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Jackula
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Jul 22, 2018
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I don't see the point of owning more than two, one for home and one for work. Unless you are still deciding which one to keep and which one to sell.
Jul 22, 2018
jaydunndiddit
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Jul 24, 2018
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JackulaThat seems very... limited. I don't know why you would limit yourself quite to this extent. Sound signatures can vary wildly from headphone to earphone from the same chain. Let alone, genres. Hell, or even your own listening mood at the moment. I can understand owning just a few sets, but a pair is too few.
Jul 24, 2018
Jackula
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Jul 25, 2018
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jaydunndidditI don't see it as limiting myself, I used to own 10+ pairs when I started getting into audio, but I only ever used 1 pair while the others simply collected dust. Now I see owning more than one pair as excessive. It's the same reason I don't see the point of owning more than two sets of speakers, one set for music and the other for movies.
Flavor wise, I don't care much about non-neutral flavors. For me it is all about getting the most neutral sound, and you don't need multiple headphones for that. If you're the type that prefers music colored in some way, whether through owning multiple headphones or tube rolling, that's your choice.
Jul 25, 2018
jaydunndiddit
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Jul 25, 2018
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JackulaI guess it's all just a matter of preference. I guess you don't listen to music while exercising, working, traveling, etc. One pair isn't sufficient for that. Let alone for someone that listens to about 8 hours of music a day (if not more) across various environments and portable equipment. But that is where we differ, it seems.
Jul 25, 2018
Jackula
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Jul 25, 2018
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jaydunndidditYou're right, I don't listen to music while exercising, I get better results focusing on my breathing. It's hard to listen to music at work when you're managing other staff, these days I mostly use my work rig for tele-conferences. As for traveling, I prefer taking in the scenery to/from work. The only time I can listen to music for more than 8 hours straight is on weekends, and when my wife and kids are out, though I prefer my speakers in these situations, headphones is for when they're home or sleeping. Where do you work? In a studio I guess?
Jul 25, 2018
jaydunndiddit
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Jul 25, 2018
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JackulaHa, no, I work in an office or from home (same with my wife, actually). I'm fortunate to be able to do parts of my job remotely and my office doesn't mind since we all can connect on Skype, Slack, or conference calls. When I'm taking my daily walk or bike ride, I have my earphones in. When I'm at my desk pulling data, making reports, or writing code, I have my headphones on. While weightlifting, I have my earphones in. If I'm in the garden, I have my earphones in. If I'm in the kitchen cooking and prepping, I have my headphones on. When traveling from airport to airport, I have my earphones in. I guess I travel so much for work since we have over 20+ clients on both coasts, there's only so many times you can take in the scenery when you've seen it hundreds of times (for me, at least). Really, I have headphones to accomodate my situation whether it's home, work, or for traveling. Same with my amp/dacs.
I'm also quite fortunate as my wife and myself share this hobby so she listens to a lot of my headphones and has her preferences as well. Even though I have an Atmos setup, sometimes it's just as nice for both of us to wear headphones and watch a movie together. Same thing with playing games. Add it all up and it equals out to about 8 hours or so a day with varying levels of headphones or IEMs. I'm sure my situation is not the norm but for my lifestyle, having variation helps substantially to fit all my specific scenarios.
Jul 25, 2018
Jackula
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Jul 26, 2018
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jaydunndidditWow that is a lot of situations, I can certainly see why you need so much gear. With your portability requirements, wouldn't Chord Mojo make more sense than a ifi Pro iCan? Sounds like you'll get so little use out of the latter.
As for myself, I can't settle for second best, so I prefer just having one setup that pour all my time and soul into. If I had a portable setup, I'd be constantly tweaking it to match my main. It's the reason why I now use the same gear for my speakers and headphone. And I have a plan to consolidate my music and theatre speakers into one setup, it is not possible right now but I know what I have to do to get it to work. My friend and I have come up with an invention (which AFAIK is a world first) that will make virtually any room or speaker setup to sound its best whether for movies or for music. I'm not talking about software calibration, and when its out I reckon it will sell like hotcakes ;)
My wife has golden ears, much better ears than I to pick up nuances in music. Every time I buy or audition new gear, she is always the first person to pick out the nuances while it takes me much longer to hear the things she's hearing. But she has zero appreciation in audiophillia. You're a lucky man to have a wife who is as into audio as you are.
Jul 26, 2018
jaydunndiddit
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Jul 26, 2018
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JackulaYeah, I normally take my iFi nano BL with my due to it's small footprint. I normally only travel with IEMs and rarely take a closed back due to hassle and limited room with my carry-on. I'm actually looking for something just a bit more powerful with Bluetooth and have been eyeing the iFi xDSD. Looking at the Mojo and the Poly was just too expensive for my traveling needs.
The Pro iCAN is actually on loan from my buddy (same with the CA Vega) as he just got a bunch of new gear in he's currently obsessed with. Just fortunate he trusts me enough as I've had his gear almost w month now and he doesn't seem to miss it, ha.
I'd be interested to know more about the calibration tool you're hinting at. Is.it similar to the YPAO mics that Yamaha receivers and other manufacturers use? I know they aren't perfect but they always help me set a solid baseline for a room.
And yes, I'm fortunate in regards to missus. Unlike yours, her hearing is frankly shit IMO ha ha. The real.reason she's negun to get into the hobby is she's taking cello lessons and been listening to a lot.more recordings and been in a discovery phase. It's actually kinda cute to see her have these aha moments from pieces she knows or is playing and learning. It almost makes this expensive hobby justifiable as she benefits. Almost, ha ha.
Jul 26, 2018
Jackula
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Jul 27, 2018
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jaydunndidditIf it was like YPAO, it wouldn't be a world first ;) My experience with YPAO or any microphone calibration is even if the mic is off by 1 inch, it creates an audible and less desirable sound. Also virtually microphone calibration systems rely on EQ to address room issues, this means the output won't be bit-perfect. Our product won't have these shortfalls, it will be almost instant, there will be no mics to place and you'll be able to select between "movie" (large sweet spot) or "music" (solo listening) at the press of a button.
Jul 27, 2018
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