rlow

No wonder. I was honestly a little confused because I didn't think any BBC monitors or variants need such massages. Now I can see a more complete story.

The Grahams are a bit bumped through that region as well, although possibly a room mode likely related to the port on each, because the ATCs (sealed) in the past and the Buchardt S400 now (passive radiator) don’t exhibit this. With the Grahams however it’s just perceived as a bit more warmth and some excess on certain notes, not sleepy or dark sounding.

I think I read somewhere where KEF's are designed with stone walls in mind and with American sheetrock construction, it is best to use the foam in the bass port. I think this also removes the midbass hump. I know my Q300's in my room I liked them with the foam.

650 doesn’t take EQ all that well. But if you want to try, I used to do something like this:
Filter 1: LowShelf, 45Hz, Q=1.2, G=+4dB;
Filter 2: Bell, 150Hz, Q=1, G=-3dB.

My specific unit had a peak at 5.5kHz. So I did a Filter 3: Bell, 5.5kHz, Q=2, G=-3dB.

Personally I don't think 650 responds to eq very well. (sr1a is the best regarding this, planars mostly decent, dynamics usually trickier). My own rule of thumb is not to apply any boost below resonance frequency (80-90hz for hd650 as far as I remember).

Much easier way for the life: sell it to me! lol

You could try the oratory1990 EQ settings for the Harman curve: https://github.com/jaakkopasanen/AutoEq/tree/master/results/oratory1990/harman_over-ear_2018/Sennheiser%20HD%20650 . It is what I have been using. The effect is subtle. There is a choice of either 5 or 10 filters.

@RobS let me ponder with the idea. A full film psu would be a start and better filtering. Some precision bypass caps with copper foil with really low ESR outputs. But then it's a high end amp...for the HD650 mostly.

@m17xr2b dude your bottlehead rules. im jelly of your other tube amps as well lol.

OTL all the way! Decware CSP3 is the best I've heard with HD650. The tone is dark, but somehow it still manages to have wonderful microdetail. My educated guess (based on experience with the ZD series and HD600) is that ZDS would easily beat it due to its far superior staging. Best luck!

On a quick google, i found it mentioned once as a possibility, but it doesn't seem confirmed. We'll have to do more google

What are we ASR now? I once threw mine 47.35 poo units if it helps. I know most of you are used to shitting in boxes or parks, but angry apes throwing shit is a real thing.

OK, I learned that they do. Thanks. But, apparently, not in the wild, where they throw other things. But annoy a chimp in the zoo, and shit in the face is a real danger.

https://www.livescience.com/66042-why-chimps-throw-poop.html

One of my favs. It reminds me of my college radio days. I still think The Weight Is a Gift is one of their best.

You got it right. in my mind this a pub not a broadcast station.

Nothing wrong with a civil disagreement followed by a mutually consented fist fight as dessert, and then going out for a beer together afterwords. It happened many a time during hockey playing days.

It's actually one of the few times I've explained my dislike, and it was a show of respect.

Looking forward to the next one on speaker measurements

I just listened to the episode as well. It's the best audio podcast I've found yet.

That was a great interview. His explanation of feedback and circuit design was interesting.

I made the time to listen, well worth it. Makes me want to get my turntable setup again (out of action since my last pre-covid move/downsizing). Both Darko and Darren would be great SBAF regulars. Thanks once more for the tip @rlow, respect.

Not to mention add a touch of flavouring for preferences. Of course Umik and REW also necessary to see where/how to apply it.

Roon's DSP engine is pretty neat. I have parametric EQ settings for my HD600 and HD650 which I enjoy. I do use volume leveling for my zones. It's not perfect but, does work well.

Luckily in the headphone space, yeah there are tons of great folks on here who have heard a ton of shit and who can be trusted (or at least understood as far as preferences). And of course, many do their own measurements.

2-channel stuff is not as common though, but still would trust SBAFers over most mags on that too.

I watch or read reviews just see how full of crap some reviewers can be and see if they will ever break from their normal bias. Checking to see Steve Guttenberg dislikes a product for the first time, remembering Zreviews has terrible tastes, gauging how sensitive Josh Valour is to treble, if DMS can ever maintain consistency in his work/format and figuring out if John Darko is talking about the device or food.

Honestly, published measurements are more or less not that informative to me. Sensittity not bad (good measuring speakers sound ok at least), but terrible specificity (idiosyncratic measuring speakers do wonder pretty often). Impedance curve is the most helpful resource imho.

“ChangesNowBowie is a compilation of live tracks recorded by David Bowie and his band in November, 1996 at Philip Glass’s Looking Glass Studios in New York City. At the time, Bowie and his band were in rehearsals for his massive 50th Birthday celebration at Madison Square Garden. In advance of the concert, Bowie recorded a selection of his favorite compositions during the rehearsals for a special on the BBC.”

Indeed! It's essential if you like their "The Bends" phase. I have always had it and forget that it is not a "proper" album, it gets equal time played alongside the others.

I've missed this one, checking it out now!

There was a time in my life where I tried to be a Radiohead completionist and bought a bunch of their singles. Then I saw how many singles and variants there were and decided to spend money on Chipotle instead.

You know, they always make solid music. As in 50-ties spirit fun Rock & Roll solid, we need more of that. Now I hope the Lefties Soul Connection will also release something new. That raw Funk, think of The Meters honestly moves you...

https://youtu.be/Dmsg9d7kuH4

Listened to ‘Jet Plane and Oxbow’ the last couple days and it’s great. Just moved on to ‘Rook’ today - completely different style/mood, but also great.

One of the best modern bands, I completely agree. Even got Jet Plane and Oxbow on vinyl.

love it, thank you

That sucks, I saw his forum post about it: https://forums.audioholics.com/forums/threads/coronavirus.117055/page-20#post-1375448

Hopefully its a smooth recovery without needing hospitalization or that he doesn't encounter complications.

f**k. Sorry for him. Last time I follow Audioholics was the Oppo/Lexicon Drama.