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Here are the Sennheiser HD201's. A good bargain at around 20-25 bucks.

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Here's a link to the original picture (1600x1200):
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Pic of mine taken with new camera. Trying to decide whether or not to build a dynahi and leave the ppa. Love the ppa though

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Pinipig523 said:
Dynahi.
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Based on what?
What you read or what you heard with your own ears?

Don't get me wrong I am not saying a PPA is even in the same league as a Dynahi but there are other things to consider when we start talking about the effort that goes into building one. ;)
 
Here is a linked version of the audio setup listed in my signature...

eastsound cd-e5 cd player ▪ dimarzio m-path interconnects ▪ veda audio dynahi amplifier ▪ akg k340 electrostat-dynamic headphones modded by headphile and recabled in blacksilver

Here are some pictures of it [click on the smaller pictures for larger versions]:



The stand is the 'ETKG Spirit Level Stand' which I got when I ordered my CD player from Cattylink Analog Research, but everyone calls it the Spider Rack. It is a great deal considering it only costs $100USD, but the shipping from China is prohibitive, so it is only worth your while if you are buying multiple items. I may at some point get one of those nice Ahanix Home Theater PC cases and make myself a computer based source to stick in the rack as well since I am not really using the top 'shelf' right now. :cool:

I'm also trying to build a speaker rig for my computer... I've got the Chaintech AV710 set up to use the Wolfson 2-channel DAC, a Sonic Impact T-Amp [with a pyramid gold PSU] that I plan on modifying in the near future and a pair of Polk Audio RTi4's. I just recieved the speaker stands that I will be using, but they need some work, and I am still waiting on my speaker cable... but it should be all set up in a week or so. :)
 
philodox, that's a cute fat cat you got there ^_^. (I like cats)

Anyway, just out of curiosity, about how much did that little setup set you back in terms of $$$?

My guess is 1700$, lets see if im close ^_^.
 
towert7 said:
philodox, that's a cute fat cat you got there.
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Thanks, he is pretty cool... kind of has a dog personality. I've got two others as well. :)
towert7 said:
Anyway, just out of curiosity, about how much did that little setup set you back in terms of $$$?
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I assume you mean without the chair?

The rack and CD player were $940 shipped, the amplifier was $720 shipped, the interconnects were $80 shipped and the headphones cost me $120 and I have had $200 worth of mods/recabling done to them. My ONEAC power conditioner [visible in the 'Office V' picture in the corner of the room] I got for $20 and I've modded it myself at a very minimal cost and my power cords [Analog Research Silver Raincoat x2... you can see one wrapping around that dragon figurine in the 'Office IV' picture] which I got for free, though they are worth ~$150 each.

So cost to me would be 940+720+80+120+200+20= $2080 USD

Considering the CD player sounds easily as good as most that are in the $3000 range and a Dynahi with the options that mine has would normally cost much more, I feel like it is a very good value even though my friends think I'm insane. :p

Oh, with the chair it would be $2288 USD. [Got a steal on the chair at $250 CDN]
towert7 said:
My guess is 1700$, lets see if im close.
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Pretty close. ;)
 
Heres a couple pics of my Grado SR 80s and my Cmoy Amp that I built. I just finished the amp and it made a big difference in the sound of my Grado's.

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thats a nice looking cmoy. which opamp are you using inside yours? ive found that my cmoy helps a lot with my SR60's also.
 
ericlikeseatin said:
thats a nice looking cmoy. which opamp are you using inside yours? ive found that my cmoy helps a lot with my SR60's also.
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Thanks! It took me 2 tries to actually get it to work. Ive never built anything like that before. Im using part number OPA2132PA from Digi-Key. I dont know a lot about the stuff, so I used the tangentsoft tutorial http://tangentsoft.net/audio/cmoy-tutorial/ and thats the one they suggested to start with. It seems to work really good though, I dont have any weird sounds coming through it. So Im pretty happy with.
 
Next you should try building an APH-47 amp. They are the best "cheap" amp with Grados IMO. Be sure to try out a OPA627 with the Grado's, it takes a lot of the highs away leaving a nice clean sound IMO.

Or a Dynahi :D
 
Ewwwwwww, have you ever seen the distortion numbers on a 47 amplifier before?
 
Never! But I really do like the way it sounds with my MS-2s. Distortion be damned! :p
 
Finished my first headphone recable. After a couple hours and a burnt thumb, I now have a recabled Senn HD201!

-Silver plated copper 22awg
-Neutrik mini

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lol, nice work! You even braided the cable! That makes your cable worth more than the cans :p The HD201's kick ass, dont they?
 
saturnine2 said:
lol, nice work! You even braided the cable! That makes your cable worth more than the cans :p The HD201's kick ass, dont they?
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lol yeah, this was my first time doing the braid too. Once you get the pattern down, it is cake. Initial impressions are better dynamics, but I can't say for sure. I'll leave them playing till tomorrow when I can get a hold of a friend's stock HD201 and do a fair comparison.
 
towert7 said:
Just out of curiosity, how much that cable and accessories set you back?
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Got the connector, techflex, and heatshrink off of partsexpress for roughly 7 bucks and shipping. The cable was about 11 shipped off eBay. Of course, I have a lot of leftover material leftover, about 30ft of cable left and didn't even use half the heatshrink and techflex I ordered.
 
strid3r said:
Got the connector, techflex, and heatshrink off of partsexpress for roughly 7 bucks and shipping. The cable was about 11 shipped off eBay. Of course, I have a lot of leftover material leftover, about 30ft of cable left and didn't even use half the heatshrink and techflex I ordered.
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Oh, well in that case that's very impressive, and good job!

(I thought you were going to say something like, 80$)
 
Oh noes! I went off the deep end!

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I got the Triports cheap from MrSlacker @ Head-Fi. He found them on the side of the street! :p The left side isnt working, but I inspected it and its just a loose connection. I'm gonna recable them with a Senn HD580/600 cable, and try out some Blu-Tack and fiber fill.
 
Bah, left driver is dead :( I resoldered the original cable and nothing. I'm gonna contact Bose to see how much a new driver would cost.

Ok, I just called Bose, and of course they dont sell individual drivers :rolleyes: I am going to RMA them, for $49 I get a brand spankin new pair. :D
 
./Bump from page 3 ^_^
Someone (cough cough, Mister X) should sticky this. It's fun to see other peoples headphones. :)
 
I finally solved the problem of the incredible "auto-knot ai" on my Senns.

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Beyer 770 curly cord puttin' up a fight vs. sleeving and twisty tie.

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:D Did it to my Beyer's so I could get some length too. That curly cord blew nuggets at lans...always pullin' on my head and what not. Now if I can only do something about the "death by vice" grip...
 
Jodiuh said:
:D Did it to my Beyer's so I could get some length too. That curly cord blew nuggets at lans...always pullin' on my head and what not. Now if I can only do something about the "death by vice" grip...
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ur 770's came with a curly cord?
 
Pic of my Entech Number Cruncher 203.2 back from MisterX along with a pimeta, HD600s and a ipod dock on top:

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strid3r said:
Pic of my Entech Number Cruncher 203.2 back from MisterX along with a pimeta, HD600s and a ipod dock on top:
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what did MisterX do to your Number Cruncher?
 
Opamp swap.... they already have Muse caps in so there ain't much left to tweak on those.
 
Mister X said:
Opamp swap.... they already have Muse caps in so there ain't much left to tweak on those.
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which opamps come with it? and what did you replace them with?
 
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