Headphone Heights

• The price isn't close either. - ggking7 19:30:21 03/07/12 (3)
  In Reply to: RE: Shoot Gordon Rankin an email and ask... posted by Ivan303 on March 07, 2012 at 18:32:14

  Thanks, I've emailed Gordon and I'll post here with what he says.
  

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  • RE: The price isn't close either. - ggking7 06:36:35 03/08/12 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: The price isn't close either. posted by ggking7 on March 07, 2012 at 19:30:21

    Here's what I got from Gordon:
    
    "The 27 ohm units would be -3dB at 27Hz and the 100 would be flat to 7Hz."
    
    Can anyone help me interpret this?
    
    He also said he isn't a big fan of the Etymotic ER.
    

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  • While you're at it. ask if the Proton will drive an HiFiMan HE-500... - Ivan303 21:16:42 03/07/12 (1)
    In Reply to: RE: The price isn't close either. posted by ggking7 on March 07, 2012 at 19:30:21

    Not that I could afford to buy both in the same month, or perhaps year! =:-0
    
    
    

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    • RE: While you're at it. ask if the Proton will drive an HiFiMan HE-500... - Frihed89 15:33:33 03/13/12 (0)
      In Reply to: RE: While you're at it. ask if the Proton will drive an HiFiMan HE-500... posted by Ivan303 on March 07, 2012 at 20:16:42

      I doubt it, not alone. It's powered by the USB port + has a small battery. It will drive K-701s, though. I use the proton with a tube headphone amp. The sound is much better through the K-701s. My understanding is that yuo need a lot of current to drive the HiFiMan planar magnetics.
      "You don't need to be a Weatherman to know which way the wind blows"
      
      

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