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Thread: I will Never go back to SPEAKERS Again ! |
    
Bronze Member Username: Hifisoundguy
Post Number: 76
Registered: Aug-06
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| Posted on Monday, February 19, 2007 - 12:42 am: |
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I have been trying out some Ultrasone Proline 2500 headphones and I like these headphones better than ANY Speaker that I have EVER heard! They talk about these headphones over here http://www.headfi.org |
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Gold Member Username: Arande2
400dB could probably d...,
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Too Many DBs...
Post Number: 1287
Registered: Dec-06
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| Posted on Monday, February 19, 2007 - 12:48 am: |
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I heard headphones (really good ones) once and I got attracted and wondered why everyone likes speakers so much. Then I realized that I may be hearing it but it doesn't surround me the way that speakers can. I then heard a very well matched and set up ht system and bam was pulled towards surround again. For stereo, I do agree, headphones would be my way to go. Of course, you can't rock out and bang your head and jump around the house with loud music blasting without your headphones falling off. You also don't get shaken and rumbled with bass unless you're sitting with a buttkicker or something like that. You also can't shake your house to pieces with powerful subwoofers. Again, headphones are great for laid-back stereo listening. They can also blow your ears off, but not from a distance. |
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 4097
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Monday, February 19, 2007 - 10:30 am: |
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Oh lord.... |
Bronze Member Username: Jingka99
Kuala Lumpur,
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Post Number: 99
Registered: Aug-06
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| Posted on Monday, February 19, 2007 - 10:59 am: |
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RW |
Silver Member Username: Davidpa
Portland,
Oregon
US
Post Number: 382
Registered: Nov-05
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| Posted on Monday, February 19, 2007 - 11:12 am: |
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Trolling other forums too |
Bronze Member Username: Stryvn
Post Number: 29
Registered: Dec-06
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| Posted on Monday, February 19, 2007 - 12:09 pm: |
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Those are the headphones that sound great if you're wearing a watch, yes? |
Gold Member Username: T_bomb25
Dayton,
Ohio
United States
Post Number: 1515
Registered: Jun-05
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| Posted on Monday, February 19, 2007 - 06:43 pm: |
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Yeah,this guy is doing this on every forum. |
Bronze Member Username: Hifisoundguy
Post Number: 77
Registered: Aug-06
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| Posted on Monday, February 19, 2007 - 08:48 pm: |
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http://www6.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=207948 |
Gold Member Username: Stu_pitt
Irvington,
New York
USA
Post Number: 1578
Registered: May-05
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| Posted on Monday, February 19, 2007 - 10:48 pm: |
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I can't believe I'm saying this...
I've heard a pair of Ultrasones, and they are phenominal. I'm moving toward the headphone route myself for a number of reasons. I'll elaborate more when I've got time. |
Bronze Member Username: Hifisoundguy
Post Number: 78
Registered: Aug-06
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 02:11 am: |
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I'm going to get this headphone amp later on http://www.soundstage.com/allinyourhead/allinyourhead200605.htm |
Platinum Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 13043
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 02:15 am: |
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Yup, he's just spamming now  |
Silver Member Username: Gavdawg
Post Number: 299
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 01:58 pm: |
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Well, I also have to agree that a good headset sounds better than a speaker system of the same price (at least what I have heard). My Stax in ear set is fantastic when it comes to detail retrieval and overall accuracy. The only thing is that the imaging isn't the best I've heard, and it is VERY uncomfortable for long listening sessions.
I recently have turned to Bose for a comfortable headset for long term use (2+ hours: when I am studying in the library, or doing schoolwork) due to the headset being so comfortable I can forget I'm wearing it. I know I know... It's a Bose... :-)
Let the jokes begin :-P
I still have my stax when I really want to experience the recording, but the lack of true localazation does bother me. |
Silver Member Username: Gavdawg
Post Number: 300
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 02:01 pm: |
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Keep in mind that I have the Stax SR-001MKII, which is the entry level pair of Stax 'phones (or earspeakers if you're a stax fan). I would be insane to compare them with their more expensive stablemates. |
Silver Member Username: Gavdawg
Post Number: 301
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 02:04 pm: |
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The longer I have it, the more uncomfortable the Stax becomes. It wasn't like that right off the bat. Either that, or comfort was never really an issue at first (grado anyone?) |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 5972
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 07:35 pm: |
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The Bose in-ear has been being given away by music stations all over the place. Saying that Bose is again cranking up the marketing for another product launch.
I do know that cans or plugs would make me deaf.
Will somebody answer that phone?! |
Gold Member Username: Stu_pitt
Irvington,
New York
USA
Post Number: 1583
Registered: May-05
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| Posted on Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 09:06 pm: |
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"I do know that cans or plugs would make me deaf."
A very common misconception Nucko. Some may argue that because the music is 'closer to you,' details are more easily heard, and external noise may be significantly reduced (depending on design), you may actually listen at a lower dB level than you would if you were listening with speakers.
Which is louder - 100 dB from headphones, or 100 dB from speakers?
Which is heavier - 100 lb of bricks, or 100 lb of feathers?
Then again, maybe I should have converted lb to kg. |
Silver Member Username: Gavdawg
Post Number: 309
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 11:44 pm: |
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Nuck,
I also have the Bose IE as well, for my Ipod. I must say that the performance really surprised me. There were (possibly still are) folks over at headfi raving about the performance of this pair of phones. |
Silver Member Username: Gavdawg
Post Number: 310
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Thursday, February 22, 2007 - 11:47 pm: |
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The Bose QC2 was the set that the above post was in reference to |
Bronze Member Username: Hifisoundguy
Post Number: 79
Registered: Aug-06
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| Posted on Friday, February 23, 2007 - 12:01 am: |
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You just get a lot more for your money with headphone systems! http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue26/headfi.htm |
Platinum Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 13081
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Friday, February 23, 2007 - 12:03 am: |
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That is so true...but are you sure it is not because of the magic clocks? |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 5988
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Friday, February 23, 2007 - 07:52 pm: |
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I went to positivefeedback once. What a happy place!
Where do the negative feedbacks go? |
Platinum Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 13093
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Friday, February 23, 2007 - 08:01 pm: |
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I gets absorbed by the magic clocks. |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 5992
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Friday, February 23, 2007 - 08:27 pm: |
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Berny, the label says 'one dose every four hours, do not exceed..yadda yadda yadda |
Platinum Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 13095
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Friday, February 23, 2007 - 08:31 pm: |
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Can you take it with alcohol??? Perhaps it will "enhance" the effect!?! |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 5997
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Friday, February 23, 2007 - 08:49 pm: |
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Objects in the mirror may be thinker than you close |
Bronze Member Username: Hifisoundguy
Post Number: 80
Registered: Aug-06
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| Posted on Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 11:56 am: |
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I went and listened to some Grado GS-1000 and I'm sending my Ultrasone headphones back and getting the Grado's! These headphones are a Major Breakthough! Here's a review http://www.audaud.com/article.php?ArticleID=2074 |
Platinum Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 13103
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Saturday, February 24, 2007 - 12:03 pm: |
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Grados have been around for a while. |
