Hello fellas!
1) Audio Technica ATH-W1000
Well, my roomie complained about my AD900 and the sound that they leaked. What didnt help that Im deaf from birth and I listen at very loud volumes. So I needed a pair of closed Headphones.
The build is absolutely amazing. It completely breaks the AD900 apart. ( build quality ).
For sound, the damn Woodies only come with a 6.5mm plug, and dont have a converter. Anyways, Ive not spent much time, from what Ive heard the soundstage is better, slightly more separation, the bass slam and quality is way better and more too. The mids are less emphasized compared to the AD900, and overall are more balanced.
I was actually trying to get a W5000, but they were a bit too much ( cheapest was $800), and these were selling for $350.
2) Audio Technica ATH-CK10
Impressions were good and so I went for it. Note 1 : These sound different from my headphones, sound sig wise.(apart from the HP and IEM differences).
These have quite a lot more bass and a very balanced sound from the 1 hour I spent listening to them. Sounds like a typical armature. (less bass quantity compared to TripleFi's, and more sparkle in the treble region. Not doing much of traveling lately(will do more soon) so will let you know if my impressions change or further impressions.
3) Musiland Monitor 01 USD
It is basically a USB to SPDIF/Optical/BNC converter, and it does a brilliant job(better than my soon-to-come y2 USB receiver atleast). And since my SPDIF out sucks ( bigtime ), USB was my only option. So I needed a converter. I had to decide between this and the m2tech HiFace and this, but the prob is while this supports ASIO, KS and DS, m2tech only supports KS. And when I want to listen to music and game, DS is the only option, so decided to go for this. ( I think m2tech updated it to support ASIO as well, but no DS is a big minus. Only for plain music listening it would work though. ) Not to mention the HiFace also costs double.
4) Gamma2 DAC(from Marshall Wyant aka MisterX)
5) Woo Audio 6 with Sophia Princess Rectifier Tube
In this pic, the big tube is the Sophia Princess tube, which is next to the default rectifier tube.
Damages :
AT W1000 - $380 ( from Warehouse123 )
AT ATH-CK10 - $200
Musiland Monitor 01 USD - $80
Gamma y2 DAC - $375
Woo Audio 6 - $675
Sophia Princess Rectifier Tube - $175
Total = $1885.
This is an upgrade from the Compass + AD900 setup I had back in India!
Cheers,
SF.
1) Audio Technica ATH-W1000
Well, my roomie complained about my AD900 and the sound that they leaked. What didnt help that Im deaf from birth and I listen at very loud volumes. So I needed a pair of closed Headphones.
The build is absolutely amazing. It completely breaks the AD900 apart. ( build quality ).
For sound, the damn Woodies only come with a 6.5mm plug, and dont have a converter. Anyways, Ive not spent much time, from what Ive heard the soundstage is better, slightly more separation, the bass slam and quality is way better and more too. The mids are less emphasized compared to the AD900, and overall are more balanced.
I was actually trying to get a W5000, but they were a bit too much ( cheapest was $800), and these were selling for $350.
2) Audio Technica ATH-CK10
Impressions were good and so I went for it. Note 1 : These sound different from my headphones, sound sig wise.(apart from the HP and IEM differences).
These have quite a lot more bass and a very balanced sound from the 1 hour I spent listening to them. Sounds like a typical armature. (less bass quantity compared to TripleFi's, and more sparkle in the treble region. Not doing much of traveling lately(will do more soon) so will let you know if my impressions change or further impressions.
3) Musiland Monitor 01 USD
It is basically a USB to SPDIF/Optical/BNC converter, and it does a brilliant job(better than my soon-to-come y2 USB receiver atleast). And since my SPDIF out sucks ( bigtime ), USB was my only option. So I needed a converter. I had to decide between this and the m2tech HiFace and this, but the prob is while this supports ASIO, KS and DS, m2tech only supports KS. And when I want to listen to music and game, DS is the only option, so decided to go for this. ( I think m2tech updated it to support ASIO as well, but no DS is a big minus. Only for plain music listening it would work though. ) Not to mention the HiFace also costs double.
4) Gamma2 DAC(from Marshall Wyant aka MisterX)
5) Woo Audio 6 with Sophia Princess Rectifier Tube
In this pic, the big tube is the Sophia Princess tube, which is next to the default rectifier tube.
Damages :
AT W1000 - $380 ( from Warehouse123 )
AT ATH-CK10 - $200
Musiland Monitor 01 USD - $80
Gamma y2 DAC - $375
Woo Audio 6 - $675
Sophia Princess Rectifier Tube - $175
Total = $1885.
This is an upgrade from the Compass + AD900 setup I had back in India!
Cheers,
SF.
