cskippy

What a beautiful verite.

Needs to burn in but already sounds terrific!

Jealous; mine's still in the queue!

Norne Draug 3

@David De Lucena IMHO you don't need such a fancy cable even if they do look nice. But I do recommend replacing the stock HD800 cable with a thick pure copper cable. I've used various microphone cables with excellent results.

So beautiful cable!!!

Probably but I'm not keen on supporting a company that charges exorbitant prices for pads and headbands and doesn't support their customers.

I feel you on that, there's a reason every time I've heard a Utopia it was at a meet or showroom and not my own pair.

Same reason that as much as I like the sound of the Clears and Elex, I find myself taking a pass.

... to be replaced by?

Overpriced and non-transferable warranty, Focal can kiss my golden schlong.

Unsure. Nothing atm

Looks nice! Did you take ice-man's one? (Inferring from the cable)

yeah, shoutout to @Ice-man that cable is legit nice. I'll be SDR modding these soon.

Thought of this GIF when I saw he'd been executed, lol.

http://i.imgur.com/TkRD44J.gif

Love it a lot more than the generic "Banned." Gave me that feeling of catharsis when I first saw it, which is weird.

One can hear the "Aaaaargh!"

Did you snag that Bryston first?

You are not done until we say you are done. When you become a PA it will just fuel more purchase ;)

You'll be back sweating in speaker or tt threads in no time!

Hahaha! It was on a table that was 50% off at Wal-Mart. Place was a retail war-zone.

I would have to steal it.

I'm not buying because I'm not in America. Wish I was: I'd go wild.

Here in India, "50% off" is deducted from twice the original price. Or, at least, on 50% of items it is.

not as bad as Yggdrasil A2 to my ears. It's just dynamic and clear. This is in direct comparison to Aficionado. YMMV of course.

Hmmm...somewhat counter to Marv's impressions. Just saw they actually sell these here in S.A. so at least this is something I can get ears on.

SR-007 MK1 <3

SR-009S? :)

Not sure yet. I have a KGSSHV coming Monday. Friend is letting me borrow his 007A to test the amp.

Welcome to the club, I also recently got a Carbon and 007A. The latest 007MK2/A is supposedly better than 009(S).

Do tell

I too am curious what set off this desire to go back.

^ ADHD. I suffer from it too. Oops

Probably a Denon CD player. At least that’s my guess.

Damn... we used to have some killer meet ups in the Bay Area. Check this thread from our 2011 meet up. I’m sure you’ll find Craig’s CD player feeding a BA into an HD600.

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/amazing-bay-area-meet-2-19-11-impressions-thread.540576/

It depends on how you have HE-500 configured. I really like HE-500 stock but with Dekoni TH-900 Series Fenestrated Sheepskin pads. This is a very neutral sound. Verum, with the pads I preferred was a little more laid back. They are both very competent headphones. I'm not sure Verum would be an upgrade though.

I wasn't expecting an upgrade by any means, just a different flavor. But thanks for your impressions!

Verum 1 will be less v-shaped compared to HE-500 with stock pads, tighter bass and more natural timbre.

sorry man! hope building a custom RV and retiring to life on the road isn't next. ;) often appreciated your ear for gear.

Take a break? My ears get fucked sometimes whenever I have a busy day out and about and go for music after. What are you experiencing, exactly? :/

LG V35? has a Sabre implementation with multiple filters, good phone.

@cskippy nice! What games do you have on the back burner? Been wanting to pick up a PS4 (non-Pro) for my JRPGs, haha.

A lot of the exclusives like Uncharted, The Last of Us, God of War, etc.

No idea about Uncharted, but aaaargh GoW alone will be worth it. Happy gaming, BOY! :))

Doubling the sentiment. Someone posted their cover of Bittersweet Symphony about a year or so ago and I've been a massive fan since. Truth is a Beautiful Thing is one of my current faves!

It is a terrible shame the first album was recorded so terribly. 'Hey now' is probably the most obvious example.

I started listening to them a few months ago. Truth is a Beautiful Thing is in my regular rotation now.