E_Schaaf

My measurement rig is at Upscale so it may be inaccessible for a bit. Assuming Brencho keeps em I can measure when quarantine's lifted or if I find my binaural mic. I like them more than stock HD600/650/580, but haven't heard JAR650. I actually thought the drivers on the Borealis felt too distant - like I was getting a lot of reflected sound in the treble. I'd rather have a shallower basket w/ thicker pads.

@Hands i have a average to large head and the loaner pair were actually a bit loose on me maybe from wear and tear. I’m not super treble sensitive but still found it somewhat harsh and uneven

That said want to highlight that it shows promise too and has positive attributes (punch/attack etc)

Moderate-Q boost on the bass so as not to bloat the lower mids, w/ no treble peaks beyond lower midrange. This is why Eikon and modded ADX5000 / TH900 are great for pop music, and some pairs of Audezes too (though the bass is flatter on those). HE6 w/ the right leather pads just off the mark with the 2k recession being too low in the FR and no net slope.

Annoying to think that so much stuff was mixed and mastered with Beats by Dre in mind.

Yes, Pioneer was a respected name back then. Do they still exist? A brain cell suggests they might still make car audio,

@Thad E Ginathom they have DJ headphones, and I've got fond memories of the Pioneer SE-EX9 for more reasons than their fun name, haha!

I think I remember them even making turntables. Almost sure I do.

The bass really moved you.

Ear level woofers and knee-level subs with tweeters shooting at my chest unless I slump back in my seat (which I normally end up doing) definitely ticks my marks when it comes to getting the best dynamics and extension out of my system. I keep the tweeters on low anyway...

@Lyander I don't find Audeze bad ergonomically either. Just tired of their manufacturing inconsistency.

That and I like ZMFs more and subscribed to team dynamic

I hear that, extensive demos + having a nice entry-level planar at home for the first time has me leaning into team dynamic, just can't get used to how typical planars do headstage. Also bass impact, but my main cans spoil me there lol.

Original LCD-2 is sexy as hell though.

I'm saying this, make the LCDs more like the LCD2-C. Now that I can wear for hours. I remember the original LCD2s were great for Kraftwerk, but at times their low end was getting on my nerves and my neck was hurting for hours.

Waiting for a price drop from Uncle Kevvy for Coronachristmas ;)

Good price but shitty headband.

After 3 years with the Utopias I don't regret getting a pair.

Working from home then?

I was told there will 'be a meeting' about it shortly, with promises made verbally.

I still use 2000-2010 as my reference point, so today's options seem amazing. Things have changed a ton.

Back in those days almost nothing big happened.

Can't believe it's been nearly 5 years since the Utopia and LCD4.Not counting ear speakers and ZMFs nothing very exciting release since then :(

Not talking about EQ, just talking about headphone FR w/ mods. And it's a broad boost either way, with a smooth downslope to the mids beyond the mentioned cutoff points.

For my taste, and without hearing anything, the former might balance bass slam with intelligibility of the upper mids better, and sound cleaner. With a general sensitivity to mids, a relative boost of the 3 kHz region to the warmer end of the bass response could sound tiring with a little less impact.

'less 3k presence and high treble' relative to stock V2 if that wasn't clear. Modded is just... better in every way.

I have been very curious about those speakers since their release. I have been wondering if Aegir monoblocks would be enough power and be good synergy or if bi-amp Vidar / Aegir (low / mid & high) would be a better match... don't suppose you have the ability to test any of these?

@e.shell that's exactly why I asked! Wife likes the speakers cause she's into the old school esthetics and sound.

Aegir should be fine with them - 1 or 2. They're 90dB/[email protected] so not really hard to drive unless you like to listen at a 100dB average all the time and still want headroom beyond that.

It feels good without it.

Probably better if they was a she, and said they weren't wearing any panties...

Had a buddy looking for a place in SF few years back. Saw a text where someone said he could crash at his place if he "showed him his goodies".

They say that's where the margins are. money falling into the till is the one sound that cables absolutely do improve: I hope @E_Schaaf did well out of it.

Goes against all my notions of reasonability, but if someone is standing there saying, hey, take my money, It would be hard not to.

Its days like those I wish I was paid a commission. Personally sold well over $2M in the last year. Don't get to see a penny of it aside from my hourly wage, which is fairly generous as far as this industry goes, but I'm spread thin with student loans and exorbitant SoCal rent.

My friend moved from Jax to Burbank. He was paying $900 for 1/1 with a fridge and everything. In Burbank it's $2k for a studio with his BF and two dogs, no fridge. I guess pay to play for SoCal.

We should never have things in the closet. What street rep we are trying to keep?

Is this then a must own for classic and hard rock aficionados?

^ Only headphones that don't make my ears bleed when I crank it with such things. So on that front, yes?

That's awesome!

measurements in most recent post here https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/ears-fr-measurement-dump-zmf-focal-audeze-extras.8087/#post-289211

That looks promising. Is the 8k escarpment actual or resonance?

Just an artifact from EARS - many of my other measurements show it too. Not audible with sine sweeps.

I'm literally trying to get as much bass as possible so long as it doesn't get in the way of the mids... but that zingy treble just has to go. I don't think stock bass is as boosted as the reviews led me to think - not nearly as boosted as a lot of the commercial IEMs I've heard.

IME a lot of guys coming from 2-channel tend to like a more forward bass presentation, emulates some of that tactility / room response.

The bass is the selling point of the TH-900, a v-shaped signature is fine to me. Most times I hear the TH-900 the treble wears me down and I can't listen long with my bright weeb music at least.

Findings so far are that switching to the X00 pads will help with the mids and treble quite a bit, but I hate them because they're too small and too shallow, and the material is blah. The provided supplies only really helped with changing bass +- about 4dB. Waiting for the OK to tear them apart and start working on the back side of the baffle.

how I long for the days when college was affordable, because there was no government student loans. I'm not talking about you, per se, but more people should get into trades instead of getting borderline useless degrees.

Take care, mind your sleep and relations.

Sad to read this. Don't let the sleep loss distort the big picture.

I hit up the Steam sale too. Starting with classics like Portal and Half Life. Any recommendations for a newb?

Not sure how newb.. Have you played Donkey Kong?

Sorry, computer gaming newb, no PS4 or Xbox One experience. I own all the Nintendo systems tho.