What did you buy today? (Part 2)

There are actually serious businesses doing those lol like CustomCans in the UK

Lolol I kinda wish Yaxi releases another one that puts fluorescence on it

I probably said that lol. I think In its stock form there are definitely similarities as 60e (havenā€™t heard the x) would be the more neutral but also got the tightest bass in the prestige line and HD25 got that, and HD25 also got a detailed midrange but itā€™s a lot less energetic, a lot calmer compared to Grado and does not have that sparkly treble. The mod turns the HD25 into a bass canon so somewhat further from a SR60e (and I donā€™t think the X will have this bass anyway) but a lot more fun. For me personally I never like bass bleeding into the mid making it sound a bit muddy and boomy and HD25 isnā€™t one of those that I hate

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Hi-vis hi-res headphones. Imagine hi-vis become the next hype in headphones with that stupid little sticker

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Like those Razer kitty edition?


Fiio Utws3 (and Mangrid Tea)

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Borrowing a couple nice pieces of gear

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How do you like it compared to running with the cable? Also what source are you using? Iā€™ve been kind of interested in the UTWS3 or similar products, but havenā€™t heard much in terms of feedback from users.

Initially, it seems fine, did not hear major differences with the BTR5 on a quick listen. They seem to be quite comfortable, got used to pretty quickly. Buttons on the sides are usable too after a little bit of try and error. I am using Tidal on an Android phone :stuck_out_tongue:

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A couple of these, although I probably need a dozen

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Well I use an SP200, SP100, and Emotiva BassX, but sometimes use my Zen Dac Headphone Out. I honestly didnā€™t know there were colour options. All I know is that I got an email from Arthur telling me the shipment has been delayed, and Iā€™m looking at a minimum of 2-3 weeks for it to ship from Germany to me, and if I wanted to cancel the order. Iā€™m a little bit tempted to get the Singxer. Iā€™m so in love with my Hemps I was gonna put SE ahead of balanced, but Iā€™m giving my T60 Argons some listening time, cause why not, and I sort of forgot how great they were. So now Iā€™m wondering if Iā€™ll be happier with the Hemps from the inferior SE of the Singxer but get to run my Argons balanced, or keep the G111 order and just hope Iā€™m happy my Argons sound good out of it. I mean, I donā€™t have to get rid of my Emotiva, but it would be nice to drive both headphones properly, as well as my 600 Ohm 880s, though if Iā€™m being honest, unless the G111 really makes the 880s better than the Emotiva, I donā€™t see why Iā€™m ever gonna use those instead of my Hemps for music enjoyment. I just want everything without an unlimited budget, apparently

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Sonova bitch! :confused:

Kodak and now Sennheiser. I donā€™t know. Sometimes I think some companies should not be ā€œallowedā€ to ā€œdisappearā€ā€¦

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Belden Brilliance 1800B 110 Ohm cable to make some sweet, sweet AES/EBU digital cables for my Pi2AES. Small purchase, big enjoyment.

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One of my girlfriends had some like 50-year-old Sansui speakers stashed away in a closet, and I wanted to know if they still worked. However, the only speaker wires I had were terminated with banana plugs and I didnā€™t want to strip them for speakers that I didnā€™t even know were going to work, so I borrowed some of my girlfriendā€™s jewelry wire to test:

This totally worked! The speakers play just fine, and they have some kind of built-in bit of reverb that actually sounds nice with swing jazz and soul music. (Though they donā€™t sound especially good with really busy music.)

However, the jewelry wire may have worried some people in the house, so all this to sayā€¦ the new speaker wire I bought arrived in the mail today. :grinning:

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Lol, Iā€™d say so, with a name like thatā€¦! :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: I have an A-100, but only use it for my speakers so far. I asked the manufacturer/company if they can get me a silver G111. See what happens :frowning: :crossed_fingers:t5: I went for G111 kuz itā€™s supposed to be a great match for Arya & Bifrost, and the type of not cold, spacious sound I like. Singxer prob just as good, and MLP.

Todayā€™s the day I rejoin iLoud gang

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I actually never saw them with the grills off

@Jose_G gave me the idea when he removed his in the What Did You Do Today? thread.

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are they hard to remove? how did you do it?

You pry of the front with a spudger, push the tweeter grill in from the front, bend the woofer grill prongs up and push it out from the back, put the front back on and youā€™re done.

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