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m8oman
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Oct 8, 2017
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Just figured out why it was offered on MD at discount. LEFT and RIGHT are reversed!
m8oman
192
Oct 9, 2017
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Al3mbicHa! actually, I take that back!
Been burning these in. The Opus #1 has been playing for over 24hrs.
What I just discovered instead is that the Opus #1 I bought, also from massdrop but I don't think that has any bearing, may sometimes reverse the channels.
There this NoDoubt song I always use as a test track (Making Out on Rock Steady; but really the whole album is fantastic both musically and technically, having layers of subtle nuances that are perfect for testing if you have recall of where all those nuances are, which I do), ... anyway, that has this subtle melody in the last seconds of the song in just the right channel. If I can't hear it, I don't buy the headphone. If I hear the note modulation instead of it being single notes at the end of the melody that's an even better indicator, and chances are the headphone is doing a lot of things right. Anyway, after many hours of play today, that passage was coming out of the earphone with the blue color on it, left. I turned the music off, and the dap went into its deep sleep. And after hours idle, it's now back to playing in the right channel again.
Weird is right!
Been burning these in. The Opus #1 has been playing for over 24hrs.
What I just discovered instead is that the Opus #1 I bought, also from massdrop but I don't think that has any bearing, may sometimes reverse the channels.
There this NoDoubt song I always use as a test track (Making Out on Rock Steady; but really the whole album is fantastic both musically and technically, having layers of subtle nuances that are perfect for testing if you have recall of where all those nuances are, which I do), ... anyway, that has this subtle melody in the last seconds of the song in just the right channel. If I can't hear it, I don't buy the headphone. If I hear the note modulation instead of it being single notes at the end of the melody that's an even better indicator, and chances are the headphone is doing a lot of things right. Anyway, after many hours of play today, that passage was coming out of the earphone with the blue color on it, left. I turned the music off, and the dap went into its deep sleep. And after hours idle, it's now back to playing in the right channel again.
Weird is right!
Al3mbic
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Nov 9, 2017
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m8omangod I wish my computer didn't hate massdrop; I had an entire longass reply typed up that my phone just ate because why the hell not! bloody iphone bullshit god i hate this thing
anyway! Basically what I said is that I've had these for a month now so they're all burned in. I love them. They've handled every genre of music I listen to just wonderfully (and the score to "Spotlight" is SO pretty with them, damn). I've encountered none of the issues that other people have written about, which is great. And film still sounds brilliant with them.
Reading about what yours were doing was surreal, though. I've never heard of anything like that before. (admittedly, the technical side of this hobby confuses me like nothing else, so i'm probably just being oblivious again) and oh god, I need a better DAP. I've only got a Colourfly C3.
And about three days ago, I got a set of A8 30th anniversary editions. They're not fully burned in yet, but I will say this: I don't think they're better than the EMs; they're just way different. The A8s are clearer and have better detailing; the EMs are more veiled but they've got an incredible musicality to them that's just brilliant to listen to. I'm happy to have both.
anyway! Basically what I said is that I've had these for a month now so they're all burned in. I love them. They've handled every genre of music I listen to just wonderfully (and the score to "Spotlight" is SO pretty with them, damn). I've encountered none of the issues that other people have written about, which is great. And film still sounds brilliant with them.
Reading about what yours were doing was surreal, though. I've never heard of anything like that before. (admittedly, the technical side of this hobby confuses me like nothing else, so i'm probably just being oblivious again) and oh god, I need a better DAP. I've only got a Colourfly C3.
And about three days ago, I got a set of A8 30th anniversary editions. They're not fully burned in yet, but I will say this: I don't think they're better than the EMs; they're just way different. The A8s are clearer and have better detailing; the EMs are more veiled but they've got an incredible musicality to them that's just brilliant to listen to. I'm happy to have both.
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