Cellist88
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    1. Cellist88
      Cellist88
      Karajan, Berlin Phil, Brahms Symphony No. 1, Second movement. Very impressive. Not plodding, and paints a beautiful landscape.
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    2. Cellist88
      Cellist88
      Dunu Zen Pro sounds so good out from the iphone dongle, makes me question if mega daps are really needed. Synergy is really good.
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      2. Cellist88
        Cellist88
        @rhythmdevils do you have any way to check like purr1n to see a io curve? iPhone dongle is 1 ohm.
        Dec 4, 2021
      3. Biodegraded
        Biodegraded
        @Cellist88 they're single dynamic drivers so their impedance profile is almost certainly (almost) dead flat.
        Dec 4, 2021
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      4. Cellist88
        Cellist88
        That's what i thought too since its not a BA iem, but it just sounds so different from the iphone dongle vs the Note 9, tonal balance wise. Iphone tonality also is thicker than the phonitor, which has output impedance of .18.
        Dec 4, 2021
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    3. Cellist88
      Cellist88
      Maybe I'm in the minority, but IEMS really can't hold a candle to hd800. Top octave air problems?
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      2. Lyander
        Lyander
        Call me deaf but I actually don't think IEMs are particularly worse than headphones when it comes to presenting headstage. Could just be my pinnae being weird but while nothing is quite like speakers, there are some IEMs from the like of CA, Final, or even FitEar that don't fall on their faces in the presence of headphones, even the HD800 and variants.
        Dec 3, 2021
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      3. nishan99
        nishan99
        Yeah IEMs are scam. People only use them for their portability and isolation.
        Dec 3, 2021
      4. james444
        james444
        Dec 3, 2021
        Tchoupitoulas and Lyander like this.
    4. Cellist88
      Cellist88
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    5. Cellist88
      Cellist88
      Damn....empire strikes back hitting hard ><.
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      2. crenca
        crenca
        I think we lost our movie thread, but I watched all nine a few months back and empire was not quite as good as I remembered it, in return was better than I remembered it...
        Nov 27, 2021
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      3. crenca
        crenca
        Or maybe I should say empire was as I remembered it, but return held up better than I remembered. The cuddly bears didn't bother me quite as much, most of the main cast had obviously gotten acting coaches, etc
        Nov 27, 2021
      4. YMO
        YMO
        Nov 27, 2021
    6. Cellist88
      Cellist88
      zen pro sale is live
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      2. Walderstorn
        Walderstorn
        What zen pro?
        Nov 25, 2021
      3. imackler
        imackler
        Nov 25, 2021
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      4. Walderstorn
        Walderstorn
        Holy mother I was thinking that it was a mid-priced/mid-tier iem. Totally misjudged that one. Was a nice review though RD.
        Nov 26, 2021
    7. Cellist88
      Cellist88
      1. YMO
        YMO
        BMWs already have high repair bills......nope
        Nov 25, 2021
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      2. Cellist88
        Cellist88
        Good trailer though
        Nov 25, 2021
      3. gixxerwimp
        gixxerwimp
        I test drove a Taycan. Doesn't have the sound or feel of IC power, but definitely has kick in da ass.
        Nov 25, 2021
    8. Cellist88
      Cellist88
      Dunu pro zen or campfire ara? Currently the same price.
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      2. Cellist88
        Cellist88
        @zerodeefex got it since Ymo was very insistent discouraging me on his good offer lol
        Nov 22, 2021
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      3. Merrick
        Merrick
        Nov 22, 2021
      4. Cellist88
        Cellist88
        I do! But I think i don’t like iem timbre. Just curious on what’s on the market these days that aren’t kilobuck memes
        Nov 22, 2021
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    9. Cellist88
      Cellist88
      Something about Apple Music...just doesn't sound right. Also the new Adele album is a letdown.
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      3. Cellist88
        Cellist88
        I can't agree with that. She just sounds like a mix of D'angelo, Whitney Houston, and talking singing like Florence + the Machine. She literally sings like 10 pitches per song, while just talking. There is no development, and literally stays the same from beginning to end. If you take the lyrics out, literally trash tier music for me. Reminds me of Norah Jones when she sang Tragedy.
        Nov 19, 2021
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      4. zerodeefex
        zerodeefex
        That's exactly the point: her choices here are weird AF, bro, especially given her past output. I can appreciate how she pushed herself somewhere different. It's amazing how difficult it is for humans to choose change and I applaud it, even if the results aren't my cup of tea.
        Nov 19, 2021
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      5. bixby
        bixby
        Just finished Adele-30. My disdain for the album started with the shards of glass flying off the massed strings in the 1st track, the annoying gimmicks and then the harsh squawking background vocals. At least the 2nd half was a bit easier to take, but not enough for a repeat play.
        Nov 20, 2021
    10. Cellist88
      Cellist88
      Anyone use Airpod Pros before and compare them to say the latest sony wireless bud? Might just dongle it.
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      2. Cellist88
        Cellist88
        Just happened to be on a massive sale now, else it was your area or clemmasters Solaris…though it’s getting to the point where I hardly use portable audio because the car stereo is there
        Nov 5, 2021
      3. YMO
        YMO
        Dude just get a cheaper DD IEM and call it a day for portable use.
        Nov 5, 2021
      4. Gazny
        Gazny
        Airpod pro is a DD
        Nov 5, 2021
        Merrick likes this.
    11. Cellist88
      Cellist88
      I don’t know if I can survive using iOS
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      2. jnak00
        jnak00
        I made the switch about six months ago. I still look for settings within apps instead of in the settings app. Also iOS spellcheck and keyboard suck. But overall not that different.
        Nov 3, 2021
      3. Mystic
        Mystic
        I was an android user for 8 years. Primarily Nexus phones and then a OnePlus in the end. Switch 3 months ago to iPhone 12. Learning a new UI took a few weeks to find everything I wanted to use, but it’s largely the same thing, with a new skin. Honestly didn’t even notice notifications were different. Biggest lose for me was Google Assistant, but I gained in a few areas as well.
        Nov 3, 2021
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      4. Merrick
        Merrick
        @jnak you can use third party keyboards on the iPhone. I felt I always had to on Android because I couldn't stand the stock keyboard but never had that issue with iPhone.
        Nov 3, 2021
    12. Cellist88
      Cellist88
      Pixel 6 pro or iphone pro 2021? Which is more "pro"? Lol
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      3. zerodeefex
        zerodeefex
        @Cellist88 I would say the pro offerings are not worth the added cost TBH. We have two tech salaries and I still feel like phones are overpriced with the regular pixel 6 being a solid offering for the price.

        Did you play with the Pixel with day 1 software? I can say that, having been in Android for many years, the experience on day 1 is always significantly better than pre-launch.
        Oct 27, 2021
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      4. Cellist88
        Cellist88
        I'll see on Friday with the actual unit but the demo unit ran fine and smoothly at the store. The regular pixel 6 is amazing for the price. I'm just bummed that Google as a software company hasn't fully optimized to the new hardware. I thought the addition of new camera hardware, tensor would make a bigger diff, but seems everything is an updated port of old software. Has a lot of potential but not realized rigjt now
        Oct 27, 2021
      5. Cellist88
        Cellist88
        I don't go crazy with a phone but if I'm gonna spend 1k, I want to use it for 4-5 years like my old Samsung. I root for team pixel but they don't have a good track record, and Apple purposefully holding back features just to sell phones the next year is snakish. My note 9 has every feature I'm happy with and the only company willing to go that route is Sony , but they want to charge an arm and a leg.
        Oct 27, 2021
    13. Cellist88
      Cellist88
      rewatching Legend of Galactic Heroes. I think its better than Dune.
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      2. YMO
        YMO
        f**k YEAAAAHHHH! Oh yeah, if you weren't aware, the original ten novels are available in English from Viz. I'm glad we have the whole original novel series (which covers all 120 episodes of OVA) in English.
        Oct 22, 2021
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    14. Cellist88
      Cellist88
      Motherboard change on laptop....Yggdrasil sounds different via usb in a good way.
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      2. YMO
        YMO
        We rolled tubes, caps, transformers, cables, and now boards.
        Oct 11, 2021
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      3. Cellist88
        Cellist88
        The real next step is rolling Ac adapters! LOL JK. In all seriousness, though something did change, thankfully for the better.
        Oct 11, 2021
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      4. Riotvan
        Riotvan
        I'm about to start rolling my eyes...

        Sometimes my sarcasm is legendary.
        Oct 12, 2021
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    15. Cspirou
      Cspirou
      Hey. What mic would you use to record the cello?
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      2. Cspirou
        Cspirou
        So microphones tend to be setup far field?
        Oct 9, 2021
      3. E_Schaaf
        E_Schaaf
        Schoeps CMC641 represent! If I could only have one mic forever that's the one.
        Oct 9, 2021
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      4. Cellist88
        Cellist88
        @Cspirou depends on the room, but a sort of medium distance, not super close or far.
        Oct 9, 2021
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    16. Cellist88
      Cellist88
      I think I got too used to r2r. Watching Bond in Dolby Cinema hurt my ears.
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      3. Poleepkwa
        Poleepkwa
        Dolby or Dolby Atmos?
        Oct 9, 2021
      4. Cellist88
        Cellist88
        I'm pretty sure Dolby atmos? I mean tickets were like 24 dollars each, though I don't know if that's just standard now. The only thing that has be coming back is watching Blade Runner 2049 in Dolby Atmos and that was just.....ridiculous....haven't experienced anything as good since.
        Oct 9, 2021
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      5. Poleepkwa
        Poleepkwa
        One things that really affects the soundqaulity in theaters are where you sit. You sit in the first 3rd it will be pretty bright. Dolby Atmos really worked well inside the cars. Image on other hand seems subpar. Looked like SS instead of HDR. Highlight blown out, contrast off...might just been the theatre I visited.
        Oct 9, 2021
    17. Cellist88
      Cellist88
      Yuja Wang Prokofiev Concerto No. 2: Finale with dudamel....live recording..Yggdrasil A2 <3
    18. Cellist88
      Cellist88
      When your strings cost as much as the LIM upgrade....Lol Life.
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      2. Vtory
        Vtory
        People fall in one of these three categories: What a expensive string! vs What a expensive converter! vs Nothing comes cheap..
        Oct 6, 2021
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      3. Merrick
        Merrick
        At least it's not the cost of a LiM per string...
        Oct 6, 2021
      4. penguins
        penguins
        At least a good set of cello strings still bring musical joy
        Oct 6, 2021
    19. Cellist88
      Cellist88
      Glenn Gould Beethoven Sonata no. 8, 2nd movement...the man just hears different. That's when you know content > Dac. No other pianist can do
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      2. Claritas
        Claritas
        I'll have to give that one another listen. Three of his solo Beethoven recordings are particularly worth-hearing. His very imaginative, but also coherent, Op. 27/1. His tightly structured but still quite virtuosic 32 Variations in C minor. And his bold, albeit ultimately uncompelling, attempt to play Op. 27/2 according to the tempo markings.
        Sep 16, 2021
    20. Cellist88
      Cellist88
      Watching Apple Keynotes just makes me LOL. The loudness of every word and sentence....like they are reinventing everything....not...
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      2. Cellist88
        Cellist88
        Everything android does...just adapt after 3 years Lol
        Sep 14, 2021
      3. rott
        rott
        They may adopt certain features later, but generally they turn out in the whole to be much more refined as a package compared to their targeted competition (with very decent supported lifetimes), which tons of people worldwide look forward to getting their hands on. But yes, the Keynotes are somewhat silly at this point, exercises in over-production to keep the masses excited over what's already expected.
        Sep 14, 2021
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      4. Cellist88
        Cellist88
        I think they make great products! Just don't like how they make it out like they were so innovative....first ever.....industry leading....IP86 Water resistance....it just rubs me off poorly.
        Sep 14, 2021
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    Gender:
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    Oct 18, 1988 (Age: 35)
    Location:
    NJ
    Occupation:
    Cellist
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