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Is it just me, or did the latest Momentum 4 firmware update seriously improve the trebles? May actually use these for rock now! Apr 2, 2025

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    1. dubiousmike
      dubiousmike
      Is it just me, or did the latest Momentum 4 firmware update seriously improve the trebles? May actually use these for rock now!
      Apr 2, 2025
      2. Qildail
        Qildail
        The over-ear M4s? I had stayed away because of bad treble reviews. I love my Bathys but the fit can be uncomfortable over long periods.
        Apr 3, 2025
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    2. dubiousmike
      dubiousmike
      Scored an Auralic Taurus mkii, and man is this a great amp (paired with an og Yggdrasil). Tyll called it right as usual back in 2014!
      Jun 6, 2024
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      2. Josh83
        Josh83
        I have one and like it. It’s somewhat “flat” and “dry” but is very non-fatiguing and seems to do little editorializing on the music.
        Jun 7, 2024
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    3. dubiousmike
      dubiousmike
      Put fresh oem pads on my HD800's tonight after living with aftermarket trash for months. Can't believe I waited so long. The magic is back!
      Dec 29, 2023
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      3. internethandle
        internethandle
        Yeah, there’s just no replacement. If you really want to get nervosa about it, @ext1 thought the latest batch of OEM pads aren’t as good as what he had stocked up on before Senn went dark for awhile with manufacturing, iirc. ;)
        Dec 30, 2023
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      4. dubiousmike
        dubiousmike
        @roshambo123 Too right! I knew better too from the pad thread here, but I was in dire need of replacements, and Senn and Amazon were sold out. Some lessons you have to learn first hand I suppose.
        Dec 30, 2023
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      5. dubiousmike
        dubiousmike
        @internethandle Interesting point! If they had to switch manufacturers, I suppose that could well be, but I think I'm going to do my best to resist the urge to start hunting NOS pre-pandemic oem pads. Just so happy to be back in the fold with my HD800's sounding right again!
        Dec 30, 2023
    4. dubiousmike
      dubiousmike
      SCE surges in LA followed by the outage last night shorted my Yggdrasil's usb. So that's pretty cool... Worst utility co. ever.
      May 21, 2022
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      3. atomicbob
        atomicbob
        That sucks big time. Probably wise to invest in an appropriately sized UPS for the future.
        May 22, 2022
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      4. dubiousmike
        dubiousmike
        Thanks all. Yeah, this was SCE in Los Angeles County. My Yggdrasil was powered via an emotiva line filter, plugged into a mid-tier furman surge bar. But the surge was strong enough to make a big pop from my speakers in the next room over and guess it somehow got through. Tried it with multiple pc's but no dice. Trying to look at this as a chance to upgrade from gen5 to unison.
        May 22, 2022
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      5. dubiousmike
        dubiousmike
        Happy day! I let it sit unplugged over night in hopes of draining caps and a miracle. Plugged her back in just now, and in place of the error messages I was getting on both pc's (through about a dozen reboots), my Yggdrasil was recognized and is alive again. Such a weight off!
        May 22, 2022
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    5. dubiousmike
      dubiousmike
      Picked up a Fiio BTR5 to play with. With Koss KPH30i's via LDAC from a Pixel 4XL, this thing sounds pretty sweet right out of the box.
      Dec 28, 2020
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      2. DigMe
        DigMe
        My Shanling M0 has the same DAC chip and I’m pretty content with it..
        Dec 28, 2020
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    6. dubiousmike
      dubiousmike
      Finished my wire se se build - what a great little amp!
      Jun 19, 2016
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    7. Pyruvate
      Pyruvate
      Bifrost 4490 + Mainline + modded 650 = spoiled rotten :)
      Jan 22, 2016
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      3. Pyruvate
        Pyruvate
        Dude 4490 is the real deal!
        Jan 24, 2016
      4. Pyruvate
        Pyruvate
        @dubiousmike, did you ever hear a difference while playing with the output impedance switch for the HD650/800?
        Jan 25, 2016
      5. dubiousmike
        dubiousmike
        @Pyruvate sorry for the much delayed reply on this! It is easiest to hear the difference in the bass, particularly with hd800's, although the effect is somewhat subtle. With impedance switched to low, deep bass is tighter and more detailed. Switch it to high and it gets a little more rounded off, but mid-bass gets slightly fuller.
        Mar 29, 2016
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    8. OJneg
      OJneg
      You have any experience with the BH phono's?
      Oct 31, 2015
      2. dubiousmike
        dubiousmike
        Afraid not. If you end up taking the plunge though, I'd be interested to hear your impressions.
        Nov 2, 2015
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    Gender:
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    Location:
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    Occupation:
    Attorney (labor, employment and corporate)
    Usually:
    Yggdrasil -> Auralic Taurus Mkii / diy Mainline / GS-X Mini -> Hd800 / TH-X00; or
    Pixel 6 Pro -> BTR5 (LDAC) -> CA Andromeda / ATH ES10

    Headphone Inventory
    -Sennheiser HD800 (resonator and cork mods)
    -CA Andromeda
    -Sennheiser HD650
    -Audio Technica ATH-ES10
    -Fostex TH-X00
    -Sony WH-1000XM3
    -Beyerdynamic DT 880 (250 ohm) (reterminated with Neutrik NP3X-B)
    -AKG N400NC
    -Westone W40
    -Fostex T50RP (diymods)
    -Samsung Galaxy Beans
    -1More Quads
    -Koss KSC75
    -Anker Liberty Air 2

    Headphone Amps
    -Auralic Taurus Mkii
    -diy Bottlehead Mainline (with RTI teflon coupling caps)
    -HeadAmp GS-X Mini
    -diy Wire SE-SE
    -diy Bottlehead Crack (with Maxhawk bias selector board, Speedball, TKD 2511 pot, 100uf Obbligato coupling caps, Triad C7 choke, 2.2uf Axon bypass cap, and running an Amperex e80cc PQ and TS 5998)
    -Rawson Firstwatt F3 Clone
    -diy O2 with AGDR booster board (v.3.0) and dual LME49990 adapter in gain stage.
    -diy Mini^3

    Source Inventory
    -Yggdrasil A1 Gen 5 USB
    -Modi Multibit
    -Fiio BTR5
    -Marantz SR6003
    -Yamaha RX-V1900
    -Pico DAC

    Speakers
    -Omega Super7 Mk2 Monitors
    -Klipsch Legend KLF-20's (diy modded with Crites x-overs and ti tweeters)

    Music Preferences
    Alt-Pop; Emo; Choral; Partitas; Indie Folk, Rap

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