Recent content by BassicScience
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HiFiMan Susvara
This new HFM flagship rumor came out of nowhere, and my curiosity is definitely piqued. I was a bit ambivalent about attending CanJam SoCal this fall, but if the reviews are enthusiastic, I may have to head down and check it out. :relaxed:- BassicScience
- Post #25,776
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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THE WATERCOOLER HEADPHONE EDITION – Headphones, Amps, DACs, and desktop/home audio related – a freewheeling discussion of gear, impressions, music, and musings.
I've never heard the MDR-R10 or ATH-L5000, but of modern closed-backs, the DCA E3 is the best I've heard if you're looking for a neutral-ish tuning, à la Susvara or Utopia. And similar to Susvara, E3 needs some power to get it fully on song, so it's not ideal for portable use. In terms of cans...- BassicScience
- Post #548
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome.
No, Groucho Marx. Woody Allen later "borrowed" it...- BassicScience
- Post #89,240
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Stax SR-X9000
Yes, I meant the peak at 50 Hz. I no longer own my X9000, but I did usually apply a 2-3 dB bass shelf below 100 Hz, as I routinely do with any estat. Had I done some research into the X9000's actual bass response, I clearly could have tailored a much more effective EQ, but bass wasn't the only...- BassicScience
- Post #3,043
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Summit-Fi Random Thoughts
Given your love of bass, I'd recommend floor-standers over bookshelf speakers... else you'll probably want to add a subwoofer or two, which takes up even more space. Also, if you plan to move around the room a lot, prioritize speakers with wide dispersion. Unless you want horns or powered...- BassicScience
- Post #577
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Stax SR-X9000
Thanks for generating and posting that. The resonance peak (and associated roll-offs) would seem to explain why *I* found the X9000 bass to sound much more realistic and satisfying on some tracks versus others. Overall, I find Susvara's bass more accurate, consistent, and subjectively superior...- BassicScience
- Post #3,041
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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RAAL 1995 headphones, Magna and Immanis
Not to keep beating a dead horse, but your hum is quite possibly due to a grounding issue (loop). You should probably unplug everything from your amp except your headphones and see if it goes away. If not, maybe plug the amp into a different outlet (and by itself) to see if that fixes it. In any...- BassicScience
- Post #1,811
- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
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RAAL 1995 headphones, Magna and Immanis
Noise is just a small AC voltage. How does a transformer distinguish that from signal voltage?- BassicScience
- Post #1,798
- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
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THE WATERCOOLER HEADPHONE EDITION – Headphones, Amps, DACs, and desktop/home audio related – a freewheeling discussion of gear, impressions, music, and musings.
Probably the two you reach for most often...? :relaxed:- BassicScience
- Post #53
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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RAAL 1995 headphones, Magna and Immanis
Well, I'll let you know within a few months. :relaxed: From my limited audition time with Immanis at CanJam NYC, I can say it clearly performs on a higher technical level than Susvara. To my ears, both cans offer a balanced, organic, and coherent sonic experience, and are genre-agnostic. The...- BassicScience
- Post #1,773
- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
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HIFIMAN Shangri-La: The New Electrostatic Headphones From HIFIMAN
I did detect an intermittent hissing sound in your SGL on one of the channels, but that was clearly noise, and not a signal distortion. It was also below 16 kHz, as I can't hear that high anymore. FWIW, I heard a similar sound from one of the channels of my SGL Junior shortly after I purchased...- BassicScience
- Post #1,081
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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RAAL 1995 headphones, Magna and Immanis
Yes. Fantastic, based on my brief audition at CanJam NYC, and other user reports. You can search this thread for "VM-1a" for further details...- BassicScience
- Post #1,741
- Forum: Sponsor Announcements and Deals
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HIFIMAN Shangri-La: The New Electrostatic Headphones From HIFIMAN
NO STAX headphone is "extremely well-built", IMO. I owned the X9000, and would give its construction about a B+ grade. The sliders are plastic, and I had to install some backing material on one side to keep the detent from slipping during normal use. The clamp force was too light for my taste...- BassicScience
- Post #1,071
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Focal Utopia General Discussion
The OP stated: "there is no sound coming from the right side". Gunk seepage may manifest as such, as it did in my case. Obviously, there are other possible causes of driver failure, but I was simply suggesting he start there. I didn't see anything posted that would rule out gunk seepage as a...- BassicScience
- Post #20,623
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Focal Utopia General Discussion
No, mine weren't stored in the box. There have been a fair number of reports of Utopia driver failure due to gunk here on Head-Fi, FYI.- BassicScience
- Post #20,621
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum