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kimdeug
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Dec 4, 2018
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Christmas is coming. Time to find another good headphone. This is my study/bedroom setup. Now I understand what is Zeos talking about.
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RayF
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Dec 6, 2018
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kimdeugOr you've been sipping his Kool-Aid?
Dec 6, 2018
DrJB
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Dec 6, 2018
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kimdeugWow. Nice setup. I spotted those Byer DT1990's and I immediately knew you were a person of exquisite taste. Those are my go-to cans for mixing, mastering and listening to my favorite genre--prog rock. Also use the DT880's quite often in my little studio.
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Dec 6, 2018
Skylordquasar
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Dec 6, 2018
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kimdeugWhat no Stax? Zeos has the Focal stuff so he should be releasing reviews of those soon.
Dec 6, 2018
AlphazeroSeven
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Dec 6, 2018
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kimdeugExcuse me, how many ears have you? I've only two. I need one headphone only, but good. Enjoi consumism!
Dec 6, 2018
kimdeug
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Dec 6, 2018
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AlphazeroSevenMay be you are right. But following your logic you should get only one pair of shoes, one set of pants and underwear. This is my hobby gear, and most of them are gifts from my friends or manufactures samples ( headphone enthusiasts also) If you are serious enough you can make even money on your hobby. There are two type of people. Who have got it or not. The rest is speculation and reasoning why not. As a hobby, i do the review of headphones and do consultancy with headphone manufactures. It helps me pay off my hobby and gives extra for the next pair of good cans. Cheers, Kim
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Dec 6, 2018
kimdeug
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RayFNo Bro. Just coffee:)) It was 3 AM morning. Try to do my own mod on T50 to outperform Argon mk3 and T60. Still in progress, going further: want to make t50 better than LCDs Cheers, Kim
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RayF
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kimdeugIt all sounds terribly exciting--best of luck!
Dec 6, 2018
pslayer1
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kimdeugModding the t50's to sound better than the LCD's is a tall order but enjoy the ride.
Dec 6, 2018
kimdeug
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pslayer1Ha Ha. I know. But this is a challenge to get 150$ T50 as much as possible closer to 1700$ LCDX. BTW this is my 3-rd T50. Two previous have lost the thread on plastic cups, because I have opened and closed them may be around 500 times each, after each tuning.
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Dec 6, 2018
kimdeug
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RayFYaa. It is exciting and addicting. All on the picture headphones have some mods , custom pads or cables
Dec 6, 2018
pslayer1
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kimdeugPlease post updates on your progress, especially if you can get close to the LCD-X sound signature. That would be a huge breakthrough
Dec 6, 2018
kimdeug
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DrJBThanks, Nice setup too Damn too good! You are 3 steps above me bro. It is professional level:)) WA-76 Compressors for each channel, and WA tube EQ for each channel? On top Apollo 16 with Focal speakers? Separate control for Left and Right channels, DT 880 looks like drop in the ocean compare what is on the desk:)) BTW nice desk too. Also was dreaming about pro studio desk with shelfs Did you think to move speakers on each side of the desk on separate speaker stands? I am also working on my home radio broadcasting setup now. Nice, very nice bro. Well done. Regards, Kim
Dec 6, 2018
kimdeug
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SkylordquasarThanks Bro. You will not believe. I dont like Stax and somehow HiFi man also. The Stax is not bad, they are different. How to explain? Lets say: the classic dynamic driver has a lot of punch due to travel distance of driver by itself. Planars loose a little bit punch, but this is acceptable lost with exchange to clarity/speed and bass extension. But electrostatics, give even more clarity, but loose the punch, which is little bit artificial for me. I want to listen music and interact with sound through the tactical receptors in my ears, which dynamic and planar drivers do the best, and nothing similar with electrostatics. I was listening Stax SR-L300, L500, L700 on demo in shop around 3 hours, side to side compare to Audeze LCD4, LCD3 So, decided not to go on electrostatics yet. Regards, Kim
Dec 6, 2018
DrJB
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Dec 6, 2018
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kimdeugJust installed a brand new Apollo x8--Thunderbolt 3 interface--a month ago. Very high quality except for the headphone amps which are a bit underpowered. I have the alt monitors going to my hi fi rig on the other side of the room. Those 600 ohm DT 880s are really accurate and have a very flat frequency response compared with my DT 990s and DT 1990s which make them great for mastering. There's a dedicated alt monitor button on the front of the UA that sends the signal to my Yamaha integrated amp and then into a REL Ti/7 and B&W 705 S 2's for a different listening experience. Keep up the good fight of informing the community of your findings!
Dec 6, 2018
SlamDiesel
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Dec 6, 2018
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kimdeugTurn that monitor sideways!
Dec 6, 2018
SlamDiesel
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Dec 6, 2018
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kimdeugIt's 3am, you're I your room sitting at a desk with a pair of, previously working headphones, completely disassembled. Not only wanting to make em surpass someone's 'pièce de résistance' but doing it tonight.... TWEEKPHILE
Dec 6, 2018
kimdeug
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SlamDieselHa Ha, This is a temporary solution Building now 4 monitors setup
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Dec 6, 2018
kimdeug
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SlamDieselYaa. Correct. After each tuning I was listening T50 again and compared with other headphones as reference, how the sound has been changed. On the other side of the room is my computer desk setup project with watercooling gears and some other electronic projects. and it is my bedroom now.:))
Dec 6, 2018
DrJB
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kimdeugSerious swag right there!
Dec 6, 2018
RayF
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Dec 7, 2018
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kimdeugCurious, what do Compressors do? And don’t tell me they compress ;- )
Dec 7, 2018
adtrisno
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Dec 7, 2018
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kimdeugMay be you are right.
But following your logic you should get one pair of shoes, one set of pants and underwear. Hah! Best thing I've read this year. I'm up to 14 pairs and this is going to be my default answer to the annoying "why do you have so many headphones?" question from now on...
Dec 7, 2018
kimdeug
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adtrisnoWelcome to my world Bro....
Dec 7, 2018
RayF
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adtrisnoCause “I have issues “ wasn’t working for you anymore?
Dec 7, 2018
kimdeug
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RayFIssues happen when you mind is ready but your finance isn't :))
Dec 7, 2018
kimdeug
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DrJBThanks for pictures, very nice. I can see your passion. Only the truly enthusiast will dedicate entire room for Vinyl/music setup. And Awesome vinyl collection. Also, thanks for prompt with Apollo X8. Very nice gear, but it is big investment. Seems like you are very serious in mixing as have it. I will do research about this as currently looking for good audio interface for my radio studio. Have already started from computers build, and after mixers, microphones may be video gears and lighting. Regards, Kim
Dec 7, 2018
kimdeug
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SkylordquasarI have got another better image how Stax sounds like. It is like you are watching on 4K TV demo video with nice peace of Pizza, very nice and realistic picture with the highest resolution and details, but you can not smell it. With Stax I feel the same. Very nice, detailed, precise, but some how no dynamics and no feeling. How the music could be without feeling?
Dec 7, 2018
abmwinnoch
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Dec 19, 2018
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kimdeugWowsa! Is this a retail outlet or a home?! I'm only jealous. On the other hand, it sets a benchmark and stops me feeling guilty about having 4 sets to choose from. One thing though- how long does it take you to choose which headphone to use for a particular track ?
Dec 19, 2018
ih8tickets
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Dec 24, 2018
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kimdeugClearly you need more headphones :-) nice ! Anyone who knows me will no I'm in no position to judge ...
Dec 24, 2018
kimdeug
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Dec 24, 2018
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ih8ticketsThanks. Just 2 minutes ago Josh Valour and Zeos convinced me to be 700$ poorer. Have ordered Focal Elex as my Christmas gift, and later on 25 February the Mr Speakers Ether CX will come as my birthday gift :))) I was inspired by Zeos mostly when was living in apartment, but now using headphones during my study at work place mostly to concentrate on my tasks.
Dec 24, 2018
kimdeug
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Dec 24, 2018
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abmwinnochThanks. I have this setup now with 8 headphone amplifiers from one source via toslink splitter. Have bad habit to swap headphones during one song to listen only one particular moment or one note. If it is not clear jump to another can. Mostly when try to copy other guitar players as Leonardo Guzman on youtube. Cheers
Dec 24, 2018
ih8tickets
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Dec 25, 2018
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kimdeugGood choice definately on my want list, Massdrop has been a bit of a trial lately, my imaginary shopping list included the noble Kaiser 10 Customs, the Focals, the Mr Speakers and I could go on, Have to live with my HD800S and EL8C for now, BTW love the LG monitors, I have one at home and one at work, 4 would be amazing real estate !
Dec 25, 2018
abmwinnoch
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Dec 25, 2018
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kimdeugIt's all apart of getting to know the headphones and amps though. It'll make you far more qualified to review or comment on the strengths and weaknesses of equipment and combinations, than the vast majority of people who post reviews online. I don't know if you do this already, but you should certainly put into words your findings concerning the equipment you own, on head-fi or the headphone subreddit for example.
Dec 25, 2018
HoleyCheese
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Dec 30, 2018
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kimdeugHey Kim, Have you returned the X399 Board yet? If you want to use the i9-9900K, you need a Z390 board, because your TOTL X399 Board is for Intel's workstation CPUs only (X-Series). But very sweet rig! Cheers, Vichy
Dec 30, 2018
kimdeug
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Dec 30, 2018
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HoleyCheeseThanks, good eyes:)) This will be dual CPU build Threadripper 1950 (at the bottom of 9900K on the picture) and 9900K. MBs: Gigabyte X399 Gaming 7 and Gigabyte Z390 Master. Two EVGA 1080Ti FTW3 in SLI for 2x38" monitors in the middle (one above another) and Titan XP for 2x32" monotors on each side in vertical layout. The problem is: FTW3 waterblock is wider than Titan XP, so can not install GPU waterblock interconnect, thats why have also two 1080 on the picture, as 1080s waterblock is the same size as titan XP. Total will be 5 GPUs, 3 for threadripper and 2 for 9900K. Regards, Kim
Dec 30, 2018
marts_sum
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Mar 9, 2019
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kimdeugYou live in NZ? Auckland I'm guessing?
Mar 9, 2019
kimdeug
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MartinMan
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Apr 23, 2019
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kimdeugMy mom bought those same speakers!
Apr 23, 2019
nick_t
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Apr 28, 2019
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kimdeugYou should get an end game headphone. Sell all of them and get the ultimate headphones !
Apr 28, 2019
kimdeug
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nick_tYaa, Meze Impyrian is coming soon :))
Apr 28, 2019
nick_t
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kimdeugI dint know you were so rich. So far, I cannot have a chat with a decent individual like me. Or rich cats here :)
Apr 28, 2019
kimdeug
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nick_t
You should get an end game headphone. Sell all of them and get the ultimate headphones ! Ha Ha Tell it to Zeos :)))
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Apr 28, 2019
nick_t
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kimdeugHe cannot afford the orphues thats why ! I may not be rich, but there is one $2000 am eyeing on., somewhat of my endgame !
Apr 28, 2019
kimdeug
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nick_tI dont think Zeos is reach, me either. It is just hobby, dedication , working tools and personal priority.
Apr 28, 2019
kimdeug
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nick_tI will tell you the secret my friend. There is no end game headphone. Something always comes new. And you will buy another one very soon:))) This is how I have got so many. Sentimentally can not sell them, as all of them are heavily modified. And the spent time and results are priceless for me. Regards, Kim
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Apr 28, 2019
nick_t
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DrJBThis is one of the most beautiful audio setup I have ever seen.
Apr 28, 2019
nick_t
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kimdeugTo me its purpose and audio usage, not so much of hobby. The perception of sound.
Apr 28, 2019
kimdeug
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nick_tThanks. Zeos have better. But I am close. As the La Figaro 339 and two THX AAA789 are coming soon. Regards, Kim
Apr 28, 2019
nick_t
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kimdeugYou buy to replace it seems. To me the Orpheus are the end game.
Apr 28, 2019
kimdeug
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nick_tIt is the same as chef cook has different knifes for different meats, veges etc. For me different tasks, songs, amps has the best combination with different headphones. And also, it is like food. If you eat every day the same beautiful food, after few weeks you will hate it. With audio the same. LCD4, Focal Utopia etc are good, but for refresh, it is good idea to go with something different.
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Apr 28, 2019
nick_t
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kimdeugThats one way analogy to think about it !
Apr 28, 2019
kimdeug
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nick_tI had chance to listen one in Auckland shop. It is good, but does not cost this money. This model on demo and I have spent around 3 hours to listen this. Link: https://www.avworld.co.nz/shop/product/sennheiser-he-1/overview
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Apr 28, 2019
nick_t
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kimdeugYes which one ?
Apr 28, 2019
kimdeug
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nick_t
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kimdeugWhat about it ? It may not sound and justify of what it cost but its the best sounding headphone ever. Its not like your other expensive cans justify the worth in dollar value. But its good !
Apr 28, 2019
kimdeug
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nick_t....but its the best sounding headphone ever. ....
The best sounding,...... is very subjective. Just not my type. I have my own opinion behind the dynamic, planar and electrostatic technology. Also solid states vs valves amps. So, some other cans could suit my preference better. OUT
Apr 28, 2019
nick_t
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kimdeugYes but for pure quality and the most natural actual live or recorded studio sounding. PERIOD !
Apr 28, 2019
TheOneJGC
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Dec 22, 2019
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kimdeugWow! Very cool and also scary given I’ve just started this obsession! Found you on here searching for Argon MK3’s having too much bass. Just got some SH along with a Element 2 as my entry into Cans. From everything I read and watched these seemed to have a sound signature that was going to be perfect for what I like but honestly I’m not enjoying them at all. To the point I’m wondering if they are faulty, but have to assume that’s not the case. The bass is boomy to the point of muddying the mid bass and the treble is extremely recessed which I don’t recall any reviewer saying. They have lambskin pads and they are sooooo bassy. The bass just stomps all over everything and with the recessed treble it just makes them unenjoyable and plain muddy to my ear. However... if I ever so gently move the cups off my ears, and I mean just a little, the bass drops just enough and an amazingly powerful midbass that makes my jaw go funny becomes evident! The boominess is gone. And the treble and detail even sound great! So WTF!! Sorry for the long post. The TL:DR; Did your modding fix the overdone bass? And; Do you recommend any headphones that have clean powerful bass but super powerful mid bass? A song that comes to mind for midbass would be Soaked by Benee. Or a really good one, the opening theme for Westworld. Nothing like hearing that on a HiFi with smooth, warm harmonic mid tones that just feel so good!
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Dec 22, 2019
kimdeug
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Dec 23, 2019
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TheOneJGCHi. Thanks for asking. Yes, The bass on My MK3 was a bit excessive and muddy. I have found that this depends of distance from your ear (in other words to the thickness of earpads). less distance=less bass and more clarity. I have modified a bit my one with more opening under the outside plastic grill and used Dekony earpads for Fostex 900 series. Links to my other post with the pictures at the end of conversation: https://drop.com/talk/21990/m-1060-c-non-mod-vs-mod-house-mkii-argon/2415037 For mid bass I have listened Beyrodynamic 1880 and Fostex purple one. But not my type. Regards, Kim
Dec 23, 2019
nick_t
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Dec 31, 2019
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pslayer1Why do you need so many headphone when you dont have time to listen to all of them ?
Dec 31, 2019
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