honestly he’s kind of a weird dude anyways lol i wouldn’t really trust his ears much
true, but having to list your gear is such a pain in the ass. ive never sold my gear, just given them to people near me lol
I am also very interested in the Soekris Dac’s, so please share your thoughts after some time.
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true, but a pain in the ass can be worth getting new gear. You can try Fb Marketplace for some lower end stuff if you don’t like the hassle of shipping.
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@SpeleoFool Very good summation of a wonderful hobby. Or maybe pursuit is a better term, as the hunt is a big part of the fun. Just gotta keep it in perspective, lol.
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If EDM is your mainstay, take a look at Beyerdynamic DT1990s (or T1s). I just recently got the 1990s and have been all over old Industrial favorites and EDM. Listening to deadmau5 mix on Tidal right now, matter of fact. I am seriously in love with these headphones, particularly for this type of high-energy music. They’re kinda the opposite of 6xx, which are good for dimming the lights and making a quiet evening of sinking into chill tracks; these are crank-it-to-11 detail monsters with great bass.
FWIW, Focals are my favorite family of headphones; Elex is another great all-rounder that plays well with EDM. If you liked Utopia, Stellia is even better for EDM, IMO. It’s got a tasteful bass boost that brings the bottom end up to a good level while still retaining that beryllium detail.
Anyway, a couple more ideas for the audition list, if you haven’t heard those.
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Thanks for the recommendations. I have auditioned the Stellias as well. (Infact they were the first headphone better than the TH-X00 I have heard). I thought they were pretty good, but I think I liked the Utopia more. As for the DT 1990s, I either heard those or the T1 Gen 2 (can’t remember which) expecting them to be harsh in the treble but thought they sounded pretty good. I also listened to the Fostex line and some of the Audeze expecting them to be best headphones for me and was not impressed by either. Of course this was all a quick audition in a less than ideal environment, so there are many reasons why this could have been the case.
EDIT: Keep in mind I am still quite new to this hobby and do not come from a musical background, so. a lot of nuances of what a headphone is doing may be lost to me especially at first listen. It is entirely possible that after a few days with some of those headphones, my opinion would change drastically. I just do not know.
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For me I kind of think of it as buying assets. That money doesn’t just disappear. It becomes part of your worth in assets, but most assets will slowly decrease their value in time unless you get something like a collectible that can increase with time. If you can find a really good price for something, I’ll go out on a limb as I don’t have experience in this myself and say that you can likely get rid of it when the time comes if you take good care of it for a similar price you bought it for.
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I’ll ask this here since this thread took a turn toward resale… I’m looking to sell my SP200 and P20. I’ve never sold gear before. What do you all think is the best way to go about this?
If you buy wise, you can sell your gear for just as much as you got it for if you take care of it (this is the case in the higher end)
r/AVExchange and head-fi.org is what I have been lurking on a ton before buying my edition xx. Ebay and forums.headphones.com are also options. All of my secondhand gear (which isn’t that much) I have gotten through these platforms and FB marketplace.
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I decided to pull the trigger on a new keyboard. Still having second thoughts about it being the one I want, but the one I wanted more can’t be found(at least not for a reasonable price)
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I have had some good success getting expensive keyboards for cheap on the used market. Could be an option to consider if you are okay with used.
I’ve looked. Didn’t find quite what I was looking for.
As long as they are mass production ones, getting ones from groupbuys and small batches can really inflate the aftermarket price
Are the colours equivalent to cherry switches? I live chat MX browns, never heard of this brand tbh.
Absolutely, I will share once I’ve had a lot more listening time. One thing that I am also enjoying so far are the filters. The picture is the soekris dac1321 manual showing each filter. You can also customize your own, but I don’t know how or where that’s done…something I may look into.
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I’ve heard of Royal Kludge, I’ve not used one, they seem to be one of the cheaper brands that people like.
Generally all the Cherry copies follow the same naming convention for clicky/tactile.
Some of the copies actually have a better feel than the authentic Cherry’s.
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My espressomachine broke so I had to buy a new one. These things got more expensive since the last time I got one…
Quite excited to get back to beans after my girlfriend’s cup machine though.
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depending on whether I sell something I need to sell…I am gonna get the Gaggia Classic Pro.
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