Light - Man
- Birthday
- Jan 1, 1900 (Age: 124)
- Location
- Dublin, Ireland
- Interests
- Staying alive!
- Headphone Inventory
- HiFiMan Sundara (made in Oct 2023)
HiFiMan Sundara Closed-Back
HiFiMan Deva Pro (wired version) but previously had the BT R2R version
Beyer T70p (32 ohm) closed back, now used with AHG brand of oval Sheepskin Leather Earpads. Previously used Shure SRH1840 pads and before that - Beyer DT770 pads. I have also tried Shure SRH1540 pads Beyer Amiron pads and Beyer DT1770 pads.
Bowers & Wilkins PX7 S2 (BT HP)
Rarely used now:
Philips Fildelio X2
Fostex T40RP Mk3 (the closed back version, liked it at the time and preferred it to the T60RP. Used with Shure SRH1840 pads. Tried various mods and have removed the plastic cup vent covers on the inside to make it open. Vents can be easily covered on the outside for isolation and tuning when required)
Yamaha HPH-MT220 closed back (modded with modded sheepskin leather pads and new detachable cable)
AKG K612 Pro (good for mids but needs some power to sound its best)
Yamaha HPH-200 (rarely used but a decent on-ear for those new to the game)
Headphones previously owned:
HiFiMAN Arya Stealth
HiFiMAN Ananda Stealth
HiFiMAN HE6se V2
HiFiMan Edition XS
HiFiMAN HE-R9
Bowers & Wilkins PX8
Beyer T5P 2nd Gen closed back
AKG K371 and AKG K361
B&0 Play H6 closed-back (decent sound but only use for outdoor use) given to my brother
Audioquest Nighthawk Carbon (was disappointed and returned it)
AKG K812 Pro (Good for Jazz but not good for vocals, IMO)
AKG K712 Pro (too much mid bass for me that gives too much body and mid-bass to female vocals)
AKG K240 MKII
Beyerdynamic T1 Gen 2 (liked it but ?)
Beyer DT1350 used for portability)
Beyer T51P
Beyer DT1990 Pro (twice - liked it but not enough)
Beyer Amiron Home (decent but a bit boring)
Beyer T70 (250 ohm)
Beyer DT880/600 Ohm (a bit boring & hard to drive & headband lacks enough adjustment )
Beyer DT770/32 Ohm
Beyer DT770/80 Ohm
Beyer DT150
Denon AH-D5200 (comfort issues)
Denon AHD7200 (a little disappointing with comfort issues)
Denon AH-MM400
Etymotic ER4XR (hated it and is mega uncomfortable)
Etymotic ER MK5 (very basic sound)
Fostex T60RP (got a badly squeaking set, l returned it and have kept the Fostex T40 Mk3 instead)
Focal Listen (disappointed with it and very uncomfortable)
Fidue A73 IEM (decent but ?)
HiFiMan HE400i (was liking it, good for vocals but one of the drivers failed (solder joint) after 2 weeks and one of the yokes broke ). Bought a replacement 400i but it had a very stiff yoke so returned it and will look for something better.
HIFIMAN Edition S
Meze 99 Neo
Musical Fidelity MF100
Onkyo A800 (open headphone)
Shure SRH940
Shure SRH840 (decent but poor build quality & ergonomics)
SoundMagic HP151 (decent closed can but ?)
Yamaha Pro 500
Yamaha Pro 300
Current In-Ears (but rarely used these days)
BLON BL-03
**** V2 (revision 3 version)
Moondrop Crescent (in ear) rarely used, decent but ? and only for its price(needs Power)
Previous In-Ears
TRN V90
TFZ No. 3
Moondrop Kanas Pro
Moondrop KXXS
KZ ZS10 Pro
KZ ZSX
Ikko OH1
Tin Audio T3
Tin Audio T2 Pro
BGVP DMG
Dunu Titan 1
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- Headphone Amp Inventory
- Topping L50
Previously had:
Topping A30 Pro
Topping L30 & L30ii
Chord Mojo (twice)
Fiio E12A (twice),
Fiio A5
Fiio E11K
Cayin C5 (twice)
Topping NX5, NX3 and NX1A
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- Source Inventory
- Topping DX3 Pro DAC/Amp (AK4493 DAC chip). A very good DAC but the amp section is quite decent also, IMO). Have three of them, one into a good speaker system, a kitchen stereo over BT from laptop and a desktop stack with HP's.
Back up DAC:
Old Musical Fidelity V90 DAC into a good speaker system.
Previously had :
Chord 2Qute DAC (powered by a 12 volt car battery into a good speaker system)
Sabaj D5 DAC/Amp (with ES9038Pro DAC chip)
SMSL M10 DAC/Amp (AK4497 DAC chip)
Topping D50S powered by a 12 volt car battery (with a 12V to 5V converter) into a good speaker system
Portable gear:
Acoustic Research AR-M200
Hiby R3 & R3 Pro
Little Bear B4 portable hybrid tube Amp
Hidizs AP100 DAP
HaaFee HA8 Portable HIFI Headphone Amplifier With ES9038Q2M DAC with Bluetooth 5.0 (micro USB charger socket fell off, so it is now broken)
LH Labs Geek-Out 450 (rarely used)
Fiio X1 (rarely used)
Previously had:
Ibasso DX160
Questyle QP1R DAP
Chord Mojo (twice)
Ibasso DX120
Cayin N5 DAP
Fiio X3
Fiio X3ii
Fiio X5
Ibasso DX50
Ibasso DX90
Topping NX4DSD Dac/Amp with ES9038Q2M Dac chip
Audioquest Dragonfly 1.2
Cambridge Audio Dacmagic XS
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Engineer & Dog Whisperer
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