"Hi-Fi " time!! : Headphone amp and cans??
22 May 2003, 08:34 PM
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I have listened to most..... Just wanting to experement driving them.
The Floats ar a crazy design!! You can turn around and they dont move!!! You head just spins under them!!
I have listened to most..... Just wanting to experement driving them.
The Floats ar a crazy design!! You can turn around and they dont move!!! You head just spins under them!!
23 May 2003, 11:04 AM
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Sorry you just seemed willing to take any expensive head phones rather than having a set model you wanted.
Years ago i bought a set of mission speakers which What HiFi ravered about and with in two weeks i relised that with the other items i had they sounded terriable and it took me a year before i could afford to sell them on and buy some thing i could listern to so now i am very careful about Demoing any thing before i add it to my system even if i have to pay a little bit extra for the service.
Sorry you just seemed willing to take any expensive head phones rather than having a set model you wanted.
Years ago i bought a set of mission speakers which What HiFi ravered about and with in two weeks i relised that with the other items i had they sounded terriable and it took me a year before i could afford to sell them on and buy some thing i could listern to so now i am very careful about Demoing any thing before i add it to my system even if i have to pay a little bit extra for the service.
23 May 2003, 07:08 PM
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Ive listened to the Grado 80's and the Floats.
Only trouble with the floats is they fall off all the time!!
Corrado..........let me know if you have the complete set up...I might be interested in making an all in offer.......
Only trouble with the floats is they fall off all the time!!
Corrado..........let me know if you have the complete set up...I might be interested in making an all in offer.......
24 May 2003, 08:50 PM
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I'm working 12's 'til tuesday, so I'll look for the switching unit then.
Tried some Enya on them after reading your layer posts, sweet.
Tried some Enya on them after reading your layer posts, sweet.
24 May 2003, 09:18 PM
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Luke ~ Pop down to Turnkey in Ch x Rd. Its a pro place with demos possible on everything. Good prices too.
Fiddling with me new phone during Eurovision to write this. UK were SO BAD, SO off key. Disgraceful! Ohh and remember to get 'digital' ones
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Fiddling with me new phone during Eurovision to write this. UK were SO BAD, SO off key. Disgraceful! Ohh and remember to get 'digital' ones
D8
24 May 2003, 10:48 PM
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Diesel,
What do you mean by DIGITAL headphones? Apart from a few exotic products like the £10000 Orpheus with its bespoke valve amp/DAC (even on these the actual headphones are analog), all 'phones are analog.
Many cheap (Japanese) manufacturers jumped on a marketing bandwagon when CD came along touting that their cans were DIGITAL or DIGITAL READY, but even my grandads pre-war bakerlites can be used with a CD player as you either run the ANALOG sound through your ANALOG amp to the 'phones or use the built in socket (cheap CDP's) which is simply a tiny ANALOG amp tapped in after the DAC/OpAmp.
They're all ANALOG.
I think I better go sit down, I feel a little stressed.
What do you mean by DIGITAL headphones? Apart from a few exotic products like the £10000 Orpheus with its bespoke valve amp/DAC (even on these the actual headphones are analog), all 'phones are analog.
Many cheap (Japanese) manufacturers jumped on a marketing bandwagon when CD came along touting that their cans were DIGITAL or DIGITAL READY, but even my grandads pre-war bakerlites can be used with a CD player as you either run the ANALOG sound through your ANALOG amp to the 'phones or use the built in socket (cheap CDP's) which is simply a tiny ANALOG amp tapped in after the DAC/OpAmp.
They're all ANALOG.
I think I better go sit down, I feel a little stressed.
25 May 2003, 09:26 PM
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seen a report of a Quad 303 been used as a great headphone amp........... Anyone no any more??? Its not a bad pre and can be bought cheap!!!
Corrado. have a think about the all in price......... I am getting towards making an offer on some other cans........but would buy yours with the switcher for the right price!!
Corrado. have a think about the all in price......... I am getting towards making an offer on some other cans........but would buy yours with the switcher for the right price!!
26 May 2003, 09:20 AM
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That torn foam................... I dont know????? sounds to me like they have been abused!!!
You aint a heavy metal fan are you????
£55.00 all in, no more.......
You aint a heavy metal fan are you????
£55.00 all in, no more.......
26 May 2003, 09:04 PM
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Done, I have been!
No, hate metal. Female acoustic singer/songwriters Floats (geddit?) my boat.
I'll find that switching box 2moro, email me on davidwatsonok@yahoo.com to trade addresses. I'm in Leeds, just in case we're only spitting distance away !
PS. I've got some acoustic foam I'll throw in, so you can even repair them!
No, hate metal. Female acoustic singer/songwriters Floats (geddit?) my boat.
I'll find that switching box 2moro, email me on davidwatsonok@yahoo.com to trade addresses. I'm in Leeds, just in case we're only spitting distance away !
PS. I've got some acoustic foam I'll throw in, so you can even repair them!
26 May 2003, 09:08 PM
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hang on...........now Ive got to fix them??????? @ £30.00 an hour...
I'm only paying £7.00 all in.. And if i need 2 tubes of glue I expect you to refund the cost of the extra glue.
Cheers
YHM
Luke
I'm only paying £7.00 all in.. And if i need 2 tubes of glue I expect you to refund the cost of the extra glue.
Cheers
YHM
Luke
27 May 2003, 06:15 PM
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I'll say it again as I am sick of people getting ripped off and making the wromg choice... Just make sure they are DIGITAL READY and come with an Ethernet card so none of that old analogue squijy boll@cks - straight thru in digital with no loss of quality
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