[intoart]

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Originally Posted by phandrew /img/forum/go_quote.gif It would suck to own just 1 pair of headphones for all your purposes. I can't imagine somehow owning just a K1000 and wearing that in public.

I don't believe I have ever worn headphones in public.

 

[Wraithetc]

I think people are crazy here sometimes, but you can apply that craziness to any hobby really.

 

[mbd2884]

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Originally Posted by Wraithetc /img/forum/go_quote.gif I think people are crazy here sometimes, but you can apply that craziness to any hobby really.

To be honest I think the OP of this thread is crazy, comparing his friends car audio system to a high quality headphone setup? Yeah, crazy.

 

[Carlsan]

Some of us here are obsessive, not crazy, just really obsessive!!
Well, maybe most of us....

 

[Wraithetc]

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Originally Posted by mbd2884 /img/forum/go_quote.gif To be honest I think the OP of this thread is crazy, comparing his friends car audio system to a high quality headphone setup? Yeah, crazy.

Tell that to someone not on Head Fi watch them give a crap.

Better yet ask someone: whose more crazy the guy who spent 1 grand on headphones or the guy who spent it on a car stereo?

Someone so unaware of how niche their hobby is has to be delusional.

 

[mbd2884]

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Originally Posted by Wraithetc /img/forum/go_quote.gif Tell that to someone not on Head Fi watch them give a crap. Better yet ask someone: whose more crazy the guy who spent 1 grand on headphones or the guy who spent it on a car stereo? Someone so unaware of how niche their hobby is has to be delusional.

Car is not a place where you can listen to music analyicaly or just sit back and listen. Just how the seat is placed in the driver seat with the speakers in the back, speakers near the floor, speakers on top of the dashboard, it's all just HORRIBLE for proper music listening.

Not only that, kind of listening to music I enjoy with headphones would guarantee 100% car accidents.

So yes, IMO the OP is crazy comparing Car Audio to Headphones. Unless the OP enjoys just sitting in a parking lot or driveway locked in his car sitting uncomforably in the middle on the armrests in between the driver and passenger seat...

And someone who wants to judge me over a single post comparing Car Audio to Headphones has to be an ass. On the other hand I get to add someone new to the ignore list.

 

[jsaliga]

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Originally Posted by mbd2884 /img/forum/go_quote.gif On the other hand I get to add someone new to the ignore list.

And I just added you to mine.

--Jerome

 

[intoart]

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Originally Posted by Wraithetc /img/forum/go_quote.gif Tell that to someone not on Head Fi watch them give a crap. Better yet ask someone: whose more crazy the guy who spent 1 grand on headphones or the guy who spent it on a car stereo? Someone so unaware of how niche their hobby is has to be delusional.

Actually, headphones sound substantially better to me than any speakers (home or car.)

I never listen to music in the car anyhow, though. I only listen when I can concentrate, and when driving I focus 100% of my attention on driving (I wish everyone else did also, because then there would be a lot fewer "accidents"!)

 

[dosquito]

New update:

Well, after a long time of listening to my HD580s, and hundreds of hours, I just learned to love them more every day.

I even one day dared take them out of the house to use on my ipod instead of my HD485's, afraid that it would sound horrible without an amp, but it is noticably better than the hd485 even without an amp.

And, of course, I have become an audio snob just like all of you. Listening to youtube songs = the worst. Listening to songs in my friends cars = the worst. LOL.

The HD580 is actually such an amazing improvement its like ridiculous. See, right now I accidentally lleft my pair in my friends' car. I am using the HD485s to listen to some music and I can barely stand it. I feel like the music is dead. That is what sparked a memory of this post to me.

Plus, I know that setups get so much better than mine. I only run the HD580 out of a hippohifi amp...that is a $350 setup basically. Entry into the hifi world has really shown me how beautiful music can be and has even opened up my musical tastes.

I definitely dream of one day owning a high end audio setup

 

[aimlink]

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Originally Posted by dosquito /img/forum/go_quote.gif New update: Well, after a long time of listening to my HD580s, and hundreds of hours, I just learned to love them more every day. I even one day dared take them out of the house to use on my ipod instead of my HD485's, afraid that it would sound horrible without an amp, but it is noticably better than the hd485 even without an amp. And, of course, I have become an audio snob just like all of you. Listening to youtube songs = the worst. Listening to songs in my friends cars = the worst. LOL. The HD580 is actually such an amazing improvement its like ridiculous. See, right now I accidentally lleft my pair in my friends' car. I am using the HD485s to listen to some music and I can barely stand it. I feel like the music is dead. That is what sparked a memory of this post to me. Plus, I know that setups get so much better than mine. I only run the HD580 out of a hippohifi amp...that is a $350 setup basically. Entry into the hifi world has really shown me how beautiful music can be and has even opened up my musical tastes. I definitely dream of one day owning a high end audio setup

This has been my exact experience with upgrades. They're initially underwhelming when first heard. You say to yourself, What?? But then you continue with the upgrade anyway. One day you listen to the original and it's then you hear the difference. You definitely can't go back.

Sorry about your wallet!

 

[dosquito]

duplicate post

 

[SillyHoney]

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This has been my exact experience with upgrades. They're initially underwhelming when first heard.

I couldn't agree more. I had a D5000. I listened to it and love it. Then I got a Woo 6. I tried the combo and the difference was very small, sometime I couldn't tell. I was confused w/ what people say about how amp helps the phone. Then I sold that combo and bought a D7000, now w/o dedicated amp but a Denon receiver.

Tbh, I really don't find listening to the D7000 w/ my receiver enjoyable at all.

I don't know why. The sound signature that I love from D5000 is there, on the D7000. But mid is so recessed, soundstage is not as wide, detail is less...

I don't have the Woo 6 anymore to do the A/B test. But I believe the only reason that can explain why D5000 brought me enjoyment but D7000 cannot is lacking of dedicated amp.

I maybe wrong tho.

 

[spartan123]

please delete my post

 

[logwed]

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Originally Posted by aimlink /img/forum/go_quote.gif This has been my exact experience with upgrades. They're initially underwhelming when first heard. You say to yourself, What?? But then you continue with the upgrade anyway. One day you listen to the original and it's then you hear the difference. You definitely can't go back. Sorry about your wallet!

Luxury, once tasted, becomes necessity.

 

[dBs]

I look at it from a few unique perspectives I think. The first is that I am an engineer so I do find the technology fascinating. But then I do believe that the vagaries and nuance of human hearing can't be seen on an oscilloscope. What I find to be really fun is the journey, both engineering and the buying of new equipment. It's the discovery of "oh wow, that sounds like _______, while this sounds like _______. I didn't know my music could sound like ______ with this combination". It's like redecorating a sound with a tweak here and a nudge there.

As far as loving the music, well this is best exemplified by a quirk that I really have. I get horribly annoyed when I am driving and a passenger is trying to talk to me. Car time is music time. Even if I haven't seen you in years and you are my closest friend, it's music time! DON'T INTERRUPT IT! XD As funny as it sounds, it really does annoy me very much. I guess I also have frequently updated "album infatuations" in my signature.