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    Stuck in my search for the "One to rule them all"

    Peel of two stickers and those are nothing but lies and slander
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    Non-audiophile reactions to high-end headphones Part II

    I hope youre using optima blue top batteries, anything else and you're just missing so much emotion and lushness
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    Non-audiophile reactions to high-end headphones Part II

    I agree completely, that's the point I'm trying to make
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    Non-audiophile reactions to high-end headphones Part II

    Yup sennheisers are veiled and akg are plasticky and bass light... *puts on some nero and lets the wubwubwun out the modded q701s rattle my skull*
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    Need a portable amp to set between a Fiio X1 and AKG550's

    £109.95 on amazon.co.UK gets you a cayin c5, which I haven't had but plan on getting
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    Need a portable amp to set between a Fiio X1 and AKG550's

    Budget?
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    Chinese / Asian Brand Info Thread (Headphones, IEMs, Amps, DACs)

    You described them as intimate but said the soundstage was good. Have you heard the havi b3pro? How does the soundstage compare? I'm all about 3dsoundstage and holographic imaging. I like the havi but its a little too hard panned left and right rather than encompassing. Tuning on havi is near...
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    How much is too much?

    Sounds like you're doing it right
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    You Know You're an Audiophile When.. Version 2!

    Ykyaaw your day is ruined by your arrival home finding a little pink slip labeled USPS. On Saturday...
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    Best Alternative IPOD Classic for the car

    Shouldn't that radio also work with any USB drive? Just get a flash drive big enough to carry your library and call it a day
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    The Cayin C5 portable power house.

    How's the synergy with a set of akg q701? Chain would be iPod mini > lod > c5 >q701 Will the warm musicality of the Wolfson DAC and the "layered soundstage" pair well with the akgs massive sterile soundstage?
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    You Know You're an Audiophile When.. Version 2!

    Have kids and sell/trade them for audio gear? Have kids have them make you audio gear like your own personal sweat shop? Ykyaaw the question of kids OR audio crosses your mind.
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    You Know You're an Audiophile When.. Version 2!

    No kids, stax and maserati instead Ykyaaw you your inner audiophile is arguing with your inner gear head. "You need sound damping in your car it'll sound so much quieter and better" "Sound damping is heavy and real cars don't have stereos" "Sure sure. Now listen to this song and tell me it...
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    Pictures of Your *Budget-Fi* Portable Rig (< $200)

    Depends on the model. IPod mini and iPod 3g. The headphone out is an absolute no go but they are the best sounding I have for line out. IPod nano 1g sounds congested and rolled off on both ends, but otherwise OK (underpowered) through the 3.5 IPhone 3s sounds the best out the headphone jack of...
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    Pictures of Your *Budget-Fi* Portable Rig (< $200)

    You know I have 7 iPods right?
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