Artasia

Please post in the thread and explain. You wouldn't be hurting any feelings and may be saving some folks money.

Post in the Hemp thread, lets not avoid drive-bys. I'm curious on your thoughts.

Sorry for the delay in responding. Life has been very busy recently with start of a new semester/moving, etc. I will write up a post for the official thread. I should say I loved the RS2 and 225, so it's not anything against Grados per se. I wonder if I got a defective headphone.

In what condition was the item sold and sent to you? Confirm that first. It makes a difference.

Was the parcel registered & insured or sent by the minimal cost option? Who chose the postage method?

It's being taken care of. But as is implied in your comments, context matters. Yes, the seller registered the entire package for insurance. The damaged item was an included part of an amp sold as new. Thanks for your replies.

Just got it delivered. It is very good.

@Artasia @Koth Ganesh
Whenever you fellas get a chance: could you, please, try wearing them for a couple of (or several) hours [for like: movies/music/tv, etc] to see if they <still> feel comfy after a bit of use?

As I'm very curious if the comfort level decreases w/ long usage sessions or if y'all ears get kinda hot from the leather pads, or if it weights down too much over time (like my old LCD3 did). Thanks! :D

Comfort is very good actually. I did have one several hour session in which they seemed to do really welll. The new suspension system is clever. Sometimes, I can feel the clamp of the pads and need to readjust. I'd say they are less comfortable than HD600/HD800 and slightly more comfortable than Utopia.

No worries my friend! Figured you were busy but not unwell! Hope you get fixed up real soon. I once had a scar on my eye from a piece of rat skull. Long story.

Jealous. :) Wonder how the HD 600 and Sonett 2 would acquit itself by comparison.

Right!?

@Huxleigh Probably favorably. I would really appreciate the opportunity to hear the Sonnet 2.

Speaking as someone who struggled with a ZX-2 purchase, I can tell you unequivocally that it is a dramatic step up over the iPhone with the Andro. The improvement is not subtle. And the device is a pleasure to use. Can't comment on the benefits of a good AES interface, but a new gadget to play with sure seems like it'd be a lot more fun as purchases go.

Do whatever you spend more time with. Both awesome. Ultimately you'll probably do both anyway :) if I had a zds and Yggdrasil I'd want a lynx with that ASAP.

I kept getting an error for my longer reply. In a word, thank you for your well-reasoned arguments. The cogency of each position explains why this decision is so complex.

seriously. today, a hummingbird dropped from high up in a eucalyptus onto a chair next to me while i was having a coffee this afternoon. i hope it survives the night.

Hope all is well. And if not, hope things get much better.

Yes, it does.

Can you send a link? I am interested in attending.

Thanks for the heads up. Not a big opera guy but I'd be interested in checking out the facility.

Link to ticket purchase as requested by mrweirdude: https://www.lyricopera.org/concertstickets/calendar/2016-2017/productions/lyricopera/das-rheingold

Completely unlistenable, and since I want to listen to this album tonight, I am a bit bummed.

Interesting! Is this true for tidal more generally? haven't really tried tidal, but have been using Spotify, which I'm assuming would suffer similar criticism,unless it's record dependent or something

Well, at least that's a fairly easily correctable issue. Much harder to deal with the weight of inadequately balanced wooden cups. If I find myself in the market to buy a closed can in near future, this'll be at the top of my list. Seriously dig the color.

That's gonna look great next to the Purple Heart Pavane DAC :-)

Mine (finally) arrived today. At first blush, me likey. They seem easy to wear for hours at a stretch. Already packing my Alpha Dogs for sale...

It is not. Used less than 10 hours. I am very happy to have the opportunity to own the Yggdrasil. My heart and soul were set on your Pavane, however.

Congrats on the Yggdrasil. I wanna hear how the CTH scales with it! Anything you didn't like about the Gungnir Multibit or are you just ready to move up?

Thank you. I will let you know. I still use the CTH almost daily (as my morning routine/coffee amp) despite owning more expensive amps.

I loved the Gungnir Multibit very much but always wanted to try the Yggdrasil and, more recently, the Pavane.

Bingo!

Maybe she can be Ohhgourami's girlfriend?

Or MisterRogers. She now prefers his build of the CTH over all of them.

Lol!
No idea about that episode but thanks for your commiseration. Feels bad man...

Here is the episode. So worth it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8mQHotlaFo

Everything's hooked up now. This is by far the best I've heard the HD650s. Will post impressions hopefully this weekend.

DO IT !!!

: lots of back and forth between devil on the left, angel (devil) on the right. Thanks to Hands, Bixby, Luckbad, and MisterRogers for siding with the devil (angel), pushing me over the edge. If no noticeable improvement, will definitely be selling for a nice discount to SBAF friends.

Which Mahler's 2d? Plenty of good ones...