Just like to share some headphile stuff
1st Pinoy headphile meet. Yesterday March 3. Antel2000 valero street makati.
i'm still A/B'ing in my mind the vinyl PinkFloyd's Dark Side vs. it's remastered CD. I remember getting goosebumps on Great Gig In The Sky even if ive listened to it for the Nth time in different formats! They shouldnt clean the Joy DIvision vinyl, mas okay yung Love Will Tear Us Apart, paulit ulit yung chorus
parang subliminal message
Dark Side Of the Moon, JVC turntable with Clearaudio cartridge, ArnoldC tube headamp kit, x-lp
im not reviewing any of the amps. they all sound alike.. Hehe! i gotta have one of those tube amp kits, they really do great when paired with my cans. The Cayin's pretty good too (with 800$ pricetag it should be). It was very quiet, I thought it turned off by itself when the song sample moved to another track. The details were just amazing, you could almost point out which part of the stage the music's coming from. maybe im imagining that or prolly its a mix and match witht he right set of cans.
Just to reiterate , Xin's supermicro is a monster. I cant believe thats an amp. I thought it's a volume control or something. maybe they should Shrink Wrap that to the end of a hphone cable! The ipod Redwine mod made me a believer. I can tell, since I also owned the 4th Gen Ipod. very low almost zero capacitance.
Cayin amp, Sony SA5000, XCAN v3, my irizumi 80gig iPOD, altoid cmoy amp and DIY IC, an ipod nano and PA2v2
Grado Sr325i with the Liberators, 4th Gen IPOD REDWINE IMOD, switchcraft IC, super micro underneath, its smaller than the pods width.
the supermicro strapped with blue velcro, UE super.fi5 with earmolds
I was able to try the HD650, theyre darn comfortable and the quality's very transparent. you can prolly fall asleep, though you'll immediately snap out of it once you land your face on those huge cans. I might get the entry level 555 or 515 because of the 650. The Sony SA-5000's pretty good too. I was amazed with the response and clarity, i didnt know its open-air. it looks like something you wear in starwars podracing, i thought it was closeback.
ALO audio interconnect, xtra head amp, ipod 5th gen 30gig
I wasnt able to try the in-ears, I didnt mind sharing my wax! i also wana try somebody else's earmolds hehe! next time, i'll bring disposable silicons or tri-flange to try em innards =]
Dell latitude, Benchmark DAC-1, Grado SR325
I was looking forward to try the SR-325 with Liberators, and they really do deliver. Well they just have to
these cans were warm and very clear. they're great with vocals, I cant imagine whats the next level cans (RF series) would sound like. I cant tell if the Liberators does improve the soundstage with these cans, because we didnt A/B (with or without). but if Ive to compare to my stock in your face sr80, you can hear the obvious difference in soundstage. The MS-1 is so ear friendly, with tamed highs and pronounced mids, these cans are very musical. I myself play and make some music and I found for myself why musician's prefer these cans.
here's what i came for
xtra x1 amp, Alessandro MS-1, my grado sr80, my irizumi ipod, a shuffle and some fake flowers
at the end, i miss my Sr80s crisp, shimmery upfront character. and the ssssssibilance hehe. was my faith shaken? NO WAY, GRADO ALL THE WAY! raise the FLAG! =]
its in the ear of the beholder. i hope you guys can come next time. and soemone please bring a POCKET TURNTABLE.
