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Just realized, no headphone section in recommended components.
"Somebody was always controlling who got a chance and who didn't. - Charles Bukowski
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Draw your own conclusions.
Until recently, few high-end companies even bothered with headphone amps, and, for the most part, the few that are in are mainly mid-fi, at best, IMO.
No, the amplifier market is dominated by chinese and small builders, some closer to DIY. Practically none of these mfrs advertise in North America, or else don't want or need to. They have their own networks, through meets and head-fi, plus on-line publications and information.
I am glad Stereophile doesn't really cover head-fi and they have no economic incentive to do so, fortunately.
Observe, before you think. Think before you open your yap. Act on the basis of experience.
OOPS. Quad has joined the had-fi ranks with a new(?) headphone amp.
Observe, before you think. Think before you open your yap. Act on the basis of experience.
Head Amp 75
"Somebody was always controlling who got a chance and who didn't. - Charles Bukowski
I still think the big firms moving into the market will be bad for the little guys and consumers, but i look to be on a "wrong streak"!
Observe, before you think. Think before you open your yap. Act on the basis of experience.
I am sick to death of the arrogance and terrible customer service from the 'boutique' headfi companies.
I will never buy another product from the likes of Woo, Schitt, etc, again.
"A lie is half-way around the world before the truth can get its boots on."
-Mark Twain
I kid !
;-)
Dean.
reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.
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Would have thought you wee too old and mature for that sort of thing.
I wish Tom would stop pussyfooting around and write a very long post explaining everything he thinks is/was wrong about S'phile including who did what with loads of sordid details. It'd probably spark the longest thread in the history of this forum, with heated battles, ad hominem galore, JA bloodied but gamely counter-attacking, hopefully with even Harley and Valin showing up to contribute to the festivities, and the return of Elizabeth, Steve Eddy, CJ and Romy to add to the vitriol.
Ahh yes, I long for the good old days before AA became a ladies quilting society. Bring back the IC thread!
Sam (Tom) might be writing the long expose as we speak :)
Great post Rick (as always)
"Somebody was always controlling who got a chance and who didn't. - Charles Bukowski
Are we really interested in the soap-opera...."As The Audiophile Turns" ?
I sure hope not. Time to move on.
Jim Tavegia
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Who else? Must be a whole lot you can name.
OK, perhaps not. =:-0
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even tho he isn't Pluming anymore, except for hereā¦
First priority with headphones is comfort - and the only way you can determine if they will work for yo is by trying them on - and since you've got them on your head - you may as well listen to them yourself. And once you've done those two things - why on earth would a review be needed.
There are plenty of well reviewed headphones (umm all of them probably by someone) but not all are comfortable. I had nice headphones but I could not keep them on my head for more than 20 minutes. Another headphone got too darn hot in the summer.
The Sennheiser HD 600s I find comfortable but not nearly as comfortable as a set of Sony Closed back cans I had 10 years prior. The HD 600s though didn;t work for a friend who felt that they "clamped" his jaw in such a way that it physically hurt after a time. He loved the sound but no good - he much preferred Beyerdynamics or Audio Technica (I can't remember which) for comfort.
Here in Hong Kong we have dedicated headphone shops where I can basically try about a hundred top of the line headphones back to back with the same amps - in Korea I auditioned the Orpheus HE90 set-up. In the end it comes down to comfort - I have liked the sound of virtually all of the major headphone brands - AKG, Sennheiser, Audeze, Sony, Grado, Audio Technica, Stax, Beyer, etc and I'm pretty sure that sonically I could find something from each of them that I could be happy with.
Comfort - number 1 priority by a big big margin.
I too am looking for good headphones. I kind of wish Sony would produce some of their better headphones from the early 1990s like the MDR-CD3000 or the MDR-R10 which still may be the best closed back headphone I've ever heard at a ridiculous price of something like $4000 back then!
I have not heard the closed back Audeze yet though and so I am hopeful of it.
I also had Sony MDR-1? and I am partial to Sony. But so many new brands...gets me confused! Thanks to ALL for the chiming in :)
"Somebody was always controlling who got a chance and who didn't. - Charles Bukowski
I still have 3 pair of the Sony 7506's (sealed) for my little recording projects, not perfect by far, but for $99 a good buy. For serious listening the AKG 701s win the day, but for much portable listening I like my Grados as I find their slight brightness what this old guy needs. I carry a pair of Koss Porta-Pros to school when I have some paper grading to do. I may buy a new pair of open Grado 225s this year, or give JMR's recommendation a new try as it is a new model. They are a nice looking pair of cans.
I did just buy some Shure SE-215's for $99 from SweetwaterSound off a InnerFidelity review and I am still trying to get a handle in putting them in quickly, but still a work in progress, but I do like the presentation for very little money. My first real pair of IEMs.
I also bought a pair or Sennheiser 120 wireless cans ($70) for bedside at night when I can't sleep. Sound OK and no cord works well with my portable players.
Jim Tavegia
I liked that!
I was pleasantly surprised to learn via emails with an AES bigshot (I think that is fair to say) with lots of classical-music experience, after I mentioned that I use Audio-Technica ATH-M50s at remote location recording jobs because they are essentially neutral (except for the bass being a bit big) and very rugged, and affordable enough that I don't have to obsess about them, he replied that he owned a pair, and he used them with his computer.
They have updated those, and they now offer two optional color schemes.
ATB,
John
Thanks. :)
I heard upper models and liked them. They don't seem to get as much talk as other headphone lines but seem more than capable.
I had a pair and found that with my reduced HF hearing that they were too strong on the bass for me, but very comfortable. I gave them to my broadcaster/son-in-law in CT for his use in the studio. He loves them. Also one of the nicest looking headphone out there.
Jim Tavegia
InnerFidelity.com is a great site. You should find all you are looking for there. Bought my IEM, Shure SE-215s off a recommendation and they are very nice for all of $99. I did buy my AKG-701s off a Wes Philips review.
They also just put up some technical papers there about headphone measurements that are very interesting.
Jim Tavegia
> Why no headphone reviews in S-phile?
We are leaving headphone reviews mainly to our InnerFidelity.com website,
edited by Tyll Hertsens.
> Just realized, no headphone section in recommended components.
Not in the April 2015 issue of the print magazine, due to lack of space,
but it does appear in the on-line reprint. (See link below.)
John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile
"Lack of space" in a print mag usually means a lack of ad sales, as JA himself has explained on this forum.
As Sterephile's private equity owners might put it, edit pages were given a haircut.
Now, with so much of Stereophile's dwindling print content available free online and other content available only online, why subscribe? For the measurements? (These could be buried online but that would diminish JA's gravitas.)
Also, three headphone-philes have left -- Wezz, Stephen, and "Sam" -- and one of the remaining writers has described himself as a headphone hater.
We can, however, read about $51,000 line stages. Some things are too expensive for online coverage.
Sam you have an "R" beside your name which lists you as writing reviews for Stereophile. You may wish to update this if it has changed.
.. all due respect but it would be more elegant if you didn't spill it here or spend your life talking about it.Doesn't matter if you're right or wrong, it's irrelevant. We've all noticed you left. Move on.
I did like your column. Even without it I still like reading Stereophile - it's actually the only audio magazine I enjoy - and the day I stop liking it, I will stop reading it without having to be told why.
I think you're doing yourself a disservice by coming across as bitter. We've all been in this situation where we're so angry we want the whole world to know, but after a (short) while, the world stops caring. If Stereophile wronged you - and I'm not questioning it - don't keep going on and on about it. Let us readers decide. We're adults.
Best,
Jean-Baptiste
Edits: 05/08/15 05/08/15 05/08/15 05/08/15 05/08/15
Perhaps we should vote for a 'agenda free' day.
"Let us readers decide. We're adults."
Decide what, if we're susceptible to mind control?
"We've all been in this situation where we're so angry we want the whole world to know..."
You're right, time-out on the 'agenda free' idea.
Thank you for this as I was beginning to think that all my problems were MY fault. Now if I just knew who was controlling the strings and where the kool-aide was coming from? Maybe there are some underlying messages buried in music I listen to. ;> )
Jim Tavegia
Yeah, Sam. How dare you attempt to shed any light on a subject matter that could possibly benefit us "audiophiles". Especially if you're right.
Please leave us now and turn the lights back off on your way out so we get back to finding truth on our own and making decisions for ourselves without any outside influence.
Now go in peace.
{sigh}
Thank goodness he's gone. Now we adults can get back to discovering the truth for ... HEY! Who touched me?
Oy vey, I can see how it would be perturbing to manufacturers to have their six figure components relegated to e-zine status.
Here is what I would like to see..for kicks.
Mikey Fremer having to review stuff using only digital sources, Art Dudley only given solid state to review, and John Atkinson to have to spin vinyl..the ticks and pops and surface noise would eventually make the engineering side of him snap records in half. Me too.
Man, I hope it's not about Mr. Atkinson confirming his endorsement of the Vandersteen's being "musically perfect across the board" and my suggesting his comment was the best evidence yet illustrating from a performance perspective, the "high-end" audio industry is still very much in its infancy stages?
After all, it was just an observation.
n/t
What will tomorrow bring?
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