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Headphones, what's your pick?
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| Topic: | Headphones, what's your pick? This thread has 7 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Saturday April 26, 2003 at 22:50 |
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Headphones have been for some time a step-child of home audio, which is unfortunate. There are some realy high quality headphones out there for two channel listenning. What are your favorite headphones? What headphone amp do you use to drive them?
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| Post 2 made on Monday April 28, 2003 at 14:31 |
My choices [Link: yamasinc.com] and this [Link: pliniusaudio.com] but what do I know.
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"Some may never live but the crazy never die" ~ Hunter S. Thompson
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| Post 3 made on Monday April 28, 2003 at 15:09 |
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Wondering what 2Channel headphone listening has to do with the Forums Title...... "Home Theater"
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| OP | Post 4 made on Monday April 28, 2003 at 19:50 |
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It's a home audio topic just like any of the threads on turntables, radio reception, and SACD.
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| Post 5 made on Tuesday April 29, 2003 at 00:04 |
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If there's not a separate audio forum, I can handle an occasional topic like this. At least it originated in this millenium.
Years ago, back in the kit days, I built a Dynaco PAT-5 preamp and AF-6 am/fm tuner, had a Dual 1229 turntable w/Shure V-15 type III cartridge, and built a pair of Southwest Technical Products, Inc.'s Universal Tiger amps to drive a pair of Rectilinear III Highboys.
Also, by SWTP, was another kit, a headphone amp for my Koss Pro-4 AAA 'phones. It was a pure Class-A amp, rated for a continuous 2 watts per channel. Running or idling, it was hot, as Class-A amps are. The sound was outstanding!
I'd love to find a similar headphone amp today. That would give me an excuse to buy a pair of headphones. Theater or not, audio has its place. Nobody says I have to use 'phones in a room that has speakers in it.
A 'phone-only audio system/room would be cool; recliner, 'fridge, microwave, black-light posters...hey, wait a minute! Where am I going??
Larry
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| Post 6 made on Tuesday April 29, 2003 at 10:59 |
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On 04/28/03 15:09, Impaqt said...
Wondering what 2Channel headphone listening has
to do with the Forums Title...... "Home Theater" Actually, I think you'd be surprised at how effective a good pair of headphones can be, particularly when it comes to late night/early hours viewing.
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| Post 7 made on Sunday May 11, 2003 at 20:07 |
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Sorry to bring up and old topic, but I just listened to one of the best headphones I've ever heard, and Larry, you wished for a nice headphone pre... Check out www.gradolabs.com really great headphones for not all that much money.
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| OP | Post 8 made on Tuesday May 13, 2003 at 05:50 |
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Both Grado and Senheiser make excellent headphones.
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