deepak

China does churn out a lot of shit.

My MisterX XP amp is great. I will not doubt portable amps after hearing this one, it was a very nice upgrade from the GoVibe5.

I agree, Nanoha you must doo eet

You never PM'ed me high res photos of your W11jpn :(

Nice

Any further detailed impressions on the recabled vs stock L3000? Any other amps there that the L3000 mated really well with?

Not really a win-win situation if she kills you in your sleep

You know what it says about west coast pizza when the place has Brooklyn in its name That said the best pizza I've ever had was at a hole in the wall Greek place in Hells Kitchen.

Oh yes I bought volcomjerk's MS-1/MisterX XP amp/Turbo mini cable.

Pepsi isn't too big in the dirty souf?

I'm the same I can't even drink most regular sodas after drinking diet for the last few years. Coca-Cola is the worst it tastes like pure sugar and syrup now. I bought a 6 pack of Red Hook.

!!! I found EL&P - Tarkus MFSL for $12 at a used record store

postjack is pretty much the most awesome HC'er since he always has some t8 rap lyrics to add to random threads.

The clip art is absolutely awesome. "singing the praise" I want to believe that he knows his website looks like it's from 1995, and he has actually deliberately designed it that way.

Weird. Yeah I'll do the comparison. The guys at SH say the vinyl sounds better. I really like the new album.

And I'm only getting that error when I try and type certain things, regardless of what browser I'm using. Editing posts is giving me the same error.

Wow Head-Case is acting weird, getting lots of errors when I'm trying to reply "An appropriate representation of the requested resource /index.php could not be found on this server."

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Just bought Modest Mouse We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank on vinyl (2x180gram). Can't wait to hear the better mastering. I just listened to The Moon and Antarctica for the first time in like 4 years on the L3000, I played the hell out of that CD back in the day.

PCP&C?

With some further listening to some jazz (assorted delicious selections of John Zorn, Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans and Charles Mingus) the bigger soundstage on the Senns makes for a more interesting listen for some of the live recordings. But when we come back to the overall big picture and the pinpoint imaging, the L3000 just does everything so well that they're the headphones I keep wanting to switch back to. For those wondering I bought the HD580 as my traveling headphones. They're perfect for that- cheap, user replaceable parts, detachable thin cable and well balanced sound.

Hmm, ok Dusty I think I agree with your findings. I just redid the test tone sweep with Audacity (rather than testing frequency breaks) and the HD580 definitely crashes right around 16 KHz then rolls off steeply from there. The L3000 extends much higher than that and doesn't roll off as abruptly. The HD650 is similar to the HD580, but the roll off is more gradual.

My source is the North Star M192 DAC, my amp is the Melos SHA-1 (using Amperex Orange Globe tubes). I own very few high res recordings (and frankly IMO the format is dead) so I never bothered to invest in it. My analog system is in the works. I plan on doing more comparisons, but from what I heard with redbook playback and using Audacity's test tone generator the HF extension on the Senns was good. Where do you feel they cut off? I've mentioned this in my last post but the treble on the L3000 is more forward than the Senns.

Cool, I think I will be getting one soon

I got my Senn HD580 last night and my friend's HD650 this morning. So I can offer some comparison between them and the L3000, in my opinion all three share a similar signature. I level matched them as closely as possible using my ears. Both Sennheisers are using their stock cables. The HD650 is sort of new, but has around 200+ hours on it. Not sure about my HD580 (used). Both the pads on them are pretty much like new so the drivers sit further away from the ears than pads that are crushed. HD580 vs HD650 This is the first time I've had both of them simultaneously and the two are remarkably similar. The HD650 has much better bass extension and a more laid back midrange. The highs on the HD580 stand out slightly more but they're very similar to the HD650. L3000 vs the Sennheisers The L3000 has a much more forward sound with a slightly smaller soundstage. The bass on the L3000 is similar to the HD650 (slightly more in volume throughout the sub/mid/upper bass) but it has much more weight, impact and slam (I suspect the closed nature of the headphones allows them to reproduce instruments like kick drums effortlessly). The L3000's bass is also more textured and palpable, and at least gives off the impression that it has faster attack. The L3000 extends lower than the HD650 (on a Bella Sonus test track the L3000 consistently hits the really, really low notes, while the HD650 is just almost able to produce their sounds). The midrange of the L3000 is more detailed, upfront and generally much more enjoying to me. Guitars, male and female singers sound incredibly real and very enjoyable. Electric guitars sound very lifelike. Guitar tones of various makes and amps all come off perfectly on the L3000, whereas the Senns tend to sound a bit generic. The L3000 does not exhibit an upper midrange recession like the Senns, thus people that hear the veil on the Senns probably won't hear anything like that on the ATs. High frequencies- this is where all share a similar signature. Extension on all three headphones is very good, all three are able to get to the 18 KHz range. The HF on the Senns is definitely more relaxed in respect to the rest of the spectrum which makes them fantastic for long term listening. The HF on the L3000 is also a bit more relaxed but not to the extent of the Senns. Imaging - a huge difference between the Senns and the L3000. In this respect the Senns just sound diffuse and hazy with instrument placement and air surrounding instruments. The L3000 is just razer sharp with where everything is and doesn't delineate into ambiguity.