Bad Guy Good Audio Rankings and stuff (under construction) (Part 1)

Just waiting for mine (in form of 6xx) to arrive today. I am vocal head so expectations are really high!

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TRN ST5 good with technicalities?

@hawaiibadboy the Salnotes Zero has ABSOLUTELY NO BUSINESS sounding this good wow. I just got it to get my friend into audio because it’s so cheap and I just tried it out to see if the set is working…
…and my god… Not gonna say it’s better than my Monarch because it isn’t, but with the great fit (much smaller shell) and the tuning and the soundstage, I can’t help but wonder why the Monarch costs so much. Just blown away. It’s 20 fucking dollars. T-W-E-N-T-Y

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Yes. Kinda harsh for me but it’s not smooth or blunted.

I know right?
This hobby was KZ and other random garbage just months ago.
That fiasco with DQ6s and CRN opened some chat boxes and now the game has leveled up.
Good times for budget rid3rs and the hobby as a whole

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Good stuff never gets out dated…unless it’s a DAP
Saying that, my fave DAP is Calyx Audio M and that is 10+ years old i think?
This hobby hustle would not work if everybody just stayed satisfied. Lotta folks are compulsive/impulsive buyers w/ addictive personalities.

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Good lord, I would copy what I wrote at nymz thread - my HD6xx arrived and during first 1,5h session:

I just had a meltdown that I probably never had in my whole audio experience… Full body goosebumps, I needed to cover my face, my colleagues asked me if I feel ok…
I am looking for lamp amp - if this can get any better this is a keeper.

This would be cheesy as hell, sorry for that, but Adrianne Lenker at 2:20-2:40. 3:50-4:10 sang straight to my soul…

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If you still have that Feliks tube amp the. Give the 650s a run on it. They are suppose to be great on OTL tube amps.

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How on earth are colleagues and open-back headphones coexisting?
I find most closed backs leak too much.

They are my friends that do not have any preference towards music other than mine, so basically they are thankful :smiley:
They listen to my music via my speakers or to their own via their IEMs. I converted them to IEMs and now it pays off
Ed: don’t think I am a bully or something at work, we have agreement that any “no” to given track makes automatic skip of a song, any meeting, question for silence is also automatic off

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Void delayed at least a month after Crin’s video. RIP

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And he didn’t even give them a positive review

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That’s why it’s delayed. Going to be retuned :joy:

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Hell yeah, welcome to the Senn Gang!

I have heard so many headphones that I recognise are better than it… But damn the 600 is still my favourite lol!

Wait, for real??? That’s some serious power crin has

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If that’s the case, I actually kinda respect that; less that they’d bend to an influential figure, but more that if they aren’t “ready for prime time”, that they’d improve prior to release rather than push it out the door and follow it up with fixed “Pro” version.

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Anybody heard kaei tap-1 portable desktop tube amp?

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Call me crazy but I found the 650’s massively overrated. I’m sure they were the cream of the crop 20 years ago but it’s time to move on IMO

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Ever used the Sony Walkman a105? I’ve been tempted to mod it but I don’t particularly want to lose the keyword search function and I don’t know if it’s possible to keep it with any of the mods :weary:

At least it shows they care about the feedback they get (at least from certain reviewers) and can admit their errors.

Now let’s see if they can make things straight technically.

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What’s your rec for that pricerange?