The All Purpose Advice Thread

No, the pro vs premium is mostly an aesthetic difference in the shells. Externally they look a little different. External difference have essentially zero affect on sound. Internally they are also almost the exact same. There is no effective sonic difference.

I'm telling you to get whichever is a better price. Then spend the extra few bucks on a different set of pads (such as leather pads, or the rare gel ones if you can't find them). You can also open them up very easily and mess around with internal damping. Stuff in some felt or toilet paper or whatever you feel like. It makes no difference if you're doing this on the pro or premium, the changes will be virtually identical.

 

you had the dt990 250 ohms pro and dt990 premium 250 ohms??

do you believe that the dt990 250 ohms pro has more bass and less tremble from the dt990 premium 250 ohms??

one person told and tell if you agree with him..

I prefer the Premiums for electronic music. They're not as bassy as the Pros, but they offer plenty of oomf and crisper highs, resulting in a fun and open sound. The Pros are a bit less roomy and can sound a tad muddled on less well-mixed tracks.

The Pros have slightly more bass and less treble, but the frequency response curve is already plenty V-shaped on the Premiums.

also he told me that the pros are 're just as V-shaped, but with more bass and less treble. But this can be detrimental, as they sound less open.

do yoy agree will all these things that he told me??

 

Why do you disregard the information given and then ask the same question ? If you are using the person that told you as the high bar or comparison against all else, then just follow his advice and see if YOU agree.

 

Now that really hurt!

 

Ha ha ha - Denial is not just the river in Egypt

Rob

 

Need advice on padrolling for atticus. Am considering either Eikon Leather, or Ori Suede.

Audio Prefences:

• Mostly Prog Rock, Proto-Prog and the like.
• I love hearing guitar twangs.
• Warm is good, but lot of bass/sub bass hurts my ears.
• OTOH, I can't really hear highs, but too much of it nevertheless ends up being annoying. This is much less of a problem than too much bass tbh, at least from what I can tell.
• What do i feel is lacking from the current setup of Ori leather? It could do with a tad more detail, and either more breathable, or less bass/subbass, I'm not sure which one is causing me to want to put the headphones aside after an hour or so on my head.

Other notes:

• I'm VERY iffy about Suede as a material. IN most cases I avoid Suede as a material as I do not like it. I've had pads with them in the past, and not like the feel of it.

 

Can't speak to the Atticus, but in general I do no like suede as well. However I tried the ZMF's suede universe pads on my Verite and while it did not get the sound I wanted, the suede was of a quality that it did not bother me, and I could hardly tell the difference between it and the lambskin.

 

yeap. Well actually i'm fine with the highs where they are with Ori leather tbh. I'd certainly not mind more of mids, mid-highs or highs ofc.
I emailed zach, and his repsonse is how I got down to either Ori Suede or Eikon Leather. My main issue being the added variable that I'd rather not do Suede unless it's obviously better than leather. From reading the descriptors on the website, here are my thoughts, if it helps:

• Eikon: Girthy with deep punch and smooth transitions. The Eikon pads accentuate a smooth bass to mids transition, which makes the headphone sound rich, full and weighty.
  • Honestly this does sound awesome. I'm not sure what 'bass to mids transition' means though.

• Eikon Suede: Downsloped and detailed. A nice even response with smooth transitions, this is a great pad that gives you a warm headphone that doesn't draw attention to any area, and doesn't overdo the warmth of the atticus.
  • This does sound appealing, but the 'Downsloped' throws me off, feel like i'm not going to like anything related to 'downsloped'
• Ori Suede: Spacious, clean, punchy. Highly recommended. The Ori suede pads do everything the lambskin pads do but to a lesser extent. The mid-bass hump is brought down 2-3 dB and the treble is slightly more present.
  • The description here just makes it sound like a slightly different Ori Lambskin...which, nothing wrong with that, but not very appealing for padrolling from Ori Lambskin.

 

what would be the best headset under 100$ usd for a teacher to use on Zoom-twitch platforms....

 

Koss PortaPro + Modmic ?

 

a al in one would probably be preferable and simpler

 

I'd get a headband cover. That Koss headband is medieval.

 

As a teacher, will you be strictly at the desk or will you need to move around to use boards or other teaching props?

 

Are there any Magnepan users here?

After getting phenomenal results with SR1a ribbon speakers, I'm considering purchasing a pair of Magnepan LRS (the smallest ribbon speakers in their line-up). However, Magnepan told me that they do not have any distributors or dealers outside USA, and that they do not accept any individual order from abroad.

So it seems that the only way for me to obtain them is to ask someone in the USA to purchase them, receive the package and ship it to me via a third-party courier (e.g. FedEx, UPS, etc). However, I have never had such large speakers delivered to me from overseas, and since Maggies are very thin speakers, they appear to be far more fragile and has a higher risk of being damaged during its trip across the Pacific.

When you guys received your Maggies, how was it packaged? My only solace is that the LRS are the smallest and therefore the least likely to break (I think). Think it's still a bad idea? Also, if you are a non-US resident who has acquired your Maggies in a similar manner, your feedback would be especially appreciated.

 

Boxes are the shape of the speakers. Stands are packed at one end. On the sides, by the side-edges of the speakers, is hard corrugated board a couple of inches think. So you could basically whack a hammer 'on edge' on those sides and just go into the cardboard. On front and back of the speakers, foam boards about 3/4 to 1 inch thick, then a cardboard sheet, then the box. I don't think that sheet was wooden, just stiff cardboard.

I considered the packaging OK to good, the inherent danger is the shape.