skyline889
Headphoneus Supremus
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Well I've finally hit 1000 posts so I thought I would show my "long journey" over the past four months since I've joined. Before I joined I was enjoying sound directly out of my computer's onboard sound with all of it's crackles and pops along with an HD515 and a pair of Sony buds. My father was an audiophile but I was too bothered with my life to take any notice of it, this forum has now opened my eyes not only to the world of high quality audio but has enabled me to discuss it with members from all over the planet. Thanks Jude! Here's the summary of my audio "life" so far, some headphones are left out as is some gear since I ran out of space, I'll post pics of some of the important headphones I've gone through in my journey a little later.
January 1, 2006: Crappy Sony all in one I got in the sixth grade serves as my "Home Rig" I think: Who cares I don't listen to CD's anyway.
January 5, 2006: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2ZS Platinum Pro arrives, I think; Damn this sounds great, it was worth the $225 from Newegg.
February 5, 2006: My Sennheiser HD650s have already arrived and I got a "new" receiver, vintage Pioneer Quadraphonic QX-8000A, plug my Zen Vision into it, I think; Damn, this sounds even better. Here starts my love affair with vintage Audio.
February 13, 2006: Whoa, a lot happened in the past week, added a Sony CDP-C535 and a vintage NAD 3150 amplifier to the mix along with a couple of Cardas and Canare interconnects from Cantsleep, my replacement NW-MS70D arrives, and I added a Sony MDR-XD400, my first set of decent closed cans to the mix.
February 15, 2006: My Sennheiser MX550s arrived, I dredge the long lost ATH-CM7s out of the closet, bought them in Japan four months ago because I thought; Ooh they're shiny, no one else at school has them. Also rearranged my gear slightly.
February 22, 2006: Bought a Toshiba MEG-F40S mp3 player, what a dissapointment, old MS70D gets prepared to be sent off to Sony while my Sony NH600D arrives back from warranty repair.
March 4, 2006: Toshiba goes off for travel with my dad, mysteriously never returns
. Nakamichi OMS-5 gets added to my list of sources. Rearrange my gear again, I'm never satisfied.
March 7, 2006: Marantz EQ-20 arrives, Sony MDR-XD400 gets sent off to live with Mokpie. I rearrange my gear once again
.
March 20, 2006: Harman Kardon T45 phonograph gets briefly introduced to the rig which also got a new rack today, this is of course made me rearrange my gear again
. Vintage Sony tape recorder gets added.
April 7, 2006: Marants 1060B amplifier, Marantz 2020 Tuner, Sony MDR-SA3000 w/Moon Audio Black Dragon Recable, and a Grado Extension cord have been added, first pair of HD650s are sold because of grill nicks, new one arrives with scuffs on grill
.
April 11, 2006: Second pair of "scuffed" HD650s sold, HF-1s arrived from Todd, rearrange my gear yet again. Lovin' those HF-1s
.
April 11, 2006: Four hours after I took the previous picture my Sony source has crapped out on me and goes out in the trash
, I scramble around trying to see which way would look best to replace the gaping whole staring at me
.
April 13, 2006: My current rig, the Black Dragon Sonys have been sold, the Sennheiser boxes I bought have arrived (To replace the one Sennheiser lost
). Got my HD414 pads the other day and I'm alreayd being nudged by my GF to sell them due to them looking, what was the word....HIDEOUS, that was the one
, still waiting for my Beyer pads to arrive, I ordered 3 pairs of HD600 grills too last month so I have no idea what I'm going to do with them now that I don't have my HD650s. I like the look of the rig now though, it's clean and organized. I'm now on the edge on a pair of Headphile'd CD3000s......
April 25, 2006: Just got these in the mail today, he even had already burned them in, though I don't know for how long. The sound is pretty darn decent, transparent and full bodied, I doubt they'd be able to hold up to some high end Cardas or Kimber interconnects but these are definitely the best cables I've had under $50. The icing on the cake? They look good too!
January 1, 2006: Crappy Sony all in one I got in the sixth grade serves as my "Home Rig" I think: Who cares I don't listen to CD's anyway.
January 5, 2006: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2ZS Platinum Pro arrives, I think; Damn this sounds great, it was worth the $225 from Newegg.
February 5, 2006: My Sennheiser HD650s have already arrived and I got a "new" receiver, vintage Pioneer Quadraphonic QX-8000A, plug my Zen Vision into it, I think; Damn, this sounds even better. Here starts my love affair with vintage Audio.
February 13, 2006: Whoa, a lot happened in the past week, added a Sony CDP-C535 and a vintage NAD 3150 amplifier to the mix along with a couple of Cardas and Canare interconnects from Cantsleep, my replacement NW-MS70D arrives, and I added a Sony MDR-XD400, my first set of decent closed cans to the mix.
February 15, 2006: My Sennheiser MX550s arrived, I dredge the long lost ATH-CM7s out of the closet, bought them in Japan four months ago because I thought; Ooh they're shiny, no one else at school has them. Also rearranged my gear slightly.
February 22, 2006: Bought a Toshiba MEG-F40S mp3 player, what a dissapointment, old MS70D gets prepared to be sent off to Sony while my Sony NH600D arrives back from warranty repair.
March 4, 2006: Toshiba goes off for travel with my dad, mysteriously never returns
March 7, 2006: Marantz EQ-20 arrives, Sony MDR-XD400 gets sent off to live with Mokpie. I rearrange my gear once again
March 20, 2006: Harman Kardon T45 phonograph gets briefly introduced to the rig which also got a new rack today, this is of course made me rearrange my gear again
April 7, 2006: Marants 1060B amplifier, Marantz 2020 Tuner, Sony MDR-SA3000 w/Moon Audio Black Dragon Recable, and a Grado Extension cord have been added, first pair of HD650s are sold because of grill nicks, new one arrives with scuffs on grill
April 11, 2006: Second pair of "scuffed" HD650s sold, HF-1s arrived from Todd, rearrange my gear yet again. Lovin' those HF-1s
April 11, 2006: Four hours after I took the previous picture my Sony source has crapped out on me and goes out in the trash
April 13, 2006: My current rig, the Black Dragon Sonys have been sold, the Sennheiser boxes I bought have arrived (To replace the one Sennheiser lost
April 25, 2006: Just got these in the mail today, he even had already burned them in, though I don't know for how long. The sound is pretty darn decent, transparent and full bodied, I doubt they'd be able to hold up to some high end Cardas or Kimber interconnects but these are definitely the best cables I've had under $50. The icing on the cake? They look good too!
