What was your reaction on seeing the cups in person? I have been debating doing a tune-up, but it would cost more than the headphones did. I got a deal on a demo pair. I am thinking maybe I should just buy the Cascades and sell the TH-610’s if the Cascades are what I hope they are.
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Dude, the cascades are amazing. I regret not buying them off of my friend when he offered them at an amazing price. The TH610 are great also though. I do prefer the Cascades over the TH610 by the slightest of margins, for fun usage. For something more balanced, the TH610 are the better fit.
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joined 4 cheap months of tidal…
now i need to figure out if i’ll hear any difference between high, hifi, or master
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As @Hazi59 said, I’ve heard nothing but good regarding the Cascades.
I really like the cups. I’ll post some pics in the TH-00 discontinued-now sort of Lawton thread.
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Which wood did you buy? I’d love to see a pic of the cups before install.
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Cool! 
What do the insides look like?
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Thanks.
Unfinished wood with a about a 5/8” thickness foam circle attached. For anti-resonance, I assume.
I’ll take pictures of the mod and post.
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There is so much to unpack here:
1.What does a city like LA look like during quarantine? It must be an amazing contrast to it’s usual energy. Even my little costal NorCal town is weirdly quiet now.
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The Clears are great and the combo with the RNHP is amazing.
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Another RNHP. He said “another.” I love it!
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It’s oddly peaceful within a massive backdrop of uncertainty.
I saw a picture of the cig-alert traffic map and it was ALL GREEN. The sky has been clear and full of wonderful clouds. From up on my local foothill trails you can see the ocean (a friend relayed this yesterday).
We went out this morning for a few groceries (milk was the basic objective), and there was a line formed about an hour before the store opened (Trader Joe’s). It was the same scenario at Whole Foods on Monday. Fortunately I got what I needed both times.
There was definitely tension in line. Very few smiles, some hidden behind the wrong masks (my partner pointed that out to me. 
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Talking to one of the workers there that we’ve known for while, he told us how shitty people have been. It’s pretty sad that times like these bring out the best and worst in people.
I was born and raised here and from my experience Los Angeles attracts the best and worst of humanity. I blame the entrainment industry. 
Yeah, I’ve been wanting them for a while now. I’m kind of a “neutral/warm” (with a touch of analytical) kind of guy.
The Clear kind of represents the best of what Focal currently does before they start to tune for “audiophiles”.
That RNHP is my jam!
It’s natural (analog-esque) presentation is so enjoyable and non-fatiguing, yet it provides an astonishing level of detail, and clarity. Especially since I’ve found that it’s improved by the Palmer Purifier (it really focused everything), I can’t go wrong with another (I already had two units previously).
It’s my reference amp that tells me what the dac/headphones are doing.
I’ll eventually replace my leisure/main setup with a Phonitor, but in the meantime I’m happy with the RNHP’s.
Now onto dacs… 
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Bifrost 2. I can’t recommend this dac enough!
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I ordered a pair of LCD i4s from Audeze’s B Stock sale. $1100 off and still a 3 year warranty on drivers was too good to pass up for something I’ve had on my watch list for some time
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Oh man these look better in person. I’m not a huge fan of red but didn’t want the light gray. Plus the red is darker in person. Fits in with the RNHP. Good call Clear gang👌.
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Congrats! Definitely a great presentation.
And prefer the rubber, coiled cable as opposed to the fabric wrapped vacuum cleaner cable. 
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For sure! Still not great but better. It’ll do until my hart cable comes in.
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Just more music:
^ Interesting use of a violin
Oh, and a can of Java Monster
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I picked up a Berkeley Alpha Reference 2 MQA so I can switch between r2r and sigma delta at my desk. Now to go through the signal chain hell of wiring it all up so I can switch to stuff easily lol
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Not going to lie it’s about that level. Also IMO that actually isn’t that bad lol
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