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    For something different..... Arrrr!

    Here are a couple of the headphone systems I've setup at home:

    System #1 - Right next to my spot on the comfy reclining leather couch...


    Meier's Corda Opera w/ DAC
    Denon RCD-M33 CD/receiver- optical line out to DIP
    iRiver H120D - optical line out to DIP
    Monarcy Audio DIP/Upsampler
    Proline 750
    Grado GS1000


    System #2 - in my Home Office


    Meier's Corda Cantate
    Denon RCD-M33 CD/receiver...Yes a second one
    Plus:
    iRiver H120D and computer as sources
    Grado GS1000/ Proline 750
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    The Denon RCD-M33 has turned out to be a really nice compact source.
    I've been lucky and hunted down 2 of them.
    Denon USA | D-M33S
    http://usa.denon.com/DM33_E3.pdf
    "Never interfere with the enemy when he is in the process of destroying himself"

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    Nice. I like Grado headphones, but I still prefer Sennheiser. Never heard of Meier though. My headphone setup is an Echo Indigo PCMCI card and my Sennheiser HD-595's. Surprisingly with a good media player, like foobar2000 with ASIO support installed and enabled, it sounds really good. Especially with lossless sources.
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    • #3
      Here's the link to Meier's:
      http://www.meier-audio.homepage.t-online.de/


      I'm a fan of Sennheiser and they are high impedance headphone ~300 ohms. You would do well to get an amp for the Sennheiser.

      The Meier's Cantate amp I have next to my PC also has a DAC for a USB source so I can use the computer. I need to ditch the creative sound card someday.

      I've switched from Sennheiser to the Grado and Ultrasone Prolines. The Sennheiser tend to be a bit veiled and need a lot of current to drive them. The Ultrasone Proline use the latest in Headphone technology and have the lowest bass response for headphones. The Proline 750's are amazing and someday I want to get the Edition 9's.

      http://www.ultrasoneusa.com/slogic.html

      The lowest Headphone prices I've found are at Northern Sound and Light.
      http://www.northernsound.net/Sales/catagories.html
      "Never interfere with the enemy when he is in the process of destroying himself"

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      • #4
        Here's another cool site with excellent comparisons between different headphones:





        Your missing a lot with the 595's....


        A good upgrade from the Sennheiser 595 would be the Proline 750s. Northern Sound and Light sells them for $262.86 plus $12.64 shipping. My Sennheiser 600s became severely neglected after getting the Prolines so I sold the Sennheisers. If you don't have an account you will have to call to get prices and place an order with them.

        I started on the Proline path with the 650's and ended up with the 750's. My first impression of the Circumaurial sound of the Prolines was OMFG!!!!!!!!....LOL!!!
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        • #5
          I have heard about ProLine, but have never listened to them. When I bought my 595's 3'ish years ago they were the besdt in my price range. Some day I will upgrade my head-fi setup, but not in the near future. I would like a nice dedicated setup with some new cans, but my cash has other priorities at the moment.

          Good information though
          “Inside every sane person there’s a madman struggling to get out”
          –The Light Fantastic, Terry Pratchett

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          • #6
            I think Amazons got the price wrong.



            while a more reasonable price can be found at

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            • #7
              Northern Sound and Light have the lowest prices for Ultrasones in the US.
              http://www.northernsound.net/

              They show full retail price but you need to call or have an account to log into to get the real price.

              Another alternative is to buy used headphones at the Head-Fi Forums.

              http://www.head-fi.org/forums/

              The slogan for Head-Fi is: Welcome to Head-Fi, sorry about your wallet.......LOL!!!!
              "Never interfere with the enemy when he is in the process of destroying himself"

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