king896
100+ Head-Fier
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Over the last couple of weeks I have just about sold everything that I have related to headphones so I could start anew and try out new and interesting things. It all started off with a hunger that I wanted to change my amp from a PPA to a Gilmore V2.
I sold off my SR-71 and put an interest check up on my PPA and then I realizes, with the money I got from SR-71 I can really get something nice. So I started asking questions, my mind playing out different configurations that would wet my appetite, first I thought -hum I would like to try a pair of the new Sony MDR-SA5000- as they were hitting the fs forum 3 to 4 times a day for really good prices. But then my mood changed and I though, hell if I am going to spend money why not try something that I had no experience with like the Grado Rs-1 (I have already owned a Sony MDR CD3000 and at that time I owned a pair of Senns HD-600). While my mind played around with that thought I saw a thread in the source forums about Hd-650 being driven by the balanced outputs of a Benchmark DAC1 with great results.
Something clicked for me at that point. I just had to own a Benchmark and drive my HD-600 balanced from them. I guess in the back of my mind I knew that no matter how much I spend on headphones and amps, if the source was not up to pair (currently a EMU 1212) then I would never have a system that could please me (I get easily frustrated if the music is not played back by my system exactly as I imagine it being played back in my head). So I started looking for a Benchmark DAC1 everywhere, first putting up a wanted ad in the for sale section, then emailing 3 sellers on Audiogon and finally staying up until 3 in the morning to win one on EBay that would be shipped from across the US (California to New York).
When I was finished with my Benchmark story another door opened up, someone became interested in my PPA amp. We hammered out the details and reached an agreement. By the time it was over I had enough money to get another pair of Headphones so I went with a pair of HD650 balanced with a Moon Audio Silver Dragon Cable.
The only problem with all this wheeling and dealing is the fact that as I type this I have almost nothing! My amp and headphones are packed and ready for new homes, and all I have is a Rio Karma and a pair of Eggos (D66) and that is my home setup (it’s not too bad actually I have a pair of Sensaphonics just waiting to be listened to later tonight).
So after all this my question is, What were your largest and most radical Hifi gear changes?
I sold off my SR-71 and put an interest check up on my PPA and then I realizes, with the money I got from SR-71 I can really get something nice. So I started asking questions, my mind playing out different configurations that would wet my appetite, first I thought -hum I would like to try a pair of the new Sony MDR-SA5000- as they were hitting the fs forum 3 to 4 times a day for really good prices. But then my mood changed and I though, hell if I am going to spend money why not try something that I had no experience with like the Grado Rs-1 (I have already owned a Sony MDR CD3000 and at that time I owned a pair of Senns HD-600). While my mind played around with that thought I saw a thread in the source forums about Hd-650 being driven by the balanced outputs of a Benchmark DAC1 with great results.
Something clicked for me at that point. I just had to own a Benchmark and drive my HD-600 balanced from them. I guess in the back of my mind I knew that no matter how much I spend on headphones and amps, if the source was not up to pair (currently a EMU 1212) then I would never have a system that could please me (I get easily frustrated if the music is not played back by my system exactly as I imagine it being played back in my head). So I started looking for a Benchmark DAC1 everywhere, first putting up a wanted ad in the for sale section, then emailing 3 sellers on Audiogon and finally staying up until 3 in the morning to win one on EBay that would be shipped from across the US (California to New York).
When I was finished with my Benchmark story another door opened up, someone became interested in my PPA amp. We hammered out the details and reached an agreement. By the time it was over I had enough money to get another pair of Headphones so I went with a pair of HD650 balanced with a Moon Audio Silver Dragon Cable.
The only problem with all this wheeling and dealing is the fact that as I type this I have almost nothing! My amp and headphones are packed and ready for new homes, and all I have is a Rio Karma and a pair of Eggos (D66) and that is my home setup (it’s not too bad actually I have a pair of Sensaphonics just waiting to be listened to later tonight).
So after all this my question is, What were your largest and most radical Hifi gear changes?