1.     Don't be a dotard!
    Read these "rules" AND introduce
    yourself     before your first post
  2. A healthy approach to understanding measurements
    Being true to what the artists intended
  3. After being asked for the 308th time, Merv lists top 5 headphones
    (opinion / entertainment piece)
    Dismiss Notice
  4. $1000 to the first to design a headamp using discrete components with better measurements than Magni 3+
    Dismiss Notice
IMPORTANT: New Members Read This Don't Be a Measurement Fascist Merv's Top 5 Headphones - 2023 Edition $1000 Challenge

loadexfa's Recent Activity

  1. loadexfa liked penguins's comment on loadexfa's profile post

    I would consider a Crackatwoa if I could go back and do it again though. If anything, just to have more space for the mods.

    May 14, 2024 at 4:42 PM

  2. loadexfa liked penguins's comment on loadexfa's profile post

    IMO - The crack mods don't all work independently from each other w/ regards to synergy. It can take some messing around to get it...

    May 14, 2024 at 4:42 PM

  3. loadexfa liked Jinxy245's comment on loadexfa's profile post

    IDK if it's because @YMO posted right after you, but for a second in my mind I translated BH Crack as "ButtHole" not Bottlehead.

    May 14, 2024 at 1:13 PM

  4. loadexfa liked joch's comment on loadexfa's profile post

    I think the Alps Blue Velvet is probably the best sensible upgrade.

    May 14, 2024 at 9:49 AM

  5. loadexfa commented on loadexfa's profile post.

    I guess I got too used to things working the first time on assembly.

    May 14, 2024 at 8:29 AM

  6. loadexfa liked Lyander's comment on loadexfa's profile post

    As someone who barely DIYs audio nowadays, the fun comes in when you do something that works, and the amount of fun is inversely...

    May 14, 2024 at 8:28 AM

  7. loadexfa commented on loadexfa's profile post.

    Thanks all, I appreciate your thoughts and the opportunity to vent. I thought DIY was supposed to be fun. XD

    May 14, 2024 at 8:25 AM

  8. loadexfa commented on loadexfa's profile post.

    @Lyander HD 6XX, Atticus, Auteur. I loved the sound, I was only playing with caps to see if I could maintain it while adding a bit of...

    May 14, 2024 at 8:24 AM

  9. loadexfa commented on loadexfa's profile post.

    @Slade01 yeah I’ve heard similar, the challenge is I don’t like how the speedball changes the sound (when I’ve heard that upgrade on...

    May 14, 2024 at 8:21 AM

  10. loadexfa commented on loadexfa's profile post.

    @joch output caps I tried made it too bright and harsh, I tried Audyn and ASC. I tried a cheap attenuator which was meh but I probably...

    May 14, 2024 at 8:19 AM

  11. loadexfa liked Lyander's comment on loadexfa's profile post

    What headphones are you using with the crack again? Never heard one but iirc it's rather picky about what sort of gear you can run out...

    May 14, 2024 at 8:15 AM

  12. loadexfa liked Slade01's comment on loadexfa's profile post

    I bought a crack from an amp builder who put everything he could throw under the hood, but in the end, he determined after a certain...

    May 14, 2024 at 8:15 AM

  13. loadexfa liked joch's comment on loadexfa's profile post

    Which upgrades are not working for you? speedball? choke? I recall @atomicbob mentioned long ago that he liked his stock, he didn’t...

    May 14, 2024 at 8:15 AM

  14. loadexfa commented on loadexfa's profile post.

    And I do enjoy it stock, it's nice and cozy. If I want badass, clean, and resolving, I have the Stratus. Still would have been nice to...

    May 14, 2024 at 12:15 AM

  15. loadexfa Every time I mod my BH Crack it either sounds worse or something goes wrong. I guess it wants me to leave well enough alone. :( »

    May 14, 2024 at 12:14 AM
Show older items