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hours spent listening for the most minute improvement?

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In Reply to: RE: Turning in My Audiophile Badge posted by AudioDwebe on January 12, 2011 at 08:56:44

Hours? If I can't tell the difference between two things in minutes I don't much care.

It should be fun, not work.

But yeah, when the moderate priced stuff sounds SO GOOD you wonder about going the extra mile.

I spent two years once with a pair of bookshelf speakers, a NAD amp and a technics (seriously) linear-tracking turntable (the one with the cartridge in the top). So, yeah, it's nice to take a break sometime.

Bose 901's, eh? That is taking a break. Might be fun, though.

"Lock up when you're done and don't touch the piano."
-Greg House

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RE: hours spent listening for the most minute improvement? - AudioDwebe 12:09:34 01/12/11 (2)
It's not that the 901's sound better than the Dunlavy's, they don't. But as far as the use I get from the system in that room, the 901's would work well enough for more of a background-type of listening, and give me more living space, as well.

For any "real" listening, I go into the bedroom where I've got some acoustical treatment placed throughout to make it as good as I know how.
- what I do for serious listening - mbnx01 12:27:26 01/12/11 (1)
  It took two-three years, but I've turned into one of those crazy headphone people. Yeah, I know it's not 'real'. But I'm getting detail and resolution out of my Stax headphones that would cost five to ten grand in a 'real' speaker.
  
  I spend one to three hours every night in my comfy chair listening to music on my Stax. It's something I really enjoy and look forward to.
  
  Check out headfi.org.
  
  "Lock up when you're done and don't touch the piano."
  -Greg House
  - RE: what I do for serious listening - AudioDwebe 16:31:47 01/12/11 (0)
    Let me see...
    
    I got seriously into headphones in '06, when my son was born and I realized my music room was going to be right next to his bedroom.
    
    Since then I've had in headphones: Grado SR225, RS-1, RS-1i, GS1K; Senn HD600, HD650; Sony SA5000; AKG K1000, 701, 702, 501, 500; Ed 9, Proline 2500, Pro 2500; Denon D7000 and now have the Audeze LCD-2.
    
    Amps: PS Audio GCHA (twice); Eddie Current EC/01, EC/SS, Zana Deux; Singlepower MPX3, Supra (caused bomb scare at the office); RSA Raptor and the Audio Valve RKV MK II.
    
    Also have had dozens of IEMs and a few portable amps.
    
    Most of the cans/amps have been sold off, but have the LCD-2 as my main can with the GCHA, RKV and Supra as the headamps. Also have a few other cans around that I haven't sold.
    
    So yeah, I'd agree that headphones are great, and very enjoyable.
    
    But then, prices of cans have continued to go up in the last five to six years. There are more +1K headphone offerings now than I can think of. All great, but definitely climbing in price.
    
    As for head-fi, I am a frequent visitor there.
    
    Cheers.

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