, the guitars, drumkit and bass all sound "closer" (ie, louder) than the singer. With the Cardas cable, everthing seems closer to where it should be and I think that's about what Neruda experienced also.
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Thin sounding amp? The RA-1? No. The RA-1 is tonally neutral so if you find it "thin" then perhaps the amps you are using are too "thick". And most tube amplification is on the thick side of neutral.
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Ok, deep breath and remember that Beagle is a cool person and that we're not trying to insult Beagle or even Beagle's stuff--only trying to describe what I heard in a piece of equipment. The RA-1 was designed for low impedance headphones like the Grados. The HD600 are high impedance headphones. The RA-1 is a smooth sounding amp and it doesn't surprise me that people like it (plus, it's cool looking and battery operated and made by a company a lot of people like.)
So, what I'm saying is, with the HD600 only, the RA-1 sounds "thin" to me compared to every HeadRoom amp (including the Little), the Corda HA-1, the McCormack MID, the Cary SEI, the Homes Powell, the EAR, the Wheatfield, the META42, the MG Head, the RKV and the Melos SHA-1. So if you're really convinced that all of these amplifiers are "wrong" then I guess the RA-1 is the best sounding amp and you'd be foolish to ever consider upgrading.
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"I think they, like nearly everyone else, made a cable that is not tonally flat. Cardas, having the years of experience and expertise he has, heard the weaknesses in the HD600 and manipulated the tonal balance of the cable to be better mated to the HD600"
How does a cable manufacturer perform this act of magic?
I'm not trying to discredit you but these are some of the claims that feed my scepticism. If you are deliberately coloring something, how can that expose the "truth" about a headphone? [/B] |
I'm not a cable manufacturer nor an electrical engineer. Many cables sound "bright" or "dark" to people. Many people describe a cable as being both "bright" and having peaks or spikes. So... if you take issue with my saying that someone
might have possibly done so purposefully to achieve a flatter response from a known driver, it seems to me that you should also take issue with all of the other people who have reciewed cables. And there is nothing to discredit here--I'm not claiming greater knowledge on the subject, just saying that it sounds like to me that they purposefully designed a cable that mated well with the HD600. I wasn't really expecting the statement to be so offensive.
Regardless of their methods, a couple places that stock the cable have a return policy and I don't think anyone here would blame you for wanting to see whether the cable was right for you or worth it for yourself. No matter how strongly I state what *I* have heard, keep in mind that you could still hear it differently and auditioning is always the best way.