I will Never go back to SPEAKERS Again !
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Bronze Member Username: HifisoundguyPost Number: 76 Registered: Aug-06 | I have been trying out some Ultrasone Proline 2500 headphones and I like these headphones better than ANY Speaker that I have EVER heard! They talk about these headphones over here http://www.headfi.org |
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Gold Member Username: Arande2400dB could probably d..., SouthWest Mi... Too Many DBs... Post Number: 1287 Registered: Dec-06 | I heard headphones (really good ones) once and I got attracted and wondered why everyone likes speakers so much. Then I realized that I may be hearing it but it doesn't surround me the way that speakers can. I then heard a very well matched and set up ht system and bam was pulled towards surround again. For stereo, I do agree, headphones would be my way to go. Of course, you can't rock out and bang your head and jump around the house with loud music blasting without your headphones falling off. You also don't get shaken and rumbled with bass unless you're sitting with a buttkicker or something like that. You also can't shake your house to pieces with powerful subwoofers. Again, headphones are great for laid-back stereo listening. They can also blow your ears off, but not from a distance. |
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Gold Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 4097 Registered: Feb-05 | Oh lord.... |
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Bronze Member Username: Jingka99Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Post Number: 99 Registered: Aug-06 | RW |
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Silver Member Username: DavidpaPortland, Oregon US Post Number: 382 Registered: Nov-05 | Trolling other forums too |
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Bronze Member Username: StryvnPost Number: 29 Registered: Dec-06 | Those are the headphones that sound great if you're wearing a watch, yes? |
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Gold Member Username: T_bomb25Dayton, Ohio United States Post Number: 1515 Registered: Jun-05 | Yeah,this guy is doing this on every forum. |
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Bronze Member Username: HifisoundguyPost Number: 77 Registered: Aug-06 | http://www6.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=207948 |
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Gold Member Username: Stu_pittIrvington, New York USA Post Number: 1578 Registered: May-05 | I can't believe I'm saying this... I've heard a pair of Ultrasones, and they are phenominal. I'm moving toward the headphone route myself for a number of reasons. I'll elaborate more when I've got time. |
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Bronze Member Username: HifisoundguyPost Number: 78 Registered: Aug-06 | I'm going to get this headphone amp later on http://www.soundstage.com/allinyourhead/allinyourhead200605.htm |
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Platinum Member Username: Project6Post Number: 13043 Registered: Dec-03 | Yup, he's just spamming now  |
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Silver Member Username: GavdawgPost Number: 299 Registered: Nov-06 | Well, I also have to agree that a good headset sounds better than a speaker system of the same price (at least what I have heard). My Stax in ear set is fantastic when it comes to detail retrieval and overall accuracy. The only thing is that the imaging isn't the best I've heard, and it is VERY uncomfortable for long listening sessions. I recently have turned to Bose for a comfortable headset for long term use (2+ hours: when I am studying in the library, or doing schoolwork) due to the headset being so comfortable I can forget I'm wearing it. I know I know... It's a Bose... :-) Let the jokes begin :-P I still have my stax when I really want to experience the recording, but the lack of true localazation does bother me. |
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Silver Member Username: GavdawgPost Number: 300 Registered: Nov-06 | Keep in mind that I have the Stax SR-001MKII, which is the entry level pair of Stax 'phones (or earspeakers if you're a stax fan). I would be insane to compare them with their more expensive stablemates. |
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Silver Member Username: GavdawgPost Number: 301 Registered: Nov-06 | The longer I have it, the more uncomfortable the Stax becomes. It wasn't like that right off the bat. Either that, or comfort was never really an issue at first (grado anyone?) |
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Gold Member Username: NuckPost Number: 5972 Registered: Dec-04 | The Bose in-ear has been being given away by music stations all over the place. Saying that Bose is again cranking up the marketing for another product launch. I do know that cans or plugs would make me deaf. Will somebody answer that phone?! |
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Gold Member Username: Stu_pittIrvington, New York USA Post Number: 1583 Registered: May-05 | "I do know that cans or plugs would make me deaf." A very common misconception Nucko. Some may argue that because the music is 'closer to you,' details are more easily heard, and external noise may be significantly reduced (depending on design), you may actually listen at a lower dB level than you would if you were listening with speakers. Which is louder - 100 dB from headphones, or 100 dB from speakers? Which is heavier - 100 lb of bricks, or 100 lb of feathers? Then again, maybe I should have converted lb to kg.  |
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Silver Member Username: GavdawgPost Number: 309 Registered: Nov-06 | Nuck, I also have the Bose IE as well, for my Ipod. I must say that the performance really surprised me. There were (possibly still are) folks over at headfi raving about the performance of this pair of phones. |
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Silver Member Username: GavdawgPost Number: 310 Registered: Nov-06 | The Bose QC2 was the set that the above post was in reference to |
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Bronze Member Username: HifisoundguyPost Number: 79 Registered: Aug-06 | You just get a lot more for your money with headphone systems! http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue26/headfi.htm |
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Platinum Member Username: Project6Post Number: 13081 Registered: Dec-03 | That is so true...but are you sure it is not because of the magic clocks? |
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Gold Member Username: NuckPost Number: 5988 Registered: Dec-04 | I went to positivefeedback once. What a happy place! Where do the negative feedbacks go? |
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Platinum Member Username: Project6Post Number: 13093 Registered: Dec-03 | I gets absorbed by the magic clocks. |
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Gold Member Username: NuckPost Number: 5992 Registered: Dec-04 | Berny, the label says 'one dose every four hours, do not exceed..yadda yadda yadda |
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Platinum Member Username: Project6Post Number: 13095 Registered: Dec-03 | Can you take it with alcohol??? Perhaps it will "enhance" the effect!?! |
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Gold Member Username: NuckPost Number: 5997 Registered: Dec-04 | Objects in the mirror may be thinker than you close |
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Bronze Member Username: HifisoundguyPost Number: 80 Registered: Aug-06 | I went and listened to some Grado GS-1000 and I'm sending my Ultrasone headphones back and getting the Grado's! These headphones are a Major Breakthough! Here's a review http://www.audaud.com/article.php?ArticleID=2074 |
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Platinum Member Username: Project6Post Number: 13103 Registered: Dec-03 | Grados have been around for a while. |
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