Got a good deal on some original drop HD6XX! First real headphones, so far they’re amazing
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Just got the FH3’s in, very curious about these. I will be comparing them mostly to the Moondrop Starfield since that’s what it’s, hopefully, will be replacing. I wanted something to complement the Tin T2, but the Starfields didn’t excite me in any genre so I’m hoping the FH3 will be a nice counterpart to the T2.
First impressions: Jesus that’s a lot of bass… (None of my gear really has bass). Like the cable and the fit of the IEMs and I’m glad I have an IEMatch because I would not be able to hook them up to the Liquid Spark without it.
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What did you think of these headphones (T60RP)? I checked the T60RP thread, but nobody has posted there since last summer. 
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Rotation, Rotation, Rotation.
But, you are right there does come a point that you are not able to even rotate through your collection - and the ones that don’t make it that often are candidates to sell and give someone else a chance to try.
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I received these yesterday.
Very interesting headphone. A little too ‘bright’ for my preference, but outstanding imaging and separation. They’re also some of the most detailed headphones I’ve heard. The detail retrieval is pretty excellent. Tubes seem to help smooth out the wonky tonality.
…And these today.
Haven’t listened yet, but I’ll leave impressions on the Focal Clear thread later.
Cheers.
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Let me respond to this in that thread.
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Isn’t Austrian Audio where the AKG engineers went when Samsung bought them?
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Ortofon 2M BRONZE.
We.are.fvckin.
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In for a pair of Beyerdynamic dt880 600ohms today
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Yes, that’s the story.
They’re engineered and made in Austria.
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It’s there, but I prefer more presence. I think something like ifi’s bass boost would be pretty sweet for these.
They do go down to about 20 hz, it’s just not enough for my preference.
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Elears…cause curious
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@M0N Hi. Just let me disagree with you, yesterday a had an audition and listening experience in sound shop of both D90 and m400, and i did not like d90 because of topping sound signature, but i liked quite a lot M400. From my point of view m400 is two tiers up from allo revolution, and three tiers from all theese cheap dacs like e30, modius, smsl m8a. Maybe you listened it straight from the box, with poor cables, or maybe some kind of psychoacoustics makde some tricks.
Actually i liked it so much, that ordered SMSL M400 from China for 859$, because in our local shop it much more expensive. Maybe im wrong,i dont know, but from i hear. Interested in how good paring with fa-12s it will be.
Actually one note about the allo. From the first time i tried to connect usb, the port became physically broken, i repaired it and then maybe in 7 days only silence go through RCA outputs. I talked with support, they told they sent replacement unit, but after that - silence, no track number or something. Assemble quality is poor, but sound quality is really better than e30/modius/x8, but not m400) m400 is a different world
60.5 hour work week, and how do I reward myself? More music.
https://us.7digital.com/artist/silent-theory/release/fragile-minds-5461551
The following where bought on 7digital, but where bought individually, rather then the whole album
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I would agree, keep in mind that when I said it was trash, I meant trash for the price it goes for, it’s still going to be a step up from the entry to lower midrange dac options
It was very amp picky, given it has no output stage some amps didn’t handle the high output impedance very well, but given you had an amp that did handle it, it sounded better yes, but still very lacking for the price imo
If you enjoy it more power to you, don’t let something I say discourage you from enjoying something you have found you liked
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@M0N Thank you for clarification, i thought that dac was total trash at all:)) from price point i think i agree, it is overpriced, something like 650-700$ will be fair enough for this when i compare it to allo for 260 + 120/130 for psu.
I made the transaction for this last Saturday night in a crazed frenzy. With the long holiday weekend and then winter storm effects on shipping, it has seemed like forever & a day. Today, it arrived at its new home.
Soekris dac1541
Now, to rearrange the desk situation…
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Splurged on a Diamondphonic Black Diamond Series Digital Extra Deluxe Cable. Too good of a bargain to pass up, normally these things sell for $650 plus, I got it for like $12 dollars; Some assembly required.
Canare BNC, Belden 1505A Vivid HD 4k 75 ohm cable, Canare stress relief hood and some black sleeving. Just wanted to try the BNC connector on the Pi2AES into the Lampi. I’ll probably not be able to tell the difference over Coax SPDIF but hey, it’s part of the hobby right?
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