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Looking for one set of Audio-Technica ATH-EW9,if you have one to let go please let me know..

 

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Wts Diva Goya Tube amp for upgrading to the latest version by TS Lim

 

PM me for the price you are offering and we can discuss together

 

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Will be giving 2 pairs of Sovtek Tubes with it..thanks

OT: I am looking for the perfect classical headphone

What amp are you using for the HD800?

I thought that the orthos and the electrostatics are reputedly better for classical.

 

Orthos..They work fantastic for classical music, but not so good for rock and heavier genres but the he6 is an ass in the pain to drive it well,the he5le i cannot tahan the trebles..too bright sounding already

 

Electrostatics..They too work fantastic for classical music,the speed is fast and everything sound nice on it,but dun have the slam that dynamic or orthos can provide..although with the 007,the slam came out but does not slam hard and linger off( which is my favourite)

 

I myself might just be biased to hd800 for classical but i find that bass response is the most natural I've heard on a headphone(hd800).I have spend quality time listening and also playing in very good concert hall and i find that what is needed to be heard is what i am hearing from my hd800.The lows are the special area that attract me to buy it,it is ideal or close to ideal to me..

 

My amp is quite unknown actually..it is by a guru who i respect highly:TS LIM(DIVA AUDIO)

I am more a classical person, that's why the hifimans (more so than the LCD-2 I think) are good for me

 

Love to audition the STAX, but I always feel intimidated when I go to those high end shops at Adelphi.

 

So did you get a STAX system in the end?

 

LCD-3 is out by the way, but nearly USD2000

 

Hifiman not bad for classical..anw just here to say that i hope the lcd-3 will be a surprise to be just with the hd800..as the price difference is just like hd650 and hd800...so i hope to hear the same amount of improvement in the lcd-3..

 

OT:i am using my hd800 for classical and jazz and female vocal...it does very well for these genre to my ears..the stax are good but just dun have the slam and the feel that dynamic can do for me..

I don't have to say I disagree with this, because I have many years experience with the best headphones, the best amps, and other stereo gear. I can tell you that the HD-800 sounds almost exactly the same from my iPod Touch as it does from my desktop Class A headphone amp. You get a tiny bit tighter bass and a tiny bit more high frequency extension with the desktop amp, and that is it. Period. Your refusal to even acknowledge the expert tests I did (let alone do the tests yourself) disqualifies you from being able to make any judgement.

 

You even post "rolleyes" while you have no idea about how these items sound. Does that make your post look better to other people, when you claim ignorance and also better informed in the same paragraph? I don't know about you, but where I come from ignorance is not the point from which we post "rolleyes" as though we know better. When you are able to post notice of a music track you tested with these headphones, and where you found (as you said) a huge difference in the bass, I will buy the track from Amazon or wherever and test it myself, and report the results to the readers here.

 

BTW, I have taken these challenges before, and I am going to perform these tests, not just claim I know something that I don't know.

 

Well bro dale,i dare not say that i have alot of experiences with the best headphones,amps nor other stereo gears as i am only in my 20s,but i believed that i do have enough experiences through my 7 yrs of testings in the audio world..had the chance to meet many many friendly audiophiles where they allowed me to test their system..you might claim that i myself have no idea how these items sound but i myself tested these items over and over again to come out with these findings from my side.

 

On a side note,those are just emoticons/smilies,i seriously do not know the reason why are you sort of "pissed off" with what i posted..i am not trying to make my post look better to other people anyway with my post,just having some discussion on the differences findings that we share with the stuffs.

 

I respect everyone on their audio findings for sure bro dale,anyway..i do enjoyed what you posted in your own website for the reviews of different headphones and earpieces too..but the point that spark off the challenge that you want to take up will,me saying that you are not hearing the hd800 at its best with the setup you listen to and also that it is not fair to compare both m80 and hd800 with just the ipod touch and eq..that is just what i find with your comparison.

 

I did not even say that your testing is not professional to begin with?no?i am barely saying thay my kind of comparison different from yours and would like to share what is my thoughts about what you posted..nothing else,not here to pick a fight as i do respect every single audiophile's thinkings,but why can't we be more open up to discussion in a more peaceful term?rather that challenging each other.

 

BTW,my genre belong to classical,jazz,female vocals and opera,musical play..i always believed that i myself is very different from any other audiophile out there because till now i cannot find anyone that listen to my type of genre in singapore..and that my thinkings and findings differ alot from normal guys out there who listen to much much more basic music and not as complicated like what i listen and keep my references to..classical music which i do not claim to be good with but at least i am different from others out there.

Well I do not like the presentation of the Senns. They have a sound which tries to impress too much. I find it fatiguing for that reason on longer listen. I admit that my exposure to HD800 is not much but I have spent a lot of time with HD650. I know all these headphones are revealing enough for my purpose but they will not stay with me long enough. I just want to know if we have any other options apart from the usual suspects. I dont follow headphones because I am not a headphone guy. Since I am staying in a shared accomodation at present I can only use a headphone for sometime now.

 

So, if I do get a K701 which amps should I consider in about $500 and why ?

 

So, if I do get the K701, which amp should I consider in about $500 range ?

 

From my experience on the AKG headphones which i owned last time till the hd800 that i currently uing.i can say that i do not like th presentation of the senns until listening to the hd800..so basically i do not like the hd650 too from comparing them to my akgs,which is as follow,k701,k701 PcWork modded,K601,K501,K240 sextett LP and lastly K240 monitor..

 

The akg have the kind of sound i always wanted but there are somethig lacking in the sound that i cannot figure out..i have heard alot of amps with the akgs,and end up keeping my Diva Goya..i will recommend you to look for the heedcanamp too if you are talking about pairing the k701.Q701 with..i feel that it matching well and goes well with each other to be paired up with.

 

The reason being that the k701 tend to be bright sounding vs the senns which is darking sounding..except the hd800 as the hd800 does not sound like the little brothers at all to being with.so being having an emphasis on the highs,mid high..it will need an amp that provide it with more body to balance out the sound..so that it wun sound so thin,beside the akg does have a very lean bass but it goes down low and hit hard when needed..so it have th perception to be lean sound..so i find that a warm amp will pair well with the k701,q701 to bring out the fuller sound of the AKG..

 

Just my 2cents worth here and i find that if you love the q701,k701 sound..the hd800 is an upgrade to look up to if you can afford it,if not just be happy with the Q701 at the moment and do up a good setup too as the akg is not going to sound good with a low end equipment..it sure need some juice and money to play with akg as they are one of the most difficult headphones to play with in the beginning..but comes to say,it you play well..it sure do not dissapoint at all..

I am just suggesting that the TS might want to try to review both the headphones again with the usage of the amp and see what is the differences between the two..

 

I dun mean anything rude here but to me,i would not compare the 800 with the 940 as the itouch cannot drive the 800 well enough to know the sound sig overall..

 

For me i find that the 940 is a step higher compared to its brothers the 840 even,very nice headphone for the price that it is going for..but it does not really excel much with the usage of an amp although better sounding for sure with amp..while the 800 need very good amp pairing to sound good and at its best..that is why the TS might want to try with desktop amp with both headphone and give us another review again..

Currently in the market we have 3 standards:

 

1. Dynamic

2. Orthodynamic

3. Stax or electrostatic

 

To help the discussion along I have included short descriptions and examples of each:

 

These categories base the headphones on the type of technology used to create their sound. The difference between the two types is in the transducer principle used; that is, how the headphones convert the electrical signal from a media player into sound waves that can be heard.

 

1. Dynamic

 

 

 

Dynamic headphones work just like two miniature speakers. The signal is transmitted through a connection to a standard jack. Once the electrical signal reaches the earphones, a magnet forces a voice coil to vibrate rapidly inside a diaphragm — a paper, fibrous or plastic cone-shaped object. The inner works are then lifted up and down much like a piston, often faster than the eye can see. This rapid vibration is what stirs the air and creates vibrations called sound waves which are then picked up by our eardrums.

 

 

 

Dynamic headphones are by far the most common type used by the average music listener, musicians and professional studio mixers alike. The most popular manufacturers in the music industry all make dynamic headphones, including Sony, Beyer, Sennheiser, Grado and Audio-Technica. They can cost $8 or $800 US Dollars (USD) upwards and can be wired or wireless, open-air or closed-back, ear buds or studio-quality.

 

2. Isodynamic (aka orthodynamic)

 

 

 

Orthodynamic headphones were very popular worldwide (if not so much in the US) in the 1970s. Several companies manufactured such headphones or the parts for them, and numerous others contracted with those Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to make parts or complete headphones for them to sell under their band names. Fostex and PMB OEM heaphones are by far the most common.

 

Manufacturers include(d) Audeze, Fostex, Hifiman, Kenwood and Dual.

 

Isodynamic drive headphones have drivers with flexible plastic film diaphragms into which a flat voice coil (spiral or serpentine in shape-- see photos below) is embedded or glued on for even distribution of the drive force. That is, the diaphragm is driven more or less equally over its entire surface at once, obviating the need to make the diaphragm rigid so that it can therefore be as lightweight and agile and nonresonant as possible. Isodynamic diaphragms are either lightly tensioned or corrugated to supply restoring force.

 

 

 

Magnetic assemblies (bar magnets or perforated disc magnets) on both sides of the diaphragm supply the magnetic field against which the voice coil's varying magnetic field reacts, which makes the diaphragm vibrate.

 

Isodynamic diaphragms are more massive than electrostatic diaphragms, but the equal-force drive principle allows them to move very quickly and in a coherent, uniform way, so provided there is sufficient mechanical damping, an isodynamic headphone gives excellent transient response and a sound quality not unlike that of an electrostatic

 

3. Electrostatic

 

Electrostatic drivers consist of a thin, electrically charged diaphragm, typically a coated PET film membrane, suspended between two perforated metal plates (electrodes). The electrical sound signal is applied to the electrodes creating an electrical field; depending on the polarity of this field, the diaphragm is drawn towards one of the plates. Air is forced through the perforations; combined with a continuously changing electrical signal driving the membrane, a sound wave is generated. Electrostatic headphones are usually more expensive than moving-coil ones, and are comparatively uncommon. In addition, a special amplifier is required to amplify the signal to deflect the membrane, which often requires electrical potentials in the range of 100 to 1000 volts.

 

 

 

Due to the extremely thin and light diaphragm membrane, often only a few micrometers thick, and the complete absence of moving metalwork, the frequency response of electrostatic headphones usually extends well above the audible limit of approximately 20 kHz. The high frequency response means that the low midband distortion level is maintained to the top of the audible frequency band, which is generally not the case with moving coil drivers. Also, the frequency response peakiness regularly seen in the high frequency region with moving coil drivers is absent. The result is significantly better sound quality, if designed properly.

 

 

 

Electrostatic headphones are powered by anything from 100v to over 1kV, and are in proximity to a user's head. The usual method of making this safe is to limit the possible fault current to a low and safe value with resistors.

New Toy after so long

 

The earcup too huge.so the other parts are not properly rested on the stand..i just gotten another stand for my hd800,you can take a look at this design.

 

This one is with the hifiman headphone,about the same size as the lcd2

 

So quiet here,where is kidult they all?

hi can you provide a pic? can accommodate audeze LCD-2? thanks

 

 

The lcd2 don't think can accommodate as the earcup is too big bro

Letting go of the crossroad headphone stand X2 at $15 each

 

please sms 94517984

 

Deal at khatib mrt station(over the gate area)

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Since i have been using the Herbies Ultrasonic Rx series for about 6 months ago,let me write a short review about what i feel about them so that more interests might be shown.

 

I was using the aerospace O-ring previously and found out that by damping the tubes really did improved the overall sound presentation and also have a much more quieter background and more details,but this aerospace O-ring that i gotten it at $sgd 4 each so i am very curious about how much a tube damper can help in the sound so i decided to grab a pair of Herbies Ultrasonic Rx-9 for my diva tube amplifier which uses the 6922 tubes.

 

The first impression is that the tonality,seperation and the stagesound changes are the most obvious to me,some might find that how can an inexpensive tweaks like the herbies tube damping instrument give can be such a big differences like changing a major component of your setup,but this is what i feel when i tested the Herbies Ultrasonic Rx out.

 

The positioning of the tube damper is very important from what i tested too,when u put the tube damper in the middle of the tubes,that is the point that the overall presentation is very balanced over the highs,mids and bass where as when u place it in the top part of the tubes,it will make the sound more tighter,better transparency and imaging..so when you guys gotten the tube dampers,do try out the different sound produced when u switch the position of the dampers too..to find the best sound u like,for me i just place directly in the middle of my tubes..

Ito : HAL-O JR. Damping Instrument (titianium version): Qty 4

WTS Ionoclast from mapleshade

 

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Selling 2 pairs of sovtek tubes :6dj8(used)

2 pairs of jan philip 6922 tubes (used)

 

Used tubes-condition 6/10 only for the jan philip

8/10 for the sovtek

 

 

Looking to sell at $10 per pairs for the sovtek and $15 per pairs for the jan philip

 

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Want To Sell

 

Description of Item : Lavry DA-11 24/96 DAC

Condition : 8-9/10

Warranty : from April 2010, local set

Selling price : $1900 FIRM

Preferred Location : AMK

Preferred Mode of Contact : PM or SMS

Contact Detail : 98390352

 

Selling the reowned Lavry DA-11. comes with powercord, balanced to RCA adapter, operation manual and a unfilled warranty card.

However I do not have the box as I thrown it while shifting my room.

 

the Lavry DA-11 is a musical yet detailed DAC. It's considered one of the better DAC out there is the market.

 

 

 

 

Description of Item : AKG K1000 (Bass Heavy version) (s/and: 01187)

Condition : 8/10 (slight dent at the metal band)

Warranty : NA

Selling price : $2000 FIRM

Preferred Location : Ang Mo Kio

Preferred Mode of Contact : PM or SMS

Contact Detail : 98390352

 

want to let go of this beloved ear speakers. Focusing and enjoying speaker rig so much more now.

the K1000 is recabled with Stefan Audio Art Equinox cable and terminated with speaker leads for integrated

amps. Comes with original black wooden box.

 

Interested buyers can reterminate it to either balanced or single-ended.