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The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome.
One of the main benefits of Roon for me is to NOT have to mess with the meta data, tags, etc. :) … But I can see it being a zen-like activity. I would be interested in some of the tweaks/corrections you are making. PM incoming :wink:- MatW
- Post #90,481
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Elysian Annihilator 2023
I felt the same when I first demoed the Fei Wan, too energetic in the treble. But when I tried it again recently I did not have that much of an issue with it. I think it would be fine for the majority of my music. I was very impressed with it overall, and I hope to add the Fei Wan to the...- MatW
- Post #859
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THE WATERCOOLER HEADPHONE EDITION – Headphones, Amps, DACs, and desktop/home audio related – a freewheeling discussion of gear, impressions, music, and musings.
Why not buy something off the shelf? Plenty of good options available?- MatW
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome.
The Beth Gibbons album is lovely, I have given it several listens in the past week. Try these Todd, for sub bass. When I play them with my modest (in comparison) Devialet Phantoms, they make the windows shake: James Blake - Limit to your Love Beyonce - Partition Have fun! :)- MatW
- Post #90,381
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THE WATERCOOLER HEADPHONE EDITION – Headphones, Amps, DACs, and desktop/home audio related – a freewheeling discussion of gear, impressions, music, and musings.
No, if the 1266 has the newer headband (a few years old now, but there was a thinner one before that, and the O-rings could not be replaced with that one), it is quite soft, in my experience.- MatW
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome.
If a man looks, a man shall find a headfi signature :xf_cool:.- MatW
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The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome.
I posted a picture of it a few times in this thread, but I use my desktop gear mostly for headphones, as opposed to IEMs. And yes, it is a mighty fine piece of equipment, in combination with the M scaler indeed.- MatW
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The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome.
It has been in my setup 1 for 3 or 4 years. 🤭 It already happened, at the Amsterdam watercooler meeting. :dt880smile:- MatW
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The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome.
A bit late with my reply, but I am quite happy with my new Forza extension cable, allowing me to (more easily) listen to IEMs straight from the Chord DAVE.- MatW
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The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome.
Exactly this. My ear canals are too narrow for the nozzle + tips, so I need to create a seal further out, with large eartips.- MatW
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The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome.
Sounds like you need large eartips. I have the same issues with 64 audio IEMs. With large eartips (L or XL) I can keep them in my ears.- MatW
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The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome.
Nice one. But of course it should read WATERCOOLER THREAD… 😄- MatW
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The Watercooler -- Impressions, philosophical discussion and general banter. Index on first page. All welcome.
Who knows, one day we may even be able to log into a streaming service on a DAP and access millions of albums, just like that! :ksc75smile:- MatW
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