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    New Members - Introduce Yourself

    Hello, I'm not exactly new here but I realized I never actually properly introduced myself. I got the audio bug back in 2012, when I borrowed an...
    Post by: DivineCurrent, Jul 13, 2022 in forum: Tales from the Bully Pulpit
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    Drop x JVC HA-FDX1 DD IEM: The second coming of ...

    I picked up an FD01 a while ago, compared the FDX1 and FD01 extensively on bassy tracks for a few hours this week. I can confirm what many here...
    Post by: DivineCurrent, Jul 13, 2022 in forum: IEM Measurements
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    Drop x JVC HA-FDX1 DD IEM: The second coming of ...

    I just had to pick up a second set for $159 with that discount code, that's just too good of a deal to pass up. It's such a sleeper IEM hardly...
    Post by: DivineCurrent, Aug 25, 2021 in forum: IEM Measurements
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    JDS EL DAC Measurements

    Yes, I forget to mention I knew it is an AKM chip. It sounds warmer to me when compared to Sabre DACs I've heard. I've never heard any other AKM...
    Post by: DivineCurrent, May 8, 2018 in forum: Source Measurements
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    JDS EL DAC Measurements

    The USB interaction with Windows and the EL DAC, for me at least, is somewhat buggy. I had to uninstall the default drivers it came with, because...
    Post by: DivineCurrent, May 8, 2018 in forum: Source Measurements
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    Crossfeed Plugins

    I have tried CanOpener, a while ago it was only available for Mac, glad to see Windows support now. I suppose I like TB Isone so much because it...
    Post by: DivineCurrent, Jan 23, 2018 in forum: Computer Audiophile: Software, Configs, Tools
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    Crossfeed Plugins

    As all of you probably know, crossfeed attempts to simulate how our ears naturally hear music and sounds, by letting both ears hear each channel,...
    Thread by: DivineCurrent, Jan 22, 2018, 10 replies, in forum: Computer Audiophile: Software, Configs, Tools
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    Sennheiser HD650 Love (Appreciation Thread)

    Can I share my opinion about these amazing headphones for a minute? When I bought the HD650 back in 2013, at the time I was coming from 4 full...
    Post by: DivineCurrent, Jan 2, 2018 in forum: Headphone Measurements
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    Beyer Amiron Measurements

    Would also love to see DT1990 measurements. Reviewers around say it's actually got bass extension and doesn't suffer from distortion peaks as is...
    Post by: DivineCurrent, Jun 14, 2017 in forum: Headphone Measurements
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    Sennheiser HDV 820

    I don't understand Sennheiser the past few years. They come out with an amp/dac that supposedly has good synergy with their headphones, yet the...
    Post by: DivineCurrent, Apr 29, 2017 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Anyone try Sonarworks Headphone Calibration?

    A while ago out of curiosity, I took my individually calibrated HD650 EQ correction from Sonarworks and attempted to match it in Equalizer APO....
    Post by: DivineCurrent, Apr 3, 2017 in forum: Headphones
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    Beyer Amiron Measurements

    It still unfortunately looks like the same old Beyer tuning. They claim on their website they "completely eliminated annoying treble resonances."...
    Post by: DivineCurrent, Feb 27, 2017 in forum: Headphone Measurements
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    Anyone try Sonarworks Headphone Calibration?

    That's strange. Do you have the no clipping button on the right turned off? Or perhaps jriver can't handle the processing needed for Sonarworks. I...
    Post by: DivineCurrent, Feb 13, 2017 in forum: Headphones
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    Sennheiser HD650

    I gotta add that to my bucket list now. What's trashy about the Element for you? I know build quality may be crap; I signed up for that JDS Labs...
    Post by: DivineCurrent, Feb 9, 2017 in forum: Headphones