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I think this will be useful because it will reveal some patterns as to:
1. What phones lead to what successive purchases
2. What phones follow in a particular listening style |
A good idea!
1. For fones, only ones I have actually bought have been all Grado.
SR125 -->SR225-->SR325-->RS2-->RS1 & Allesandro Music Pro
And.. I am on the third set of Ety 4S.
Amps and sources, I always used the same ones on my speaker system whatever I was running at the time.
I've started to investigate in stand-alone head amps last year since hooking up a headphone converter is too much of a hasstle. ( either I had to run two sets of speaker wire or disconct the main ones from the speakers )
Currenly I use Naim Headline2/NAPSC and waiting for a Reference Gilmore.
2. I listen to variety of music.
80%=electronica/ambient/dance/chill/funk/r&b
pop/rock/percussive world latin music/
piano,latin and light jazz/ hip hop/rap/ light metal ( a la ozzy ) but NO alternative rock.
10%= vocals.
10% =classical. heavy piano work or 20th century russian, french and american composer. NO chamber.
I've settled on the systems that can balance between accurate timing property, fast transients and natural presense.
Resolution and finesse are also important yet not at the expense of good music making. I do not value much of a soundstage depth if it kills the rest.
Also, a system that is listenable with only well-recorded music do not belong in this house.
