gsferrari
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I never thought it would come to this...
Before I explain what "this" is let me give you some background info :-
Headphones that I have used extensively (chronological)
* Sony MDR-V300
* Sennheiser HD-580
* Sennheiser HD-600
* Grado SR-60
* AT-900
* Sennheiser HD-595
* Sennheiser HD-650
* Grado SR-325
* Grado SR-225
* Alessandro MS2
* AKG K-271
* CD3000
....
And many more that I cannot remember...many that were not worth remembering...
Now after all that...and after nearly as many Headphone amplifiers...I am back where I started!!
* Sennheiser HD-650 is packed and ready to meet its new master
* Alessandro MS2 is packed and ready to meet its new master
Thats it...my "high-end" headphones are going to their new homes and I am left with my Grado SR-60 and a bunch of amps...
I ditched everything and ran the SR-60 straight out of the headphone jack on my trusty Rio Karma...
Voila!!!
Amazing beautiful sound...definitely DEFINITELY not the nightmare I was expecting to be plunged into...the horrors of horrible sound were nowhere to be found...the ghost of low-fi had taken a vacation...
I was TOTALLY digging it...this is what I call "Going back to the core issues" and the core issues are :-
* Enjoying the music
* Enjoying the music some more
* Enjoying the music more and more and more...
Over the last couple of days I have not turned on a single amp (except the ones that are being burned in for various people), havent touched my SACD source, havent touched a single CD...
I am listening to 192 kbps and FLAC rips on my Rio Karma out of the SR-60s and I honestly believe I can live this way for ever...
The SR-60s are one of the most underrated headphones here. I dont see them getting recommended anymore to anyone. The MS1 didnt sound any different to me honestly...Its a FAD now to own an "Alessandro" as opposed to a Grado...whatever...
I think ANY newcomer to HeadFi can be recommended a Grado SR-60 to start with...
If I can go through ALL those headphones, amps and still go back to these headphones without any problems then there must be something special going on there...some magic...
I dont care...you may have your opinions but I am glad to have had 48 hours of pure unbridled music without worrying about midrange, soundstage gaps and all that hullabaloo...
I am totally diggin it!!!
Before I explain what "this" is let me give you some background info :-
Headphones that I have used extensively (chronological)
* Sony MDR-V300
* Sennheiser HD-580
* Sennheiser HD-600
* Grado SR-60
* AT-900
* Sennheiser HD-595
* Sennheiser HD-650
* Grado SR-325
* Grado SR-225
* Alessandro MS2
* AKG K-271
* CD3000
....
And many more that I cannot remember...many that were not worth remembering...
Now after all that...and after nearly as many Headphone amplifiers...I am back where I started!!
* Sennheiser HD-650 is packed and ready to meet its new master
* Alessandro MS2 is packed and ready to meet its new master
Thats it...my "high-end" headphones are going to their new homes and I am left with my Grado SR-60 and a bunch of amps...
I ditched everything and ran the SR-60 straight out of the headphone jack on my trusty Rio Karma...
Voila!!!
Amazing beautiful sound...definitely DEFINITELY not the nightmare I was expecting to be plunged into...the horrors of horrible sound were nowhere to be found...the ghost of low-fi had taken a vacation...
I was TOTALLY digging it...this is what I call "Going back to the core issues" and the core issues are :-
* Enjoying the music
* Enjoying the music some more
* Enjoying the music more and more and more...
Over the last couple of days I have not turned on a single amp (except the ones that are being burned in for various people), havent touched my SACD source, havent touched a single CD...
I am listening to 192 kbps and FLAC rips on my Rio Karma out of the SR-60s and I honestly believe I can live this way for ever...
The SR-60s are one of the most underrated headphones here. I dont see them getting recommended anymore to anyone. The MS1 didnt sound any different to me honestly...Its a FAD now to own an "Alessandro" as opposed to a Grado...whatever...
I think ANY newcomer to HeadFi can be recommended a Grado SR-60 to start with...
If I can go through ALL those headphones, amps and still go back to these headphones without any problems then there must be something special going on there...some magic...
I dont care...you may have your opinions but I am glad to have had 48 hours of pure unbridled music without worrying about midrange, soundstage gaps and all that hullabaloo...
I am totally diggin it!!!