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    HD600

    In 2019 when Sennheiser shifted the final assembly of units and the enclosure molding to Romania from Ireland, there was speculation on SBAF that...
    Post by: iDesign, Apr 4, 2022 in forum: Headphones
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    HD600

    That’s essentially my point. The earlier versions seem to have a higher resale because they were manufactured in Ireland, include additional...
    Post by: iDesign, Apr 3, 2022 in forum: Headphones
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    HD600

    It seems the resale is higher on early versions of the HD600 and HD650. This may be because of the included storage case which is no longer...
    Post by: iDesign, Apr 2, 2022 in forum: Headphones
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    HD600

    I have owned+sold the HD600 and HD650 many times since they were released. I'm considering purchasing another set for a loved one and I'm debating...
    Post by: iDesign, Mar 11, 2022 in forum: Headphones
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    Custom tips for universal iem’s

    The ability to successfully use custom sleeves on most universal in ear monitors is entirely dependent on your ear and canal sizes. For example,...
    Post by: iDesign, Dec 9, 2020 in forum: IEMs and Portable Gear
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    LOL WTF Chord Poly FML

    I’ll put it this way, considering the cards you were dealt you played them pretty well to get yours working. Good to see another SBAF member...
    Post by: iDesign, Nov 26, 2020 in forum: Modifications and Tweaks
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    LOL WTF Chord Poly FML

    Chord outsourced the development of the Poly, 2go, and 2yu to Disign Consultants and you’ll notice “disignconsultants.com” is printed on the PCB...
    Post by: iDesign, Nov 26, 2020 in forum: Modifications and Tweaks
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    The Mighty Utopia: Focal Utopia Revisited

    I enjoyed the HD 800 series since 1999 and I received one of the first production HD 800 S units in 2015. Since then I have come back to the HD...
    Post by: iDesign, Nov 21, 2020 in forum: Headphones
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    The Mighty Utopia: Focal Utopia Revisited

    The Utopia is often described as having a “metallic sheen” or as Tyll Hertsens wrote, “a razor sharp bite at 6kHz.” I have observed that subtle...
    Post by: iDesign, Nov 21, 2020 in forum: Headphones
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    The Mighty Utopia: Focal Utopia Revisited

    For what its worth, I revisited the Utopia in 2020 and now consider it to be the very best headphone available today. In my opinion it provides an...
    Post by: iDesign, Nov 20, 2020 in forum: Headphones
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    The Mighty Utopia: Focal Utopia Revisited

    I really appreciate these two posts. I have been considering purchasing the Utopia and debated if the HD 800 S’ wide soundstage makes it the...
    Post by: iDesign, Oct 28, 2020 in forum: Headphones
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    The Mighty Utopia: Focal Utopia Revisited

    Is the Focal Utopia worth another look? Sometime after the Utopia after was released, I lost interest because of its cost, reliability woes,...
    Post by: iDesign, Aug 17, 2020 in forum: Headphones
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    IEM general discussion thread

    I am in the process of purchasing a new CIEM or UIEM. Can everyone weigh in with their vote for the best IEM available at any price? I'm strongly...
    Post by: iDesign, Jun 5, 2020 in forum: IEMs and Portable Gear
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    Kobe Bryant helicopter crash

    Burbank ATC gave the clearance after circling/holding for 12 minutes. You are correct the pilot is also responsible for determining if its safe to...
    Post by: iDesign, Jan 28, 2020 in forum: Random Thoughts
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    Kobe Bryant helicopter crash

    The pilot was following Visual Flight Rules (VFR) which requires flying at lower altitudes to see the ground. The more important question is; why...
    Post by: iDesign, Jan 28, 2020 in forum: Random Thoughts