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| advice for headphones? Yep, Head-Fi.com. Believe it or not, there are headphones that are not ridiculously bass-prominent. HiFiMan Susvara and RAAL SR-1b for instance. | |
| Head-Fi can be so hardcore Interesting thread. If I can weigh in here about Head-Fi and headphone enthusiasts. First, headphones have not yet seen the drastic and unprecedented rise in prices seen in speaker-based systems. The most expensive, at least regular production ... | |
| Buying from Parts Connexion I bought some HiFiTuning fuses and there were no problems other than they are slow to ship items, at least in my experience. | |
| Songs with excellent advice? The Isolation of Mister by John Mellencamp. | |
| Experiences Selling Stuff On Audiogon? I stopped using Useless Audio Mart since I kept getting rogue buyers who never responded to my acceptance of their offers or they never paid after they told me the payment was upcoming. Yes, AG charges a lot but you get what you pay for. At AG a... | |
| Need to build a headphone system I bought some Kennerton headphones a couple of years ago from Audio 46 and the transaction went well with no issues. They do have a pretty impressive list of headphones from modest offerings to some of the most expensive, so it might be a good pl... | |
| What is the VERY BEST CD album you've ever heard? I third the suggestion of Supertramp's Crime of the Century. I bought this LP in 1974 because I liked the album cover and have been playing it regularly since. Nothing like it before or after. | |
| Need to build a headphone system If you want to think outside the box, literally, I could recommend the RAAL SR-1b earspeakers (nearfield ear monitors) with the Ti-1b transformer interface box. You would need a headphone amp with a 4-pin XLR output that delivers a minimum of 2 w... | |
| Recommendation for Headphones under $250 BTW, forgot to mention above that the 1More Triple-Driver Over-Ears phones are easy to drive with their 32 ohm impedance and 106 dB/1MW sensitivity. I can easily drive them from my laptop and phone. | |
| Recommendation for Headphones under $250 I have a pair of 1More Triple-Driver Over-Ears Headphones and listen to them in addition to far more expensive jobs like Kennerton Rognir Planar, JM Audio Editions XTC-Closed, and RAAL SR-1b phones. No the 1Mores don't do speed, space, and detail... | |
| Headphone amps I have a Benchmark HPA4 and use it to power Kennerton Rognir Planar, RAAL SR-1b, and JM Audio Editions XTC-Closed phones. I previously had a Quicksilver headphone amp but found it just a little too warm and bass-prominent with these phones so the... | |
| Top 3 Headphones My three top headphones are: RAAL SR-1b with transformer interface, the Kennerton Rognir Planar, and JM Audio Editions XTC-Closed. I have heard (actually not heard) the RAAL CA-1a which are ribbon drivers with earcups and have their proponents o... | |
| Best sounding headphones you have owned? @yyzsantabarbara Yes, I do have the Star 8 cable. I bought it from Danny when it first came out and I agree that it adds some needed bass and warmth while still maintaining all the detail. I have a Bricasti M1SE DAC/network streamer and love the... | |
| Best sounding headphones you have owned? RAAL SR-1b with TI-1b interface, without a doubt. No other headphone gives as true a representation of a live musical event in a performing space, period. So what if they don't have massive bass, perhaps their only drawback, although the bass th... | |
| Headphones vs speakers…. I agree with @yyzsantabarbara above. I too have a RAAL SR-1b Nearfield Ear Monitor (Earspeakers) system and they are the closest thing to the experience of listening to loudspeakers in a room. Of course, in my mind the gold standard is a live mu... |