n_maher

Back to the edit window thing, there are times that I wish it was just a bit longer but really, I like the fact that you have to think before you post since there's limited opportunity to correct any f'ups.

I spent some time with drp's edition 9's this weekend at the Boston Meet. They were sourced by a Resolution Audio Opus 21 and powered by a Rudistor RPX-100. I spent about 20 to 25 minutes of pretty focused listening with them mainly with female vocal material (Patty Griffin and TNP). I have to say, for a $1500 headphone I was left wanting. As others have noted they have prodigious, well defined bass but more than the midrange flaw that everyone else seems to find I found the highs to be way off. It was the first time in a long time that I noticed something glaringly wrong with a high-end set of cans. To my ears they were very sibilant to the point of it really being hard to enjoy what I was listening to without concentration on this flaw, and I'm not usually all that sensitive to that type of sound so this seemed doubly weird. And being able to compare these side by side to the HE60s didn't do the ED9's any favors either. I may be in big trouble after listening to the Baby O's...

Me too, 9am EST. Time to finish packing for the Boston Meet. Random smiley =

If anyone is looking, jp#'s listed his Exemplar modded Denon 2900.

It's a sad state of affairs that I still haven't built my Aikido. I really should put that on the list next. [edit]Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't he already offering the mono kits as seen here? Although I guess that's not a headamp specific kit, my bad, i suck, i'm stopping the edits now...

I'd go with whichever one sounds better to you single-ended. You can always go back if you don't like the changes that balanced drive makes, right?

I'd like to think that he really did have other business in Cali, since he and I discussed that the two meets were so close that it meant one or the other but meh, I just hope Justin catches his flight as I'd really like to meet him and hear some of his gear.

Ahhh crap, evidently Ray bailed on us for "personal business" in CA. :'(

Not sure if you're aware, but make sure to take the cropping factor into account when looking at lenses. So on that body a 24mm prime would be a 38.5mm equivalent due to the 1.6x crop factor.

Yeah, it's pretty clear he's flipping for profit but he keeps the number of threads pretty low and therefore skates by.

If I get a good pic I'll post a thread in the Casino.

Roger that, picture of ass clown added to 'to do' list for meet. I'll try to get a picture of the man-hug he'll probably give Ray when they see each other.

Oh I know, I was just attempting to be funny. I'm going to offer him $250 for them this weekend.

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That'd be the first time I'd heard that film lenses wouldn't work on a digital body, that's not the way Nikon works anyway. Based on some quick reading that body should work with any EF or EF-S mount lenses. HTH, Nate

He's had a couple pairs for sale, all absurdly priced IIRC. I almost PM'd him once to let him know that even if his price was in dollars he'd still be dreaming.

Not sure if I can, it's a pretty short cable (6') and hellaciously microphonic. I'd like to dope slap whoever built it. For now it stays on the cans since I don't have time to deal with it properly. If it comes off I'll make 20 $200 mini-minis from it and retire rnB style!

I reterminated my 340s last night to try and fix some of the butchery that was done by the previous modder who saw fit to terminate them with an 1/8" plug. Turns our they are wired with stranded silver, yikes that couldn't have been a cheap cable even though it looks like poop.

I'm still trying to figure out where he found a copy of shenanigans to buy?

The translation is still the same, I plugged it into babblefish for you: Blah, blah, uninformed guess x vs. y, blah blah bullshit. My problem is that your post, as it was written, has exactly zero substance. Now, if you want to post something for pure entertainment value go for it, but your post is exactly the problem with a lot of the "opinions" on head-fi. It's pure conjecture and adds exactly nothing to the debate. Next time try the following, "I heard the Denon and was not overly impressed by it compared to other high res sources like X, and X that I've heard." Leave the Oppo out of it since you have no experience with it.

I have to disagree, Ray Samuels loud is loud for everyone.

I choose not to discriminate against either type and embrace all of them equally.

His first 20+ posts (in one day ) are not encouraging...

Way to live up to your custom title.