confessions of a bass head, blood type BH, lol!
well I finally got my hands on a Headstage Arrow 2.2g, that I've been wanting for some time, and especially the 2.2g, for its 0/65/110 impedence output resisitors, and one came up for sale in the sales forum!! Thanks DT,
the short and long of it?
I thought I'd share what I discovered? a small review/comparison/discovery/adventure in soundland! not to dig up and rake over a dinasour like the Voyager, but she being the only other amp, besides the newly acquired wonderful and awesome Arrow, that I've ever owned! and there's the nut shell!
just my lurkring stumble bums .04 worth pov, lol, in my perfect ignorance I've found perfect bliss, I've learned just enough to make me happy, now only if I can quit coming here, lol, nope too late, IEMs here I come,
well I gave a run or 2 at it, and although it does sound pretty darn nice, in the end it just really didn't stand up to my brick of an amp the GS Voyager, they are very close in sounding great, and the Arrow has very good bass, and treble, and I loved all the options that it has to offer, and it did really help cool down the sibilant and overly bright high end of the Sony EX600s! and to the point where I didn't have to use my 7th gen iPod classics EQ. anymore, yipee! YEESS some very nice clearity! and a very open sound!
and I also paired my ZO up with the Arrow, for ****s and giggles, and jesus does it ever give the music a whallop, ka-sweet! just as it does when I run it along with the Voyager!! and the ZO doesn't muddy up, overpower or cloud the music up, with either amp while using the Sony EX600s, them things can really take it ALL, and give back some great clear clean sounding instrument placement, and seperation! freakishly deep thumping bass, and a very sparkly and sometimes sibilant treble, I would love to try out its big brother and cousin, the EX1000, or the MDR-7550, maybe after I sell the Arrow?
but with the Arrow and the ZO combo I turn the gain to 1 or 2, lol, yes I usually had it on 3, sweetness it is, and the bass down to 0 or 1 also! when I wasn't running the ZO along with the Arrow I usually had everything maxed, crossover on 2, but I never really noticed any diference no hard panned beatles tunes, the bass was usually on 2, the gain on 2 sometimes up to 3, and depending on if I was using the iPods EQ. if not I had the 2.2g IMP. usually set on 2, or 1 to help out with the sibilant and sometime harsh treble,
but with the 2 amps, and then again with or without the ZO in tow, I was getting alot of similair sound from each of them the only real bigger and foot tapping diference I found was in the soundstaging, its extension going more so to the Voayger and also the Voayger having somewhat of a 3D effect!!!! so I guess that I'm just a spoiled bass head, of which now I won't take for granted, in having my very nice Voyagers ss!
the Arrow has a great soundstage! it just doesn't extend as far as the Voyagers, and after listening to the Arrow, I can now hear just how 3d the Voyagers soundstage really is!! the Arrow puts everything out there, above and to the sides of me, but the Voyager puts it out a little further and then puts things in the front and then also behind me, and then off to the sides while also being put in the front and also to the behind of me!! alot more 3D soundwise, I would like to say 4D, but you really can't smell music? go figure, oh well maybe in the future, lol
but the Voyager has me looking around to see where in the hell things are coming from, its kind of a little bit freaky, at the least it makes me feel stupid and selfconcious when I duck or jump, and nothing is there?? cuz I just heard a car or a bike noise or something coming up from behind me in a song, LOL, thanks for the adrenanline rush Graham! yea real funny! not, well actually yes it kinda is,
well I don't really think I'll find something that matches the sound that I'm awesomely happy with, well maybe at least a new set of IEMs, sooner than later, ggrrr!!
and here are some pics of the baby BRICK Voyager that I happily lug around!! awe ain't she cute, goochie goochie goo!
well I finally got my hands on a Headstage Arrow 2.2g, that I've been wanting for some time, and especially the 2.2g, for its 0/65/110 impedence output resisitors, and one came up for sale in the sales forum!! Thanks DT,
the short and long of it?
I thought I'd share what I discovered? a small review/comparison/discovery/adventure in soundland! not to dig up and rake over a dinasour like the Voyager, but she being the only other amp, besides the newly acquired wonderful and awesome Arrow, that I've ever owned! and there's the nut shell!
just my lurkring stumble bums .04 worth pov, lol, in my perfect ignorance I've found perfect bliss, I've learned just enough to make me happy, now only if I can quit coming here, lol, nope too late, IEMs here I come,
well I gave a run or 2 at it, and although it does sound pretty darn nice, in the end it just really didn't stand up to my brick of an amp the GS Voyager, they are very close in sounding great, and the Arrow has very good bass, and treble, and I loved all the options that it has to offer, and it did really help cool down the sibilant and overly bright high end of the Sony EX600s! and to the point where I didn't have to use my 7th gen iPod classics EQ. anymore, yipee! YEESS some very nice clearity! and a very open sound!
and I also paired my ZO up with the Arrow, for ****s and giggles, and jesus does it ever give the music a whallop, ka-sweet! just as it does when I run it along with the Voyager!! and the ZO doesn't muddy up, overpower or cloud the music up, with either amp while using the Sony EX600s, them things can really take it ALL, and give back some great clear clean sounding instrument placement, and seperation! freakishly deep thumping bass, and a very sparkly and sometimes sibilant treble, I would love to try out its big brother and cousin, the EX1000, or the MDR-7550, maybe after I sell the Arrow?
but with the Arrow and the ZO combo I turn the gain to 1 or 2, lol, yes I usually had it on 3, sweetness it is, and the bass down to 0 or 1 also! when I wasn't running the ZO along with the Arrow I usually had everything maxed, crossover on 2, but I never really noticed any diference no hard panned beatles tunes, the bass was usually on 2, the gain on 2 sometimes up to 3, and depending on if I was using the iPods EQ. if not I had the 2.2g IMP. usually set on 2, or 1 to help out with the sibilant and sometime harsh treble,
but with the 2 amps, and then again with or without the ZO in tow, I was getting alot of similair sound from each of them the only real bigger and foot tapping diference I found was in the soundstaging, its extension going more so to the Voayger and also the Voayger having somewhat of a 3D effect!!!! so I guess that I'm just a spoiled bass head, of which now I won't take for granted, in having my very nice Voyagers ss!
the Arrow has a great soundstage! it just doesn't extend as far as the Voyagers, and after listening to the Arrow, I can now hear just how 3d the Voyagers soundstage really is!! the Arrow puts everything out there, above and to the sides of me, but the Voyager puts it out a little further and then puts things in the front and then also behind me, and then off to the sides while also being put in the front and also to the behind of me!! alot more 3D soundwise, I would like to say 4D, but you really can't smell music? go figure, oh well maybe in the future, lol
but the Voyager has me looking around to see where in the hell things are coming from, its kind of a little bit freaky, at the least it makes me feel stupid and selfconcious when I duck or jump, and nothing is there?? cuz I just heard a car or a bike noise or something coming up from behind me in a song, LOL, thanks for the adrenanline rush Graham! yea real funny! not, well actually yes it kinda is,
well I don't really think I'll find something that matches the sound that I'm awesomely happy with, well maybe at least a new set of IEMs, sooner than later, ggrrr!!
and here are some pics of the baby BRICK Voyager that I happily lug around!! awe ain't she cute, goochie goochie goo!
