MessiaaH's Audio Gear!

[TriniXaeno]

alyuh going to totally and thoroughly confuse people with that 720p, 1080p and 25p nonsense in reference to headphones, lol

[MessiaaH]

crixx related audio quality to bluray format and we juss roll with that, doh seem confusing really lolol. adn i had research some dr dre headphones in d past, but when u buy dat u paying more for brand name dan anything else. a similarly priced HiFi headphones will wipe d floor with that headphones. These are the brands u want to look at, i spending more than 150$ on a headphones: Denon, Sennheiser, AKG, Grado. Those are the top 4 HiFi headphone companies. And a similarly priced headphones from any of those guys will be worlds apart comapred to dat dr dre.

U can have a Denon AH-D2000 for that same price, which is very similar to the D5000 which i previously owned.

Juss take a read of the very first customer review for the Dr Dree, from my HiFi site i get all my gear from:

http://www.headphone.com/headphones/monster-beats-by-dre-studio.php

That review speaks for itself :S, read d other reviews on that same cusotmer review page also.

All i can do is try to warn ppl not to waste their money buying shit, but i know when men make up they mind, their is no chanign it, ah well. And again shit is relative to the price/perfomrance of vs other alternatives. and no offense, but thet Dr Dree headphones is shit, and i will not recommend it to anyone spending dat kinda money. Bass Junkies = Denon / Sennheiser, Detail Junkies = Grado / AKG. (ive personaly owned a headphones from each of those guys so i know what i talking bout. and i purchase dem based on tons of reserach at Head-Fi.org)

[Crixx_Creww]

MESSIAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have come to report you have completely poisoned me!!!

Since ive moved to the states, ive been stung inside and out with the audiophile plague.

I have not spent a dime on gaming hardware... but slowely building up my audiophile gear!!

Iam trying to be sensible with my purchases, iam contantly on head-fi.org
seeking knowledge and then hunting for bargains.

I now have the sony bdp bx57 Blu ray player, using TOSLINK for audio output, as my monitor speakers is garbage.

I plan on using the blu ray player to play SACD and dvd audio.
Right now iam trying to get a DAC under 100 usd with optical in and headphone out, not an easy task at all!! grrrr

But my functional equipment right now is
Grado Sr60i into
Electric Avenues PA2 portable amp
Using VLC on the mac for CD playback and Songbird on pc and mac for flac playback.
Using CDs and the best flacs i can find online.
Including downloading (and paying for) albums from hdtracks.com

I must say, i cant even listen to my car radio, or mp3s or youtube videos any more
Ive been completely spoilt.

If you know of a DAC under 100 with optical in and audio jack out, please let me know.

[MessiaaH]

^^ Someone finally understands.

Welcome to the world of audiophile, and sorry to say, its only going to get worse.
d Sr60i is ah nice budget phones, grados is d most detailed headphones. and d higher up u go, d better it gets. but when u reach ah certain point, deminishing returns.

Anyways, go to www.headphone.com thats where i got all my gears.
i think they have ah dac for 150$ or so. they have portable ones for 100$.

Like yuhself.

And yes, head-fi.org is where i get baptize too.

Your pocket curses you, but your ears love you. lol.

[MessiaaH]

Best Headphones Ever Made?

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/560425/head-fi-tv-episode-008-stax-sr-009-best-headphone-ever-made

*Gulps*

[IsMe2003]

Best Headphones Ever Made?

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/560425/head-fi-tv-episode-008-stax-sr-009-best-headphone-ever-made

*Gulps*

Is that Ah freaking Tube AMP? :S and electrostatic head phones :S

The only place i ever see electrostatic speakers is on a pair of Bowerers&Wilkins in meh audio store that sell for the same price as a small house not to mention the Prima Luna tube amps powering them, thats another house.

i fraid to watch this video to find out the price of that phone and amp

[Philosophical45]

Hoss, you mean to tell me is $5200 for ONE!!! pair of headphones jed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aaaaand you need ah amp, and that tube amp cost $5000?!?!??!?!?! WHAT THE F(*&*K....

May the lord have mercy on y'all audiophiles!

[phoenix31tt]

I just watch it... Jah ras is all I could say yes.. At that level of detail u might as well be getting the original recording plate straight from the artist studio

[Berzerk]

Man say it like wiring the audio straight to your brain oui.

Nice stuff.

[Philosophical45]

I just watch it... Jah ras is all I could say yes.. At that level of detail u might as well be getting the original recording plate straight from the artist studio

at that level of detail, you could pay for a live performance in yuh bedroom... wah d hell is dis!

[Doomtack]

Is there an artiste worth spending this money to listen to?

[MessiaaH]

I would love to hear that setup some day *sigh*

And doomtack, is not juss music, i does rock my gear for movies and games as well.
Remember transformers 1 where d small robot invade airforce 1, and d cookie fell and roll on d ground. On my setup i coudl tell u how heavy d cookie is, d texture of d carpet, and how far it roll.

With dese suckers it mite sound like d cookie fall right next tuh yuh lololololol.

Anyways small example. There is no denying, those are disgustingly nasty awesome phones. But at that price, ill repeat my initial comment -> *gulp*

[Crixx_Creww]

Is there an artiste worth spending this money to listen to?

VERYYYYY GOOD!!!QUESTION !!
Ive become obsessed with source material, now that ive peaked at what hardware i can get for my nacent audiophile budget.

JAZZ! JAZZ and Jimmi Hendrix is the answer.
Ive begun buying up all the cds, music dvds and hd tracks from hd-tracks.com of the best jazz i can find.

Miles davis and John Coltrane are amazing.
There is a cd called tribute to bunny, that has some amazzinggggg jazz. omg in love.

On the rap side, mos def and common have really good production.
And lord hendrix, his music will change your soul on hi def.

[Doomtack]

I agree with music, movies and games. I too have a pretty decent Hi Fi setup. But i can't see myself spending that kinda money for a setup.

[MessiaaH]

^^ VERY few ppl can lololol. Its d best headphones ever made, and comes with a price, not everybody can justify it.

[RustyPlumber]

nice looking cans,first time i've ever seen electro static on headphones though,usually martin logan does this kinda stuff on his speakers,the higher end ones.As for anyone interested into getting in this audiophile hobby,be warned,as if you couldnt tell already,it's verrrryyyy costly. Had 2 Pairs of Sennheisers back in the day,and thats what started me off.currently moved away from can's and more into the loudspeaker part of it.For some good deals,you guys can check this site out, http://www.audiogon.com/ Dont be shocked if you see a turntable,tube amp or some wilson audio speakers for over 100k usd though.

As for what type of music people listen to,everyone has their own personal preference,but most of them come to the agreement that artist such like steely dan,frank sinatra,nat king cole etc,really brings your system to life.I myself am a sellout for sting,i love all his recordings,even back when he was with the police. I can go on and on,but you get the idea.

[IsMe2003]

I agree with music, movies and games. I too have a pretty decent Hi Fi setup. But i can't see myself spending that kinda money for a setup.

When i started into home theater audio/video equipment, i told my self any half decent speaker and TV go wok cause i cant see my self spending crazy man money behind high end speaks, amps, av processors etc.

But dude when yua try it and venture off into the high end arena, the only way to go is freaking down the crazy hill yes. i cant see my self not spending the money behind high end a/v gear

[Crixx_Creww]

*hops into barrel*
*rolls down crazy hill*

Jazz is really doing it for me right now.
Iam a rock man myself, and ive been sad that alot of the new stuff sounds terrible in hi def, so everyone keeps saying get all the rolling stones tuff in hd, which does sound phenomenal!
except.. i dont like their music... I find rolling stones sounds best... when done by other people.

[RustyPlumber]

Some eye candy for you guys.These setup's are all local btw





This one cost well over 100k usd retail

[Crixx_Creww]

local nrop!!! ZOMGGGG!!!! *drool*