bummer

Happy Mackie!!!

Looks like the senns hd280pro ... the way it folds

Ok Scribex ... will let u know if I do decide to purchase them from the website

How do u like your pair so far? thinking of using them for my iriver ihp-120

Anyone know if these are out in singapore yet?

Hey guys, my bad ... my apologies for giving wrong info . I recalled that sometime ago I had read somewhere that doing data transfer without some additional software on the ipods were not possible.

For someone looking to use the ipod as an external harddrive, you better check again coz I think the problem with the ipod is that it cannot just plug into a comp and be recognized as an external harddrive. The iriver ihp-120 can do that. The creative ones also do that.

But the ipods and the mini ipods do look cool

Haahaa! oops ... sorry my bad ...

mis-read the subject title. I tot it was asking opinions on the iriver ...

Hey Blues, why wouldn't you reccomend it? Just asking. Was interested in it a while back. Till I looked into my wallet ... haahaa ...

ConGraTS!!!

Great pics, headphonecrazy!

Like the others, I hope to hear a review soon

Bummer do not dispair if your X-cans + PSU combo is already tube rolled. The stock Cayin may surpass certain areas of your combo but not overall superior. Hence the need for tube rolls and this adds up to higher cost.

Haahaa ... thanks Mackie, I was feeling a bout of "upgradititis" - just pure greed!

ARGH! this is really tempting ...

now why did i go pick up those x-cans ...

headphonecrazy, please let me know the final details later ... maybe I'll just succumb to the temptation

Yes Lekguan, u're right ... there's more than one way of doing it. That's just a suggestion. He could hook up a headphone amp to the output of the pre-amp. Or perhaps try and hook up the output from the pre-amp direct to the headphones.

I would like to use headphone to listen to CDs and records at night so as not to wake up others. But problem is: I cannot find any "hole" to insert it!

I guess the keyword here is "jack" as in headphone jack.

Well, my guess is that if there's no headphone jack, u probably have to go with a small DIY amp, which would be connected to your CD player if your CD player has two outputs. Then hook up your headphones to the headphone amp.

Actually the "tubey" signature is not a virtue but weakness owing to excessive mid-range colouration. This is my take, so tube experts out there, please don't flame me.

 

I reckon if tube gears can sound like SS without the harshness/cold and conversely, SS gears that has the lovely mids inherent in tubes but yet retain extensions on both ends are IMHO, superb!

 

Too much mid range colouration can sound overly warm and slows down PRaT.

THanks Mackie for the explanation.

I'll have to try to remember that the next time I have a chance to sample a tube

Great review Mackie!

Does it have the typical "tubey" sound? As compared to the x-cans, which I'm told don't exactly very "tubey" but carry a sound more typical of a solid-state amp.

Erm ... sorry to ask ... what exactly is the "tubey" sound? what to look out for? Don't exactly know

Heh Lekguan, the closed cans are supposed to have added depth of bass right? In terms of isolation, I don't think there's much or any isolation in the 880. but yes, the 880 is definitely lighter and a lot more comfortable. I don't think everyone can take wearing the 280pro. Not just the weight, but the pressure as well. The pressure lessens after a bit of usage, but its still there. Probably to provide the 'seal'.

It definitely looks cool!!!

Would look nice right next to my set of x-cans v2 and x-psu which I just picked up

Unfortunately, I'm now officially broke

Heh, Naz, once again I'm sorry to have to disappoint u ... I've not done a shootout between the 2 pairs as I'm lazy (like my nick describes me ) and i tot these two are so different it would not be easy to compare.

I can tell u that I fully enjoy my experience with my 280. They are very clear and detailed. They have adequate bass as well. Being closed I like to use the 280 to figure out parts of songs. They are also very useful in letting you shut off the world and immersing yourself in your work

Heh heh ... Lekguan, u're right ... DT880 is supposed to be semi-closed or semi open

In my opinion, if the 280pro is closed, the 880 is "open". The sound stage for the two are vastly different.

The 280pro is true to a closed pair of headphones ... u can hear every instrument right next to you. If you've been to a recording studio, that's how it sounds. The 880, although semi-closed/open, transports you to cafe with a live band in front of you ... or a small concert hall where u have a personal performance by the orchestra. You can then place where the instruments are ...

Heh ... so to me, the 880's are "open"

Heh ... Sorry Naz, I dun have any other closed headphones to compare with. My other pair is the dt880, which u know is an open pair. The sound coming from both pairs are very different to begin with. But that's from the difference between closed and open.

Oh, the 280 pros fold too ... just not that small and tight ...

I'll have to admit that PX200 does look a lot smaller than the HD280 pro Haven't tried them yet. I have the 280 pro and I have the say that the sound is pretty good (IMHO). The isolation is pretty good too. I use this pair in the office. The day I brought them to work my colleagues just stared at me! But they were silenced when they tried them and found that they couldn't hear the rest of the world! Excellent for isolating yourself and giving the person sitting next to u a big hint that he's talking too loudly!

Can you PM me the price of the X-cans V2 and the X-PSU? Thanks

Would be interested in the x-cans v2