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BARBRO
23
Dec 21, 2016
I just bought a pair of CAL´s for 40 euro from creatives webpage. If u don´t care about the looks i suggest u do the same.
http://es.creative.com/p/headphones-headsets/aurvana-live 44.99 euro
hosamMahajna
1
Dec 21, 2016
BARBROi honestly do not agree. these should arguably sound better.
BARBRO
23
Dec 21, 2016
hosamMahajnaTyll at innerfidelity says they are more of a sidestep then an upgrade. What Tyll says is law.
Leonidas037
52
Dec 21, 2016
BARBROTyll is GOD
MisterGoober
3
Dec 21, 2016
BARBROAmazon is selling CALs for a similar price too. Nearly double the price for wood.
Mystik
76
Dec 22, 2016
BARBROWent for the CALs... 4 months shipping and double the price (with shipping and tax) is not worth of getting wood instead of plastic.
Varholiaglimp
939
Dec 22, 2016
BARBROThings to consider when reading Tyll's reviews:
(1) If you don't share his preferences, his reviews can inform you without necessarily helping you to choose the sound you prefer.
(2) Tyll's reviews can reflect conflicts of interest / relationships with companies even though he tries his best to overcome those limitations. This should not be interpreted to mean he is a shill; far from it. Tyll is like an ethical politician (if you don't consider that an oxymoron): he cannot say certain things.
(3) He might be inclined to give one pair of headphones an extra chance and another an especially critical listen based on what sort of listeners they target and who is likely to buy or enjoy them. This is an attempt to be fair, which I appreciate and many readers love, but it isn't always a reason to be swayed. I enjoy reading Tyll's reviews. I especially like his openness and casually phrased knowledge, which can spill into some of the comments right beneath the reviews. But I'm a veteran studio musician who favors either reference or detailed-but-relaxed headphones. I rarely share Tyll's personal taste in sound, just as his laid-back writing style is not one I'd choose for myself.
BARBRO
23
Dec 22, 2016
VarholiaglimpWell put! Im just sayin if you havent heard either of them and they sound just as good but different, why pay dubble price?
My comment about Tyll was half ironic ^^
Varholiaglimp
939
Dec 22, 2016
BARBROWe audio delivery bots are impervious to irony. Perhaps you can explain it to me.
Can't speak to sounds I haven't heard, mate (because apparently, we're either gorillas paired during a mating ritual or are pretending we live in the UK). In cases like this, I tend to wait for the next drop after gleaning like-eared foonts' impressions.
That purpleheart is darn keen, Sport o' mine, but red-tinged accessories would clash with my pallid aesthetic palette, and earspeaks have been accumulating in my digs since 1995. Perhaps I'll forgo this fetching non-upgrade and leave it to those for whom the word wood means several things simultaneously.
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