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I respectfully disagree.

I concur. I went back and spent time with a familiar recording, again the mfsl sacd of heartbreaker. Just lovely, and the system is damn impressive looking to boot. Two huge hunks of silver with the black o2, very cool. In the room now for a delicious firehouse salad, but I need to head downstairs soon. There is a prize drawing at 4pm and mike said he would rig it so I win vicki's r10! Finally I'll get to own these cans after literally hours of wanting it. Also nate's menace does to grados what no other amp does. Woah.

just spending some quality time with vicki's exemplar 2910 > extreme (complete with hum upgrade) > r10. These phones leave an aching feeling in my gut they are so good. I did not expect to like these cans, but I love them. They are just about perfect in all ways. The bass is out of this world! I don't know what people are talking about when they say they are bass shy. My only qualm is there is a bit o' heat somewhere in the midrange, but honestly its more of a warmth that is quite enjoyable. The decay on this phone is marvelous. In fact, it manages to pull of all the audiophile tricks while still being damn musical.

al's bel canto > rockhopper > ps-1 with flats. My first time with the ps-1. They are certainly good cans, with amazing bass and perhaps the crunchiest gradoiest midrange I've ever heard. But they ain't $2500 good.

doxxie's e5 > massive attack > headphile k340. I see why he loves this rig. Sounds much better then my memories of my stock k340. It handled the crazy midrange of the mfsl heartbreaker with aplomb. Woo ges > heaudio stat. Very nice! Typical stat bass, but certainly not anemic. Very engaging and in your face. Makes me question its potential in long term listening. Still it was lovely while I was there. Currently with justin in his glorious scd-1 > bh > o2 rig.

Need to take up a break from listening to catch up on impressions. I'm two rigs behind and am currently with the menace. This fucking amp. Jesus Christ.

listened to a few songs on the much anticipated (for me) 4070 in the stax/ttvj room. Ultra comfortable cans. Powered by a stax amp I can't remember and some ridiculous meridian cdp. Pretty much did everything right without being showy, except the treble might be a little much. I'll be going back for another listen later, hopefully with my own tunes this time.

also I'm using this thread like a notepad to remember impressions. Spent some time in the hr room. The audiophile desktop with biwire monoblocks is great! Warm and inviting sound. Tyll and co have a good thing going here. Also, I think I might really like the d5000. Awesome bass, seems like it'd be non fatiguing. Not as similar to the hd650 as other impressions have led me to believe. They are probably the most comfortable cans I've ever worn to boot. I'd love to spend many hours with this can in my rig. This is all so exciting.

Porcupine tree out of nightwpundstime's Cyrus cdp into corda move into esw9 was great. I was very surprised at the thumping bass. I was expecting it to be more anemic like the w5000, but it is very different. Definitely a rocking can.

dans duet into ta balanced mosfet into hhf-1. Just lovely, just awesome. I love the way ambient mic recordings sound on this rig. Its not super reach out and grab you audiophile type of rig, but rather one that does nothing wrong, everything right, and that I could listen to for hours.

vickie's exemplar denon into heed obelisk integrated into k1k. My first time with k1ks. Lovely midrange, surprisingly good, stat-like bass. Just a tad bright in the highs. Ray samuels has on a lot of cologne. Smells nice though.

spending some time with the ec balancing act and an apuresound balanced hd600. This amp is ridiculous. I had no idea the hd600 was capable of this much bass.

Oh I've been here and there and what have you. Downstairs now waiting for the doors to open.

Actually a taller arc and straighter bends above the housing might help my problem. Thanks spritzer, I'll give it a shot. Thanks elephas as well for your reply.

Hey stax fans- I noticed an issue last night with the OII in regards to my headshape. I have a large and unfortunately very "long" head height-wise. This makes phones like grados or lambdas very comfortable on my head, but pretty much anything with a "one size fits all" elastic strap based fitting system just doesn't work out for me. The strap always ends up digging painfully into my head. In the short term its fine, but long listening sessions always result in discomfort and a literal headache, which makes appreciating a headphone's aural merits impossible. I haven't really noticed the severity of this issue until last night, when I listened for about three hours after a long day at work. Does anyone have any tips on increasing the elasticity of the headstrap, or otherwise making its downward pressure less? If not, I sure hope I like the sound of the 4070.

happy birthday!

DDS is hard, like old school RPGs. gamefaqs.com is your friend with this one.

Nice, nocturne is legendary. I never played it, but I played DDS and it was amazing.

No room you say? Tyll, you can just mail me the check. You have my address on file.

ah shitballs. thanks for the heads up, i might have to do that. sorry about my wallet indeed.

here's a question. I didn't know that the desktop headphone amp had preouts. Has it always had preouts, or is this a new feature for the audiophile desktop system? Looking at pictures of the balanced desktop amp, I don't see any preouts. Can it be had with preouts? Just throwing these out there. Preout functionality on the hr gear is pure win.

I think it all looks snazzy as hell, but pricey. Having said that, I'm a sucker for brand continuity in a rig, so this is appealing to me. Those desktop stands look great, they'd do well with my 12Ls. I look forward to spending some time with this setup in a couple days.

Cool, I forgot about the cheaper 33 1/3s. I might pick RTL up then.

the reviews at sh.tv are poor. They say the overall sound is thin and lacking bass. They keep saying the DCC of RTL is "richer". I probably won't be buying if these reviews keep up. I'll just hunt down original vinyl issues. I already have the megaforce Kill Em All and it rocks.

happy birthday! i like both of you.