Trower
Two-Headed Boy
Just a few of my favorite cans:
Grado 225 modded
Nice Collection you have there! What exactly has been done to the 225's?
Just a few of my favorite cans:
Grado 225 modded
Nice Collection you have there! What exactly has been done to the 225's?
Here are my new cans I got for Christmas.
Beyerdynamic DT-770 Pro80
I haven't heard/owned a pair of DT770's, but I've read a couple of things about them over several years of trawling Head-fi:Do these leak out any noise and do you need a powerful amp to run them?
I could use a pair of closed backs for the living room, but I can't have the sound leaking out or in. I have a pair of Ety E-4ps, but I can't leave them out on the side table because of my curious dog's sharp teeth that would eventually make mince meat out of them...I know because she destroyed a cheap pair of Sony earbuds I left out on accident.
I haven't heard/owned a pair of DT770's, but I've read a couple of things about them over several years of trawling Head-fi:
The 80 refers to their nominal input impedance, 80 ohms. This is somewhat in the middle in terms of headphones: Grados at around 32 ohms and Sennheisers in the 300 range. It would probably be difficult to use with an iPod, but should be alright with the headphone jack out of a receiver or similar.
They are completely sealed, circumaural phones, so they shouldn't leak any sound and depending on their clamping factor, should block out external noise to a point.
I've been meaning to take photos, but never get around to it- maybe posting here will motivate me. I've got mostly all AKG- a ~20 yr. old pair of K240 (currently on the repair bench), a new set of K240S, older K141s, and four pair of HP40 for the studio musicians. There's also a set of wireless 'phones here somewhere (RCA?), useful but not great-sounding. Oh, and lots of Sony/Aiwa/Koss walkman-style, plus some Sennheiser & Apple earbuds.
I use an Oz Audio Q-Mix HM-6 headphone matrix for the studio, it's a well-designed unit (pics attached). Pretty sure I also have a 1RU Rane headphone distribution amp, but that might be out on loan.
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1997_articles/oct97/ozqmixhm6.html
Otherwise, I use the headphone jacks on various receivers (Nak/Denon/Yamaha), sources (Nak/Tascam/Pioneer) or mixers (Carvin/EV/Tascam) or an Alesis Masterlink & Digidesign ProTools interface. Occasionally I've used a spare Yamaha P2100 power amp, or a nice little Symetrix 420 amp.
Portable players are nothing special, a couple iPods, Rio Nitrus, and Sony/Aiwa Walkman & Sony Discman.
More pics soon, I swear.
je
Grado SR325i
Ooooooo, how do you like those Grados? This is the next pair I want, upgrading from SR80s. I've read the 125s isn't much of an upgrade, but the real jump is between the 125s and the 225-- so naturally I want the 325s!!
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